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Mr Daniel McCrossan: Assembly records
All of Mr Daniel McCrossan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of research from the National Literacy Trust showing that 41 per cent of primary schools do not have a library; and (ii) any plans he has to increase the number of dedicated libraries in primary schools.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 42974/22-27, for an update on the work with Ulster University Economic Policy Centre, to compile evidence of the impact of the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme on trips from overseas visitors, travelling from the Republic of Ireland to the north.
To ask the Minister of Education whether the Education Authority has any plans to introduce a new primary one class at Knockavoe School in September 2026.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any process by which parents can defer moving a child up to primary school, once they have started nursery school.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of parents who (i) successfully; and (ii) unsuccessfully, requested a deferral of (a) pre-school; (b) primary school, start for their child, since the change in the law in April 2022, broken down by year and constituency.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether any assessment has been made of the Competition and Markets Authority decision to allow the merger of ABF bakeries and Hovis, despite previously signalling that ABF bakeries would need to sell its Northern Ireland bakery business to a third party, to get a broader UK deal…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients eligible for blister pack support under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, in the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of (i) households; and (ii) businesses, in rates arrears, including the level of these arrears, in West Tyrone, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any discussions between his Department and the UK Government regarding the current consultation on a social media ban for under 16 year olds.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the 16 projects funded through the Water Quality Improvement Strand of the Environment Fund, broken down by (i) scheme; (ii) amount funded; and (iii) constituency.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the reasons why there was a 3 per cent drop in visits from people from outside of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, as referenced in the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency's Annual Tourism Statistics for Northern Ireland for the 2025 reference year.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any discussions she has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, during the 2022-27 Assembly mandate, regarding the punishment for arson in the countryside.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment that has been made in relation to the comments of the Chair of the Police Federation of Northern Ireland, that a recovery plan which aims to lift police officer numbers to 7,000 by 2028, was in grave doubt.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 46155/22-27, to detail (i) any process the Education Authority followed to determine the price of the land; (ii) a map of the area purchased.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the current total area of Environmental Farming Scheme Higher designated land that falls within the 2018 Severely Disadvantaged Area; and (ii) the number of farms affected, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of claimants convicted of benefit fraud in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of operations using robotic surgery, broken down by (i) site; and (ii) type of operation, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the Integrated Education Demand report, in particular demand in the West Tyrone constituency.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment that has been made of the UK steel strategy, particularly the proposed changes to tariff rate quotas and the impact on the Northern Irish steel market.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the estimated cost for providing free travel for those with disabilities; and (ii) whether she plans to introduce this during the 2022-27 Assembly mandate.