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 17770/22-27, to provide specific timelines for the completion of the in progress recommendations identified in the joint framework with the Northern Ireland Teachers' Council.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 17770/22-27, to detail the metrics being used to assess the impact of the initiatives on teacher workload and overall working conditions.
Bearing in mind the difficult context that you set out, Minister, will you provide more detail of the work that is being undertaken in conjunction with the Finance Minister to secure the earmarked funding for agriculture, agrienvironment, fisheries and rural development?
Is there an acceptance in the Executive Office that sectarianism and racism are two sides of the same coin and that, on that basis, there is a need for a fundamental review of good relations policy?
I also welcome the Minister's statement. We speak a lot about scarcity of resource in this place, but the question of what price we put on a human life is relevant in this context. How will the Minister ensure that, in every school, we have the right number of people with the knowledge required to use the…
Paid Carer’s Leave That this Assembly recognises the significant contribution to our economy and society made by the more than 220,000 people who are providing unpaid care for family and friends in Northern Ireland; acknowledges the economic and social impact of carers being forced out of the workplace or to reduce…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 16672/22-27, whether he will increase the level of funding available to the Fair Play Grant scheme, given that 65 settings out of 189 applicants received no funding to support the children in their care with additional needs.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the reasons why the Education Authority ended its contract with Fujitsu for the development of a new school management system; and (ii) the anticipated impact this decision will have on the implementation and progress of the new school management system.
Today marks the start of Children's Grief Awareness Week 2024. It is an appropriate moment to reflect on the significant impact that bereavement can have on the life of children and young people. Data collection is not what it should be in this area, but it is estimated that, in the UK, by the age of 16, one in 29…
To ask the Minister of Education for his response to the recommendations in the joint Angel Eyes and Féach report entitled Education Access in Ireland for Students with Visual Impairment.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on his Department's engagement with Ards and North Down Borough Council on how repairs to the floor of Portaferry Sports Centre, operating out of St Columba's College, will be progressed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the need for the Executive to ring-fence funding for agriculture, agri-environment, fisheries and rural development.
Universal, Affordable Child-centred Childcare - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘Minister of Education’ and insert: ‘to place Early Years programmes on a statutory footing, expand Sure Start, deliver a 10-year Early Learning and Childcare Strategy, which includes developing a learning framework for under…
I thank the Minister for giving way. He mentioned targeting social need funding. Does he agree that, given the very difficult financial position that schools find themselves in, that funding often lands in a deficit and does not reach the children who need it?
I am proposing the Alliance amendment to the motion. I thank the Members who tabled the motion, which gives us the opportunity to highlight the severe burden of holiday hunger and the high cost of school uniforms, particularly PE kits and branded items, on families across Northern Ireland. We tabled our amendment…
We see that there were two further appointments to Foras na Gaeilge, but many vacancies remain. Will the First Minister outline the precise timescale for filling all the vacancies on the boards of North/South bodies?
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the stakeholders from the health sector that will be invited to contribute to the Task and Finish Group on Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings.