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All of Mr Paul Givan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
1,274 records match, page 40 of 51.
It is for the Education Authority to determine what measures can be taken to improve the management of school transport at the start of the year. My Department is, however, committed to supporting the EA in delivering those improvements. The EA is developing a smart transport project that will digitise key transport…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: School Transport Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: School Transport
No, I do not. It is interesting that the Alliance Party now seems to be positioning itself against the controlled sector, yet that party brought through the Integrated Education Act to give preferential treatment to one sector. What I am after is equity for all sectors. That is why I support the proposal and ask that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Controlled Schools’ Management Authority Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Controlled Schools’ Management Authority
I thank the Member for his comments. It is not just my view that there needs to be that support for the controlled sector; it comes from the independent review of education report, which made that recommendation. There is an evidence base for doing so, and one of the comments that were highlighted in the report is:…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Controlled Schools’ Management Authority Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Controlled Schools’ Management Authority
A task force has been commissioned to progress that important work in the pursuit of consistency and equity of support. The task force held its first meeting on Friday 27 September. It is chaired by the chief executive of the Controlled Schools' Support Council (CSSC) and includes senior representation from the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Controlled Schools’ Management Authority Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Controlled Schools’ Management Authority
I thank the Member for his question. I was shocked when I heard Pat Sheehan justify the heinous acts of the Provisional IRA on the basis that he now has an electoral mandate. His mandate does not change the fact that he was a convicted terrorist for a proscribed organisation. Those who participated, just because they…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Education: Ministerial Meetings Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Education: Ministerial Meetings
Every part of our society has to be able to move forward. I have often said that, just because you have a past, that does not mean that you should not have a future. My family locked up, day after day, in the Maze prison some of the very people whom I have been criticised for meeting. Members of my family served in…
Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism Criteria met: Identity framing, Controversy escalation.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Education: Ministerial Meetings Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Education: Ministerial Meetings
I highlighted in the response to the question that I have accepted 324 invitations. I have discharged hundreds of those requests. I have been in countless schools and community facilities that represent every section of our society and every sector in education. If Members were to put that question to every other…
Decided on a second assessment. Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Education: Ministerial Meetings Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Education: Ministerial Meetings
Since taking up office, I have received invitations to meet schools, individuals and many organisations. I have accepted 324 invitations and fulfilled hundreds of them, including visits to many schools and community facilities that represent every part of our society. Given the significant demands on my diary, it…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Education: Ministerial Meetings Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Education: Ministerial Meetings
I very much want to make sure that the Executive are able to deliver on all the key issues facing the citizens whom we serve. Over the past eight months, there has been clear evidence that we have been able to do that. I cite, for the Member's benefit, the early learning and childcare strategy. After a full month of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Holy Child Primary School, Foyle: SEP Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Holy Child Primary School, Foyle: SEP Funding
I commend the Member for continuing to serve on the board of governors. It is important that elected reps do that, where they can, because they can add value to the school that they serve. The Member highlighted the SEP process for that school. The tender process to appoint an integrated consultancy team (ICT) has…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Holy Child Primary School, Foyle: SEP Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Holy Child Primary School, Foyle: SEP Funding
I have made funding available to progress the school enhancement programme project for Holy Child Primary School through the design stages to pre-tender stage. A decision to release to tender will be taken on a case-by-case basis, dependent on budget availability at that time. I will continue to make the case for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Holy Child Primary School, Foyle: SEP Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Holy Child Primary School, Foyle: SEP Funding
Of the announced Fresh Start projects, eight have now been completed, and a further six are currently in construction. The Member will know that, unfortunately, earmarked Fresh Start funding was removed by the Labour Government and the previous Conservative Government. Ring-fenced funding is, therefore, no longer in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Strule Shared Education Campus: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Strule Shared Education Campus: Update
The matter of any vacant sites that come about as a result of the campus opening will be one for the people and bodies that own them to discuss as to whether there are any alternative uses for them in education or, indeed, wider public service or whether they should be disposed of. The process of deciding whether the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Strule Shared Education Campus: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Strule Shared Education Campus: Update
On 18 July 2024, the Northern Ireland Executive agreed that the Strule Shared Education Campus should proceed immediately to contract award and agreed the investment of £375 million on the programme. The main works construction contract was signed on 7 August 2024. I am delighted to confirm that the programme is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Strule Shared Education Campus: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Strule Shared Education Campus: Update
I think that my answer referred to 2017, when there was a scheme. As things stand, I am not in a position to make another call on schools to come forward for either a school enhancement programme or a new capital build. Billions of pounds would be needed to deal with those that already have approval for a new build or…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment
Once a school has been successful in the SEP, it advances to the integrated design process, which is when an architect is appointed and professional support is put around that team to advance the project. I understand the frustration of the schools that were announced as part of the SEP but have not been able to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment
A number of schools that I have visited have highlighted minor works schemes that are necessary. Presently, we are trying to meet the need around inescapable statutory requirements, such as health and safety, fire protection and other statutory obligations around the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. A school…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment
Major refurbishment projects are assessed through the school enhancement programme, which targets investment to address immediate and pressing accommodation needs in schools. The second call to the school enhancement programme closed for applications from school managing authorities in February 2017. The applications…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment
The Member raises a valid point about the processes involved in the school enhancement programme. There are minor works schemes, the school enhancement programme and new capital builds. I have raised concerns about the time that it can take to go through that process. The Department is actively engaging with the EA to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Infrastructure for New Builds Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Infrastructure for New Builds
The Department does not engage with other Departments to determine which schools will be announced, but, when it comes to taking into account local development plans, the council can certainly engage with the EA and the Department on those, and, where a request comes forward, it is expected that the EA will…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Infrastructure for New Builds Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Infrastructure for New Builds
The siting of housing developments is an area on which schools will make a case for a change in enrolment figures. That is often the case for change that comes through. If there is a new housing development, any reports that come to me will reflect what that might mean for an increase in the birth rate and potential…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Infrastructure for New Builds Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Infrastructure for New Builds
I have not had discussions with the Minister for Infrastructure in relation to sufficient school provision in central Craigavon. An examination of the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon local government district, where central Craigavon is located, shows that 3,368 places were available at primary schools and 1,161…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Infrastructure for New Builds Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Infrastructure for New Builds
That is one of the school projects that is subject to funding. There is always the issue of getting appropriate capital. I continue to make the case, as I outlined, for increased capital resources to be made available to my Department. I will then be able to provide more positive responses to those Members who are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Enniskillen Royal Grammar School: New Build Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Enniskillen Royal Grammar School: New Build
Undoubtedly, there will be a significant increase in costs for the families of the children whose schools are impacted on by the decision. It may also have an impact on the public purse. There has been a reduction in the number of prep schools in Northern Ireland. When the parents who pay private-school fees withdraw…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Private-school Fees: VAT Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Private-school Fees: VAT
I have significant concerns about the wording of the draft legislation, which will capture all schools, private or not, that charge a fee. In Northern Ireland, that will include 21 grant-aided grammar schools that charge capital, boarding or preparatory department fees. Whilst grammar schools in Northern Ireland are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Private-school Fees: VAT Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Private-school Fees: VAT
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