Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of (i) banded system transactions, air-rifles and rifles; (ii) variations, same type and calibre, for both air-rifles and rifles; and (iii) one off one on applications excluding banded system, that the PSNI's Firearms and Explosives Branch has processed, for each … Continue reading AQW 36901/22-27 – Firearm certificates
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any backlog for firearms applications at the PSNI Firearms and Explosives Branch (i) at the start of 2025; and (ii) currently. Minister of Justice: Applications for the grant of a firearm certificate, under Article 4 of the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, … Continue reading AQW 36898/22-27 – Backlog for firearms applications
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the expenditure on community restorative justice, over the last ten years. Minister of Justice: The funding my Department has provided for community restorative justice over the last ten financial years from 2015-16 to 2024-25 is outlined in the table below: FINANCIAL YEARFUNDING … Continue reading AQW 36118/22-27 – DoJ Expenditure on community restorative justice
SDLP Justice Spokesperson, Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone, has welcomed the unanimous support in the Assembly for the introduction of Caoimhé’s Law. The Mid Ulster MLA was speaking after the Assembly unanimously supported the SDLP motion calling on the Minister of Justice to work with the Minister for Infrastructure to pass Caoimhé’s Law by the … Continue reading McGlone Welcomes Assembly Support for Caoimhé’s Law
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the (i) use; and (ii) development, by (a) her Department; and (b) its arm's-length bodies, of Artificial Intelligence products. Minister of Justice: The Department My Department has adopted a DoJ policy on the use of AI which follows an internal approval process … Continue reading AQW 34570/22-27 – Department of Justice Artificial Intelligence products
SDLP Opposition Justice Spokesperson Patsy McGlone MLA has challenged Minister Naomi Long after 40,000 rounds of ammunition went missing from a PSNI training college in Antrim. He challenged the Minister to hold an independent inquiry in the Assembly on Monday. Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said, “The disappearance of this ammunition and the arrest of … Continue reading McGlone challenges Long over missing ammunition
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to ensure that the independence of the legal profession and judiciary will be maintained, following the implementation of reforms of the legal aid system. Minister of Justice: As Minister of Justice, I am deeply committed to safeguarding … Continue reading AQW 34214/22-27 – Independence of the legal profession and judiciary
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to ensure that reform of the legal aid system does not result in unmet need and gaps in the provision of legal aid services. Minister of Justice: I am acutely aware of the importance of ensuring that … Continue reading AQW 34213/22-27 – Legal Aid Reform
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