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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the estimated increase in cost to the Northern Ireland Civil Service employers contributions following the Autumn Budget 2024.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether the Education Authority Educational Psychology Service tracks the number of referrals made by Speech and Language Therapists for children of pre-school age; and (ii) the number of these referrals that have been (a) taken forward; and (b) rejected in the last five…
To ask the Minister of Education whether private pre-school providers that are part of the Pre-school Education Programme Standardisation have access to all Education Authority support that statutory providers have access to.
To ask the Minister of Education, in light of the Libraries for Primaries campaign findings that 41 per cent of primary schools currently lack access to a dedicated library space, to detail the steps he plans to take to address this gap and increase the number of primary schools with dedicated library facilities.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of pupils that have been (i) expelled; and (ii) suspended from primary schools in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount expended on support services for the education of expelled and suspended pupils in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education for a breakdown of the (i) actions; (ii) timetable; and (iii) staff resource investment to ensure his Department is fulfilling its statutory duties as outlined in the Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, in each year since 2022.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any additional funding that will be provided to the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education to deliver research to identify methods of establishing parental demand for integrated education.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department is undertaking any consideration of extending funding to the Buddy Bear Trust Conductive Education School.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) when the last condition survey of the nursey building at St Bernard's Primary School, Glengormley, was carried out; (ii) the Department's assessment of the current condition of the nursery building; and (iii) whether the Department will request a new condition survey of…
To ask the Minister of Education whether the Review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum will consider a statutory requirement for schools to educate pupils on the dangers of gambling as part of the core curriculum.
To ask the Minister of Education whether (i) Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools will be available to schools in the academic year beginning in September 2025; and (ii) all schools will have access to this programme.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans to make the Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools a permanent support in prevention and early intervention strategies for schools.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he plans to make funding available beyond September 2025 for Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools to ensure all schools have access to the program.
To ask the Minister of Education whether money allocated to schools who are establishing a Specialist Provision in a Mainstream School is specifically earmarked for that purpose or do schools have discretion on how to spend this funding.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the capital funding available to schools moving to full time pre-school offer as part of standardisation of Pre-School Education Programme.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of staff that are employed by his Department to work on sanitary and phytosanitary checks.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any financial support available to potato farmers, impacted by flooding, where compensation is sought.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the evaluation that is carried out to analyse the impact of flooding on farms, where compensation is sought.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any grants and funding support available to farmers to help address financial pressures and invest in sustainable practices; and (ii) any information on upcoming programs or changes to existing support for farmers.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action his Department is taking to encourage overseas tourism by promoting Ulster-Scots links with the United States of America.