Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities, given the High Court Rulings [2017] NIQB 27 and [2022] NIQB 56, declaring that the Executive had failed to comply with its duty under section 28D of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, (i) what stage the Irish Language Strategy is at; and (ii) when … Continue reading AQW 13521/22-27 – Irish Language Strategy
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the (i) opportunities; and (ii) challenges for his Department in relation to the development of Artificial Intelligence. Minister for Communities: (i) The adoption and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within my Department offers opportunities to examine how processes and procedures … Continue reading AQW 12374/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence
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
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what steps have been taken by his Department to give effect to the provisions in The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022. Minister for Communities: The provisions relating to national and cultural identity and language contained within the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) … Continue reading AQW 6710/22-27 – Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) why the decision was made to withdraw funding for the new leisure, health and well-being hub at Gortgonis Centre, Coalisland; and (ii) who was consulted regarding this decision. Minister for Communities: A decision has not been made to withdraw funding for … Continue reading AQW 3966/22-27 – Funding for Gortgonis Centre, Coalisland
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applicants on the housing waiting list in Mid Ulster, broken down by their preferred area of choice. Minister for Communities: The Housing Executive has provided the following table detailing the waiting list figures for Mid Ulster broken down by … Continue reading AQW 3190/22-27 – Housing waiting list in Mid Ulster
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail plans for new build social housing in Mid Ulster for the next five years. Minister for Communities: The Social Housing Development Programme (SHDP) is currently formulated on a 3-year basis. The information in relation to the Mid Ulster Parliamentary Constituency below is … Continue reading AQW 3188/22-27 – New build social housing in Mid Ulster
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what steps she is taking to resolve the pay dispute between the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance and Unite. Minister for Communities: I have no input into the negotiations or agreement of the pay awards for Housing Executive … Continue reading AQW 2862/22-27 – NI Housing Executive pay dispute
