Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the level of Research and Development funding allocated by her department in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency. Minister for the Economy: The table at Annex A details the level of Research and Development (R&D) funding allocated … Continue reading AQW 49117/22-27 – Research and Development funding
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any consideration has been given to financing the provision of EpiPens for children in schools. Minister of Education: While Budgets for 2026-27 and subsequent periods have not yet been agreed by the Executive, current indications are that my department will face a significant … Continue reading AQW 48224/22-27 – Provision of EpiPens for children in schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans his Department has to (i) support; and (ii) increase, the building of social homes by housing associations. Minister for Communities: (i) At the beginning of 2025/26, the outlook for the Social Housing Development Programme was poor with a budget that … Continue reading AQW 46681/22-27 – Building of social homes by housing associations
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of current funding allocations, for rural road maintenance in Mid Ulster. Minister for Infrastructure: In distributing the funding available for capital structural maintenance, allocations to the four DfI Roads Divisions are … Continue reading AQW 46685/22-27 – Rural road maintenance in Mid Ulster
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department plans to take to ensure that public funding for sports facilities supports a balanced range of sports, including court-based activities, to maximise participation among women, disabled people, and inactive communities. Minister for Communities: The responsibility for provision of … Continue reading AQW 46046/22-27 – Maximising participation in sports
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 45461/22-27, to detail any discussions he has had regarding the continuation of funding for the Northern Ireland Place Names Project with (i) the Minister for Communities; (ii) other Executive colleagues; and (iii) the Northern Ireland Place Names Project, between taking office … Continue reading AQW 46328/22-27 – Northern Ireland Place Names Project Funding
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the rational as to why his Department decided to end funding for the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project, which has researched the origins and meanings of local place-names since 1987. [Priority Written] Minister for Communities: My department did not make a decision to … Continue reading AQW 45461/22-27 – Northern Ireland Place-Name Project funding
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
