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) how his Department defines and measure educational underachievement; and (ii) the steps being taken to ensure a comprehensive approach that moves beyond GCSE results.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department is ensuring that schools inform pupils regarding the skills needs gap within the local economy.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department is ensuring that all schools, regardless of their sector, receive equitable support services.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any measures his Department is taking to ensure that special educational needs (SEN) transport operators are not forced to reduce the number of journeys they provide to pupils with SEN due to the rise in employers National Insurance contributions.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will consider expanding the new International Ministerial Advisory Panel on curriculum review to include a member with expertise in Irish language education, recognising the unique challenges face by the Irish-medium sector and the need for specific expertise in this area.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any new steps his Department will take in 2025 to ensure that all children in Irish-medium schools are able to access special educational needs and disabilities services and professionals, including speech and language therapists, educational psychologists, dyslexia support,…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of Primary 1 pupils that have been diagnosed with special educational needs and disabilities in each of the last five academic years; and (ii) the percentage this represents.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of pupils that have been successful in the Pre-School Education Inclusion Support Fund since its launch in November 2024, broken down by constituency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the work that has been carried out to the external boundary wall of the Mount Stewart estate; and (ii) the cost of that work, in each of the last ten years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail which parts of the external boundary wall of the Mount Stewart estate is the responsibility of Forest Service to maintain.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the work undertaken to address ash dieback in its forest in the Mount Stewart estate in the last ten years; and (ii) any problems encountered in carrying out this work.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the work carried out by Forest Service to address storm damage in its forest in the Mount Stewart estate since Storm Kathleen in April 2024.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any compensation that will be available to horticultural businesses to assist with repairs and crop damage following damage from Storm Éowyn.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the impact of Inheritance Tax changes on the agriculture industry in Northern Ireland.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the bovine TB Partnership Steering Group will have developed and published their delivery plan by March 2025.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of times the bovine TB Partnership Steering Group has met since its establishment.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, in light of the number of independent hospitality businesses closing down, to detail any measures her Department is taking to support family-run businesses that are struggling against rising costs.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department can provide targeted grants or financial relief for small hospitality businesses facing high energy costs and inflation-driven supplier price increases.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any consideration given to providing business rate relief, or other financial support, to small hospitality businesses struggling with increased costs due to a rise in National Insurance and the National Living Wage.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans her Department has in place to support and promote locally-owned hospitality businesses to maintain Northern Ireland's unique identity.