Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances on the environment. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: DAERA has not undertaken any recent assessment of the potential effects of … Continue reading AQW 48467/22-27 – Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any recent steps his Department has taken to halt and reverse species decline. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My Department is taking forward a range of actions through the Environmental Improvement Plan which will directly benefit … Continue reading AQW 48101/22-27 – Species decline
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the measures taken at NI Water to prevent whistleblowers from being penalised. Minister for Infrastructure: The issue you have raised is an operational matter for NI Water; however, I have sought the required information. NI Water has advised my department that its … Continue reading AQW 29945/22-27 – Whistleblowers protection
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 for Infrastructure what whistleblowing protections exist within her Department for private sector contractors and their employees, employed on public sector projects. Minister for Infrastructure: Since January 2023, the previous whistleblowing procedures within the Civil Service were superseded by the Raising a Concern Policy Framework. This framework … Continue reading AQW 28230/22-27 – Whistleblowing protections: Infrastructure
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the whistleblowing protections which exist for private sector contractors and their employees employed on public sector projects. Minister of Finance: Departments have adopted a policy framework for raising concerns (often referred to as Whistleblowing). The policy framework allows a concern to be … Continue reading AQW 28229/22-27 – Whistleblowing protections
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