AQW 32912/22-27

Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 07/10/2025
Answered On Date: 16/10/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education whether he has provided a response to recommendations contained within The National Deaf Children's Society report Next Steps: Developing specialist education support for deaf children in Northern Ireland.

Answer:

My department has received a copy of the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) report Next Steps: Developing specialist education support for deaf children in Northern Ireland. I welcome the report and its contribution to our shared goal of improving outcomes for deaf children and young people and their families.