Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment he has made of the benefits of introducing measures to encourage the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil in domestic oil-heating systems. Minister for Communities: As Minister for the Department for Communities, I have overall responsibility for the Residential Buildings sector … Continue reading AQW 34118/22-27 – Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (2)
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the (i) use; and (ii) development, by (a) his Department; and (b) its arm's-length bodies, of Artificial Intelligence products. Minister for Communities: My Department uses Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant which can be accessed as part of Office 365. It is used … Continue reading AQW 34713/22-27 – Department for Communities Artificial Intelligence products
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the total number of applications for a Disabled Facilities Grant currently in the system; and (ii) the number of patients waiting for a decision on an application for a Disabled Facilities Grant for more than (a) three months; (b) six months; … Continue reading AQW 31121/22-27 – Disabled Facilities Grant
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applicants that have been on the housing waiting list for: (i) 1-2 years; (ii) 2-3 years; (iii) 3-4 years; (iv) 4-5 years; and (v) more than 5 years, broken down by constituency. Minister for Communities: This is an operational … Continue reading AQW 30091/22-27 – Social Housing Waiting List
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of social housing new starts in each of the last four years, broken down by constituency. Minister for Communities: From 2020/21-2024/25 there have been 6681 social housing new starts. The Table 1 below breaks down the detail of these starts … Continue reading AQW 30090/22-27 – Social Housing New Starts
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications currently in the system for (i) Personal Independence Payment; (ii) Attendance Allowance; and (iii) Disability Living Allowance. Minister for Communities: The table below shows the current number of ongoing disability benefit applications: Personal Independence Payment2Attendance Allowance1Disability Living Allowance113,3401,291996 Taken from data produced by … Continue reading AQW 30094/22-27 – Ongoing disability benefit applications
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications currently in the system for (i) mandatory reconsideration; and (ii) review, for (a) Personal Independence Payment; (b) Attendance Allowance; and (c) Disability Living Allowance. Minister for Communities: The table below shows the current number of ongoing applications for … Continue reading AQW 30093/22-27 – Ongoing applications for disability benefits
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail what newbuild social housing projects are curerntly unable to proceed due to the absence of adequate water infrastructure. Minister for Communities: This issue is an operational matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. I have sought the requested information from the Chief … Continue reading AQW 29617/22-27 – Newbuild social housing projects: adequate water infrastructure
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