| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
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AQW 19544/17-22
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Mr John Blair
(APNI - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the engagement he has had with the Department of Health to ensure equitable funding for health service provision between rural and urban areas.
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| 26/05/2021 |
Answered on 16/06/2021
| Health services; Finance; Equality; Urban areas; Rural areas |
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AQW 19122/17-22
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy what rural proofing has been undertaken in relation to the costs to consumers of the delivery of Project Stratum.
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| 19/05/2021 |
Answered on 23/06/2021
| Consumers; Broadband; Costs; Infrastructure; Rural areas |
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AQW 18109/17-22
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Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health how he will meet the inequalities that his Department's High Level Screening Exercise identified as having a major impact relating to racial groups, age, gender and disability.
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| 28/04/2021 |
Answered on 10/05/2021
| Equality; Ethnic groups; Age; Gender; Disability |
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AQW 18027/17-22
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the extent to which the Rural Needs Act was considered prior to the decision being made to close Ballyhackett Primary School; (ii) his assessment of how the closure of this school will impact the wider rural community around Castlerock; and (iii) what consideration was given to the current trend of more people moving to rural areas, post-COVID-19, in reaching his decision.
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| 27/04/2021 |
Answered on 29/04/2021
| Closures; Schools; East Londonderry; Rural areas; Council for Catholic Maintained Schools |
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AQW 17678/17-22
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the impact the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board will have on the pay of workers and their rights at work.
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| 21/04/2021 |
Answered on 07/05/2021
| Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland; Impact assessments; Pay; Employment; Farms |
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AQW 17210/17-22
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Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the funding provided by her Department to voluntary and charitable groups in South Down, in each of the last three years, for each of the publicly available funding streams.
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| 13/04/2021 |
Answered on 17/05/2021
| South Down; Finance; Voluntary organisations; Government departments; S |
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AQW 16776/17-22
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how low paid workers in agriculture can be protected with the abolishment of the Agricultural Wages Board.
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| 24/03/2021 |
Answered on 15/04/2021
| Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland; Agriculture; Employment; Pay |
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AQW 15257/17-22
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Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health at what stage will he consider a full equality impact assessment on his draft budget.
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| 23/02/2021 |
Answered on 03/03/2021
| Government departments; Equality; Impact assessments; Budgets |
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AQW 15255/17-22
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Mr Mervyn Storey
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail her Department’s statutory powers and legal obligations in respect of the provision of support to urban areas.
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| 23/02/2021 |
Answered on 09/03/2021
| Departmental responsibilities; Urban areas |
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AQW 15254/17-22
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Mr Mervyn Storey
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail her Department’s statutory powers and legal obligations in respect of the provision of support to rural communities.
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| 23/02/2021 |
Answered on 09/03/2021
| Departmental responsibilities; Rural areas |
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AQW 14503/17-22
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Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether he will ensure that a full equality impact assessment is conducted on his draft Budget.
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| 11/02/2021 |
Answered on 25/02/2021
| Equality; Impact assessments; Government departments; Health services; Budgets |
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AQW 14476/17-22
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the expected timeframe for the implementation of the 25 recommendations made by the Rural Needs Working Group; and (ii) any planned initiatives that may directly affect people living in rural areas of East Londonderry.
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| 11/02/2021 |
Answered on 25/02/2021
| Rural areas; East Londonderry; Advisory bodies; Reviews |
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AQW 14421/17-22
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Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the recommendations which have been implemented from the Rural Needs Working Group report of January 2020.
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| 10/02/2021 |
Answered on 04/06/2021
| Rural areas; Reviews; Departmental responsibilities |
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AQW 13336/17-22
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Mr Gary Middleton
(DUP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities what her Department's statutory responsibility is to rural areas; and for her Department's definition of rural.
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| 25/01/2021 |
Answered on 09/02/2021
| Departmental responsibilities; Rural areas; Legislation; Annual reports; Regeneration |
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AQW 13295/17-22
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department's winter gritting policy been rural proofed for compliance with the Rural Needs Act.
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| 25/01/2021 |
Answered on 04/02/2021
| Transport NI; Roads; Grit; Rural areas; Legislation |
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AQW 9850/17-22
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Miss Jemma Dolan
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy whether the governance mechanisms used to ensure that Northern Ireland Electricity changes to policy and service delivery are assessed to ensure compliance with the terms of the Rural Needs Act.
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| 06/11/2020 |
Answered on 17/11/2020
| Rural areas; Legislation; Electricity generation |
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AQW 8564/17-22
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the governance mechanisms used to ensure that Translink/NI Transport Holding Company changes to policy and service delivery are assessed to ensure compliance with the duty to have due regard to rural needs under the terms of the Rural Needs Act.
[Priority Written]
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| 12/10/2020 |
Answered on 19/10/2020
| Rural areas; Performance standards; Regulation; Translink; Contracts |
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AQW 8563/17-22
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the governance mechanisms used to ensure that NI Water changes to policy and service delivery are assessed to ensure compliance with the duty to have due regard to rural needs under the terms of the Rural Needs Act.
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| 12/10/2020 |
Answered on 20/10/2020
| Rural areas; Performance standards; Northern Ireland Water; Legislation |
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AQW 8260/17-22
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Ms Catherine Kelly
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department carried out a Rural Needs Impact Assessment in relation to recent nurture unit funding allocations.
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| 06/10/2020 |
Answered on 15/10/2020
| Rural areas; Impact assessments; Pre-school education; Finance; Government departments |
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AQW 6266/17-22
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Ms Clare Bailey
(GPNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to provide an update on (i) the framework for rural policy in Northern Ireland which will replace the NI Rural Development Programme; and (ii) a timeframe for this framework moving to public consultation.
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| 03/09/2020 |
Answered on 18/09/2020
| Government departments; Rural areas; Pilot schemes; Brexit; EU grants and loans |
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