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Mr Pat Sheehan: Assembly records
All of Mr Pat Sheehan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
It is not easy to govern in a four-party Executive in which each party has different political priorities. It requires compromise and a commitment to work together. At times, that has been challenging, but it is wrong and unfair to suggest that no progress has been made. The leader of the Opposition spoke for 10…
Labhraím inniu le haird a tharraingt ar chás Liam Óig ó Kneepcap, a bhí os comhair na cúirte sa Bhreatain arís eile an tseachtain seo caite, agus le mo thacaíocht dó a chur in iúl. Níl sa tseanchas seo uilig ach ag iarraidh dallamullóg a chur ar dhaoine. Is léir gur iarracht é Kneecap a chur ina dtost, cionn is go…
Mr Sheehan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, having noted that everyone in the Chamber shares deep concerns about the threats to annex Greenland and the possibility of increased tariffs that accompanies those threats, to set out their position on the threat to Greenland.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any work underway to review existing anti-bullying legislation and policies, with a view to ensuring they remain up to date and effective.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a fhreagra. What capital allocations were made to the Department for Infrastructure? How will that funding be utilised?
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether his Department, as part of his TransformED strategy, is collaborating equally with all teacher training colleges.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the names of all (a) panels; (b) task forces; and (c) other relevant groups, that have been established to support his TransformED strategy; (ii) the personnel that have been appointed to these groups; and (iii) the competitions or recruitment processes which were…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether any assessment has been made on the impact a multi-year budget would have on their ability to plan strategically within their Department.
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on how the outcome of the December Monitoring Round will positively contribute to the targets in the Programme for Government 2024-2027.
We are 27 years on from the Good Friday Agreement, and we must acknowledge how far we have come and how much things have changed. The context in which we now operate is fundamentally different from that of 1998. With that in mind, we must look seriously and maturely at reform. Sinn Féin is up for that discussion. We…
Many people who live in social housing require accommodation that suits their needs, and that demand is likely to grow. The Minister, however, has indicated that he intends to change the design standards of social housing to reduce the minimum requirement for disability-inclusive accommodation. Does the Minister agree…
Ending Academic Selection That this Assembly notes with concern the continued use of academic selection and transfer tests as a means of determining post-primary school transfer within our education system; recognises the extensive body of evidence from educational experts, including the United Nations Committee on…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a fhreagra. Now that Pól Deeds has been appointed as the Irish Language Commissioner, will the Minister tell us what discussions he has had with him around the development of an Irish language strategy and what role the commissioner will have in its implementation?
The First Minister has indicated that she has signed off on a letter to the Committee dealing with misinformation around this issue. Can the deputy First Minister explain the reason for the delay in that letter issuing?
To ask the Minister of Education whether any consideration has been given to prioritising School Enhancement Projects for schools that have established Specialist Provisions in Mainstream Schools.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Institutional Reform following the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Findings”
Institutional Reform following the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Findings - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘to ransom;’ and insert: ‘and agrees to refer these issues to the Assembly and Executive Review Committee.’
It is worth reminding ourselves of how we got here. In 2021, in an independent board effectiveness review of GTCNI, the council was described as dysfunctional, ineffective and inefficient and operating with deep divisions and conflict among members to the extent that it could not provide effective leadership or…