Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what studies and research her Department has undertaken into the impact of furniture poverty in social rented and private rented dwellings. Minister for Communities: The ‘Assessment of the need for furniture provision for new NIHE tenants’, which was published by the Housing Executive considers … Continue reading AQW 27657/17-22 – Furniture poverty
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education what measures are being taken to ensure that substitute teachers have the relevant subject qualifications to match the classroom curriculum. Minister of Education: The Department of Education is not the employer of teachers and has no remit to intervene in the day-to-day running of … Continue reading AQW 27660/17-22 – Substitute Teachers Qualifications
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 26570/17-22, what additional financial support will be provided to domiciliary care and care home staff employed in the public sector. [Priority Written] Minister of Health: Domiciliary care workers directly employed by the HSC enjoy the benefits of the Agenda for Change … Continue reading AQW 26972/17-22 – Public Sector Care Staff
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health how many times in the last twelve months the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has requested PSNI assistance to attend an ambulance call due to an ambulance crew not being available. Minister of Health: The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) has indicated that information on … Continue reading AQW 26228/17-22 – PSNI Assistance for Ambulance call
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health what measures will be taken to ensure that Dalriada Urgent Care out of hours service has sufficient resources to meet demand. Minister of Health: GP Out of Hours (OOHs) services across Northern Ireland continue to face pressures, with demand increasing and difficulties filling GP … Continue reading AQW 26322/17-22 – GP Out of Hours services
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) how many people have still not received their High Street Scheme card; and (ii) what plans has he to extend the scheme to allow those who haven’t received it time to spend it. [Priority Written] Minister for the Economy: There were just … Continue reading AQW 27060/17-22 – High Street Scheme card
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to outline the additional funding that will be provided to the childcare sector due to COVID-19 pressures. Minister of Education: From 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2021, my Department paid approximately £37m Covid-19 funding to the childcare sector via two separate funding schemes … Continue reading AQO 2863/17-22 – Additional COVID-19 funding for childcare sector
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline which topic is being considered for the initial Citizens' Assembly, as committed to in New Decade, New Approach. First Minister and deputy First Minister: The decision on any matter to be examined by a Citizens Assembly will be taken … Continue reading AQO 2807/17-22 – Citizens’ Assembly
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