All of Mr Nick Mathison’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, pursuant to AQW 29164/22-27, to outline when the comprehensive analysis of the therapeutic needs for children with special educational needs in special schools will be completed.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail an update on the development of an outcomes dashboard for the Special Educational Needs Disability/Reform Agenda.
I thank the Member for giving way. I appreciate that we had discussions in Committee on article 4(1)(c) and views diverged. Will the Member accept that, as I outlined in my speech, we have youth settings that have no such provisions around reasonable force but are able to provide excellent provision for young people…
Kircubbin harbour is an example of a non-dwelling that is falling apart. Despite the HED contacting the owner, it appears that no action has been taken. At what stage of dilapidation will the HED step in and take legal action to protect that historic landmark?
To ask the Minister of Health when the comprehensive analysis of the therapeutic needs for children with special educational needs in special schools will be completed.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how often monitoring and analysis of the Special Educational Needs/Disability Reform Agenda Outcomes Framework 2025-2030 will take place.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline what data will be used as a baseline for monitoring the impact of the Special Educational Needs/Disability Reform Agenda Outcomes Framework 2025-2030.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how monitoring and analysis of the Special Educational Needs/Disability Reform Agenda Outcomes Framework 2025-2030 will take place with (i) children and young people; (ii) parents and carers; and (iii) staff and schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the partners and stakeholders that developed the Special Educational Needs/Disability Reform Agenda Outcomes Framework 2025-2030.
To ask the Minister of Health what actions he is taking to ensure that the multiple sclerosis service in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust is adequately staffed at all levels.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the sickness absence rate for health care professionals working in neurology services in each of the last 12 months, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he intends to encourage prioritising training students in (i) neurology; (ii) neurological physiotherapy; and (iii) neuropsychology to (a) incentivise it as a speciality; and (b) reduce workforce shortfalls.
To ask the Minister of Education why teaching unions were not consulted prior to correspondence being sent to all teachers regarding teachers’ focus groups on key issues and challenges, on 25 and 26 June 2025.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of funding that has been allocated to delivering teachers’ focus groups on key issues and challenges, on 25 and 26 June 2025.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the remit of the independent research agency delivering teachers’ focus groups on key issues and challenges, on 25 and 26 June 2025.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the (i) purpose; and (ii) intended outcome of the teachers’ focus groups on key issues and challenges on 25 and 26 June 2025.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline when his Department first began planning the the teachers’ focus groups on key issues and challenges, to take place on 25th and 26th June 2025.