All of Mr Jon Burrows’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 which bodies will be responsible for the delivery of speech and language therapy services under the proposed Special Educational Needs Regulations 2026.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 43393/22-27, to detail the reason why her Department’s contribution to G4S reduced from £59,677 in 2022–23 to £46,553 in 2024–25, given indications that the site for which her Department is responsible, was subject to trespass and arson attacks.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any eligibility criteria used for the recently announced £100 home heating oil grant, including whether (i) non-taxable benefits, such as Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment, are included in the calculation of household income; and (ii) his…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of workforce pressures in early years services, including caseloads, pay and training provision; and (ii) any steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention within the sector.
To ask the Minister of Finance, following the transfer of full delivery responsibility for the Local Growth Fund to the Executive in 2027-2028, whether there will be any flexibility to vary the capital and resource split to better reflect local need.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department has assessed the capital and resource funding balance that would best meet Northern Ireland’s needs under the Local Growth Fund, in advance of full delivery responsibility transferring in 2027-2028.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the average time taken to complete the SEN statementing process for nursery-aged children, in each of the last three years; and (ii) the number of children who did not receive appropriate support during their nursery placement due to delays in this process.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has made any assessment of the sustainability of early years support services currently reliant on short-term funding.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department or the Education Authority has an injury reduction strategy to address workplace injuries being sustained by teachers in schools.
I will avoid mentioning the T-word — Trump — lest I get in trouble. In all seriousness, how we get the balance right between looking after our climate in the long term and how we look after jobs and lives and have the ability to build hospitals, roads and all the other infrastructure that we need is one of the…
I take the point that Mr Mathison makes in his intervention. Why it has not been done since 1998, I have absolutely no idea, but I have heard the Minister and will therefore wait to see what he says when he is on his feet later. He will outline the action that he is taking. He will put that on the record in Hansard.…
I thank the Minister for his intervention. I concur, and I was going to address that point. The key to making informed decisions during the debate would be to hear first what the Minister is doing to discharge his current statutory obligation and then make our points, but it is being done the wrong way around. I have,…
That is a creative reason, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank Mr Sheehan for his intervention. It is a bit like a judicial review: a judge may say that it is perfectly tenable to apply for a judicial review and for it to be heard, but that does not mean that you have to agree with the issue being forward for review. It…
When I opened my comments on Mr Baker's private Member's Bill yesterday, I said that there is nothing more important than our young people and making sure that they have the skills, support, infrastructure and buildings that allow them to thrive. That includes the Irish-medium sector. I was criticised by some when I…
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been undertaken by his Department regarding the potential costs associated with reforming the Religious Education curriculum to include non-religious worldviews.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the current number of unfilled teaching posts within Irish-medium education, broken down by (i) sector; and (ii) subject.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I apologise. I got carried away. Yes, there was a poverty of truth there, because I chastised Mr Trump. I will move straight back to the matter in hand. If the Bill costs £20 million a year, funding it would be eminently achievable if there were a bit of wise stewardship of…
There is a poverty of truth , Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I challenged Mr Trump. I went with a letter in my hand, and I said, "Mr Trump, I challenge you about your conduct".