Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail what evaluation mechanism has been put in place to assess the effectiveness of moderation panels. Minister of Education: The Education Authority (EA) has advised that: A moderation process was introduced from March 2025 to ensure standardised management of Requests for Involvement (RfI) … Continue reading AQW 29169/22-27 – Assessment of moderation panels
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail what direct input educational psychologists have into the decision-making process of moderation panels. Minister of Education: The Education Authority (EA) has advised that: Educational Psychologists (EP) currently have no direct input to the moderation process. The Educational Psychology Service is working closely … Continue reading AQW 29168/22-27 – Moderation panels: educational psychologists
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of the implications for Mineral Prospecting Licences, issued by her Department, as a consequence of the High Court judgment of Monday 23 June 2025 on the A5 Western Transport Corridor. Minister for the Economy: There are no foreseen implications for … Continue reading AQW 29237/22-27 – A5 Western Transport Corridor
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what measures her Department will be taking to update protections in health and safety legislation. Minister for the Economy: The current health and safety legislation contains wide reaching protections. However, environmental and other factors can create new and complex challenges that … Continue reading AQW 28825/22-27 – Health and safety legislation
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail if the conditions of employment for literacy teachers within the Local Impact Teams remain unchanged. Minister of Education: The Education Authority has advised that: There will be no changes to Literacy Teachers’ terms and conditions of employment with the establishment of the … Continue reading AQW 29170/22-27 – Literacy teachers
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy who authorised the Mineral Prospecting Licences awarded on 8 May 2025. Minister for the Economy: The Mineral Prospecting Licences were assessed against the legislative framework as outlined in the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969, and the decision to grant the licences was … Continue reading AQW 29238/22-27 – Mineral Prospecting Licences
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what engagement has their Department had to date with (i) the Home Office; and (ii) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , on the UK Government’s upcoming Immigration White Paper, specifically in relation to the mushroom sector. First Minister … Continue reading AQW 26761/22-27 – Immigration White Paper
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total number of applicants on the social housing waiting list for Banbridge, broken down by (i) general needs; and (ii) supported living. Minister for Communities: This issue is an operational matter for the Housing Executive. I have sought the requested information … Continue reading AQW 26917/22-27 – Social housing waiting list for Banbridge
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