Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children who have registered for education orchestras and ensembles supported by his Department in each of the last eight academic years, including the current academic year, broken down by Education Authority region. Minister of Education: The Education Authority (EA), … Continue reading AQW 30931/22-27 – Education orchestras and ensembles
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone met with representatives from the Northern Ireland Companion Animal Welfare Group (NICAWG) at a recent ‘paws and policies’ event in Stormont to discuss strengthening animal welfare legislation in Northern Ireland. NICAWG is the leading companion animal welfare group in Northern Ireland which was established in 2019 and consists of … Continue reading McGlone meets with Northern Ireland Companion Animal Welfare Group to discuss ‘paws and policies’
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the provision of a new centre for mental health at Antrim Area Hospital. Minister of Health: Following the announcement of the outcome of the 2025 UK wide Spending Review in June, the Department of Finance has commissioned a Budget exercise … Continue reading AQW 30199/22-27 – New centre for mental health at Antrim Area Hospital
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans in place for a new advertising campaign for schools on road safety. Minister of Education: Road safety advertising campaigns are the responsibility of the Minister for Infrastructure and I fully support the new campaign ‘Roadwise Up' which aims to raise … Continue reading AQW 30930/22-27 – Road Safety Advertising Campaign for Schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications currently in the system for (i) Personal Independence Payment; (ii) Attendance Allowance; and (iii) Disability Living Allowance. Minister for Communities: The table below shows the current number of ongoing disability benefit applications: Personal Independence Payment2Attendance Allowance1Disability Living Allowance113,3401,291996 Taken from data produced by … Continue reading AQW 30094/22-27 – Ongoing disability benefit applications
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the implementation of the Lough Neagh Action Plan. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan, agreed by the Executive in July 2024, contains science led actions to tackle the … Continue reading AQW 30198/22-27 – Implementation of the Lough Neagh Action Plan
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of live investigations that are underway into malpractice at NI Water, including (i) which organisations are conducting those investigations; (ii) the dates upon which those investigations commenced; and (iii) the dates on which her Department was notified of those investigations. … Continue reading AQW 30015/22-27 – Ongoing investigations into malpractice at NI Water
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail the current applications for the funding of new school buildings in Mid Ulster. Minister of Education: There are currently seven schools in Mid Ulster who have been announced for funding under the Major Capital Works Programme. The status of these projects are … Continue reading AQW 30430/22-27 – Funding applications for new school buildings in Mid Ulster
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