Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether an Equality Impact Assessment was undertaken prior to the decision to cancel special school summer schemes. [Priority Written] Minister of Education: The decision to cancel summer schemes made by the Education Authority was based on the health and safety of children and young … Continue reading AQW 43430/22-27 – Special school summer schemes
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any estimate he has made of the number of (i) adults; and (ii) children, participating in (a) GAA; (b) soccer (c) rugby union; (d) cricket; (e) tennis; (f) boxing; (g) athletics; (h) golf; (i) gymnastics; (j) netball; (k) basketball, in 2025, broken … Continue reading AQW 43056/22-27 – Participation in Sport
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has carried out any assessment of the financial sustainability of grassroots boxing gyms. Minister for Communities: My Department has not carried out any such assessment. ENDS
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps he is taking to (i) improve self-sufficiency in food production; and (ii) create a framework that (a) makes resilience progress visible; (b) builds trust; and (c) supports strategic preparedness. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: … Continue reading AQW 43532/22-27 – Self-sufficiency in food production
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the potential implications of UK-EU fishing agreements on the Northern Irish fishing sector. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Department continues to assess the potential implications of UKEU fishing agreements for … Continue reading AQW 43427/22-27 – UK-EU fishing agreements
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Infrastructure, regarding ensuring children have access to practical road safety and cycle training. Minister of Education: The safety of children travelling to school is of the utmost importance. I have engaged directly … Continue reading AQW 43426/22-27 – Road safety and cycle training for children
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the change in the number of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases between January 2021 and January 2026. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The following table details the detections of avian influenza that have been made in … Continue reading AQW 43429/22-27 – Avian influenza cases
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of the proportion of fertiliser that is imported, on food security. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: All fertiliser used by the Northern Ireland agriculture sector is imported and … Continue reading AQW 43428/22-27 – Impact of imported fertiliser on food security
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