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QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
ON MONDAY 21 MARCH 2011

Questions to the First Minister and deputy First Minister
Questions to the Minister of Education

Questions to the First Minister and deputy First Minister

1. Mr F Molloy (Mid Ulster)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the actions that will be taken by their Department over the next four years to tackle poverty and deprivation.

AQO 1311/11

2. Ms J McCann (West Belfast)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the development of the Childcare Strategy.

AQO 1312/11

3. Mr B Armstrong (Mid Ulster)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the discussions they have had with HM Treasury regarding the introduction of a fuel price stabiliser.

AQO 1313/11

4. Mr K McCarthy (Strangford)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the development of the Child Poverty Strategy.

AQO 1314/11

5. Mr S Moutray (Upper Bann)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the progress that has been made by the Community Relations Unit since 2007 in encouraging mutual respect, understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity in Craigavon.

AQO 1315/11

6. Mr J Bell (Strangford)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how many times the Civic Forum has met since 2007.

AQO 1316/11

7. Mr D McNarry (Strangford)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Efficiency Review Panel, the establishment of which was announced on 9 April 2009.

AQO 1317/11

8. Mr D Kinahan (South Antrim)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the detailed eligibility criteria for the Social Investment Fund will be published.

AQO 1318/11

9. Lord Browne (East Belfast)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their Department's budget priorities for the next four years.

AQO 1319/11

10. Mr S Hamilton (Strangford)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the key achievements of the Executive during this mandate.

AQO 1320/11

11. Mr T Clarke (South Antrim)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the gifting of military sites.

AQO 1321/11

12. Mr A Bresland (West Tyrone)

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an assessment of their recent visits to the USA.

AQO 1322/11

Questions to the Minister of Education

1. Mr J Spratt (South Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education whether she will extend the funding for the Lilac Project based at Fleming Fulton School, Belfast.

AQO 1323/11

2. Mr A Easton (North Down)

To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the availability of Year 1 primary school places in the Bangor area for the 2011/12 academic year.

AQO 1324/11

3. Mr I McCrea (Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister of Education, following the announcement that additional capital funding has been allocated to her Department in the Budget 2011-15, to outline the criteria that will be used to prioritise capital projects.

AQO 1325/11

4. Mr D Bradley (Newry and Armagh)

To ask the Minister of Education for her assessment of the facilities at St Peter's Primary School, Collegelands, County Tyrone.

AQO 1326/11

5. Mr P McGlone (Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister of Education for her assessment of the extent of the current maintenance work backlog in schools.

AQO 1327/11

6. Mr T Elliott (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)

To ask the Minister of Education why the Performance and Efficiency Delivery Unit has not reported its findings in relation to her Department.

AQO 1328/11

7. Mr F McCann (West Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education to outline the benefits of the additional money that has been allocated to her Department in the Budget 2011-15.

AQO 1329/11

8. Mr R McCartney (Foyle)

To ask the Minister of Education when she will meet with the newly appointed Irish Minister for Education and Skills.

AQO 1330/11

9. Mr P Butler (Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister of Education whether she has approved the Development Proposal for Loreto College, Coleraine.

AQO 1331/11

10. Mr A Maskey (South Belfast)

To ask the Minister of Education what progress has been made on the Capital Building Programme for schools which was announced in June 2010.

AQO 1332/11

11. Mrs M Bradley (Foyle)

To ask the Minister of Education how many teaching jobs will be lost because of the education budget cuts over the next four years.

AQO 1333/11

12. Mr J McCallister (South Down)

To ask the Minister of Education to outline the discussions she had with HM Treasury regarding the proposal in her Department's draft spending plan to transfer capital expenditure to revenue expenditure.

AQO 1334/11

13. Mr P Givan (Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister of Education, given that the Department's Budget 2011-15 capital allocation has been agreed, when will the new build at Dromore Central Primary School receive approval.

AQO 1335/11

14. Miss M McIlveen (Strangford)

To ask the Minister of Education whether she intends to extend the Independent Schools' Counselling Service to primary schools and to outline the estimated cost of such an extension.

AQO 1336/11

15. Mr B Armstrong (Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister of Education when schools will be informed of their allocations under the Aggregated Schools Budget.

AQO 1337/11