Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any safeguards that are in place to ensure (a) lawful; and (b) proportionate use of live facial recognition technology by the PSNI; and (ii) any data that is collected through the use of live facial recognition technology by the PSNI, including … Continue reading AQW 48227/22-27 – Live facial recognition technology
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances on the environment. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: DAERA has not undertaken any recent assessment of the potential effects of … Continue reading AQW 48467/22-27 – Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has taken any recent steps towards a legislative ban on the sale of aversive training tools for domestic animals. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My Department is currently undertaking a public consultation on several animal … Continue reading AQW 47404/22-27 – Ban on aversive training tools for domestic animals
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to address noise pollution, and the harm to physical and mental health. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 require my department to produce strategic … Continue reading AQW 47274/22-27 – Noise pollution
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any recent assessment made of the adequacy of regulations governing the use of unmanned drones in residential areas. Minister of Justice: Counter drones policy is a reserved matter which sits with the Home Office. It is not within the devolved competence of … Continue reading AQW 48003/22-27 – Regulation of unmanned drones in residential areas
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans to introduce regulations under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 to require vaping products in retail premises to be stored (i) out of sight; (ii) behind the counter; (iii) in closed or locked cabinets; and (iv) in such a way … Continue reading AQW 46684/22-27 – Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice what progress her Department has made in bringing forward the necessary statutory provision for wills to be validly made in Irish, as committed under New Decade, New Approach. Minister of Justice: The relevant commitments under ‘New Decade, New Approach’ were to be sponsored and … Continue reading AQW 10569/22-27 – Provision for wills to be validly made in Irish
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