Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any audit has been conducted to establish (i) the number of wards; and (ii) the number of bays, not in use that could be utilised for step-down or respite care, in each Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: Acute hospitals frequently … Continue reading AQW 43302/22-27 – Step-down and respite care beds
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department plans to take to ensure that public funding for sports facilities supports a balanced range of sports, including court-based activities, to maximise participation among women, disabled people, and inactive communities. Minister for Communities: The responsibility for provision of … Continue reading AQW 46046/22-27 – Maximising participation in sports
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of custody images, currently held by the PSNI, of individuals who have not been (i) charged with; and (ii) convicted of a crime. Minister of Justice: The PSNI estimates they have facial images for approximately 92,509 individuals on the Police … Continue reading AQW 46553/22-27 – PSNI custody images
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken to reduce ambulance handover delays at hospitals. Minister of Health: Reducing ambulance handover delays at hospitals remains a key priority for my Department, given the direct impact that such delays have on patient safety, patient experience … Continue reading AQW 46435/22-27 – Ambulance handover delays at hospitals
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to support rural sports clubs. Minister for Communities: This issue is an operational matter for Northern Ireland Housing Executive; they have advised me as follows: “The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has been undertaking a review of … Continue reading AQW 46042/22-27 – Rural sports clubs
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps she is taking to reduce the number of women leaving the workforce, due to menopause-related health issues. Minister for the Economy: The Irish Congress of Trade Unions, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Labour Relations Agency have … Continue reading AQW 47140/22-27 – Women leaving the workforce
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy, in light of increases in fuel costs, whether she has made any recent assessment of the benefits of using renewable sources to power all vehicles used by her Department and by any arm's-length bodies. Minister for the Economy: Options to move to low-emission … Continue reading AQW 47023/22-27 – Department for the Economy Renewable energy vehicles
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education, in light of increases in fuel costs, whether he has made any recent assessment of the benefits of using renewable sources to power all vehicles used by his Department and by any arm's-length bodies. Minister of Education: My Department retains a single vehicle for … Continue reading AQW 46915/22-27 – Department of Education Renewable energy vehicles
