| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQW 24968/22-27
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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 membership of the Pre-School Education Advisory Group; (ii) the criteria used to determine an increase in Published Admission Number (PAN); and (iii) how many cases there have been of an increase in PAN for (a) 2024-25; (b) 2023-24; and (c) 2022-23.
| 25/03/2025 |
To be answered by 09/04/2025
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AQW 24867/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the timeline for when (i) a full-time multiple sclerosis (MS) nurse will be reinstated in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) the MS helpline be back operational.
| 24/03/2025 |
To be answered by 08/04/2025
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AQW 24693/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether he intends to extend the common funding scheme to non-statutory early years providers to ensure that children from disadvantaged backgrounds, newcomers, Travellers and children in care receive the same funding as if they were in a statutory preschool.
| 20/03/2025 |
To be answered by 04/04/2025
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AQW 24692/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether he will extend approved admission numbers to non-statutory early year providers to match statutory early years settings.
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| 20/03/2025 |
Answered on 27/03/2025
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AQW 24691/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail a breakdown of membership of the Education Authority advisory group that determines Published Admission Number allocation.
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| 20/03/2025 |
Answered on 27/03/2025
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AQW 24690/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how frequently the Education Authority writes to early years providers to discuss Published Admission Number (PAN) allocation; (ii) whether correspondence differed between the statutory and non-statutory sectors; and (iii) , once PAN is allocated, whether there is any additional correspondence accepted on behalf of providers to the Education Authority.
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| 20/03/2025 |
Answered on 27/03/2025
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AQW 24603/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether he will use the additional £50 million allocated for childcare to introduce any cost cutting measures for parents ahead of the expected increased cost of childcare by the end of March 2025.
[Priority Written]
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| 19/03/2025 |
Answered on 21/03/2025
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AQW 24602/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of funding, per child, is allocated to (i) non-statutory part-time preschool places; (ii) statutory part-time preschool places; (iii) non-statutory full-time preschool places; and (iv) statutory full-time preschool places.
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| 19/03/2025 |
Answered on 21/03/2025
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AQW 24601/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the criteria used to determine how Pupil Allocation Number is allocated; and (ii) whether the criteria differs between statutory and non-statutory settings.
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| 19/03/2025 |
Answered on 21/03/2025
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AQW 24600/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the review of Minimum Standards for Childminding and Day Care for Children Under Age 12; (ii) for a delivery date of when the review will be implemented; and (iii) whether he will he ensure child to staff ratios for non-statutory and statutory early years sectors will be equal, in line with the Independent Review of Education.
| 19/03/2025 |
To be answered by 03/04/2025
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