Every imported question, contribution and motion, with its classification. Unflagged, uncertain and not-yet-analysed records are all included so the analysis can be checked independently.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of former employees that did not return work devices such as (a) mobiles, (b) laptops; or (c) tablets after leaving the employment of the Department and arm’s length bodies, in each of the last five years; and (ii) the value of the unreturned items.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the capital funding allocated for the refurbishment or replacement of school buildings in the Newry and Armagh constituency in each of the last five years; and (ii) how this compares to other constituencies.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of children in the Newry and Armagh constituency currently awaiting statutory assessments for special educational needs; and (ii) any steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog in Education Authority processing times.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the five existing projects that will be expanded as part of the next phase of the SEN Capital Investment Programme.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the 12 special schools that would see new investment as part of the next phase of the SEN Capital Investment Programme.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 30449/22-27, for a timeline of when his Department intends to begin measuring this information and make it publicly available.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 27428/22-27, whether his Department has any interim measures in place to ensure the accurate monitoring of all children who are placed on reduced timetables.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how he will ensure that funding allocated to special schools in order to provide summer schemes will be secured and delivered in a timely fashion ahead of summer 2026, to allow schools to appropriately plan and recruit staff for the schemes.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the membership of the cross-departmental Children and Young People’s Strategy Monitoring and Reporting Board.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the progress of research to evaluate how Artificial Intelligence tools can support literacy among disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on any progress made by his Department to deliver the multi-purpose hall at Bunscoil Colmcille and Naíscoil Dhoire.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his Department's assessment of zoning land to protect high quality farmland from provision of solar farms and woodland.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the recent halt in recruitment processes at the Loughs Agency, including the non-issuance of contracts for advertised temporary posts, was directed by his Department due to concerns over exceeding the approved staff complement.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the Loughs Agency, whether similar reviews of staff complements and funding practices are being conducted for other cross-border bodies under the North South Ministerial Council to ensure compliance with legislative requirements.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the Loughs Agency, whether his Department has investigated potential breaches of section 3.2 of the North South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, particularly regarding retrospective approvals of…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 29017/22-27, to provide an update on the ongoing review of the Loughs Agency’s staff complement, including any findings regarding the management of recent temporary appointments and their alignment with approved staffing levels.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline his rationale not to review and extend the scope of the High Hedges Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 to cover all vegetation that blocks sunlight.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of revenue the NI Environment Agency collected from (i) imported; and (ii) exported, waste shipment notification fees, in each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the amount of fee income the Northern Ireland Environment Agency received from (a) waste shipment notifications; (b) environmental permits and licences, in each of the last ten years; and (c) producer responsibility compliance schemes; and…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail how many tonnes of waste were imported annually into Northern Ireland from (a) England; (b) Scotland; (c) Wales; and (d) the Republic of Ireland; and (ii) what was the cost to the public purse of processing this material, in each of the…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment made of the impact of imported waste on the capacity of our local infrastructure to deal with local waste.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail why full data on imports is not routinely published; and (ii) whether he will commit to publishing an annual breakdown by source country and waste type.