AQW 34561/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 31023/22-27, to detail the amount of funding required to fill the 42.2 full-time equivalent frontline vacancies, which have arisen across the Education Authority’s pre-existing special educational needs support services, as part of business as usual.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 4 November 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 4 November 2025
- Answer due by
- 19 November 2025
- Answered
- 11 November 20257 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority (EA) has advised that:
The 42.2 full time equivalent vacancies equate to approximately £2.2 million per annum which is already covered within the EA’s existing budget.