Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment she has made of the (i) reliability; and (ii) maintenance, of public electric vehicle charge points. Minister for Infrastructure: The provision and operation of EV charging infrastructure is a commercially led activity in the North and responsibility for its maintenance, … Continue reading AQW 46229/22-27 – Public electric vehicle charge points
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans to introduce regulations under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 to require vaping products in retail premises to be stored (i) out of sight; (ii) behind the counter; (iii) in closed or locked cabinets; and (iv) in such a way … Continue reading AQW 46684/22-27 – Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to assist in improving support for people with eating disorders. Minister of Health: Action 29d of the Mental Health Strategy 2021–2031 commits to enhancing regional eating disorder services.A business case has been developed to strengthen the … Continue reading AQW 45948/22-27 – Eating Disorders
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has used Artificial Intelligence to assist with drafting (i) legislation; and (ii) policy, in the last 12 months. Minister of Health: The Department of Health has not employed artificial intelligence to assist with drafting legislation or policy in the past twelve … Continue reading AQW 44971/22-27 – Department of Health Use of Artificial Intelligence
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 45461/22-27, to detail any discussions he has had regarding the continuation of funding for the Northern Ireland Place Names Project with (i) the Minister for Communities; (ii) other Executive colleagues; and (iii) the Northern Ireland Place Names Project, between taking office … Continue reading AQW 46328/22-27 – Northern Ireland Place Names Project Funding
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to improve training for primary school teachers in delivering high quality (i) physical education; and (ii) school sport. Minister of Education: To improve training for primary school teachers, my Department is taking forward targeted, practical measures in … Continue reading AQW 46043/22-27 – Training for primary school PE teachers
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for an autism diagnostic assessment. Minister of Health: My Department is undertaking a number of actions in an effort to improve waiting times within a financially constrained environment. My Department published the … Continue reading AQW 45820/22-27 – Waiting times for autism diagnostic assessment
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to support community pharmacies to improve accessibility for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or living with dual sensory loss. Minister of Health: The Health and Social Care system is committed to ensuring that services commissioned … Continue reading AQW 45573/22-27 – Community pharmacies accessibility
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