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.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration has been given to restricting the sale of vaping products within a specified distance of schools.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration has been given to prohibiting the display of vaping products in locations readily visible to children.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to bring forward regulations to introduce a retail licensing scheme for retailers selling vaping and nicotine products.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the potential benefits of a retail licensing scheme for retailers selling vaping and nicotine products.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any timetable has been established for consultation on the introduction of a retail licensing scheme for retailers selling vaping and nicotine products.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has made any assessment of the consistency of enforcement activity in relation to underage vape sales across local councils.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) fixed penalty notices; (ii) cautions; and (iii) prosecutions, in relation to underage vape sales, in each of the last three years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of offences in relation to the sale of vaping products to persons under the age of 18 that have been detected, in each of the last three years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of test purchasing operations in relation to vaping products that have been conducted in each of the last three years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he has given any consideration to making provision for the appointment of a representative of non-teaching staff to Boards of Governors.
To ask the Minister of Education whether Boards of Governors are required to make available, upon request, records detailing the total value of voluntary contributions received and how those monies have been allocated.
To ask the Minister of Education whether Boards of Governors are required to maintain records detailing (i) the total value of voluntary contributions received by a school; and (ii) how those monies have been spent.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a fhreagra. The situation is once again at crisis point. What specific, strategic planning did his Department undertake over the past 12 months? Can he explain why that planning has failed?
There is a clear disconnect between what the Minister says and the reality of what teachers are dealing with. Will he explain why, if his plans and proposals are working, teachers are being balloted on industrial action on the issue of workload?
Mr Sheehan asked the Minister of Education to explain why, in the last week of the school year, he has again allowed a situation to develop in which hundreds of families with special educational needs children do not know where their child will be going in September, despite his promise to pull out all the stops and…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any funding his Department has returned to the Executive, in each financial year, since February 2024; and (ii) any projects, or areas of spend, this funding was intended to be spent on.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any evidence base; and (ii) the rationale, for the development of a new Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Core Curriculum, including any issues identified by his Department regarding the quality or effectiveness of existing ITE provision.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any (i) Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers; (ii) representative bodies; or (iii) other stakeholders, raised any issues regarding the development process for the proposed ITE Core Curriculum.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any process through which the person, or persons, responsible for developing the proposed Initial Teacher Education Core Curriculum were selected, including (i) whether a competitive procurement exercise was undertaken; (ii) the number of expressions of interest or bids…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how the proposed Initial Teacher Education Core Curriculum will (i) interact with; (ii) complement; and (iii) replace, the competences and professional standards established by the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any consultation undertaken in relation to the proposed Initial Teacher Education Core Curriculum, including (i) organisations consulted; (ii) dates of consultation; (iii) the methods used; and (iv) any responses received.
Is scannalach go deo an foréigean ciníoch a chonaic muid le seachtain anuas. Tá ionsaithe ar theaghlaigh, ar thithe agus ar ghnólachtaí doleithscéil, agus tá siad dochosanta. Níor cheart eagla a mbáis a bheith ar dhaoine neamhurchóideacha mar gheall ar a gcine, a gcúlra ná a gcreideamh. Is ar an neamhord phoiblí a…
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the impact of recent racially motived disorder on school attendance, including attendance at GCSE and A-Level examinations, among pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds.