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Minister, is there any plan in the Department to tackle the shortage of educational psychologists and speech and language therapists, who are required to progress those statement applications in a timely fashion?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Statutory Assessments: Parental Referrals Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Statutory Assessments: Parental Referrals
There are, obviously, statutory obligations for processing statements of education. That has been borne out with the additional spend that the Department has had to make over the past number of years given the exponential growth in this area. The Member can be assured that assessments being carried out is a priority…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Statutory Assessments: Parental Referrals Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Statutory Assessments: Parental Referrals
I thank the Minister for his fulsome answer. I asked the question because I have noticed in my constituency office an increased number of appeals to decisions made by the EA on statutory assessments. Will the Minister ensure that those important assessments have not been limited or reduced and that the educational…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Statutory Assessments: Parental Referrals Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Statutory Assessments: Parental Referrals
The Education Authority (EA) has not changed the process for parental referrals for statutory assessments. Article 20 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 clearly sets out the duty on the Education Authority to comply with a request from a parent or carer to arrange an assessment of special educational needs…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Statutory Assessments: Parental Referrals Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Statutory Assessments: Parental Referrals
We do not anticipate underspend because, to be quite honest and probably taking the same view as you, I do not think that there was enough money in the pot to begin with. It was decided and developed before the Executive were back, and there is a ceiling of £100,000 in compensation for businesses that lost stock and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flood Recovery Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flood Recovery Funding
I am very pleased to be able to sponsor that event next Tuesday, and I invite any Members who wish to do so to come along to come to the Long Gallery, where the trade unions will present a policy paper on that area. I think that it is very important. We have the responsibility here for legislation on how people work,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Trade Union Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Trade Union Consultation
Thank you, Minister. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has prioritised social dialogue as a process of consultation and policy formulation. I very much welcome the fact that, next week, you will sponsor the democracy at work policy launch here in Stormont. Can you set out for us how you envisage social dialogue being…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Trade Union Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Trade Union Consultation
I have always followed the principle — I think that it is a good one and a beneficial one — of co-design, particularly for the people who are being impacted on by any particular policy area or legislation. Last week, we had a meeting where the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and a number of trade unions were…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Trade Union Consultation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Trade Union Consultation
I have had a conversation with Minister Harris already, and some work had already been done on making sure that there is more synchronicity between how exam results work so that we can ensure that people have greater access across the island to whatever university or college is their choice. Much more work can be done…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Shared Island Enterprise Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Shared Island Enterprise Scheme
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as a fhreagra. In addition to the areas that the Minister outlined, will he provide us with some security about how he will work with Minister Simon Harris on ensuring that not only those who are looking at innovation but students who are looking at further and higher education can enjoy…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Shared Island Enterprise Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Shared Island Enterprise Scheme
The £30 million is very welcome. It is to be shared between Enterprise Ireland and the enterprise agencies here, and it will be worked through InterTradeIreland. There are enormous opportunities. There are very high numbers of business start-ups here, which is very beneficial, and a very strong entrepreneurial streak…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Shared Island Enterprise Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Shared Island Enterprise Scheme
The colleges are underutilised. Over the past number of years, we have had quite a significant investment in that estate. We have a very good offering when it comes to the colleges and the courses that they provide. In the current circumstances, they are not fully utilised. I want to work with the colleges to make…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Economic Boost: North Down Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Economic Boost: North Down
What plans does the Department have to ensure that educational and vocational training is adequate to meet the demands of future economic employment opportunities through the use of the South Eastern Regional College (SERC) in my constituency?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Economic Boost: North Down Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Economic Boost: North Down
I set out a vision last week of what I see as being the economic challenges here and of where areas of growth need to occur. We have stubbornly low levels of productivity and very high levels of economic inactivity. I am sure that pockets of the Member's constituency suffer from that, as do many others. We have a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Economic Boost: North Down Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Economic Boost: North Down
The Open Championship is due to be held in 2025 in Portrush. The experience of holding a recent Open Championship there outlines what I said previously. It brought enormous positivity, visitor numbers, exposure and viewing figures from around the world and led to an increase in golf tourism as a consequence. The…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Euro 2028: Economic Boost Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Euro 2028: Economic Boost
Will the Minister provide an update on the Open Championship?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Euro 2028: Economic Boost Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Euro 2028: Economic Boost
There is a real opportunity here for all sports fans, not just soccer fans, to get the Euros here. We had discussions earlier about the impact of the North West 200 and golfing tournaments, all of which bring a very positive news story. They also bring very significant international attention to the place, and I have…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Euro 2028: Economic Boost Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Euro 2028: Economic Boost
There are things that we can control and things that we may not be able to control. Where I can control policy and investment, and the actions of Invest NI in that regard, I will attempt to achieve the objective of regional balance, particularly for the north-west. We will, of course, try to take advantage of whatever…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Investment Zone: North-west Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Investment Zone: North-west
Minister, placing an investment zone throughout the whole of Northern Ireland will not address the lack of regional balance effectively. We need positive discrimination and incentives for places, such as the north-west, that have been left behind for decades.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Investment Zone: North-west Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Investment Zone: North-west
On many occasions since I came into office, including last week when I made a statement to the Assembly, I have outlined my ambition for regional balance, particularly for the north-west. A decision on an investment zone is a matter for the British Government, but we want to ensure that what we do through policy here…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Investment Zone: North-west Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Investment Zone: North-west
The Member is correct to say that it is a matter for the Government in London, but I am happy to engage with them and raise any particular issues. Part of the rationale for introducing a ban on onshore exploration is that we need to move away from fossil fuels and that they do not contribute to our carbon reduction…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Onshore Petroleum Exploration and Production Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Onshore Petroleum Exploration and Production
I thank the Minister for his answer. He has outlined his position with regard to onshore petroleum licensing. I understand that offshore petroleum licensing is a reserved matter. Does he intend to engage with the UK Government on securing a ban in that area?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Onshore Petroleum Exploration and Production Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Onshore Petroleum Exploration and Production
The Department is undertaking a review of that policy area. A consultation on new onshore petroleum licensing policy is currently live and will close on 12 April. My intention, which was also the proposed position set out in that consultation, is to introduce a legislative ban on all forms of onshore petroleum…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Onshore Petroleum Exploration and Production Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Onshore Petroleum Exploration and Production
Yes, I do, increasingly. In my previous role in the Department of Finance, we had responsibility for civil servants. There were efforts there to ensure that we gave opportunities for people to come forward, particularly people who, perhaps, would not ordinarily have ended up working in some parts of the public…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Nursing: Higher-level Apprenticeship Framework Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Nursing: Higher-level Apprenticeship Framework
I thank the Minister for his answers so far. Does he recognise the opportunities that public-sector apprenticeships present?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Nursing: Higher-level Apprenticeship Framework Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Nursing: Higher-level Apprenticeship Framework
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