Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 31950/22-27 and AQW 32366/22-27, for her assessment on whether NI Water's whistleblowing policy is aligned with the Northern Ireland Civil Service Raising a Concern Policy Framework. Minister for Infrastructure: The issue you have raised is an operational matter for NI Water; … Continue reading AQW 34341/22-27 – NI Water whistleblowing policy
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when she will publish the minutes of the 13 meetings, between the 9 August 2022 and 27 June 2024, that officials from her Department held with officials from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on the factual position and legal position around … Continue reading AQW 32925/22-27 – A5 Western Transport Corridor
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the impact on the proposed A29 Cookstown Bypass of the factual position and legal position around (a) emission targets; (b) carbon budgets; and (c) the Climate Action Plan; (ii) when the assessment was carried … Continue reading AQW 32924/22-27 – A29 Cookstown Bypass
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the (i) use; and (ii) development, by (a) her Department; and (b) its arm's-length bodies, of Artificial Intelligence products. Minister for Infrastructure: The Department for Infrastructure has made available Microsoft Copilot Chat, an enterprise level secure AI assistant, to all staff and … Continue reading AQW 34453/22-27 – Department for Infrastructure Artificial Intelligence products
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail all payments made (i) for works carried out; (ii) as a loan or easements; (iii) for compensation; and (iv) for any other payments, under the NI Water Electrical Inspection, Testing Repair Contract, C1247, since 27 May 2025. Minister for Infrastructure: The issue … Continue reading AQW 33880/22-27 – NI Water Electrical Contracts
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail when NI Water will make public the report by Deloitte on its investigation into alleged fraud at NI Water. Minister for Infrastructure: My Department wrote to the NI Water Chief Executive on 8 October 2025 and asked for the report to be … Continue reading AQW 33492/22-27 – Alleged fraud at NI Water
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 31950/22-27, to detail (i) when the Speak Up (Whistleblowing) policy text was formally adopted, in its present format, by NI Water; and (ii) the consultation that took place on that document with (a) Executive Departments; (b) trade unions; and (c) other … Continue reading AQW 32366/22-27 – NI Water whistleblowing
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she plans to review the suitability of the current criteria for the installation of street lighting in rural areas, where significant numbers of children use rural roads for school transport. Minister for Infrastructure: My Department’s policy for the provision of street lighting in … Continue reading AQW 30318/22-27 – Street lighting in rural areas
