All of Mr Patsy McGlone’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to support farmers in diversifying and expanding businesses.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of the effectiveness of existing programmes supporting the diversification of high streets into leisure, cultural and community uses.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps he is taking to support the restoration of (i) habitats; (ii) species; (iii) woodlands; and (iv) peatlands.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any recent steps taken to improve the (i) health; and (ii) welfare, of farmed animals.
Minister, this year again, we have seen the proliferation of blue-green algae on the lough. What measures are being or have been put in place to monitor the effectiveness or otherwise of the action that your Department has taken?
Minister, do you agree that the question is not about what AI can do but about what it cannot do, given the fast pace of its evolution? As part of your deliberations and cross-departmental deliberations, will an employment risk audit be done? Inevitably, that is the major issue. We see what has happened in places such…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken to support people with learning difficulties when transitioning from childrens' services to adult services.
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.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any assessment she has made of the recent appearance of paramilitary items on public property in the Dungannon area; and (ii) any steps she is taking to have them removed.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has made any assessment of the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence tools on the social security and welfare system.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of the level of mental health support available to families and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to tackle (i) online conspiracy belief; (ii) misinformation; and (iii) disinformation, in the classroom.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the potential impact on pupils’ wellbeing of introducing an entitlement to an outdoor residential experience for every child during their time at school.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to make heat pump installation more (i) accessible; and (ii) affordable, for homeowners.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the effectiveness of screening provisions for (i) breast cancer; and (ii) cervical cancer.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether any assessment has made of the (a) adequacy; and (b) affordability, of childcare provision during school holidays; and (ii) any steps his Department is taking to ensure that childcare costs do not prevent parents, particularly women, from remaining in employment.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any recent discussions he has had with the Minister of Health on early intervention for neurodivergent children with emerging mental health needs.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the effectiveness of childcare support for parents seeking to enter or return to employment.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to ensure that small businesses can access practical support to adopt Artificial Intelligence, safely and productively.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the savings plan approved by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Board on 27 August 2026, to detail (i) the operations currently carried out at Mid Ulster Hospital which will be transferred to the Antrim and Causeway Hospitals; (ii) the number of patients that will be…