McGlone condemns disgraceful legal action over Sean Brown inquest

SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has described a British government decision to take legal action over the inquest into the murder of Sean Brown as “utterly disgraceful”. The move will delay a decision over whether to grant a public inquiry into Mr Brown’s murder. Mid Ulster MLA Mr McGlone said, “The decision taken by … Continue reading McGlone condemns disgraceful legal action over Sean Brown inquest

AQW 9462/22-27 – Speech and Language Therapy waiting lists

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health how many patients are awaiting Speech and Language Therapy after a referral by a consultant, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: The information requested is not held centrally by the Department; the data was provided by each Health and … Continue reading AQW 9462/22-27 – Speech and Language Therapy waiting lists

AQW 9464/22-27 – Speech and Language Therapy provision

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health what actions he is taking to increase the provision of Speech and Language Therapy in each Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: I am conscious of the vitally important role that Speech and Language Therapists play across health and social care in … Continue reading AQW 9464/22-27 – Speech and Language Therapy provision

AQW 8813/22-27 – Pay parity between FE lecturers and teachers

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy what steps he will take to establish pay parity between further education lecturers and school teachers. Minister for the Economy: Further Education lecturers’ pay, as well as the terms and conditions of employment, are matters for the Further Education colleges as employers. I … Continue reading AQW 8813/22-27 – Pay parity between FE lecturers and teachers

AQW 8814/22-27 – FE Lecturers Pay

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy when he will introduce a formal link with pay for further education lecturers and school teachers. Minister for the Economy: Further Education lecturers’ pay, as well as the terms and conditions of employment, are matters for the Further Education colleges as employers. However, … Continue reading AQW 8814/22-27 – FE Lecturers Pay

AQW 9136/22-27 – Cancer diagnoses

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health how many people have been diagnosed with cancer in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: The number of cases of cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) diagnosed in each of the last five years, … Continue reading AQW 9136/22-27 – Cancer diagnoses

AQW 8815/22-27 – Rate Support Grant

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether he intends to restore the financial support available to local councils through the Rate Support Grant to the level in place before the collapse of the Executive in February 2022. Minister for Communities: I will consider the funding for councils, including Rates Support … Continue reading AQW 8815/22-27 – Rate Support Grant

McGlone: Water Quality Report Demands Action by NI Executive

Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has said the Executive must act following the publication of the Auditor General’s report on Water Quality in Northern Ireland’s lakes and rivers. Dorinnia Carville’s report warns that European targets for improving water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes by 2027 will not … Continue reading McGlone: Water Quality Report Demands Action by NI Executive