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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I beg to move Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Educationalists, experts and academics agree that poverty is the biggest predictor of educational underachievement. The issue with the RAISE programme is that it does not give poverty and deprivation the weight that they deserve when determining what areas…
To ask the Minister of Education what measures his Department is taking to undertake its statutory duty to encourage, facilitate and support integrated education.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a fhreagra. Will the Minister agree that the public realm works, when they are completed, will be transformational for those who live in Belfast, those who work in Belfast and anyone who visits Belfast?
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as a ráiteas. In light of the Minister's announcement this morning that young people will have to remain in education or training until they are 18, will he tell us what discussions he has had, and what work he has done, with the Minister for the Economy? Will he also tell us when he will…
Tá cúrsaí in Gaza ag dul chun donais gach lá dá bhfuil ag teacht. Tá Iosrael ag cur bac ar chabhair dhaoiniúil agus ar lón bia ag gabháil isteach i dtuaisceart Gaza ar gach aon chor. Ní mise atá á mhaíomh sin, a Cheann Comhairle, ach ardoifigeach de chuid na Náisiún Aontaithe. Ach cá bhfuil mé ag caint? Nach bhfuil na…
Mr Sheehan asked the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the benefit of allowing taxis to use the bus lanes while the public realm works are being carried out at Grand Central station.
I want to outline my concerns about the Department of Education's RAISE programme. When Minister Givan announced that £20 million was coming from the Shared Island unit in the South to help tackle the issue of educational underachievement here, I welcomed that as a really positive development. However, RAISE, as the…
Failure of RAISE Programme in Tackling Educational Underachievement That this Assembly recognises that socio-economic background is the biggest predictor of educational underachievement; acknowledges that a range of targeted interventions across government are required to tackle the issue and give children and young…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an fhreagra sin. Does she agree that the only reason that anyone should meet those groups is to tell them to leave the stage?
Mr Sheehan asked the Minister of Finance whether she thinks that it is appropriate to meet the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) on matters of public policy.
Raising Awareness of the Dangers of Vaping Amongst Children That this Assembly recognises that the 2024 Northern Ireland Audit Office report on tackling the public health impacts of smoking and vaping, shows an increase in 11-16 year olds vaping; is concerned that children vaping in schools is detrimental to a child's…
Ba mhaith liom aird a tharraingt ar Lá Domhanda na Múinteoirí a bhí ann ag deireadh na seachtaine. Imríonn ár múinteoirí ról thar a bheith tábhachtach i saol ár bpáistí agus an aosa óig, mar sin, ní mór dúinn, mar ionadaithe poiblí, bheith ag éisteacht leo agus ár ndícheall a dhéanamh bheith ag tacú leo trí…
Lá Idirnáisiúnta Feasachta ar Chur Amú agus ar Chailliúint an Bhia a bhí ann Dé Domhnaigh. Nuair a chuirtear bia amú nó nuair a chailltear é, is amhlaidh a chailltear na hacmhainní uile go léir a úsáideadh leis an bhia sin a tháirgeadh sa chéad dul síos. Cur amú uisce, talaimh, fuinnimh agus saothair atá ann fosta. Is…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the rationale for the criteria for RAISE programme funding that will see some grammar schools in affluent areas benefit from funding, but other schools in areas of high derivation will not receive funding.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of schools currently operating breakfast clubs; and (ii) whether any consideration is being given to increase the funding for this.
I want to make a statement about the decision by the Education Minister, Paul Givan, to meet the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC), which is made up of a number of loyalist gangs, narco gangs and so forth. The Minister's decision was wrong on a number of levels: first of all, given the state of chaos in the provision…
Minister of Education Meeting with Loyalist Communities Council To ask the Minister of Education whether he discussed education policies, including plans to build an Irish Language school in East Belfast, with the Loyalist Communities Council at their meeting on 24th September 2024.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he discussed education policies, including plans to build an Irish Language school in East Belfast, with the Loyalist Communities Council at their meeting on 24 September 2024.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any additional resources her Department can provide to address the increased levels of antisocial behaviour at the interface between Springfield Road and Springmartin Estate; and (ii) any other initiatives she will consider to improve community cohesion in these areas.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) to provide further detail on his recent announcement of the establishment of a delivery and implementation group to lead in the development of a management authority to support the controlled schools’ sector; and (ii) to detail the envisioned roles, functions and remit of the…
To ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of the criteria used to determine schools' eligibility for funding as part of the RAISE programme; (ii) how the criteria was decided upon; and (iii) for an update in relation to the roll-out of the RAISE programme.