Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any (i) influencers; and (ii) content creators, paid by their Department to (a) promote; and (b) create social media content, since January 2024, including the amount they were paid. First Minister and deputy First Minister: The Department has not … Continue reading AQW 48992/22-27 – Paid social media content
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of teaching in schools on recognising Artificial Intelligence technologies on social media. Minister of Education: My Department is currently consulting on the draft Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028, which provides clarity on the content to … Continue reading AQW 50150/22-27 – Recognising Artificial Intelligence technologies
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made by his Department of the impact of social media use on educational outcomes for children and young people. Minister of Education: The department has not undertaken a specific standalone assessment of the impact of social media use on … Continue reading AQW 48666/22-27 – Impact of social media use on educational outcomes
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the development of the legislative provisions to prevent the unauthorised recording and sharing of photos of road traffic collisions. Minister of Justice: As outlined during the Second Stage debate of the Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill, my Department does not … Continue reading AQW 42655/22-27 – Caoimhé’s Law
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any discussions she has had with the Minister of Justice, regarding legislation to prevent the unauthorised recording and sharing of photos of road traffic collisions. Minister for Infrastructure: On 26th January, Minister Long and I facilitated a roundtable discussion with Road Victim … Continue reading AQW 39363/22-27 – Caoimhé’s Law
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she will take to protect young people online. Minister of Justice: As Justice Minister, I am committed to doing everything possible to keep our young people safe from harm and protect them from all forms of abuse and exploitation. I … Continue reading AQW 38576/22-27 – Protecting young people online
SDLP Justice Spokesperson, Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone, has welcomed the unanimous support in the Assembly for the introduction of Caoimhé’s Law. The Mid Ulster MLA was speaking after the Assembly unanimously supported the SDLP motion calling on the Minister of Justice to work with the Minister for Infrastructure to pass Caoimhé’s Law by the … Continue reading McGlone Welcomes Assembly Support for Caoimhé’s Law
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether the NI Fire and Rescue Service has initiated an investigation to establish whether the video footage of people singing about the death of Michaela McAreavey, recently circulated on social media, includes any of its members. [Priority Written] Minister of Health: Northern Ireland Fire … Continue reading AQW 1000/22-27 – Michaela McAreavey
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