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Mr Pádraig Delargy: Assembly records
All of Mr Pádraig Delargy’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Minister for his answer and for his commitment. Will he provide a time frame for that work? More broadly, a number of schools are in the same predicament. How can the Department work better so that an increase in school numbers is reflected in any future planning for those schools?
Mr Delargy asked the Minister of Education for an update on the Ardnashee School and College site in Derry, given that the new build, which is currently under way, is already too small for the school's current enrolment.
To ask the Minister of Finance to provide an update on the sectoral study on the Cost of Doing Business in Northern Ireland, commissioned by his Department.
Minister, thank you for your response. The collegiate approach is exactly what we want. It is just that, on this specific element, it is the Department of Education. We have touched on this already: we did not want to broaden it out so much, because there needs to be an enabler and a necessary prerequisite to taking…
I welcome the support for the motion from the Members who have spoken so far. The motion is about a pupil-first approach. It is about strong opportunities for collaboration and sharing resources better. The motion is about how we can work together. There has been a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) focus and an Economy…
I thank the Member for giving way, and I will clarify some of his points. We made the motion intentionally narrow because we feel that there are several stages to the broader careers conversation. The intention of this is to change the funding model so that, with the specific element that currently lies with schools,…
Does the deputy First Minister agree that the Ebrington site is a key driver to the social and economic regeneration of Derry and the entire north-west?
Minister, I have taken your advice: I have championed many schools in my constituency, as you know. We were recently on a visit there. I have championed Bunscoil Cholmcille, Gaelscoil Éadain Mhóir, Holy Child Primary School, Lumen Christi College, St Brigid's Primary School, Carnhill and many others. Those schools…
I will discuss a matter that is of significant public concern in Derry and, I suspect, well beyond our city. Over the weekend, I was inundated, as, I am sure, many others in the Chamber were, with calls from school principals, teachers and parents who are dismayed that their schools are being denied basic funding to…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement his Department has had with further education colleges in relation to the framework Developing a More Strategic Approach to 14-19 Education and Training.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on Communities in Transition funding in the Moor District Electoral Area, Derry, including which Communities in Transition projects will be funded for 2025-26.
Minister, what steps have you taken to lobby the British Chancellor to support businesses that have been impacted on by the increases in National Insurance contributions?
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of (i) full-time; and (ii) part-time enrolments in further education colleges between 2010 and 2024, broken down (a) by college; and (b) across all colleges.
I thank the Ministers for their answers so far. My question has already been answered in part, but I would be grateful if the Ministers were to provide more detail on the Executive's engagement with schools and, in particular, on how to communicate that to parents and families.
This week is the 53rd anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when British soldiers murdered 14 civilians on the streets of Derry and seriously wounded 13 more. Growing up in Derry, as a young man, I was told stories by my grandparents of how they had marched for civil rights and a better future for my generation to enjoy. They…