Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether she intends to introduce mandatory installation of solar panels to all newly constructed social dwellings. Minister for Communities: Increasing the energy efficiency of homes is a vital way of mitigating the effects of climate change, reducing fuel poverty and improving health. Therefore the … Continue reading AQW 2817/22-27 – Installation of solar panels
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail the current enrolment rates relative to capacity for each primary school in Mid Ulster. Minister of Education: Please see the table below for information on actual and approved enrolments for each primary school in the Mid Ulster constituency. The information relates to the 2021/22 school census exercise … Continue reading AQW 2703/22-27 – Primary school enrolment rates
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education what provisions are currently in place in Mid Ulster for young children with special needs who require a nursery place. Minister of Education: All schools are required to make provision for children and young people with arange of special educational needs (SEN). However, for … Continue reading AQW 2704/22-27 – Nursery places for children with Special Educational Needs
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 1972/22-27, what consideration her Department has given to providing funding for the removal of asbestos in properties previously owned by the Housing Executive; and how many properties previously owned by the Housing Executive are on the asbestos register, broken down by … Continue reading AQW 2730/22-27 – Housing Executive asbestos register
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people on social housing waiting lists in (i) Cookstown; (ii) Magherafelt; (iii) Maghera; (iv) Stewartstown; and (v) Coalisland, broken down by (a) type of home required; and (b) number of bedrooms required. Minister for Communities: The Housing Executive has … Continue reading AQW 2705/22-27 – Social housing waiting lists
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy what steps his Department is taking to promote Mid Ulster as part of Northern Ireland’s tourism product. Minister for the Economy: Tourism NI continues to promote Northern Ireland (NI) as a leading tourism and short break destination since the lifting of travel restrictions, … Continue reading AQW 2729/22-27 – Promoting Mid Ulster as Tourist Destination
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what date the decision was taken to stop the development of a register of banned animal cruelty offenders; and to detail the reasons behind the decision. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Department of Justice holds the information … Continue reading AQW 2226/22-27 – Register of banned animal cruelty offenders
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities how many people in Mid Ulster are currently experiencing homelessness. Minister for Communities: The latest published figures on the number of people in Mid-Ulster classified as homeless can be found in the Homelessness Bulletin at: https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/publications/northern-ireland-homelessness-bulletin-july-december-2021 ENDS
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