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.
I support the amendment, and I also thank the Members who tabled the motion. I hope, however, that the amendment will receive support. I feel that it draws out not only the need for the strategy to be appropriately resourced but the necessity to provide a prevention strategy that is at the heart of any anti-poverty…
First, I offer my sincere condolences to all those affected by the tragic incident in Ballynahinch last week, and I echo the comments made earlier by Cathy Mason on the tragic incident that resulted in the death of local man Giovanni Buggea. The town is in a state of grief and shock following the terrible incident,…
To ask the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to address the 47 funded but unfilled Specialist, Associate Specialist, and Specialty doctor posts, as outlined in the Northern Ireland Emergency Medicine Workforce Census 2024.
To ask the Minister of Education, further to the publication of the Healthy Happy Minds evaluation, when he will deliver a new primary school counselling service.
To ask the Minister of Education, broken down by school type, (i) how many Specialist Provision in a Mainstream School are in place in schools; and (ii) how many schools have expressed an interest in facilitating a Specialist Provision in a Mainstream School from September 2024.
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the level of experience required to apply for a teaching post in a Specialist Provision in a Mainstream School.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) how many pupils have had a statement of special educational needs; and (ii) what percentage of the total pupil population this reflects, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 9237/22-27, of the 69 reports relating to flags attached to street lighting in 2022 and 107 in 2023, how many of these were brought to the attention of the PSNI for an assessment of the impact of removal.
Reducing Child Poverty - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘before the Assembly,’ and insert: ‘an integrated and comprehensive anti-poverty strategy underpinning a future Programme for Government, as agreed in previous mandates, to include specific and measurable targets to reduce child poverty with targeted prevention…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 9453/22-27, for an update on the Public Health Agency's development of a regional protocol in relation to the notification and management of Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail his Department’s progress in implementing actions outlined in A Life Deserved - A Strategy for Looked After Children.
To ask the Minister for Communities what cross-departmental working he has undertaken with the Department of Education in relation to a new child poverty strategy.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) whether he has been engaging with the Department for Work and Pensions in relation to their work on developing a new poverty metric; and (ii) whether consideration has been given to developing and implementing a new poverty measure in Northern Ireland.
Relationships and Sexuality Education That this Assembly recognises the value of compulsory, standardised, inclusive, high-quality, evidence-based and age-appropriate Relationships and Sexuality Education as a means of empowering and preparing our children and young people for life; regrets that children and young…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 6407/22-27, (i) whether feedback from group members on the draft local pathway has been received and collated; and (ii) when the local pathway will be finalised.
To ask the Minister of Education when the report on the Education Training Inspectorate’s evaluation of the approaches and challenges in delivering effective preventative safeguarding practices in schools will be published.
To ask the Minister of Education what measures he will take to address evidence that there is a link between poverty and cognitive outcomes in early years.