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To ask the Minister of Education (i) when the current Independent Counselling Service for School contract expires; and (ii) when her Department will review and redesign the subsequent model for post-primary counselling.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the protocol for counsellors, working on the Independent Counselling Service for Schools, to refer students on to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
To ask the Minister of Education whether she will establish an emergency fund as an immediate priority to support childcare providers in meeting their higher bills during the current cost of living crisis, and as they await the development of the new Childcare Strategy.
To ask the Minister of Education whether her Department is exploring and costing models for affordable childcare schemes other than a 30 hours free childcare scheme.
To ask the Minister of Education what work her Department is undertaking to explore and cost a range of different investment models as part of the new Childcare Strategy.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what grants are currently available for farm diversification, including support for the establishment and development of farm food stores.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of farm safety; and (ii) to detail what steps he is taking to improve safety on farms and throughout agriculture.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail what steps he is taking to protect the Northern Ireland to Republic of Ireland milk trade in anticipation of any changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what action he is taking to address the findings of the Utility Regulator’s report, SONI TSO Governance, in relation to the independence of SONI and a potential breach of its licence.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what actions are being taken by his Department to bring home heating oil within the scope of the Utility Regulator.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what processes he has put in place to ensure the continuity and security of Electricity Supply in Northern Ireland, following the recent publication of the Utility Regulator’s Decision Paper.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he continues to have confidence in the System Operator for Northern Ireland as a major strategic controller of infrastructure following the publishing of the Utility Regulator's Decision paper on modifications to the SONI Transmission System Operator licence.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, following the recent publication of the Utility Regulator’s Decision Paper, whether he will conduct an independent investigation into the role of the System Operator for Northern Ireland in the capacity auction process.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the cost on all NI consumers created by the poor governance and control mechanisms reported by the Utility Regulator on the System Operator for Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what recent consultation he has had with airports in Northern Ireland in regard to improving the travel experience for disabled passengers.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, with reference to the Montreal Convention, what consultation he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on increasing the amount of compensation a disabled person can claim for damaged mobility equipment whilst travelling on British airlines.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure why a permanent pedestrian crossing has not yet been installed at Frederick Street and Great Patrick Street, given the increase in students and pedestrian traffic required to cross at this junction.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when permanent pedestrian crossing will be installed at Frederick Street and Great Patrick Street, given the increase in students and pedestrian traffic required to cross at this junction.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what engagement has taken place between his Department and Ulster University with regards to the pedestrian crossing at Frederick Street and Great Patrick Street, given the increase in students and pedestrian traffic required to cross at this junction.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when he will reply to my letter dated 3 June 2022 concerning the Roads (Miscellaneous Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what efforts have been made to ensure that the Northern Ireland Planning Portal will not be offline for longer than the planned three weeks, while the service is moved to the new Portal.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when the outcome of the NI Planning Portal User Survey will be published and whether the findings have been included as part of the specification for a new portal.