[Mr Nick Mathison]: 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.

[Mr Nick Mathison]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail any advice he has received from officials in relation to meeting the Loyalist Communities Council.

[Mr Nick Mathison]: 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.

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail the current status of all School Enhancement Programme applications in North Down.

[Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister of Education, in relation to the RAISE programme, to detail (i) how the seven criteria were identified and used together; (ii) the weighting that was used when applying these criteria; (iii) how the income deprivation and health and disability deprivation criteria are measured and how these impact upon the selection methodology; and (iv) when the Department will publish the methodology used and results obtained from this to produce the list of schools and areas invited to participate.

[Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of (i) capital; and (ii) resource funding his Department or its arm’s-length bodies has provided to Glór Na Móna since 2007.

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of the possible closure of Gaelscoil an Lonnáin; and (ii) to detail any work his Department has undertaken to seek another location for the school.

[Ms Paula Bradshaw]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail the role the Education Authority has in ensuring workload agreements with teachers are implemented.

[Ms Paula Bradshaw]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail any action being taken to ensure workload agreements with teachers are implemented as agreed during the current school term.

[Ms Sinéad McLaughlin]: To ask the Minister of Education whether the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme will be extended beyond the end of the 2024-25 financial year.

[Ms Sinéad McLaughlin]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail any work his Department is undertaking to introduce more financial measures to support parents following the introduction of the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme.

[Mr Timothy Gaston]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the reaction of victims of the 1987 Remembrance Day bombing that the First Minister had been invited to a Service of Remembrance in Enniskillen on Sunday 10 November, to detail any lessons that have been learned by their Department about sensitively engaging with victims and taking into account their concerns.

[Ms Paula Bradshaw]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they will engage with the Minister for Communities on how his Department's work on language, culture and heritage will dovetail with the appointment of the relevant commissioners under the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.

[Ms Paula Bradshaw]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the priority projects currently being worked on by the Strategic Investment Board relate to the Programme for Government.

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any consideration they have given to including death, dying, and bereavement as a key priority in the final Programme for Government.

[Mr Timothy Gaston]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they were provided with a draft answer from officials to AQW 15147/22-27; and when the question will be answered.

[Mr Timothy Gaston]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they were provided with a draft answer from officials to AQW 14970/22-27; and when the question will be answered.

[Mr Timothy Gaston]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they were provided with a draft answer from officials to AQW 14967/22-27; and when the question will be answered.

[Mr Timothy Gaston]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they were provided with a draft answer from officials to AQW 14871/22-27; and when the question will be answered.

[Mr Timothy Gaston]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they were provided with a draft answer from officials to AQW 14779/22-27; and when the question will be answered.

[Mr Matthew O'Toole]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 15328/22-27, for a timeline for the current review of the Together: Building a United Community Strategy.

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the support provided by his Department to Ards and North Down Borough Council to meet the 70 per cent recycling target, as set out in the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.

[Mr Matthew O'Toole]: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has attempted to bring a Climate Action Plan to the Executive for discussion in 2024.

[Mr Colin McGrath]: 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.

[Mr Colin McGrath]: 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.

[Mr Declan McAleer]: 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.

[Mr Colin McGrath]: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how long the use of (i) Hydrodor; (ii) Refresh New Mown Grass; (iii) ONA Liquid; (iv) Hydrocor 204; and (v) Cypermethrin has taken place at the operating location of waste licence WM/13/35.

[Mr Maolíosa McHugh]: To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any measures she can consider introducing to reverse the scenario for some victims of domestic abuse and violence having to leave their home while the perpetrator remains.

[Miss Deirdre Hargey]: To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of crimes that were committed by people aged between 10 and 17 in the last 12 months.

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister of Justice to provide clarity on the Resource to Capital DEL switch for the NI Road Safety Partnership.

[Mr Stephen Dunne]: To ask the Minister of Justice how her Department intends to utilise the additional (i) Resource Department Expenditure Limit allocations; and (ii) Capital allocations, provided to her Department as outlined in the Minister of Finance statement on 11 November 2024.

[Ms Connie Egan]: To ask the Minister of Justice whether the Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime programme will continue on current funding levels beyond the end of March 2025.

[Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 17097/22-27, and further to the Department of Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs press release on 17 October 2024 in relation to sentencing for waste criminality, to detail the amount of legal costs and associated expenses expended by the (i) Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland; and (ii) PSNI for (a) extradition; and (b) prosecution.

[Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the amount of (i) capital; and (ii) resource funding her Department or its arm’s-length bodies has provided to Glór Na Móna since 2007.

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister of Justice, following a spike in the reported incidences of dog fouling in the Causeway Coast and Glens district, to detail the number of people in Northern Ireland that have been prosecuted for the fouling of lands by dogs in 2024.

[Mr Maurice Bradley]: To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the number of prisoners without a permanent home address who were released from a custodial sentence in the last year.

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The Committee for the Economy held an event at Parliament Buildings today to mark the success of the 'Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink' initiative. In the month dedicated to 'Legacy and Learning', the Committee welcomed many award-winning local producers who showcased their skills and demonstrated how the campaign will help create a sustainable legacy for the local tourism and hospitality sectors.

The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Robin Newton, MBE MLA tonight welcomed Carl Frampton to Parliament Buildings for an event with young people.

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The woman liked the music by Sticky Situations (live band) so much that she wanted to dance even though the guy was eating a sandwich.
Georgetown, during Return Day.
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