Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he plans to take to help support pre-pensioners with long-term health conditions in the context of increases to the State Pension age. Minister for Communities: Depending on an individual’s circumstances, people of working age with long-term health conditions or disability, … Continue reading AQW 44064/22-27 – Increases to the State Pension age
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the (i) mean; and (ii) median, time to process a Personal Independence Payment appeal. Minister for Communities: Figures detailing the (i) mean; and (ii) median, time to process a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal have been collated for all PIP Appeals Disposed … Continue reading AQW 44063/22-27 – Personal Independence Payment appeals
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether he plans to reduce the number of job centres. Minister for Communities: There are currently no plans to reduce the number of Jobs & Benefits offices. ENDS
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support people over the age of 50, who are out of work, to return to work. Minister for Communities: Employability support is delivered primarily through the Department’s network of Jobs and Benefits Offices, where individuals … Continue reading AQW 44061/22-27 – Supporting over 50s to return to work
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of accessibility of transport on barriers to employment experienced by disabled people. Minister for Communities: There has been no specific assessment made of the potential impact of accessibility of transport on barriers … Continue reading AQW 44060/22-27 – Barriers to employment experienced by disabled people
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to increase the take-up of Pension Credit among eligible pensioners. Minister for Communities: To assist claimants who may be entitled to pension credit, ongoing actions include: Promotion of Pension Credit uptake through Make the Call advertising; … Continue reading AQW 43939/22-27 – Take-up of Pension Credit among eligible pensioners
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
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
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