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Ms Diana Armstrong: Assembly records
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Extension of Sitting on Monday 13 April 2026 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 13 April 2026 be extended to no later than 8.30pm.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has made any assessment of the impact of differing school holiday schedules across schools within the same area.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment her Department has made of the environmental impact of school transport services, operating for very low pupil numbers as a result of mismatched school holiday timetabling.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any measures in place to support families who have children attending both special schools and mainstream schools where holiday schedules differ.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has carried out any assessment of the pressures placed on school catering staff where a primary school acts as a central kitchen for other schools with differing holiday schedules.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any consideration has been given to the financial burden placed on parents when children attend schools with different holiday arrangements, specifically in relation to transport and childcare costs.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of special schools; and (ii) the number of children enrolled in special schools, in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has had any engagement with its counterparts in Great Britain, including the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to ensure that dealers of used agricultural machinery in both jurisdictions are fully informed of the…
To ask the Minister for the Economy for a breakdown of the number of non-domestic students that have studied in NI universities in the past five academic years, broken down by (i) academic year; and (ii) students from (a) Great Britain; (b) the Republic of Ireland; and (c) other countries.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans she has to mitigate the congestion issues on the Thomas Street Roundabout, Dungannon, at peak times.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to support the construction of social housing by (i) the Housing Executive; and (ii) housing associations.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the Western Health and Social Care Trust’s decision to temporarily relocate the Pessary Clinic from the South West Acute Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures being taken to address staffing pressures at the South West Acute Hospital following the temporary relocation of the Pessary Clinic.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any analysis has been carried out on how the temporary move of Pessary Clinic from the South West Acute Hospital will affect (i) patient access; (ii) travel times; and (iii) continuity of care, for service users.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of medical doctors, currently employed or contracted by the Driver and Vehicle Agency, to assess the medical fitness of drivers; and (ii) any assessment she has made of the adequacy of this clinical resource in meeting current casework demands.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any funding available to community groups for programmes to inform and educate young people around domestic abuse, in line with the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls.
I thank the Members for tabling the motion and the amendments and for the opportunity to speak on the motion. It reflects an issue that has affected households across Northern Ireland since the outbreak of the conflict in Iran. My party and I share the proposer's deep concern about rising energy prices and their…
I join my Committee colleagues in welcoming the legislation and thank the Minister for her work to bring the regulations to this point. I extend my thanks to the officials involved, echoing the words that have gone before. Parental bereavement is a time of extreme vulnerability, and it is good that that is recognised…
I also welcome the Final Stage of the Insolvency Bill. The legislation represents a practical and necessary step towards strengthening our insolvency framework. Although much of the Bill is technical in nature, its importance should not be underestimated. By removing unnecessary bureaucracy and addressing…
Minister, thank you for your statement. It was good to see unionism representing Northern Ireland so positively and, indeed, to see the Ulster Unionist Party leader also having positive engagement in Washington. Minister, was the international Appalachian trail included in your conversations about tourism?
I thank the Minister for his statement. Minister, it is deeply regrettable that political arrogance and deadlock have overridden clinical and public health advice in this instance. Will the Minister confirm whether he made his most senior professional advisers available to meet the DUP to try to secure a way forward?
Clean Biomethane for Northern Ireland's Energy, Food and Environmental Security That this Assembly notes that Northern Ireland produces significant volumes of slurry, poultry litter and food waste; recognises that Northern Ireland faces a defining moment in securing its energy future, strengthening its agri-food…