Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment that has been made of any barriers in accessing support services for victims of crime, who live in rural communities. Minister of Justice: I recognise the unique challenges facing victims of crime who live in rural or hard-to-reach communities, and … Continue reading AQW 52918 22-27 – Rural victims of crime
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): The Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to increase theprovision of visually impaired sports facilities. Minister for Communities: My department has provided Disability Sport NI (DSNI) with £1,221,700 in Exchequer funding over the last three years towards its core operating costs. DSNI delivers the Inclusive Sports … Continue reading AQW 51839/22-27 – Visually impaired sports facilities
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to improve access to trials for new dementia treatments. Minister of Health: My Department recognises that dementia is one of the fastest-growing health challenges facing Northern Ireland. My HSC Research & Development Division are supporting interventional research … Continue reading AQW 46805/22-27 – Access to trials for new dementia treatments
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve access to home dialysis for patients with kidney failure. Minister of Health: My Department is committed to improving access to home dialysis for patients with kidney failure and continues to work with Health and … Continue reading AQW 47512/22-27 – Access to home dialysis
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to enable community pharmacies to improve patient access and continuity of care, particularly for people with long-term conditions and complex needs. Minister of Health: My Department is progressing a range of actions to improve patient access and … Continue reading AQW 48357/22-27 – Community pharmacies, patient access and continuity of care
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he has taken to increase sign language fluency in schools. Minister of Education: Provision for sign language in education sits alongside wider arrangements to support children and young people with additional needs to access the curriculum and participate fully in … Continue reading AQW 47761/22-27 – Sign language fluency in schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to support access to men's mental health services. Minister of Health: Anyone who is experiencing mental ill health can avail of the complete range of services within the Health and Social Care system on an equal … Continue reading AQW 44734/22-27 – Men’s mental health services
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether any recent assessment has carried out of the adequacy of access to sports facilities for people living in rural communities. Minister for Communities: In the event of any care agency withdrawing from a home care support package, HSC Trusts undertake a number of … Continue reading AQW 46550/22-27 – Access to sports facilities for rural communities
