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 Health whether concerns have been raised with his Department in relation to a perceived bias in the recruitment process within Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of staff that are (i) currently working in encompass; and (ii) projected to work in encompass in the next five years.
To ask the Minister of Health how community pharmacies have been prepared and supported financially to address the increased workload expected with the roll-out of Pharmacy First Service for Sore Throat (Winter 24/25).
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on any work she has undertaken with the Minister for the Economy in relation to bringing forward a package of costed interventions to support the hospitality sector and business sector.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number people, resident to Northern Ireland, that are estimated to have spent their holidays in other parts of Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the process introduced into schools to ensure the Fair Employment (School Teachers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 is being delivered; and (ii) where equality records for individual schools is published.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of preschools moving from part-time to full-time provision in this budgetary year, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister of Education how his Department plans to ensure that schools are providing a minimum of two hours of physical education to their pupils each week.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the 20 primary schools chosen for the pilot project to provide outdoor covered sports spaces, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of nurseries and primary schools in North Belfast that will benefit from the announcement on funding for outdoor play equipment; and (ii) how much funding each will receive.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any international best practice work his Department has carried out on the implementation of bilingualism or multilingualism in special educational needs settings.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any representations from Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta to his Department have been reflected in the Education Authority SEND Transformation Programme.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will change the rules in relation to Education Authority maintenance budgets to allow schools to procure their own maintenance companies who can provide the service at a significantly lower price.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any measures in place to address the increasing levels of pollution in Belfast Lough; and (ii) how his Department is collaborating with local stakeholders to reduce this impact.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his departmental officials were advised not to attend the Ulster Farmers Union rally at the Eikon Exhibition Centre on 18 November 2024.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any engagement he has had with the Minister of Health in relation to funding and support for initiatives to address isolation, loneliness and mental ill health in the farming community.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to provide a breakdown of the engagement he has had with the UK Government in relation to their changes to farmers’ inheritance tax.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount his Department has spent on bovine TB compensation in each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of media reports on the presence of harmful bacteria above the legal limits for bathing water within Belfast Lough; and (ii) to detail any action his Department is taking to address these reports.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any consideration his Department has given to an eradication programme that addresses all forms of bovine TB infection.