All of Mr Andrew McMurray’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the processing of applications to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any action she is taking to improve the affordability of childcare for those in further and higher education.
At the start, I want to make it clear that the burden of solving Lough Neagh cannot be borne by DAERA alone. It is incumbent on the whole Executive and everyone in the Chamber to help deliver the Programme for Government commitment to protect Lough Neagh. While agriculture undoubtedly must play its part, we cannot…
Thank you for your answer, Minister. From that, will the Minister consider some of the proposals, if they are applicable to Northern Ireland, in order to help our businesses?
I thank the Minister for his answer. Given the growth of renewables, specifically offshore renewables, what assurances can the Minister give to the industries in South Down that any forthcoming finances and policies will be regionally balanced?
I rise to speak about the prolonged closure of Tollymore National Outdoor Centre in Bryansford, just outside Newcastle. I have a personal connection in that I attended courses at the centre as a teenager and gained a number of qualifications there after university. I went on to pursue a career in the outdoors. I met…
Mr McMurray asked the Minister of Finance whether he has had any engagement with the UK Government regarding the 'Transforming business rates' proposals that are being worked on in England and Wales.
Minister, as part of your discussions with the Department for Infrastructure and the EA, will you raise the matter of and support changes to the physical infrastructure leading to and from schools in order to ensure the safety of the pupils and staff who attend them? I am sure that that is an issue for many rural…
Rural Transport Needs That this Assembly recognises the valuable contribution the Community Transport Association provides to the rural population, particularly to people with disabilities; acknowledges the desirability of enabling volunteers to provide much needed access to community and public services; and calls on…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans for investment in wastewater infrastructure in the Rathfriland area, with a view to resolving the development bans currently in place.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 26109/22-27, to detail how the £636,045 of Direct Payment funding that was returned unspent to the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in the 2024-25 financial year, was subsequently spent.
Thank you, Minister. Minister, you mentioned the roll-out across the organisation of an emergency response service. I am curious to know what that service would entail and what functions it would be likely to perform.
Minister, given the castle's location and potential, particularly once the Narrow Water bridge project is finished, will you consider working with Executive colleagues and the Shared Island unit to look at the development of the site?
Mr McMurray asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what more can be done to tackle the issue of poisoning in Northern Ireland, given that South Down is home to many red kites, as the Minister knows, and recently one was poisoned.
I speak today as an Alliance Party MLA, but, perhaps more than that, I turn my face to look at the issue. I admit that I have not always done so. As Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's international editor, put it: "the only way some can cope is to stop looking." As a parent of two children and a husband, how could I look? I…
Minister, the summer recess is nearly upon us. What actions will be taken to address the issues raised in the judgement around habitats regulations and general environmental law before the autumn?
I thank the Minister for her statement. She highlighted the fact that the board did not stay within its budget because it spent what it wanted to spend rather than what it had. Considering the number of statutory functions and obligations that have to be carried out, where does assessed need come into the equation?…