AQW 43427/22-27 – UK-EU fishing agreements

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the potential implications of UK-EU fishing agreements on the Northern Irish fishing sector. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Department continues to assess the potential implications of UKEU fishing agreements for … Continue reading AQW 43427/22-27 – UK-EU fishing agreements

AQW 43426/22-27 – Road safety and cycle training for children

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Infrastructure, regarding ensuring children have access to practical road safety and cycle training. Minister of Education: The safety of children travelling to school is of the utmost importance. I have engaged directly … Continue reading AQW 43426/22-27 – Road safety and cycle training for children

AQW 43429/22-27 – Avian influenza cases

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the change in the number of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases between January 2021 and January 2026. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The following table details the detections of avian influenza that have been made in … Continue reading AQW 43429/22-27 – Avian influenza cases

AQW 43428/22-27 – Impact of imported fertiliser on food security

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of the proportion of fertiliser that is imported, on food security. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: All fertiliser used by the Northern Ireland agriculture sector is imported and … Continue reading AQW 43428/22-27 – Impact of imported fertiliser on food security

AQW 41541/22-27 – NHS dental services in rural constituencies

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the level of access to NHS dental services in rural constituencies, including Mid Ulster; and (ii) to detail any steps that are being taken to address regional disparities. Minister of Health: The General Dental Services Annual Statistics for 2024/25 … Continue reading AQW 41541/22-27 – NHS dental services in rural constituencies

AQW 43052/22-27 – Civil Service Pensions Scheme.

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any discussions they have had with the British Government on the potential merits of compensating people who were unable to pay mortgages, credit card bills and other household bills, due to delays in payments from the Civil Service Pensions Scheme. Minister of … Continue reading AQW 43052/22-27 – Civil Service Pensions Scheme.

AQW 43187/22-27 – Support for households that rely on heating oil

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support households that rely on heating oil for domestic heating, following recent increases in heating oil prices linked to the conflict in Iran. Minister for Communities: My Department remains firmly committed to providing practical assistance … Continue reading AQW 43187/22-27 – Support for households that rely on heating oil

AQW 43186/22-27 – Support for rural and off-grid households and home heating oil

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support rural and other off-grid households with the cost of heating oil. Minister for Communities: My Department remains firmly committed to providing practical assistance to all households with heating costs. I am working with Executive … Continue reading AQW 43186/22-27 – Support for rural and off-grid households and home heating oil