Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the (i) opportunities; and (ii) challenges for his Department in relation to the development of Artificial Intelligence. Minister of Education: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is in use, to a greater or lesser extent, in almost every activity. My Department as an … Continue reading AQW 12281/22-27 – Development of Artificial Intelligence
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when he plans to commence the further roll-out of 20mph speed limit schemes at schools in Mid Ulster. Minister for Infrastructure: Part-time 20mph limits near schools are implemented based on assessments considering collision history, speed, traffic volume, infrastructure, and site constraints. Schools have beenassessed … Continue reading AQW 7393/22-27 – 20mph speed limit schemes at schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to outline how he intends to assure parents, in the absence of inspections by the Education and Training Inspectorate, that specialist units in mainstream schools meet the needs of children with Special Educational Needs. Minister of Education: The Education Authority (EA) has overall responsibility … Continue reading AQO 71/22-27 – Special Educational Needs
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education what consideration he has given to the reintroduction of the Happy Healthy Minds programme. Minister of Education: The Healthy Happy Minds Pilot concluded on 31 March 2023. An evaluation of the pilot has been carried out and I will assess its findings as I … Continue reading AQW 5895/22-27 – Healthy Happy Minds programme
Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has added his support to a call for investment in therapeutic mental health interventions for our children and young people. The case for long-term investment in therapeutic mental health interventions has been made in a report by a new coalition established following the ending … Continue reading McGlone supports call for investment in therapeutic mental health interventions for young people
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education what urgent measures are being taken to resolve issues with the NI Supply Teacher Register to ensure full and prompt payment to teachers. [Priority Written] Minister of Education: The majority of the issues encountered in respect of the introduction of the new NI Supply … Continue reading AQW 4100/22-27 – NI Supply Teacher Register
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the schools in Mid Ulster that have a 20mph speed limit in place; and (ii) his Department's plans to put such schemes in place at other school locations in Mid Ulster. Minister for Infrastructure: I am pleased to confirm that my … Continue reading AQW 3189/22-27 – 20mph speed limits at Mid Ulster Schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education how many post-primary places have been allocated for the Irish-medium sector in each academic year since 2016. Minister of Education: The number of places approved by my Department at Irish Medium (IM) post-primary schools in each academic year since 2016 is set out in … Continue reading AQW 2673/22-27 – Irish-medium Education
