Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department has taken to create safeguards for farmers who cannot avail of the Farm Sustainability Payment, particularly the mushroom industry. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: For those farm businesses, including those within the … Continue reading AQW 36479/22-27 – Farm Sustainability Payment
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any discussions they have had with the UK Government on the operation of Local Growth funding when it replaces the Shared Prosperity Fund, which is due to end in March 2026. First Minister and deputy First Minister: We have … Continue reading AQW 31120/22-27 – Local Growth funding
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has said the AERA Minister and his department must respond urgently to the discovery of bluetongue in the North. He was speaking after two confirmed cases in Co Down. Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said, “We know the harmful impact that bluetongue can have on livestock and how easily … Continue reading McGlone: Bluetongue situation demands urgent response
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the (i) use; and (ii) development, by (a) her Department; and (b) its arm's-length bodies, of Artificial Intelligence products. Minister for the Economy: (a) My Department has successfully completed a structured 12-week trial of Microsoft Copilot within Microsoft 365. This pilot … Continue reading AQW 34571/22-27 – Department for the Economy Artificial Intelligence products
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when she will publish the minutes of the 13 meetings, between the 9 August 2022 and 27 June 2024, that officials from her Department held with officials from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on the factual position and legal position around … Continue reading AQW 32925/22-27 – A5 Western Transport Corridor
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the impact on the proposed A29 Cookstown Bypass of the factual position and legal position around (a) emission targets; (b) carbon budgets; and (c) the Climate Action Plan; (ii) when the assessment was carried … Continue reading AQW 32924/22-27 – A29 Cookstown Bypass
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the (i) use; and (ii) development, by (a) her Department; and (b) its arm's-length bodies, of Artificial Intelligence products. Minister for Infrastructure: The Department for Infrastructure has made available Microsoft Copilot Chat, an enterprise level secure AI assistant, to all staff and … Continue reading AQW 34453/22-27 – Department for Infrastructure Artificial Intelligence products
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any support, including production costs or administrative support, Invest NI has provided to NI-based companies engaged in contracts to supply components, either directly to BAE Systems or to their supply chain, since the establishment of Invest NI in 2002. Minister for … Continue reading AQW 34345/22-27 – Invest NI and BAE Systems support
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