AQW 52917 22-27 – Recruitment and retention of staff in the Probation Board

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to improve (i) recruitment; and (ii) the retention of staff in the Probation Board. Minister of Justice: The Probation Board for Northern Ireland is not currently experiencing significant recruitment or retention difficulties and has staffing levels sufficient … Continue reading AQW 52917 22-27 – Recruitment and retention of staff in the Probation Board

AQW 51570/22-27 – Rate of pay for entry-level home care assistants

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current hourly rate of pay for entry-level home care assistants, in each Health and Social Care Trust. Minister of Health: Statutory Home Care Staff are paid as per NHS Terms & Conditions under Agenda for Change as a Band 3, see … Continue reading AQW 51570/22-27 – Rate of pay for entry-level home care assistants

AQW 50433/22-27 – Protecting retail workers from retail crime

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to better protect retail workers from retail crime. Minister of Justice: Business and retail crime has a real impact on local businesses, staff, individual consumers and the wider community, and a partnership approach is central to preventing … Continue reading AQW 50433/22-27 – Protecting retail workers from retail crime

AQW 45571/22-27 – Adult social care worker vacancies

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to fill adult social care worker vacancies. Minister of Health: A number of actions are being taken to address vacancies across the social care workforce which are informed by the Social Care Workforce Strategy 2025–2035. This work … Continue reading AQW 45571/22-27 – Adult social care worker vacancies

AQW 44183/22-27 – Effectiveness of job centre staff

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of the effectiveness of job centre staff in helping those not in education, employment or training get into work or training. Minister for Communities: Staff in Jobs and Benefits Offices provide a wide range of tailored support to … Continue reading AQW 44183/22-27 – Effectiveness of job centre staff

AQW 44518/22-27 – Credit union membership

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the potential merits of encouraging education employers to promote membership of a credit union to teachers and non-teaching staff. Minister of Education: No assessment has been made of the potential merits of encouraging education employers to promote … Continue reading AQW 44518/22-27 – Credit union membership

AQW 20144/22-27 – Staff shortages in DfI Roads Western Division

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any measures being taken to address staff shortages in DfI Roads Western Division. Minister for Infrastructure: My Department has been operating in a difficult financial environment for a number of years due to underfunding and austerity by the British Government. This has … Continue reading AQW 20144/22-27 – Staff shortages in DfI Roads Western Division

McGlone: Pay staff fairly to tackle domiciliary care package shortage

SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has said that fair pay for staff is needed to tackle the domiciliary care package shortage in the Northern Trust area. He was speaking during an adjournment debate on the issue at Stormont on Tuesday. Mr McGlone has long highlighted issues around the shortage of care packages in the … Continue reading McGlone: Pay staff fairly to tackle domiciliary care package shortage