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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the rate of sick absence in the Northern Ireland Prison Service compared to the rest of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), as outlined in table 7 of the Quarterly Sickness Absence in the NICS July 2024 - September 2024; and (ii) for her assessment of whether there…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the appointment process for members of the selection panel in relation to the reconstitution process for school boards of governors, including (i) the qualifying criteria; and (ii) who made the final decision on appointment.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of governor positions that were to be filled by the Education Authority during the recent reconstitution process in the (i) Controlled sector; (ii) Integrated sector; (iii) Irish-medium sector; and (iv) Maintained sector.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of reapplying governors who were (i) reappointed; and (ii) not reappointed in the recent reconstitution of school boards of governors.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the criteria used when appointing school governors during the current reconstitution process; and (ii) whether the criteria were weighted in reaching a decision.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 19109/22-27, to detail (i) the original planned completion date for the school management system; and (ii) the new anticipated completion date further to the end of the contract with Fujitsu.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any additional resource that will be provided to non-statutory preschool settings to employ learning support coordinators and prepare Personal Learning Support Plans as required by the draft SEN Code of Practice.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any action his Department is taking to support the poultry sector following the confirmed case of bird flu in the Republic of Ireland.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how his Department (i) monitors; and (ii) recognises the work carried out by (a) farmers; and (b) other land managers undertaking measures to reduce their carbon output.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any action he is taking to support farmers who are affected by accumulative heavy rainfall, which is reportedly damaging crops and impacting the lambing season.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how he is encouraging young people to (i) stay in the farming sector; and (ii) see farming and agriculture as a potential career.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of hectares of agricultural land that have been taken out of use for farming 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 provide clarity on his Department's position in relation to securing a ring-fenced budget for agriculture, like Pillar 1 Direct Payments, to ensure continued support for the sector given the ongoing challenges and changing agricultural policy…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the development and implementation of a Just Transition fund for Agriculture.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on the procurement process for carbon calculators to assist farmers in measuring the carbon footprint of their farms; and (ii) whether these tools can also support efforts to attain Protected Geographical Indication status for…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how widespread is the use of the Bovaer in Northern Ireland; and (ii) whether any analysis has been carried out by his Department into food from animals that have been fed the Bovaer additive.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) when the recommendations arising from the review of his Department's current provision for young people with special educational needs (SEN) will be published; (ii) when a time-bound action plan to improve provision will be published; and (iii) when options for…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any meetings he has held with representatives of small businesses to discuss supply issues due to the Windsor Framework, including any assurances he was able to offer them.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount (i) his Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies have spent on hospitality each month since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department is considering additional actions to reduce the impact of traffic congestion when works to the Sydenham bypass recommence.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of times a written consequential agreement was in place between the Utility Regulator and his Department in relation to the funding needs of NI Water since 2007.