Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she will take to protect young people online. Minister of Justice: As Justice Minister, I am committed to doing everything possible to keep our young people safe from harm and protect them from all forms of abuse and exploitation. I … Continue reading AQW 38576/22-27 – Protecting young people online
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any engagement she has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, regarding the introduction of an aggravated offence for attacks on assistance dogs, within the forthcoming Sentencing Bill. Minister of Justice: Legislation regarding the welfare of animals is the … Continue reading AQW 38168/22-27 – Introduction of an aggravated offence for attacks on assistance dogs
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of Rural Needs Impact Assessments (RNIAs) under the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, carried out by her 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 37664/22-27 – Department of Justice Rural Needs Impact Assessments
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any engagement her Department has had with the PSNI, over the last five years, in respect of adding calibres to the banded system to make the firearms licensing system more efficient, by reducing the administrative burden on the PSNI's Firearms and Explosives … Continue reading AQW 37004/22-27 – Firearms licensing system
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
