All of Ms Kate Nicholl’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Executive Reform”
Executive Reform - Amendment 1 Leave out all after “devolution over the last ten years” and insert: ‘and acknowledges the decline in public services that have taken place over that time; apologises to public sector workers who have experienced pay injustice over the last ten years; resolves that the functioning of the…
To ask the Minister for Communities what engagement he has had with the Minister of Education on the role of high-quality, affordable childcare in delivering the Anti-Poverty Strategy.
To ask the Minister of Health what support he can provide to Sólás in South Belfast to ensure the continued provision of therapeutic counselling services.
To ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to the introduction of tougher sanctions and policies to deter the provision of illegal, unregistered childminding.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) how the Education Authority (EA) tracks the number of non-teaching staff employed by the EA and schools; and (ii) how many non-teaching staff are employed by the EA and schools as at 29 February 2024.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will commit to reallocating funding to ensure the delivery of all integrated school capital projects in the Fresh Start Programme.
To ask the Minister of Education what additional support he will be providing Sure Starts to help them meet the rise in costs resulting from the increase in the minimum wage by the UK government.
Fresh Start Funding for Integrated Education Capital Projects That this Assembly reaffirms its commitment to the facilitation and growth of integrated education as set out in the Good Friday Agreement; notes the Department of Education’s duty to meet the demand for the provision of integrated education within the…
To ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to reviewing and updating the Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Workforce Review 2019 - 2029 to account for the recent increase in demand for access to SLT.
To ask the Minister of Education what consideration he has given to the inclusion of modules on speech, language and communication needs in (i) postgraduate certification in education programmes; and (ii) training for classroom assistants.
To ask the Minister for Communities what consideration he has given to introducing government-owned guarantor schemes to ensure international university students and staff can access affordable accommodation.
Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed. Everyone has said that it is such an important topic. All the speeches were delivered with real feeling, so it has been a privilege to listen to them. I want to pay particular tribute to the SEN Reform NI parents, who are here,…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of new childminders that have registered; and (ii) the number of childminders that have left the profession, in the last 12 months, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) how many unregistered childminders have been investigated in each Health and Social Care Trust, in the last 12 months; and (ii) to detail the outcomes of these investigations.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) how many days of sick leave were taken by Education Authority staff who are involved in the SEN statementing process, in the last 12 months; and (ii) what plans are in place to cover these absences.
Strategic Framework for a Shared Future That this Assembly recognises the ongoing need to build a genuinely shared future; expresses concern at the ongoing and severe costs, both social and financial, of continued social and economic segregation; notes the value of increasing numbers of people now enjoying…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail plans for increasing funding available for therapeutic counselling services provided by non-statutory organisations.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what consideration he has given to introducing government-owned guarantor schemes to ensure international university students and staff can access affordable accommodation.