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 Finance to detail the current staffing levels in his Department, to include number of (i) posts; and (ii) vacancies, at each grade.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount his Department has spent on social media (i) influencers; and (ii) content creators, since February 2024.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps (i) he; (ii) his Department; and (iii) the Education Authority, are taking to ensure classroom assistants are involved in the reform of special educational needs and disabilities provision, ensuring their expertise in supporting children is reflected in new delivery…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps (i) he; (ii) his Department; and (iii) the Education Authority, are taking to ensure classroom assistants have access to professional development and progression aligned to appropriate recognition and experience.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps (i) he; (ii) his Department; and (iii) the Education Authority, are taking to ensure classroom assistants are valued alongside teachers, with job descriptions that accurately reflect the work they do.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps (i) he; (ii) his Department; and (iii) the Education Authority, are taking to ensure classroom assistants have secure, contracted work with fair pay, terms and conditions.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of classroom assistant posts currently vacant in schools in East Antrim; and (ii) the number of pupils affected by those vacancies.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQO 3913/22-27, whether an in principle decision to offer nursery provision at Knockavoe School, in Strabane, in September 2027, has been made.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 25121/22-27, for an update on any discussions to increase the admission and enrolment numbers at Dean Maguirc College, Carrickmore.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any reason for the decision to withdraw the CCEA GCSE German qualification; (ii) who initiated the proposal to withdraw the qualification; and (iii) any reason CCEA's recommendation to retain the qualification was not accepted.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 50842/22-27, to detail any equality impact assessment undertaken in relation to pupils remaining without home-to-school taxi transport, including consideration of the particular impact on pupils with additional needs or disabilities and families unable to provide…
To ask the Minister of Education whether any consideration was given to the potential impact of the Strong Foundations: Literacy Framework's emphasis on explicit systematic phonics instruction on the acquisition of Irish, including whether specific guidance has been developed to ensure that approaches designed for…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to (i) protect; and (ii) expand, the range of modern languages available to pupils at (a) Key Stage 3; and (b) post-primary level, in light of the proposed withdrawal of CCEA GCSE German.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of funding pressures on the ability of rural schools to maintain (i) staffing levels; (ii) curriculum provision; and (iii) support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any evidence his Department has used in concluding, as outlined in the current proposals for a revised curriculum, that the increased volume of prescribed content in the proposed History curriculum will not widen the attainment gap between pupils from disadvantaged…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any evidence his Department has used in concluding, as outlined in the current proposals for a revised curriculum, that the increased volume of prescribed content in the proposed History curriculum can be taught in sufficient depth to develop pupils’ historical enquiry,…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any empirical evidence demonstrating that pupils who study the proposed History curriculum will leave school with a stronger understanding of chronology, historical knowledge and disciplinary thinking than pupils following the current curriculum.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the additional workload and professional development requirements arising from the proposed History curriculum.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the powers that will be available to local councils under the Dilapidation Bill.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of Freedom of Information requests that have been received by his Department; and (ii) the percentage of these completed within the statutory deadlines, 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 number of applications that have been received under the Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme; and (ii) the amount of support requested under those applications.