Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to support neurodivergent children transitioning from primary to secondary school. Minister of Education: For children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs, the annual review process provides an opportunity to consider future educational provision and planning for … Continue reading AQW 51715/22-27 – Supporting neurodivergent children
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps being taken to improve passenger safety at train stations. Minister for Infrastructure: Improving the safety of the transport network remains a key priority for my Department, delivered in partnership with Translink and other key stakeholders. Throughout this mandate, significant investment … Continue reading AQW 51241 22-27 – Passenger safety at train stations
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to ensure that students in post-primary education receive guidance on using artificial intelligence tools safely and responsibly. Minister of Education: Guidance on the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) was issued to education professionals through DE Circular … Continue reading AQW 51837/22-27 – Guidance for students using artificial intelligence tools safely
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the effectiveness of screening provisions for (i) breast cancer; and (ii) cervical cancer. Minister of Health: The effectiveness of screening programmes is assessed by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), the independent committee that advises the … Continue reading AQW 50822/22-27 – screening provisions for breast and cervical cancer
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to ensure that post-primary schools offer a wide range of creative subjects for pupils at GCSE. Minister of Education: There is a wide range of qualifications, including in creative subjects, approved for teaching in schools in Northern … Continue reading AQW 52128/22-27 – Creative subjects for pupils at GCSE
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): The Minister for Communities to detail (i) any data his Department collects on the number of live music concerts, gigs, or events held each year; and (ii) any data his Department uses to monitor trends in the live music sector. Minister for Communities: My Department does not collect data or … Continue reading AQW 52130/22-27 – Live music sector
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): The Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to increase theprovision of visually impaired sports facilities. Minister for Communities: My department has provided Disability Sport NI (DSNI) with £1,221,700 in Exchequer funding over the last three years towards its core operating costs. DSNI delivers the Inclusive Sports … Continue reading AQW 51839/22-27 – Visually impaired sports facilities
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure pursuant to AQW 50296/22-27, (i) whether her Department accepted the conclusions of the report by Deloitte on its investigation into alleged fraud at NI Water, and (ii) whether, in the interests of openness and transparency, her Department will publish the report by Deloitte on … Continue reading AQW 50585 22-27 – Deloitte’s investigation into alleged fraud at NI Water
