AQW 12373/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the (i) opportunities; and (ii) challenges for her Department in relation to the development of Artificial Intelligence. Minister of Justice: (i) As the understanding of AI technology develops, the Department of Justice welcomes the wide range of opportunities available to … Continue reading AQW 12373/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

AQW 12375/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance for her assessment of the (i) opportunities; and (ii) challenges for her Department in relation to the development of Artificial Intelligence. Minister of Finance: (i) The adoption and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the Department of Finance offers significant opportunities to examine how … Continue reading AQW 12375/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

AQW 12280/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the (i) opportunities; and (ii) challenges for his Department in relation to the development of Artificial Intelligence. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the key themes of DAERA’s Innovation … Continue reading AQW 12280/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

AQW 12284/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the (i) opportunities; and (ii) challenges for his Department in relation to the development of Artificial Intelligence. Minister of Health: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI technologies offer opportunities to free-up capacity and improve productivity and quality of care services … Continue reading AQW 12284/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

AQW 12283/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of the (i) opportunities; and (ii) challenges for her Department in relation to the development of Artificial Intelligence. Minister for the Economy: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of several innovative technologies that has widespread application across the economy, some of … Continue reading AQW 12283/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence

AQW 10905/22-27 – Pay and grading review for Education Authority Support Staff

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education, following the publication of the Budget 2024-25, what measures he has taken to secure funding for the pay and grading review for Education Authority Support Staff. [Priority Written] Minister of Education: The Budget allocations provided for 2024-25 do not include a specific allocation for … Continue reading AQW 10905/22-27 – Pay and grading review for Education Authority Support Staff

AQW 10844/22-27 – Casement Park procurement process

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance whether the full funding package was already secured when the Casement Park procurement process was brought forward by the then Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on behalf of Ulster GAA. [Priority Written] Minister of Finance: The Casement Park Project was brought forward as … Continue reading AQW 10844/22-27 – Casement Park procurement process

AQW 10088/22-27 – Drug and alcohol addiction

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health what assessment has been made of the level of drug and alcohol addiction, in each of the last five years. Minister of Health: Statistics from the Substance Misuse Database are published annually on the Department of Health’s website at: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/articles/drugs-statistics. This annual publication summarises … Continue reading AQW 10088/22-27 – Drug and alcohol addiction