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 when Ballynahinch High School will be provided with the additional classroom space required to accommodate their additional social and communication provision in September 2024.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to his Department’s work to address homelessness, for his assessment of the value of repealing current vagrancy laws.
To ask the Minister of Education whether a right of appeal is available to parents when a Board of Governors does not progress with a requested Temporary Variation to accommodate a place for their child.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the spend on taxi provision for pupils with a statement of special educational need in the last three academic years; and (ii) his plans to deliver more cost-effective provision which meets the needs of children using the service.
The Minister will be aware of how critical the delivery of the Ballynahinch bypass is for the area that Mr Harvey highlighted. Will the Minister confirm when we will receive a further update on the delivery of that scheme?
I thank the deputy First Minister for her answer. Given the debate that she referenced, in which the motion that called for a consultation on the issue of flying flags was passed, what specific work has been undertaken to progress that consultation?
Like other Members, I pay tribute to the achievements of Ciara Mageean, who is a Portaferry local, which is in the constituency of Strangford that I am proud to represent. Building on her previous bronze and silver medal successes at the championships, Ciara won gold yesterday evening in spectacular fashion. Anyone…
Mr Mathison asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the actions that are being taken to progress the recommendations of the 2021 report of the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the rationale for his decision on Development Proposal 720, Queen Elizabeth II Primary School, Kilskeery, following the recommendation from his officials to approve closure; and (ii) where the rationale for this decision is available to the public.
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of whether a reduction in industrial action in schools by teachers has influenced Targeting Social Need planner completion rates.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on discussions between his Department, the Greater Shankill Project and Queen's University Belfast in relation to Key Area 5 of A Fair Start Final Report and Action Plan.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 10168/22-27, and given his assessment of the contribution Find Help NI makes towards the delivery of the Mental Health Strategy, whether he will consider (i) providing funding to deliver and expand their site; (ii) inviting them to participate in the relevant sub-group of…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the percentage of short notice bookings placed on the Northern Ireland Supply Teacher Register that are successful.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the actions taken by his Department to reduce the number of recipients of Carer's Allowance referred to the debt repayment branch due to a breach in weekly earnings.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on any work he has undertaken with the Minister of Health on developing a standard template to capture information from parents as children transition between early years services into preschool and primary school in order to ensure that practitioners can support…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 8584/22-27, whether he intends to publish the Education and Training Inspectorate’s commissioned work into Learning through Play.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will enhance the Getting Ready suite of programmes, as recommended in A Fair Start report, as part of his recent announcement on early years and childcare investment.
To ask the Minister of Education whether a targeted developmental programme for all two year olds at risk of poor educational outcomes, as recommended in A Fair Start report, will be included as part of his recent announcement on early years and childcare investment.