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Written questions on the subject Education Authority


 
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AQW 41619/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of complaints, queries or review of educational settings the Education Authority has received in relation to children with special educational needs being placed in Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools.

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02/03/2026 Answered on 09/03/2026
AQW 41605/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 39515/22-27, to detail a statistical breakdown of the number of calls to the Education Authority’s Child Protection Support Service, disaggregated by safeguarding category, for the past five years. [Priority Written]

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27/02/2026 Answered on 06/03/2026
AQW 41503/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any (i) options open to school leaders to complain about maintenance work carried out by Education Authority approved contractors; and (ii) protocols in place to handle those complaints.

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26/02/2026 Answered on 04/03/2026
AQW 41273/22-27 Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 40127/22-27, to detail the estimated maintenance backlog, relating to heating systems across the Education Authority estate.

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24/02/2026 Answered on 03/03/2026
AQW 41225/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 40718/22-27, to detail the number of calls received by the Education Authority's Child Protection Support Service, broken down by safeguarding concern, in each of the last three years.

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23/02/2026 Answered on 06/03/2026
AQW 41194/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount spent by the Education Authority on legal counsel representation, in each of the last five years.

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23/02/2026 Answered on 03/03/2026
AQW 41139/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of Education Authority Transition Co-ordinators currently employed; and (ii) the number of vacancies in the team.

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20/02/2026 Answered on 26/02/2026
AQW 41093/22-27 Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Education, in respect of Classroom Assistants employed by the Education Authority (EA) to detail, (i) the number engaged on Temporary Engagement Forms, in each of the last five years, broken down by EA region; (ii) of those staff, the number who subsequently became permanent under the Fixed Term Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002; (iii) the number (a) of Classroom Assistants engaged on Temporary Engagement Forms; and (b) subsequently made permanent under the Fixed Term Workers Regulations, who were offered the option to enter into a Term Time Agreement, either at the point of engagement or upon becoming permanent; (iv) any policy and legal basis for any decision not to offer Term Time Agreement options to those cohorts; and (v) a breakdown of the estimated £10 million cost of extending Term Time Agreement options to all affected staff, including the assumptions, staff numbers, grades and time period used in that calculation.

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20/02/2026 Answered on 03/03/2026
AQO 2931/22-27 Mr Stewart Dickson
(APNI - East Antrim)
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, further to media reports, to outline why their Department does not hold information in relation to whether or not the deputy First Minister recused herself from discussions on finances relating to the Education Authority.

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08/01/2026 Answered on 19/02/2026
AQW 40944/22-27 Mr Andrew McMurray
(APNI - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any immediate actions the Education Authority plan to take to restore safe conditions for learning and dining at St Francis' Primary School, Drumaroad, following the recent environmental health inspection that resulted in the condemnation of the school's canteen. [Priority Written]

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18/02/2026 Answered on 23/02/2026
AQW 40900/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Education, in relation to funding for projects from the Education Authority's Youth Grant Funding Scheme, to detail any actions he is taking to protect youth services, in the absence of ringfencing, and to prevent youth services being a target for future cuts.

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18/02/2026 Answered on 04/03/2026
AQW 40716/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) employment permits; and (ii) performance licenses, issued by the Education Authority, in each of the last five years.

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16/02/2026 Answered on 25/02/2026
AQW 40049/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the reason why non-statutory pre-school providers have a different route to refer children to Education Authority Local Impact Teams.

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06/02/2026 Answered on 10/02/2026
AQW 40026/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW38956/22-27, to detail (i) whether the minutes of the discussions on Education Authority’s performance at the Governance and Accountability Review meetings have been published; (ii) the dates on which these meeting have taken place; (iii) the attendees at these meetings.

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06/02/2026 Answered on 13/02/2026
AQW 39699/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the £918,000 in savings that have been made between the Education Authority and taxi operators, broken down by constituency.

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03/02/2026 Answered on 16/02/2026
AQW 39566/22-27 Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how the costs for the Education Authority’s procurement and contract-management arrangements for school taxi services rose to almost £40 million a year; and (ii) any action being taken to (a) ensure effective oversight; and (b) prevent further escalation.

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02/02/2026 Answered on 16/02/2026
AQW 39542/22-27 Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 33788/22-27, to detail (i) the number of the 11 seven-seater vehicles purchased by the Education Authority that are now in use to transport children; and (ii) the number of current vacancies for drivers of these vehicles.

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02/02/2026 Answered on 13/02/2026
AQW 39352/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of funding the Education Authority Youth Service Provision received in each of the last five years.

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29/01/2026 Answered on 10/02/2026
AQW 39351/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of funding opportunities that existed for youth work via the Education Authority in the last five years; and (ii) the number available this year.

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29/01/2026 Answered on 10/02/2026
AQW 39226/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any protections the Education Authority provides for school patrol personnel enduring severe weather conditions.

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27/01/2026 Answered on 03/02/2026
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