AQW 18253/22-27 – Eligibility for health service-funded IVF

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health why eligibility for health service-funded IVF, and related treatments, is restricted to instances where the woman has a body mass index of at least 19.0kg/m2 and up to and including 30.0kg/m2. Minister of Health: The BMI criterion for the provision of publicly-funded IVF treatment … Continue reading AQW 18253/22-27 – Eligibility for health service-funded IVF

AQW 18566/22-27 – Rural Proofing Draft Programme for Government

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any rural needs assessment or rural proofing that was carried out on the draft Programme for Government 2024-2027 before it was agreed by the Executive. First Minister and deputy First Minister: A Rural Needs Impact Assessment (RNIA) was completed … Continue reading AQW 18566/22-27 – Rural Proofing Draft Programme for Government

AQW 17951/22-27 – Country of origin labelling on jars of honey

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to introduce legislation to provide improved labelling of country of origin on jars of honey. Minister of Health: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Northern Ireland holds policy responsibility for food compositional standards and labelling. Current rules require that all food … Continue reading AQW 17951/22-27 – Country of origin labelling on jars of honey

AQW 18127/22-27 – Recruitment of Soil Sampling Technicians

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of people that have (i) applied; (ii) been interviewed; and (iii) been accepted for positions as Soil Sampling Technicians in the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme during the current recruitment process. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural … Continue reading AQW 18127/22-27 – Recruitment of Soil Sampling Technicians

AQW 15990/22-27 – Domiciliary Care waiting lists in Mid Ulster

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people currently awaiting a domiciliary care package; and (ii) the length of time they have been waiting in Mid Ulster, broken down by district area. Minister of Health: The number of people currently awaiting a domiciliary care package … Continue reading AQW 15990/22-27 – Domiciliary Care waiting lists in Mid Ulster

AQW 15989/22-27 – Domiciliary care waiting lists by Trust

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people currently awaiting a domiciliary care package; and (ii) the length of time they have been waiting, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: The number of people currently awaiting a domiciliary care package … Continue reading AQW 15989/22-27 – Domiciliary care waiting lists by Trust

AQW 17481/22-27 – Recruitment and training of teachers in Irish medium education sector

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail what consideration has been given to the Council of Europe Committee of Experts Report on the implementation of the European Charter for Regional Minority Languages, published 19th September 2024, which recommends the development and implementation of a strategy for the recruitment … Continue reading AQW 17481/22-27 – Recruitment and training of teachers in Irish medium education sector

AQW 17604/22-27 – Recommended pay increase for health workers

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health when he will implement the 5.5 per cent pay increase for health workers as recommended by the Pay Review Body, that is being paid in England, Scotland and Wales. [Priority Written] Minister of Health: I am already on record as being supportive, in principle, … Continue reading AQW 17604/22-27 – Recommended pay increase for health workers