Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy what urgent measures are being taken to make payments under the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme [Priority Written] Minister for the Economy: Invest NI aim to make payments as quickly as possible to successful applicants that have met the eligibility criteria. I have … Continue reading AQW 9788/17-22 – Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Assembly Commission what measures are being taken to improve wi-fi in Parliament Buildings. Assembly Commission: The current Wi-Fi network was installed in Parliament Buildings in 2013 and originally consisted of 84 wireless access points located throughout the building. An additional 16 access points were purchased and installed … Continue reading AQW 12021/17-22 – Wi-Fi in Parliament Buildings
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance what recent discussions he has had on establishing the Independent Fiscal Council. Minister of Finance: Officials within my Department are currently examining the options for establishing the Fiscal Council and I will consider how this is taken forward, and have any discussions that may … Continue reading AQW 11714/17-22 – Independent Fiscal Council
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy what support will be provided to hospitality premises with a Net Added Value (NAV) of £51,000 and above. [Priority Written] Minister for the Economy: My Department has been allocated a total of £15m to develop a support scheme for large tourism and hospitality … Continue reading AQW 11799/17-22 – Support for Hospitality Sector
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy how many applications to Part A of the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme remain unpaid. [Priority Written] Minister for the Economy: As of 9 December, a total of 623 applications out of the 3,718 submitted to Part A of the Covid Restrictions Business … Continue reading AQW 11411/17-22 – Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy what plans are in place to ensure that additional resources allocated to economic recovery. Minister for the Economy: In June of this year I published ‘Rebuilding a Stronger Economy’, a framework to build a more competitive, inclusive and greener economy that delivers higher … Continue reading AQW 10090/17-22 – Economic recovery
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy what provision will be made for self employed people currently unable to avail of any other government income support schemes. [Priority Written] Minister for the Economy: The Newly Self-Employed Support Scheme opened for applications on 3 December 2020 and will provide £10 million … Continue reading AQW 9698/17-22 – COVID-19 income support schemes
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health what COVID-19 testing is provided for domiciliary care and other community health workers. Minister of Health: Testing in Northern Ireland continues to be a vital tool in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current position is that all Health and Social Care (HSC) … Continue reading AQW 8669/17-22 – COVID-19 testing
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