Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on all flood alleviation projects in Mid Ulster. Minister for Infrastructure: The Moyola Flood Defence Rehabilitation Scheme which includes the removal of channel silt, aquatic weeds and dense vegetation, to facilitate the upgrading of existing flood defences is being taken forward … Continue reading AQW 2273/22-27 – Flood control
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) when his Department plans to commence footpath and roadside weed spraying in Mid Ulster; and (ii) how many times will this exercise be carried out this year. Minister for Infrastructure: My officials have advised that our environmental contractor commenced weed spraying in Mid … Continue reading AQW 2272/22-27 – Footpath weed control
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure following a study conducted by Queens University that found elevated levels of lead in drinking water, does he intend to conduct water safety tests in homes across Northern Ireland to ascertain whether drinking water is safe for human consumption. Minister for Infrastructure: Conducting water … Continue reading AQW 2137/22-27 – Lead in drinking water
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education for a breakdown of the number of statements of special educational needs that have been completed and awarded, in Mid Ulster, in each of the last five years. Minister of Education: Number of pupils recorded as having a statement of special educational needs in … Continue reading AQW 2126/22-27 – Statements of special educational needs
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether all (i) primary; and (ii) post-primary pupils in Mid Ulster have secured a school place for the incoming school year. Minister of Education: No child from Mid Ulster who had an application submitted for a Year 1 place through this year’s primary admissions … Continue reading AQW 2125/22-27 – School admissions
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy how many people are enrolled in an apprenticeship in Mid Ulster, broken down by (i) sector; and (ii) gender. Minister for the Economy: My Department provides funding through the ApprenticeshipsNI (AppsNI) and Higher Level Apprenticeships (HLA) programmes for the delivery of off the … Continue reading AQW 2225/22-27 – Apprenticeships in Mid Ulster
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy what plans are in place to improve the telecommunications infrastructure in Mid Ulster. Minister for the Economy: Telecommunications policy is a reserved matter, led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) across the UK. The Department for the Economy (DfE) … Continue reading AQW 2628/22-27 – Telecommunications infrastructure in Mid Ulster
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health what plans are in place to provide (i) a regional endometriosis centre; and (ii) specialist endometriosis care. Minister of Health: Generally, endometriosis services across Northern Ireland are provided on an ad hoc basis as a sub–specialty within gynaecology services. There are no specific endometriosis … Continue reading AQW 2373/22-27 – Endometriosis care
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