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.
On the feasibility study of flood mitigation measures, will the Minister commit resources in order to expedite putting such measures in place to prevent any further flooding?
Mr Speaker, thank you for affording us the time to mark the occasion. On hearing the news and reading the associated reflections on the death of Pope Francis, I have been thinking about what I would like to have spoken to him about, had I had the chance. He was an ecumenical pope, meeting those from different…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any options her Department and Tourism NI are exploring following the landowner's withdrawal from negotiations with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in relation to the Mourne Mountains Gateway Project.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement she has had with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and local businesses to understand the reasons for the significant underspend on flood support funding allocated to support local businesses in Downpatrick and Newry affected by floods in 2023.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement her predecessor had with local businesses to assess the level of need prior to setting the £100,000 cap on applications for the Enhanced Flood Support Scheme.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 25600/22-27, how his Department (i) assesses the effectiveness of Direct Payments; and (ii) ensures that returned Direct Payments are appropriately accounted for if it is unable to identify the amount that is returned unspent.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 25600/22-27, to detail the (i) amount; and (ii) proportion of Direct Payment funding that was returned unspent to the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in the 2024-25 financial year.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQO 1880/22-27, to provide a breakdown of the £978,000 spent on family support including day short breaks, which details the amounts spent on (i) day short breaks, and (ii) other family supports, respectively.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQT 1235/22-27, and having seen his officials' options paper, whether he is content to proceed with reinstating the cross-border scheme.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans her Department has for a relief road or bypass to address congestion in Downpatrick town centre.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to build a shared, cross-departmental outcomes framework to track collective impact on suicide prevention, not just within his own Department.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 25484/22-27, how the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust assesses need or places children with complex needs in residential care if it does not keep a record of families that have requested it.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the cost of Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service operations in response to landscape fires in each of the last ten years.
To ask the Minister of Finance, following publication of the March 2025 Samaritans report Lost Futures, whether he will consider cross-departmental suicide prevention budgets so that suicide prevention efforts can address the root causes of suicide.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “NI Water Funding and Governance”
NI Water Funding and Governance - Amendment 1 After ‘network;’ insert: ‘notes that chronic underinvestment in our wastewater infrastructure is a major driver of waterway pollution and biodiversity loss, as well as blocking housebuilding and stifling economic growth; is concerned that NI Water’s current funding model…
To ask the Minister of Health how he will ensure that the community and voluntary sector is appropriately resourced to meet its role in suicide prevention.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with other Departments in relation to embedding suicide prevention into their policies and budgets.
To ask the Minister of Health how his Department ensures that suicide prevention funding is targeted geographically and demographically based on suicide rates.
To ask the Minister of Health whether Protect Life 2 will be updated to reflect the socio-economic drivers of suicide, as outlined in the March 2025 Samaritans report Lost Futures.
I thank the Minister for being here. I also thank my colleague for securing this very important debate. Adequate short break provision is absolutely essential. Hearing Members' powerful testimonies of some of the interactions that all of us here have probably had has added to the debate and its poignancy. In February,…
To ask the Minister of Health whether he intends to establish a dedicated young patients fund for Northern Ireland to assist families in covering the costs of having a child in hospital.