Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail why his Department is the only Executive Department that has not appointed an official to the cross-departmental working group convened by the Minister for Communities to consult on the actions drafted by the Irish Language Strategy Co-Design Group; and (ii) , … Continue reading AQW 13887/22-27 – Irish Language Strategy
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether any contingency plans are in place if the procurement process to renew the operator agreement for Crumlin Road Gaol visitor attraction and conference centre is not completed by November 2024. [Priority Written] Minister for Infrastructure: The procurement for the tender to manage the … Continue reading AQW 13732/22-27 – Crumlin Road Gaol visitor attraction and conference centre
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail his plans to adopt the recommendations of the expert panel on Discretionary Support to improve the reach and fairness of the current system. Minister for Communities: I recognise the importance of the Discretionary Support Scheme in assisting vulnerable people in a crisis … Continue reading AQW 14007/22-27 – Expert panel on Discretionary Support
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the funding for Discretionary Support that remains available for allocation in the 2024-25 financial year. Minister for Communities: I have agreed a Discretionary Support Grant budget of £22m in 2024-25, which is an increase of 10% on last year’s budget. For Discretionary … Continue reading AQW 14006/22-27 – Funding for Discretionary Support
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether it is normal practice to delay the issue of tender documents in the public procurement process whilst funding or business case matters are being resolved. [Priority Written] Minister for Communities: My Department has put in place robust procedures which ensure that all procurement … Continue reading AQW 10571/22-27 – Public Procurement Process
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities (i) whether the additional criteria for Discretionary Support that was added in summer 2023 due to a limited budget is still in place; and (ii) whether that additional criteria will be removed. Minister for Communities: The changes to the Discretionary Support policy were introduced … Continue reading AQW 14005/22-27 – Discretionary Support Scheme
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the support available to register and maintain a community-owned defibrillator that is accessible for public use. Minister of Health: The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) leads on the implementation of the Community Resuscitation Strategy and is funded to provide a supporting role … Continue reading AQW 13731/22-27 – Support for Community-owned Defibrillator
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the budgetary allocation for public realm schemes for 2024-25; and (ii) the level of expenditure on public realm schemes in each of the last ten years, broken down by location. Minister for Communities: The indicative capital budget allocation for urban regeneration … Continue reading AQW 13621/22-27 – Public Realm Schemes Spending
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