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 to outline: (i) how families who are supported by the Education Authority's Special Education Needs Transition Service find out about this service; and (ii) when these families find out about access to the service and the support it provides.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline how his Department will ensure that all young people with a statement of special educational need, have access to independent travel training programmes from the earliest stage.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) if he plans to reinstate funding for The Blues Programme which was previously run by Action for Children in post-primary schools; and (ii) for his assessment of the impact that the programme had.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline how many Special Needs Education transition plans that have been created within the last 5 years have agreed a pathway for transfer to adult health care.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust respite stays at Greenhill that have been cancelled in the last 12 months, including the reason for cancellation.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any systems in place to monitor, measure, control and report on the activities of the Transition Service for young people aged 14+ who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement undertaken with children and young people on their experiences of the Transition Service for young people aged 14+ who have a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he plans to undertake a review of the effectiveness of the Education Authority's Specialist Settings Support Team, as recommended in the Education and Training Inspectorate's report on Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether enhancing the Pathway Fund from the £50 million budget allocated for the Early Learning and Childcare Strategy in 2025-26 requires approval from his Department.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) how many staff make up the Education Authority's Specialist Settings Support Team; and (ii) his assessment of the current level of resourcing for this team in relation to the demand for this service.
To ask the Minister of Education if his Department will develop an accessible, quick-read child-friendly guide detailing the various types of specialist provisions and classes, as recommended within the Education and Training Inspectorate's report on Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on (i) the installation of a pedestrian crossing point on Killinchy Road, Comber, and (ii) the resurfacing of the Killinchy Road.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) how much funding was allocated to the Plastics Trauma Clinic in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust to develop in-reach services; and (ii) how this funding was spent, in each year since 2019.
To ask the Minister of Education why the Education Authority does not collect data on the number of pupils with Social Behaviour and Emotional Wellbeing (SBEW) needs in specialist classes, apart from those who have SBEW as their primary need.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline how he will ensure that the designation of a school as Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools appropriately reflects the needs of pupils.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will provide the necessary funding to NI Water to bring unadopted sewerage and storm drainage systems in private developments up to standard, when it has not been possible to either make a developer liable or the bond has been insufficient to fund the required works.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will fund NI Water to deliver the necessary improvements to sewerage and storm drainage systems in the Magheraknock Park development, Ballynahinch.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will provide NI Water with funding to facilitate the periodic inspection of sewerage and storm drainage systems, subject to Article 161 approval, whilst under construction.