Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support people over the age of 50, who are out of work, to return to work. Minister for Communities: Employability support is delivered primarily through the Department’s network of Jobs and Benefits Offices, where individuals … Continue reading AQW 44061/22-27 – Supporting over 50s to return to work
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of accessibility of transport on barriers to employment experienced by disabled people. Minister for Communities: There has been no specific assessment made of the potential impact of accessibility of transport on barriers … Continue reading AQW 44060/22-27 – Barriers to employment experienced by disabled people
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the potential merits of distributing venison, produced as a result of deer culling, to food banks and other initiatives which support people in food poverty. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My … Continue reading AQW 44516/22-27 – Deer culling
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to accelerate the roll-out of standalone 5G in (i) urban; and (ii) rural areas. Minister for the Economy: I understand the importance of good quality mobile connectivity and remain committed to encouraging the rollout of … Continue reading AQW 43935/22-27 – Roll-out of standalone 5G
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence on graduate job opportunities. Minister for the Economy: My department commissioned Matrix, the NI Science and Industry Panel, to assess the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on … Continue reading AQW 43937/22-27 – Impact of Artificial Intelligence on graduate jobs
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any recent assessment has been made of the resilience of food supply chains. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My officials work closely with other NICS Departments, Defra and the other devolved nations to understand impacts to the … Continue reading AQW 44517/22-27 – Resilience of food supply chains
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has considered introducing minimum quality standards for 5G coverage from mobile providers. Minister for the Economy: I recognise and understand the importance of good quality mobile connectivity and remain committed to encouraging improvement of these services. The provision of mobile connectivity … Continue reading AQW 44184/22-27 – Minimum quality standards for 5G coverage
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
