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AQW 40384/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 39316/22-27, to detail the same information in relation to dyslexia, including the percentage of statutory assessment requests that were approved in (i) 2022–2023; (ii) 2023–2024; and (iii) 2024–2025, school years where dyslexia was recorded as the primary need.
| 11/02/2026 |
To be answered by 26/02/2026
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AQW 40383/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail any impact his proposed management authority for controlled schools will have on his Department's integrated education transformation process.
| 11/02/2026 |
To be answered by 26/02/2026
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AQW 40259/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail a breakdown of funding allocated to each category under the Common Funding Formula.
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| 10/02/2026 |
Answered on 17/02/2026
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AQW 39928/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any assessment made of the cumulative impact of his Department’s proposed budget on arm’s-length bodies that support statutory and strategic objectives, including Irish-medium education; (ii) whether he is aware of any bodies facing potential staff redundancies as a result.
[Priority Written]
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| 05/02/2026 |
Answered on 16/02/2026
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AQW 39927/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether he was consulted on; or (ii) approved, changes introduced by the Education Authority to the Essential Car User Allowance Scheme and mileage rates for Education Authority staff; and (ii) any assessment made by his Department of the financial impact these changes may have on staff, and on the delivery of education services.
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| 05/02/2026 |
Answered on 12/02/2026
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AQO 3037/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to outline any barriers that delay the cross-border registration of qualified teachers who wish to teach locally.
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| 22/01/2026 |
Answered on 03/02/2026
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AQW 39316/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the percentage breakdown of statutory assessment requests that were approved, broken down by diagnoses of (i) Autism Spectrum Disorder; (ii) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; (iii) Dyspraxia; (iv) Developmental Language Disorder; and (v) dual diagnosis, in the (a) 2022-2023; (b) 2023-2024; and (c) 2024-2025, school year.
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| 28/01/2026 |
Answered on 10/02/2026
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AQW 39315/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) why dyslexia, while recognised as a Special Educational Needs (SEN) category, is not listed as a medical category in his Department’s publication on SEN and Medical Categories Information for Parents and Young People; (ii) any consideration that has been given to including dyslexia as a listed medical category, given its prevalence; and (iii) whether the absence of dyslexia from the medical categories list has any implications for (a) the assessment of need; or (b) access to support, for children and young people with dyslexia.
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| 28/01/2026 |
Answered on 10/02/2026
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AQW 38351/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the most recent evaluation of the Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
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| 15/01/2026 |
Answered on 26/01/2026
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AQW 38350/22-27
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Mr Pat Sheehan
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail any work underway to review existing anti-bullying legislation and policies, with a view to ensuring they remain up to date and effective.
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| 15/01/2026 |
Answered on 26/01/2026
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