AQW 15364/22-27 – Mandatory Reconsideration and Review applications for Disability Benefits

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications currently in the system for (i) mandatory reconsideration; and (ii) review for (a) Personal Independence Payment; (b) Attendance Allowance; and (c) Disability Living Allowance. Minister for Communities: The numbers of Mandatory Reconsideration and Review applications currently in the … Continue reading AQW 15364/22-27 – Mandatory Reconsideration and Review applications for Disability Benefits

AQW 15363/22-27 – Disability benefits waiting lists

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications currently in the system for (i) Personal Independence Payment; (ii) Attendance Allowance; and (iii) Disability Living Allowance. Minister for Communities: The numbers of applications currently in the system for each of the disability benefits are provided in the … Continue reading AQW 15363/22-27 – Disability benefits waiting lists

AQW 15362/22-27 – Childhood leukemia diagnoses

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children diagnosed with (i) childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia; and (ii) acute myeloid leukemia in each of the last 14 years, broken down by postcode. Minister of Health: Information on the incidence of childhood Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia (ALL) and Acute … Continue reading AQW 15362/22-27 – Childhood leukemia diagnoses

AQW 15191/22-27 – Tests on Drinking Water extracted from Lough Neagh

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the (i) toxins; and (ii) naturally occurring compounds that NI Water test for when ensuring drinking water extracted from Lough Neagh is safe to be consumed. Minister for Infrastructure: This is an operational matter for NI Water. However, I have sought the … Continue reading AQW 15191/22-27 – Tests on Drinking Water extracted from Lough Neagh

AQW 15190/22-27 – Drinking water extracted from Lough Neagh

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the basis on which NI Water has declared drinking water extracted from Lough Neagh to be safe. Minister for Infrastructure: The provision of safe drinking water is an operational matter for NI Water. However, I have sought the requested information and have … Continue reading AQW 15190/22-27 – Drinking water extracted from Lough Neagh

AQW 14276/22-27 – Graduated Driver Licensing programme

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on the Graduated Driver Licensing programme; and (ii) to detail the timeline for the full implementation of the programme. Minister for Infrastructure: The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2016 provides the statutory framework for graduated driver licensing. However further subordinate legislation, … Continue reading AQW 14276/22-27 – Graduated Driver Licensing programme

AQW 14275/22-27 – Payments made by NI Water to Deloitte

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total sum of payments made by NI Water to Deloitte in the last five years, including this financial year to date. Minister for Infrastructure: The payments made to Deloitte are an operational matter for NI Water. However, I have sought the … Continue reading AQW 14275/22-27 – Payments made by NI Water to Deloitte

AQW 14232/22-27 – Environmental and public health risk from algal blooms

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what immediate assurances he has sought from NI Water in light of the recent research carried out by Queen’s University Belfast in relation to unprecedented harmful algal bloom in Lough Neagh associated with gastrointestinal bacteria, microcystins and anabaenopeptins presenting an environmental and public health … Continue reading AQW 14232/22-27 – Environmental and public health risk from algal blooms