AQW 28230/22-27 – Whistleblowing protections: Infrastructure

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what whistleblowing protections exist within her Department for private sector contractors and their employees, employed on public sector projects. Minister for Infrastructure: Since January 2023, the previous whistleblowing procedures within the Civil Service were superseded by the Raising a Concern Policy Framework. This framework … Continue reading AQW 28230/22-27 – Whistleblowing protections: Infrastructure

AQW 28229/22-27 – Whistleblowing protections

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the whistleblowing protections which exist for private sector contractors and their employees employed on public sector projects. Minister of Finance: Departments have adopted a policy framework for raising concerns (often referred to as Whistleblowing). The policy framework allows a concern to be … Continue reading AQW 28229/22-27 – Whistleblowing protections

AQW 27868/22-27 – Wastewater Treatment Works at the Loup

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when the Wastewater Treatment Works at the Loup, Mid Ulster, will be fully operational. Minister for Infrastructure: The management of public wastewater infrastructure is an operational matter for NI Water. However, I have sought the requested information from NI Water and have been advised … Continue reading AQW 27868/22-27 – Wastewater Treatment Works at the Loup

AQW 28318/22-27 – School class sizes

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to reduce class sizes in (i) primary; and (ii) secondary schools, to ease pressure on teachers and improve learning outcomes. Minister of Education: My Department delegates as much funding and decision-making as possible to schools, who are … Continue reading AQW 28318/22-27 – School class sizes

AQW 27869/22-27 – Education Authority Music Service

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to outline: (i) what assessment has been made of the suitability of the new 4:15pm start time for Education Authority Music Service ensemble hubs for rural working families, particularly those with children attending schools in geographically separate locations; and (ii) if a Rural Needs … Continue reading AQW 27869/22-27 – Education Authority Music Service

AQW 23931/22-27 – Appointment of language commissioners

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the timescale for the appointment of the language commissioners. First Minister and deputy First Minister: We were delighted to announce that competitions to recruit: the Director and other members of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression; the Irish … Continue reading AQW 23931/22-27 – Appointment of language commissioners

AQW 26610/22-27 – PAC Report recommendations NI Water

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether all recommendations regarding procurement and governance in NI Water, contained in the Public Accounts Committee report entitled Measuring the Performance of NI Water and Procurement and Governance in NI Water 2011, have been fully implemented. Minister for Infrastructure: I have been advised that … Continue reading AQW 26610/22-27 – PAC Report recommendations NI Water

AQW 27514/22-27 – Propriety of contracts at NI Water

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on progress to appoint an independent specialist electrical engineer to investigate the propriety of a number of contracts at NI Water. Minister for Infrastructure: The issue you have raised is an operational matter for NI Water; however, I have sought the … Continue reading AQW 27514/22-27 – Propriety of contracts at NI Water