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 the support provided by his Department to pre-school and nursery school settings with Children Looked After on their enrolment.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the future of the Belfast Inclusion Health Service following the closure of their site on Townsend Street; and (ii) to detail any impact this will have on healthcare provision for people experiencing homelessness.
To ask the Minister of Education when the modular classroom required for Camphill Primary School's Nurture Room, originally approved from September 2022, will be provided on-site at the school.
I support the motion and thank the Member who moved it. I thank Déirdre and the wider team at the National Deaf Children's Society, who campaign tirelessly for the best support for deaf children in Northern Ireland. As Members referenced, when deafness is identified in a child, even in infancy, they will ordinarily be…
To conclude, the Minister is aware of the Committee's strategic priorities, which, again, have all been touched on today, so I am asking whether a ruling can be made on the need for the Hansard report to be accurate when Ministers refer to the work of the Committees.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I note that comments have been made by the Minister in relation to the work of the Education Committee. I would like the Speaker to make a ruling on the need for Ministers to be accurate in their statements in the Chamber around the work of Committees. He said that the RSE inquiry that…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure why Translink is not providing additional bus services from Strangford to Downpatrick during the suspension of the Strangford Lough ferry service.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Raising Awareness of the Dangers of Vaping Amongst Children”
Raising Awareness of the Dangers of Vaping Amongst Children - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘calls on the Minister of Education’ and insert: ‘to work with the Minister of Health and local councils to bring forward a plan to end vaping in school grounds, reduce the number of young people vaping and eradicate the sale…
The Strangford ferry has been suspended from the start of this week to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out at the quayside. Of course, that essential work is welcome, and it is good to see its being delivered. However, I put on record my concerns about how the Infrastructure Minister handled the…
Rejuvenating our High Streets and Town Centres (Revised Wording) That this Assembly recognises the importance of thriving high streets and town centres to the economic vibrancy and social fabric of our communities; further recognises the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic downturn and changing consumer…
I thank the Minister for her answer. We understand that the £235 million will be delivered in tranches of £47 million over five years. Will the Minister outline whether the flexibility and profile of that funding have been agreed with Treasury to ensure that we maximise the investment over that timescale?
Will the Minister provide an assessment of the extent to which he considers that the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) represents the views of proscribed, unlawful paramilitary organisations and, on that basis, explain the rationale as to why it was appropriate to hear its views on education policy?
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 15278/22-27, to detail (i) the number of applications received for the most recent tranche of the Fair Play Grant; and (ii) the number that were awarded a grant.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any information that has been shared with impacted schools detailing the changes to ferry and bus services for pupils using the replacement Strangford passenger ferry.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the actions taken in response to the findings of the departmentally-commissioned assessors in relation to the governance of CCEA, appointed in October 2022 as referenced in FOI/2024-0087.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the plans in place to address the additional demand for parking in Portaferry and Strangford, given that passengers who would ordinarily have used their cars on the crossing will now be using the replacement foot passenger ferry.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the schools in County Down currently without school meals provision due to staff shortages; (ii) any contingency measures in place to ensure all pupils in these schools continue to have access to school meals; and (iii) when full school meal provision will be reinstated…