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Mrs Cathy Mason: Assembly records
All of Mrs Cathy Mason’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what engagement he has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine on realising the all-island potential of collaborating on fisheries and aquaculture.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what proposals did he submit to the British government to ensure the fisheries sector will not be disadvantaged due to reduced access on the island of Ireland.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on his Department's work to reduce restrictions on the fishing sector accessing Seasonal Worker visas.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the £360 million fund for fishing and coastal communities, what bids has his Department submitted to support (i) the fisheries sector in South Down; (ii) the development of Ardglass Harbour; and (iii) the development of Kilkeel Harbour.
I thank the Minister for that answer. How has NISRA, which sits within his Department's remit, been helping to support the Department of Education with the gathering of data for the development of the early learning and childcare strategy?
Minister, in your previous answer, you talked about much-needed funds for childcare. How much funding will be allocated to childcare in June monitoring?
Mrs Mason asked the Minister of Finance how the 2025-26 Budget is supporting the extension of the childcare subsidy scheme to cover school-age children, which the Minister of Education announced last week.
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a list of specific 100 pre-school settings currently under consideration for inclusion in the 2025–26 Pre-School Education Programme.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the total allocation for the Early Years Irish Medium sector from the 2025-26 Early Learning and Childcare funding; (ii) including a detailed allocation of this funding.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how many additional SureStart places will be created through the 2025-26 Early Learning and Childcare funding (ELC) ; (ii) how many additional staff positions will be created through the 2025-26 ELC funding; and (iii) a breakdown of the geographical spread of these…
To ask the Minister of Education (i) will new SureStart provision be established in Super Output Areas that currently do not have SureStart provision; and (ii) to outline details of proposed SureStart area expansion.
To ask the Minister of Education to define the age range of school-aged children who will be included in the extension of the childcare subsidy scheme.
I speak in support of the amendments proposed by the Ad Hoc Committee. When people look at the Assembly, they expect to see fairness, transparency and a commitment to doing what is right. The Bill is an opportunity to prove that trust in public institutions still matters and that we, as MLAs, are prepared to ensure…
To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has considered the introduction of a Preventable Deaths Tracker to address the ongoing impact of preventable deaths.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has considered the introduction of a Preventable Deaths Tracker to address the ongoing impact of suicide and all preventable deaths.
I am delighted to celebrate the phenomenal success of a truly outstanding young man: Corin Murray from Ballynahinch, the new minor world champion in Irish dancing. At just nine years of age, Corin has achieved what many spend a lifetime chasing. From his first competition win in Larne in May 2024 to now lifting the…
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I welcome the opportunity to participate in this debate and to make a winding-up speech on the motion, which, I think it is safe to say, has had broad agreement across all parties. As suggested by the Member who has just spoken, it is not worth going through…
Has the Minister reflected on any of the criticisms regarding the eligibility criteria for RAISE? Also, were there discussions on possible future funding from the Shared Island funding pot?
I thank the Minister for that information, which will be a comfort to many businesses in Downpatrick. Can she provide a further timeline for the actual implementation of flood mitigation measures for Downpatrick?
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of temporary flexibilities have been given to statutory nursery schools in the 2024-25 academic year.
To ask the Minister of Education how he will ensure that children who attend voluntary, community and independent pre-schools are not disadvantaged from the Pre-School Education Inclusion Support Fund due to the fact that they cannot refer children to educational psychologists.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) whether Kids Together funding will be extended for 2025-26; and (ii) whether additional funding will be allocated for 2025-26.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) whether Sólás funding will be extended for 2025-26; and (ii) whether additional funding will be allocated for 2025-26.