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Motion: Special Educational Needs and Disability – Investment and Transformation

https://youtu.be/2cUBRSRy_GE Proposed: That this Assembly commits to prioritising the needs of our most vulnerable children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND); notes that the current system for supporting children with SEND has failed to deliver appropriate and timely support for parents, pupils and schools; and calls on the Minister of Education to prioritise and… Continue Reading Motion: Special Educational Needs and Disability – Investment and Transformation

Motion: Implementation of the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls

https://youtu.be/C_yivp2h7sA Proposed: That this Assembly affirms that the Executive Office’s Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls must recognise that misogyny is a root cause of violence against women and girls; laments that since 2021, we have had the joint highest rate of femicide in Europe; expresses deep sadness that violence against women… Continue Reading Motion: Implementation of the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls

Committee for Communities meeting, Thursday 22 February 2024

https://youtu.be/Q5iohuLyWMI The Committee for Communities met on Thursday 22 February 2024. The Committee considered a number of Statutory Rules including those on The Charities (Edgehill Theological College Scheme) Order (NI) 2022, The Licensing (Form of Licence) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2023 and The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2023. View Agenda

Motion: Action Plan on Waiting Lists

https://youtu.be/swX-fy9-Qcg Motion: Action Plan on Waiting Lists Proposed: That this Assembly believes it is deplorable that none of the formal waiting time targets for health and social care services in Northern Ireland have been met since 2014; notes with concern a recent Northern Ireland Audit Office report which indicated that the number of people currently on… Continue Reading Motion: Action Plan on Waiting Lists