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To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made by his Department of the future demand for specialist autism and intellectual disability services in the next five years; and (ii) any plans in place to increase local specialist residential and community provision to meet that demand.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current and projected need for specialist autism and intellectual disability services, including (i) the number of individuals awaiting specialist placement; (ii) the number of delayed discharges where an appropriate placement is unavailable; (iii) the number of people…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 40628/22, for an update on the business case and implementation plan to extend bowel cancer screening from the age of 50, including whether the commencement of a phased implementation take place in 2026-27.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail a timescale for a decision on the business case submitted for the neonatal expansion of Northern Ireland Specialist Transport and Retrieval services.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the total budget allocated to addiction services and programmes across the health and social care system; and (ii) the total expenditure on addiction services and programmes, in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) Health and Social Care Trust; and (b) programme…
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on his Department's work to make in-person banking facilities available in city and town centres across North Down.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will consider increasing the focus on Northern Ireland's history and development within the proposed history curriculum reforms, to ensure that young people are equipped with the knowledge and understanding necessary to engage with contemporary society.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he has considered introducing automatic enrolment for eligible children entitled to free school meals, through data sharing with the Department for Communities.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any long-term plans being put in place to ensure that children and families do not continue to experience recurring difficulties in securing appropriate specialist provision.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on any discussions he has had with the new Commissioners set up under the Identity and Language Act, concerning changes to the curriculum.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any funded plan that exists to address the shortage of specialist provision, including (i) staffing; (ii) buildings; (iii) transport; and (iv) transition support, within the education system.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps being taken to ensure that suitable specialist provision is available within reasonable distance of children’s homes.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the impact of childcare costs on parents’ ability to increase their working hours or progress in employment.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any provision that will be put in place to enable teachers to undertake professional learning in preparation for the implementation of the proposed Northern Ireland curriculum, including arrangements for release time.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether his Department has made any assessment of the fact that only two of 78 authors referenced as exemplars in the draft English and Drama curriculum are from the North; and (ii) any steps he will take to ensure that Irish literary voices are appropriately represented…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 41185/22-27, to detail any specific actions within the TransformED strategy that are intended to reduce the attainment gap between boys and girls, including how the effectiveness of those actions will be measured.
To ask the Minister of Education, in light of issues regarding online misinformation, disinformation and AI-generated content, to detail any reason media literacy does not feature as a distinct area of learning within the draft English and Drama curriculum.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the impact of homework on pupil attainment as part of the TransformED programme.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes in reducing mental health problems among school-age children.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that media and digital literacy education is accessible to children with additional needs.