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AQW 24083/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of whether the Pre-School Standardisation Programme has (i) created an unintentional unfairness among preschools that have not yet been standardised; and (ii) created an unintentional unfairness within standardised settings who have been offered less standardised places than their capacity.
| 10/03/2025 |
To be answered by 26/03/2025
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AQW 24082/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the (i) percentage; and (ii) number of children that were offered a funded place in a preschool setting of their parents’ first preference in the last six years.
| 10/03/2025 |
To be answered by 26/03/2025
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AQW 23927/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) a breakdown of the £51 million special educational needs (SEN) budget; (ii) the total budget allocation for Strand 1 of the SEN budget targeting maintenance and minor works; (iii) the total budget allocation for Strand 2 for Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools; (iv) the total budget allocation for Strand 3 for additional provision for special schools; and (v) the total budget allocation for Strand 4 for additional special schools.
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| 06/03/2025 |
Answered on 14/03/2025
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AQW 23747/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) his plan to address the gap between those pre-school providers who have been successful in the roll-out of the Pre-School Standardisation programme and those who have not; and (ii) any engagement he has had with those who feel they are at a disadvantage.
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| 04/03/2025 |
Answered on 13/03/2025
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AQW 23746/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the boundaries, by postcode, of the (i) Southern Health and Social Care Trust area; and (ii) South Eastern Health and Social Trust area, within the South Down constituency.
| 04/03/2025 |
To be answered by 20/03/2025
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AQW 23664/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of two year olds that have been placed in a nursery school under the Pre-School Education Programme; (ii) how much this has cost his Department; and (iii) the comparative cost if these two year olds were placed in a childcare setting.
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| 03/03/2025 |
Answered on 11/03/2025
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AQW 23663/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has considered expanding the Pre-School Education Programme to ensure that providers who qualify for standardisation can offer places to all children instead of a percentage of their Published Admission Number allocation.
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| 03/03/2025 |
Answered on 10/03/2025
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AQW 23662/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether the current provision to reduce the number of standardised places in a locality if one preschool setting is under subscribed will be rectified to ensure the highest number of children avail of the Pre-School Education Programme.
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| 03/03/2025 |
Answered on 10/03/2025
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AQW 23661/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether he will create a system where childcare staff are able to make referrals directly to educational psychologists in order to ensure early intervention practices are utilised to support the development of children.
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| 03/03/2025 |
Answered on 11/03/2025
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AQW 23497/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether he intends to reduce cataract services in the Downe Hospital; and (ii) whether his Department consulted ophthalmology services staff in the Downe Hospital to ensure they can provide the highest quality of care.
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| 27/02/2025 |
Answered on 07/03/2025
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