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

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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

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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

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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

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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

AQW 34118/22-27 – Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (2)

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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)

AQW 34713/22-27 – Department for Communities Artificial Intelligence products

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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

AQW 31121/22-27 – Disabled Facilities Grant

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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

AQW 30091/22-27 – Social Housing Waiting List

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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