Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy, to detail any steps her Department is taking to improve (i) broadband coverage; and (ii) mobile phone signal, in rural areas. Minister for the Economy: (i) My department is continuing to improve broadband coverage in rural areas through Project Gigabit. In December 2025, … Continue reading AQW 51086/22-27 – Rural Broadband and Mobile Coverage
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department plans to issue guidance to (i) schools; (ii) early years providers; and (iii) other settings attended by children, on the use of camera-enabled smart glasses and other discreet wearable recording devices on their premises. Minister of Education: The Department’s recently published … Continue reading AQW 51716/22-27 – Guidance to schools on camera-enabled smart glasses
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve access to home dialysis for patients with kidney failure. Minister of Health: My Department is committed to improving access to home dialysis for patients with kidney failure and continues to work with Health and … Continue reading AQW 47512/22-27 – Access to home dialysis
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any assessment that has been made of the positive role that advanced technology can play in the reporting and prevention of violence against women and girls. First Minister and deputy First Minister: Advanced technology has the potential to play … Continue reading AQW 49374/22-27 – Use of Technology in prevention of violence against women and girls
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any training that has been provided to staff in his Department on the use of Artificial Intelligence, including its limitations and risks, since February 2024. Minister of Finance: Department of Finance (DoF) staff have had a range of training, awareness sessions and … Continue reading AQW 49243/22-27 – Department of Finance staff training on the use of Artificial Intelligence
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of live facial recognition technology on privacy rights. Minister of Justice: To date, the Department of Justice has not made any assessment of the potential impact of live facial recognition technology on … Continue reading AQW 49714/22-27 – Impact of live facial recognition technology on privacy rights
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 steps he is taking to support the (i) development; and (ii) use of, innovative technology in farming. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My Department recognises the important role that innovative technology can play in delivering … Continue reading AQW 47873/22-27 – Innovative technology in farming
