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.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps he will take to proactively encourage universities in Northern Ireland to develop a business case for a veterinary school.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 24013/22-27, (i) whether the findings of the sampling of Carlingford Lough are shared with the Irish Government; and (ii) whether such information sharing is reciprocated.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 24013/22-27, to detail the additional four sites that are sampled between November to February.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 24013/22-27, to detail (i) the location of the representative site within Carlingford Lough; and (ii) whether this site changes.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of (i) how prioritising large farms for Business Sustainability Groups (BSG) aligns with his Department's commitment to equality of opportunity under its equality scheme; and (ii) the contribution that small farms can make to BSGs,…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on a cap under the Farming With Nature Scheme, given concerns that without one it may primarily benefit large landowners rather than food producers.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department is leading on a scoping exercise to better understand the challenges to sustainability that childcare providers face and identify an appropriate government response.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether she will introduce specific funding mechanisms and incentives to support the establishment of a veterinary school in Northern Ireland, given the high costs associated with veterinary education.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the long-term economic benefits that a veterinary school in Northern Ireland could provide.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to provide a breakdown of organisations in receipt of payments from (i) her Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies for providing diversity, equality and inclusion training since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) her Department's enforcement responsibility in terms of unauthorised signage on public roads or footways; and (ii) the total number of enforcement actions which have taken place in the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 23360/22-27, to detail (i) any correspondence she received confirming the removal of the illegally erected Sinn Féin billboard at the Egyptian Arch, Newry; and (ii) whether her Department’s officials have verified that this billboard has been removed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department currently holds all road bond monies in a ring-fenced account, similar to a client account held by solicitors.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the value of bonds held by her Department; and (ii) the estimated cost to bring (a) roads; and (b) sewerage to an acceptable standard in the Meadow Farm development, Enniskillen.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 23782/22-27, whether her Department will address regional imbalances in road maintenance budget allocations to local council districts as part of her Department's new road maintenance strategy.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any measures that will be introduced by her Department to ensure the safety of children alighting from and boarding school buses.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail why Belfast Harbour is seeking reclassification as a private corporation; and (ii) for her assessment of the implications this will have on Belfast Harbour’s real estate and land holding operations.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 23496/22-27, whether green or low carbon hydrogen will be purchased from local companies to fuel Translink’s hydrogen buses.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total expenditure on disability and incapacity benefits of the working-age population in Northern Ireland in the last five years, broken down by (i) benefit type; and (ii) age group.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the share of individuals claiming disability benefits in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the working-age population in each of the last five year, broken down by: (i) age group; and (ii) constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in Northern Ireland in the last five years, broken down by (i) age group; and (ii) constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the proportion of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in Northern Ireland that have moved into sustained employment, defined as 12 months or longer, following their claim, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the proportion of Jobseeker's Allowance claimants in Northern Ireland that have cycled between benefits and short-term employment more than once in the last five years; and (ii) how his compares to other regions of the UK.