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, in light of day care facilities having to increase their rates in April 2025, potentially negating any benefits provided through the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme and Tax Free Childcare top up, to detail any assistance he is providing these facilities to ensure they do not…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any long-term strategies being explored by his Department to create a more affordable, high-quality childcare system in Northern Ireland, which balances the needs of parents, providers and the wider economy.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether his Department is planning to review the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme to assess its effectiveness in light of ongoing price increases; and (ii) any plans to adjust the scheme to better reflect the true cost of childcare for families.
To ask the Minister of Education, given the financial pressure on families, whether he is considering the introduction of a cap on childcare fees to prevent providers from pricing out working parents, while still ensuring childcare facilities remain sustainable.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any measures his Department is taking to support working parents with the rising cost of childcare, particularly as many providers continue to increase their prices despite the support offered through the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme.
To ask the Minister of Education, following his request that the Education Authority (EA) urgently reviews the Access NI process, whether the EA will publish any changes it is making to the process.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of children on the waiting list for Education Welfare support in East Antrim; and (ii) any steps he is taking to increase the number of Education Welfare Officers.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on all vacant schools owned by (i) his Department; and (ii) the Education Authority in the West Tyrone constituency.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement the independent reviewer of the school curriculum has had with industry in relation to the impact of Artificial Intelligence on future skills needs of the Northern Ireland economy.
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the financial and operational sustainability of childcare providers funded through Bright Start.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of parents currently being prosecuted due to child school non-attendance in Northern Ireland, broken down by constituency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any occasions when the operators at Lisbane landfill site (i) have been in breach of any pollution regulations; and (ii) have failed to operate within the conditions of its permit in the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the Lisbane landfill site has been used to dump toxic waste in the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of public money spent in relation to the Digital Assistance Scheme in each of the last four financial years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department carries out unannounced site inspections to monitor air quality and smells in the area surrounding the Lisbane landfill sites.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of how the planning permission needed for farm improvements to meet the requirements for the Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme, which focuses on capital support for technology and equipment to help farm businesses reduce ammonia…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on what basis was guidance on appropriate mitigation measures designed to reduce overall ammonia emissions and to encourage farmers to carry out improvements to existing operations to reduce ammonia emissions omitted from the Strategic Environmental…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in the absence of sufficient guidance on appropriate mitigation measures designed to reduce overall ammonia emissions or the encouragement for farmers to carry out improvements to existing operations that result in an overall reduction in ammonia…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether representations received on the Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report for the Proposed Ammonia Strategy and Revised Operational Protocol will be taken into account by him before any final decision is made on the adoption of…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report for the Proposed Ammonia Strategy and Revised Operational Protocol enables stakeholders to comment on the Proposed Ammonia Strategy and Revised Operational Protocol…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure all wastewater treatment plants are using electronic data monitors.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when the Northern Ireland Environment Agency’s Waste Water Reform Programme will be implemented.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any work undertaken by Forest Service to plant native flora and fauna in Donard Wood, Newcastle.