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 Finance to detail any assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of AI deployment on Civil Service productivity.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any database or form used by teachers and classroom assistants to record assaults or injuries caused by pupils.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of working days lost due to (i) teachers; and (ii) classroom assistants, being injured as a result of physical assaults by pupils, in each of the last three academic years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of bereavement support programmes that are funded by his Department and; (ii) the number of schools that have accessed these, in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any training, guidance and resources that are currently available to teachers and school staff to support pupils experiencing grief and bereavement; and (ii) whether any additional provision is planned.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that children and young people develop an understanding of grief, bereavement and how to support those experiencing loss.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department will reconsider the omission of grief and bereavement education from the proposed Northern Ireland curriculum framework.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any (i) major; and (ii) minor, works projects currently (a) planned; (b) approved; and (c) under consideration, for Carrickfergus Grammar School, including the anticipated timescales for delivery and any funding allocated to each project.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any consideration his Department has given to research reporting sustained improvements in children’s cognitive abilities following weekly philosophical enquiry; and (ii) any provision the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 will make for structured philosophical discussion…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any provision for structured philosophical enquiry, including Philosophy for Children and Socratic seminars, that will be included in the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028, in light of research reporting sustained improvements in pupils’ cognitive abilities following regular…
To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 53187/22-27, to detail (i) whether applicants for Subject Working Groups were eligible for selection if their proposed curriculum vision was inconsistent with his Department's policy position on a knowledge-rich curriculum; and (ii) the number of applicants selected…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any training that is in place for teachers and classroom assistants to understand working with children who have Pathological Demand Avoidance.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail whether (i) his Department has estimated any additional costs that may be incurred by farmers as a result of recommendations arising from the Bovine Genetics Genotyping Scheme; and (ii) any financial support will be available to meet such…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of Freedom of Information requests that are currently awaiting a response from his Department; and (ii) the number of those requests that have been outstanding for more than 20 working days.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department plans to implement all the recommendations of the Task and Finish Group on the Nutrients Action Plan.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment her Department has made of the Business Register and Employment Survey 2024 in respect of agriculture, which recorded a decrease of 1,245 jobs, representing a 4.9 per cent reduction in employment compared with the previous year.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs pursuant to AQW 53191/22-27, to detail (i) the timeline within which he expects to see progress on this matter; and (ii) any key dates by which his Department will consider further intervention.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to increase employer participation in apprenticeship programmes and expand opportunities for Level 3 apprenticeships in skilled trades, including (i) bricklaying; (ii) electrical installation; (iii) joinery; (iv) carpet fitting; and (v)…
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 52804/22-27, to detail the reason why no courses were withdrawn in the Southern Regional College area.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence, on the number of entry-level roles in the creative industries.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, given that the draft Transport Strategy 2035 consultation recognises motorcycles and mopeds as an established mode of transport with a role in reducing traffic impacts, to detail any consideration that has been given to ensuring that motorcycling is reflected throughout future…