| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
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AQW 5353/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether he has had any engagement with the Minister of Communities to ensure that students in receipt of nursing bursaries can access means tested benefits.
| 27/10/2022 |
To be answered by 11/11/2022
| Students; Nurses; Grants; Means-tested benefits |
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AQW 5352/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities whether she has had any engagement with the Minister of Health to ensure that students in receipt of nursing bursaries can access means tested benefits.
| 27/10/2022 |
To be answered by 11/11/2022
| Students; Nurses; Grants; Means-tested benefits |
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AQW 5350/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what steps have been taken to ensure full time students, particularly parents with young children, can access financial support including the Adviser Discretion Fund.
| 27/10/2022 |
To be answered by 11/11/2022
| Students; Parents; Children; Social security benefits; Grants |
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AQW 5331/22-27
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Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health what support will be in place for organisations that are unsuccessful in their applications for Core Grant funding, from March 2023.
[Priority Written]
| 27/10/2022 |
To be answered by 01/11/2022
| Grants; Voluntary organisations; Health services; Applications |
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AQW 5292/22-27
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Mr Maurice Bradley
(DUP - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Education when the Review of Free School Meals and Uniform Grant eligibility will be completed.
| 26/10/2022 |
To be answered by 10/11/2022
| Reviews; Education Authority; Free school meals; Uniforms; Grants |
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AQW 5267/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Finance (i) whether his Department will seek legal advice on the impact on the provision of agricultural relief as a result of land moving away from food production under the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' draft Peatlands strategy; and (ii) whether he will engage with HMRC to seek clarification on this matter.
[Priority Written]
| 26/10/2022 |
To be answered by 03/11/2022
| HM Revenue and Customs; Farms; Land; Agriculture; Grants |
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AQW 5216/22-27
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Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether he has plans to provide additional financial support to social work trainees in light of the cost of living crisis.
+ Display Answer
| 25/10/2022 |
Answered on 26/10/2022
| Social work; Training; Finance; Cost of living; Grants |
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AQW 5166/22-27
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Dr Caoimhe Archibald
(SF - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Health (i) to set out the supports available to students undertaking the Ulster University Social Work Honours degree course; and (ii) whether there are plans to increase the level of support, in light of the increased costs faced by the student population.
+ Display Answer
| 24/10/2022 |
Answered on 28/10/2022
| Ulster University; Social work; Students; Cost of living; Grants |
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AQW 5152/22-27
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Ms Connie Egan
(APNI - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy what assistance his Department is providing to businesses for (i) energy bills; and (ii) rates, in the context of the cost of living crisis.
| 24/10/2022 |
To be answered by 08/11/2022
| Business; Energy; Grants; Cost of living |
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AQW 5146/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy whether High street dental practices will automatically avail of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses in Northern Ireland.
[Priority Written]
| 24/10/2022 |
To be answered by 27/10/2022
| Dental services; Cost of living; Grants; Energy; Business |
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AQW 5072/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, further to his statement on 1 September 2022 regarding direct payments, to (i) detail the agricultural, rural and environmental projects that have received funding; (ii) provide a breakdown of the amount of funding to each project; and (iii) confirm whether the funding allocated to rural projects must be spent by March 2023.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 21/10/2022 |
Answered on 26/10/2022
| Grants; Rural areas; Farms; Environment; Finance |
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AQW 5071/22-27
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Mrs Ciara Ferguson
(SF - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether (i) consideration was given to increasing the non means-tested student nurse bursary of £5,165 per annum; and (ii) there are plans to review the rate, which remains at 2012/13 levels.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 21/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
| Nurses; Students; Grants; Inflation; Higher education |
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AQW 5070/22-27
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Miss Jemma Dolan
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education, given that her Department does not back pay successful applications for free school meals and uniforms to the time the application was received, what assessment has she made of the four week target to complete the processing of applications remaining in place.
| 21/10/2022 |
To be answered by 07/11/2022
| Administration; Applications; Free school meals; Uniforms; Grants |
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AQW 5068/22-27
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Miss Jemma Dolan
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education what plans are in place to clear the backlog of applications for free school meals and uniforms, ensuring that the most vulnerable receive this assistance.
| 21/10/2022 |
To be answered by 07/11/2022
| Administrative delays; Free school meals; Uniforms; Applications; Grants |
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AQW 5067/22-27
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Miss Jemma Dolan
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education to outline the reasons for the delays in processing applications for free school meals and uniforms for this year.
| 21/10/2022 |
To be answered by 07/11/2022
| Applications; Free school meals; Uniforms; Grants; Administrative delays |
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AQW 5063/22-27
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Miss Jemma Dolan
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether her Department is achieving the four week target to complete the processing of applications for free school meals and uniforms.
| 21/10/2022 |
To be answered by 07/11/2022
| Administration; Applications; Free school meals; Uniforms; Grants |
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AQW 5037/22-27
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Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 4709/22-27, to detail the average time taken to process a Disabled Persons’ Allowance application.
+ Display Answer
| 20/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
| Disability; Land and Property Services; Grants; Applications; Evidence |
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AQW 5036/22-27
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Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 4709/22-27, to detail the number of households waiting for a decision on Disabled Persons’ Allowance applications as of 20 October 2022.
+ Display Answer
| 20/10/2022 |
Answered on 27/10/2022
| Disability; Land and Property Services; Grants; Applications; Administration |
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AQW 4993/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the Rural Halls Refurbishment Scheme.
+ Display Answer
| 20/10/2022 |
Answered on 26/10/2022
| Rural areas; Grants; Community relations; Buildings; Applications |
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AQW 4946/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail all of the cost of living hardship payments to be made available to people in Northern Ireland.
| 19/10/2022 |
To be answered by 03/11/2022
| Cost of living; Grants; Social security benefits; Poverty; Fuel poverty |
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