Garth Scates Minister of Health, Robin Swann, answered Members’ questions on: An update on a new cancer strategy and implementation plan. To outline his plans regarding the further roll-out of the Mental Health Street Triage Project. An update on the roll-out of the faecal immunochemical test for bowel cancer. How the Minister plans to provide free car… Continue Reading Question Time – Health – Tuesday 25th February 2020
Minister of Finance, Conor Murphy MLA answers Members questions. Topics included: How will the Minister ensure that the PSNI will receive its 2.5 per cent pay rise. To outline the rate of uptake of the Lone Pensioner Allowance. An update on the progress on the establishment of a fiscal council as outlined in New Decade,… Continue Reading Question Time – Finance -Tuesday 25 February
https://youtu.be/EbLwyoXgIAQ The Committee received briefings from the Central Services and Contingency Planning Group and the Brexit & Environment Group. View the agenda.
The Committee for Education met on Wednesday 12 February 2020 at 9.45 am in Room 30. The Committee received an Oral Briefing on the Mental health and Well-being Framework and an Oral Briefing on Nutritional Standards Consultation by the Department. View the Agenda
https://youtu.be/XrndK5A7Xlw Watch the Statement from the Health Minister – Resolution of HSC Agenda for Change Staff Dispute – 14 Jan 2020
Watch the Statement today by the Minister of Education Mr Peter Weir MLA on the School Enhancement Programme.
Dr Brídín Carroll (University College Dublin) – TRANSMANGO EU research project: a case study of scenario methodologies applied to food system planning This presentation reports on a current EU research project, TRANSMANGO, which focuses on the vulnerability and resilience of European food systems in the context of socioeconomic, behavioural, technological, institutional and agro-ecological change. TRANSMANGO… Continue Reading TRANSMANGO EU research project: a case study of scenario methodologies applied to food system planning
Dr Wayne Foord (QUB) – Nexus project: a case study of scenario planning methodology applied to food system planning. This presentation provides an introduction to scenario planning, its increasing application to food system planning, and reports on the QUB Nexus project. There is growing evidence that future food security, globally and regionally, is at risk… Continue Reading Nexus project: a case study of scenario planning methodology applied to food system planning
Over the last 30 years’ services for people with learning disabilities in NI have been transformed with community services. The ‘Equal Live’ Report (2005) and Learning Disability Service Framework document (2012) strongly emphasise supporting people with learning disabilities to be supported in the community.