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.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Funding for Childcare”
Funding for Childcare - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘Programme for Government’ and insert: ‘welcomes the introduction of the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS), but expresses regret that in many instances, rising costs have outweighed the potential savings for parents provided by the NICSS; believes…
Extension of Committee Stage: School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill (NIA Bill 12/22-27) That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 3 December 2025, in relation to the Committee Stage of the School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the amount of funding provided to the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust to deliver an in-reach service for facial palsy patients; and (ii) how this funding has been spent.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to close the Greenhill facility, which currently provides respite short breaks in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) when the Redwood facility will be open to provide overnight respite stays in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) the number of respite beds it will provide.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the plans in place to deliver the required number of overnight respite beds required in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of staff required to safely deliver a full overnight respite stay in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.
I thank the Minister for giving way. I acknowledge the extra funding and the fact that it was welcome. However, Minister, do you acknowledge that not having the approved admissions number on which a statutory setting relies as the basis for its planning creates uncertainty for those settings and a real challenge in…
I thank the Member for securing the Adjournment debate. It is focused on West Tyrone, so I will try not to take up too much time or speak about other areas, but I welcome the Member's comments at the start that it is an issue that affects every part of Northern Ireland. I am sure that, at this time of year, every…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of respite short break beds available in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, broken down by location.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any changes introduced by the Education Authority to ensure all non-teaching staff hold a valid Access NI check.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the costings for the actions set out in the Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda Delivery Plan 2025-2030.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any specific special educational needs transformation projects that will be delivered using the funding received from the Interim Public Services Transformation Board.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any financial savings that have been delivered as a result of the creation of the Education Authority since 2017.
To ask the Minister of Education when he will make a decision on the development proposal for an Irish-medium nursery school at St Colmcille's Primary School, Carrickmore.
The Minister will be aware of the attention that has been paid to minor works projects and how they are prioritised. Does he support undertaking a review at EA and departmental level of how those projects are prioritised so that the public's confidence can be restored that it is the most deserving projects that will…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Importance of Children’s One-Year-Old Health Review”
Importance of Children’s One-Year-Old Health Review - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘best start in life;’ and insert: ‘calls on the Minister of Health to urgently work with all Health and Social Care Trusts to drive down the number of health reviews that take place outside of the accepted timeframes or not at all;…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any data or information held by his Department or the Education Authority in relation to the use of reduced timetables for pupils with additional needs.