AQW 42944/22-27 – Support for small and medium-sized enterprises

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps she is taking to create cross-departmental (i) structures; and (ii) regulations that support small and medium-sized enterprises. Minister for the Economy: My Department works on a cross-departmental basis to ensure that the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises are … Continue reading AQW 42944/22-27 – Support for small and medium-sized enterprises

AQW 43053/22-27 – NI Civil Service

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of civil servants employed in each Department, as of 1 January 2026. Minister of Finance: The requested information is shown in Table 1 below. Table 1: Number of Civil Servants employed in each Department, as of 1 January 2026. Department1Number … Continue reading AQW 43053/22-27 – NI Civil Service

AQW 42947/22-27 – Support for small and medium-sized businesses

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses. Minister for the Economy: My Department is taking forward a range of measures to support SMEs, recognising their vital role in driving productivity, innovation and employment. Support is also … Continue reading AQW 42947/22-27 – Support for small and medium-sized businesses

AQW 43535/22-27 – Emergency response driving

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps her Department is taking to help ensure public safety, in relation to emergency response driving. Minister of Justice: The public safety, in relation to emergency response driving is an operational matter for the Chief Constable, to whom I would recommend … Continue reading AQW 43535/22-27 – Emergency response driving

AQW 42943/22-27 – Electronic device repair businesses

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps she is taking to support electronic device repair businesses. Minister for the Economy: Through Invest NI and IntertradeIreland, my Department provides a wide range of advice and support to help businesses start, grow, innovate, export and improve productivity. Electronic … Continue reading AQW 42943/22-27 – Electronic device repair businesses

AQW 42946/22-27 – Unsolicited sales approaches to businesses

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the support available to small businesses in relation to unsolicited sales approaches from third party intermediaries. Minister for the Economy: The Department’s Trading Standards Service (TSS) recognises that small businesses may experience detriment as … Continue reading AQW 42946/22-27 – Unsolicited sales approaches to businesses

AQW 43430/22-27 – Special school summer schemes

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether an Equality Impact Assessment was undertaken prior to the decision to cancel special school summer schemes. [Priority Written] Minister of Education: The decision to cancel summer schemes made by the Education Authority was based on the health and safety of children and young … Continue reading AQW 43430/22-27 – Special school summer schemes

AQW 43056/22-27 – Participation in Sport

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any estimate he has made of the number of (i) adults; and (ii) children, participating in (a) GAA; (b) soccer (c) rugby union; (d) cricket; (e) tennis; (f) boxing; (g) athletics; (h) golf; (i) gymnastics; (j) netball; (k) basketball, in 2025, broken … Continue reading AQW 43056/22-27 – Participation in Sport