Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of transport for disabled people in rural areas. Minister for Infrastructure: The Concessionary Fares scheme enables eligible disabled passengers under the age of 60 to avail of a 50% discount on standard … Continue reading AQW 52514 22-27 – Cost of transport for disabled people in rural areas
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made by his Department of the potential for Artificial Intelligence tools to improve access to educational support for children with special educational needs and disabilities in rural areas. Minister of Education: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is not a replacement … Continue reading AQW 48102/22-27 – Artificial Intelligence educational support
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the level of access to NHS dental services in rural constituencies, including Mid Ulster; and (ii) to detail any steps that are being taken to address regional disparities. Minister of Health: The General Dental Services Annual Statistics for 2024/25 … Continue reading AQW 41541/22-27 – NHS dental services in rural constituencies
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support rural and other off-grid households with the cost of heating oil. Minister for Communities: My Department remains firmly committed to providing practical assistance to all households with heating costs. I am working with Executive … Continue reading AQW 43186/22-27 – Support for rural and off-grid households and home heating oil
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any assessment she has made of the benefits of providing a safe footpath connection along the Drumenny Road, Ballinderry, from Gort Road to Mullan Road; and (ii) whether she will consider prioritising this project as a rural active travel scheme. Minister … Continue reading AQW 42652/22-27 – Footpath connection along the Drumenny Road, Ballinderry
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he will take to improve support for young adults with recognised learning difficulties and complex needs, in rural areas. Minister of Health: My Department recognises the particular challenges faced by young adults with learning difficulties and complex needs in rural … Continue reading AQW 38577/22-27 – Support for young adults with complex needs in rural areas
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she plans to review the suitability of the current criteria for the installation of street lighting in rural areas, where significant numbers of children use rural roads for school transport. Minister for Infrastructure: My Department’s policy for the provision of street lighting in … Continue reading AQW 30318/22-27 – Street lighting in rural areas
