To ask the Minister of Education for a breakdown of the (i) actions; (ii) timetable; and (iii) staff resource investment to ensure his Department is fulfilling its statutory duties as outlined in the Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, in each year since 2022.

Since 2022, my Department has undertaken a number of actions to meet the statutory duties set out in the Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022. These actions are set out in the table below. Notably, the Department has, as required by the Act, published a Section 10 Report on the delivery of Integrated Education outlining how it has fulfilled its duties under the Act since its passage through the Assembly.

In terms of staff resources, the Integrated Education Act Implementation Team was established within the Department to take forward implementation of the Act and its associated duties. It is of course supported by other policy teams, including the designated Irish Medium and Integrated Education Team, and supported by the Integrated Education implementation governance structure of the Steering and Working Groups.

My Department also provides funding in excess of £600K per annum to the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education and continues to work with the Education Authority and ARK to investigate demand for Integrated Education.

I also note the recently announced £730,000 financial commitment to the Integrated sector from the Northern Ireland Office to support ongoing work to develop Integrated Education.