| Ref No | Member | Question | Answer By |
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AQW 53141/22-27
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Mr Paul Boggs
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education (i) whether any assessment has been made of the teaching of modern language in primary and post primary schools; and (ii) to detail any steps that will be taken to ensure the opportunity of learning modern language subjects is available to all children in schools.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53140/22-27
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Mr Paul Boggs
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 51361/22-27, whether he will consider engaging with the Education Authority with a view to reintroducing an Education Otherwise Than At School Primary Behaviour Support and Provision Services base in Strabane.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53139/22-27
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Mr Paul Boggs
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any assessment that has been made of the British Government applying Air Passenger Duty to the City of Derry Airport to Dublin route; and (ii) any impact this could have on all-island connectivity.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53138/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Assembly Commission whether any of the recently reported attempts to access inappropriate online content originated from an account or device allocated to an MLA.
[Priority Written]
| 05/10/2026 |
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AQW 53137/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions (i) her Department; and (ii) the Northern Regional College, has had with (a) Mid and East Antrim Borough Council; (b) the Department for Communities; (c) the Department of Finance; and (d) other public bodies, regarding the future use, redevelopment or disposal of the former Northern Regional College site at Trostan Avenue, Ballymena.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53136/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) how frequently the former Northern Regional College site at Trostan Avenue, Ballymena, is inspected; (ii) which organisation is responsible for any inspections; (iii) the date of the most recent inspection; and (iv) any actions identified as necessary, following that inspection.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53135/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail whether (i) her Department; and (ii) the Northern Regional College, has received expressions of interest regarding the (a) purchase; (b) transfer; (c) redevelopment; and (d) alternative use, of the former Northern Regional College site at Trostan Avenue, Ballymena.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53134/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Assembly Commission to detail (i) the procedures for investigating attempts to access inappropriate online content through the Assembly network; and (ii) any disciplinary or other action that may be taken where the individual responsible is identified.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53133/22-27
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Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made of the impact of the Belfast Harbour and Port of Cork Memorandum of Understanding on eligibility for (i) Great British Energy funding streams; and (ii) other UK Government clean-energy infrastructure programmes.
[Priority Written]
| 05/10/2026 |
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AQW 53132/22-27
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Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any documented criteria applied when determining that animals are unfit or unsuitable for transport during an enforcement operation.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53131/22-27
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Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the independent external review on the Fivemiletown Deprivation Order operation, (i) whether the terms of reference permit the reviewer to examine earlier comparable operations; and (ii) whether the review will be published in full and unredacted.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53130/22-27
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Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has been consulted on how the Belfast Harbour and Port of Cork Memorandum of Understanding aligns with Northern Ireland's interests in securing UK clean-energy investment.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53129/22-27
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Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether Belfast Harbour has submitted, or intends to submit, any bids to Great British Energy funding programmes.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53128/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether his Department has conducted any workforce planning exercise to determine the number of teaching assistants required over the next five years, including any associated findings.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53127/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail any measures his Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention of teaching assistants across Northern Ireland.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53126/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of temporary teaching assistant posts that are currently being used in special schools and special educational needs units, broken down by Education Authority area.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53125/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the average length of time taken to fill teaching assistant vacancies in special schools in each of the last five years.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53124/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment made of the impact that turnover amongst teaching assistants has on the continuity of support provided to pupils with special educational needs.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53123/22-27
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Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any (i) contractual performance standards that Northern Ireland Water requires its contractors to meet, when carrying out work affecting customers' premises; and (ii) financial or other penalties that can be imposed, where those standards are not met.
| 12/10/2026 |
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AQW 53122/22-27
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Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any safeguards Northern Ireland Water has in place to identify unusually high water consumption by community and voluntary organisations and to alert them to a potential leak before a substantial bill is incurred.
| 12/10/2026 |
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