Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
AQW 22298/22-27
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Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether the Education Authority are obligated to pay any money to Fujitsu following the cancellation of the contract for the EdIS Strategic Partner and School Management System.
| 10/02/2025 |
To be answered by 25/02/2025
| Business; Contracts; Schools; Computer software |
AQW 22236/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) when the childcare strategy will be delivered; and (ii) whether providers have been consulted to ensure there is sufficient capacity for any increased measures.
| 10/02/2025 |
To be answered by 25/02/2025
| Child care; Business; Public consultation; Grants |
AQW 22182/22-27
|
Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail, as a percentage of the total invested in Northern Ireland, the financial assistance provided to businesses in the Strangford constituency by Invest NI in each of the last five years.
| 07/02/2025 |
To be answered by 24/02/2025
| Strangford; Invest NI; Finance; Business |
AQW 22181/22-27
|
Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the total financial assistance provided to businesses in the Strangford constituency by Invest NI in each of the last five years.
| 07/02/2025 |
To be answered by 24/02/2025
| Strangford; Invest NI; Finance; Business |
AQW 22150/22-27
|
Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy for a breakdown of the £15 million in the Draft Budget 2025-26 allocated for the Local Economic Partnerships by local council area.
| 07/02/2025 |
To be answered by 24/02/2025
| Business; Voluntary organisations; Local councils; Finance; Economic policy |
AQO 1564/22-27
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Mr Pádraig Delargy
(SF - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister of Finance to provide an update on the sectoral study on the Cost of Doing Business in Northern Ireland, commissioned by his Department.
| 06/02/2025 |
To be answered on 17/02/2025
| Business; Costs; Research; Government departments |
AQW 22102/22-27
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Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any consideration given to providing business rate relief, or other financial support, to small hospitality businesses struggling with increased costs due to a rise in National Insurance and the National Living Wage.
| 06/02/2025 |
To be answered by 21/02/2025
| Business; Rebates; Rates and rating; Minimum wage; National insurance |
AQW 22068/22-27
|
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the review into the surrender principle.
| 06/02/2025 |
To be answered by 21/02/2025
| Reviews; Licensing; Business |
AQW 22054/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the scoping work required to identify the needs of the childcare sector to support the development of a targeted business support scheme.
| 06/02/2025 |
To be answered by 21/02/2025
| Child care; Reviews; Business |
AQW 22051/22-27
|
Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans she has to expedite the completion of roadworks on the Knockbracken Road, South Belfast, given the disruption to local businesses.
[Priority Written]
| 06/02/2025 |
To be answered by 11/02/2025
| Belfast South; Repairs and maintenance; Roads; Business; Road traffic |
AQW 22037/22-27
|
Mr Gary Middleton
(DUP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the membership of the Local Economic Partnerships that have been established, broken down by local council area.
| 06/02/2025 |
To be answered by 21/02/2025
| Local councils; Business; Voluntary organisations; Membership |
AQW 21978/22-27
|
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any steps he is taking to mitigate the impact on businesses in Northern Ireland's border counties due to the decision by the Republic of Ireland to reduce the VAT rate for food-led hospitality.
| 05/02/2025 |
To be answered by 20/02/2025
| Republic of Ireland; VAT; Business; Hospitality industry |
AQW 21959/22-27
|
Mr Pádraig Delargy
(SF - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the percentage of schools currently offering BTEC courses at sixth form.
| 05/02/2025 |
To be answered by 20/02/2025
| Schools; Qualifications; Business; Curriculum |
AQW 21918/22-27
|
Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
|
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, following their statement to the Assembly on 27 January 2025, to detail any steps being taken to provide financial support to homeowners and businesses that have been denied insurance payouts for damage caused by Storm Éowyn.
| 04/02/2025 |
To be answered by 19/02/2025
| Ministerial statements; Insurance; Households; Business; Storms |
AQW 21914/22-27
|
Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
|
To ask the Minister of Finance whether the Cost of Doing Business Study will include the cost of locally levied rates.
| 04/02/2025 |
To be answered by 19/02/2025
| Business; Costs; Reviews; Rates and rating |
AQW 21862/22-27
|
Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
|
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount paid to Legionella specialists Hydrop in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
| 04/02/2025 |
To be answered by 19/02/2025
| Health and social care trusts; Finance; Business; Diseases; Disease control |
AQW 21792/22-27
|
Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
|
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any urgent actions that have been taken with internet providers to repair and reinstate services to customers.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 03/02/2025 |
Answered on 07/02/2025
| Internet; Telecommunications; Repairs and maintenance; Consumers; Business |
AQO 1522/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the research for a childcare business support scheme.
+ Display Answer
| 30/01/2025 |
Answered on 10/02/2025
| Finance; Business; Child care |
AQW 21657/22-27
|
Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the total value of rates relief provided to businesses in each of the last five years, broken down by local council area.
+ Display Answer
| 30/01/2025 |
Answered on 07/02/2025
| Non-domestic rates; Rebates; Business; Local councils |
AQW 21654/22-27
|
Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
|
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the requirements of the composition of the Local Economic Partnerships £45 million Regional Balance Fund.
| 30/01/2025 |
To be answered by 14/02/2025
| Local councils; Business; Voluntary organisations; Finance |
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