AQW 43056/22-27 – Participation in Sport

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

AQW 43054/22-27 – Financial sustainability of grassroots boxing gyms

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

AQW 43187/22-27 – Support for households that rely on heating oil

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support households that rely on heating oil for domestic heating, following recent increases in heating oil prices linked to the conflict in Iran. Minister for Communities: My Department remains firmly committed to providing practical assistance … Continue reading AQW 43187/22-27 – Support for households that rely on heating oil

AQW 43186/22-27 – Support for rural and off-grid households and home heating oil

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support rural and other off-grid households with the cost of heating oil. Minister for Communities: My Department remains firmly committed to providing practical assistance to all households with heating costs. I am working with Executive … Continue reading AQW 43186/22-27 – Support for rural and off-grid households and home heating oil

AQW 39661/22-27 – Statutory duty for the prevention of homelessness

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of recent figures from the Simon Community showing that over 62,000 people are officially homeless across Northern Ireland, including over 1,600 people in Mid Ulster, to detail any (i) discussions; or (ii) assessments, he has undertaken regarding the introduction of a statutory … Continue reading AQW 39661/22-27 – Statutory duty for the prevention of homelessness

AQW 39660/22-27 – Homelessness prevention efforts

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of recent figures from the Simon Community showing that over 62,000 people are officially homeless across Northern Ireland, including over 1,600 people in Mid Ulster, to detail any steps he will take to enhance homelessness prevention efforts. Minister for Communities: Prevention of … Continue reading AQW 39660/22-27 – Homelessness prevention efforts

AQW 39662/22-27 – Cross-departmental collaboration on homelessness

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of recent figures from the Simon Community showing that over 62,000 people are officially homeless across Northern Ireland, including over 1,600 people in Mid Ulster, to detail any discussions he has had with Executive colleagues regarding cross-departmental collaboration, to prevent and end … Continue reading AQW 39662/22-27 – Cross-departmental collaboration on homelessness

AQW 37759/22-27 – Department for Communities Rural Needs Impact Assessments

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of Rural Needs Impact Assessments (RNIAs) under the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, carried out by his Department and its arm's-length bodies, of policies, strategies, and services affecting rural communities; and (ii) a breakdown of (a) the number … Continue reading AQW 37759/22-27 – Department for Communities Rural Needs Impact Assessments