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Mr Andrew McMurray: Assembly records
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.
I have also communicated with the Minister on this subject. The village catalyst programme was welcomed; it concentrated on historic buildings. Will the Minister confirm whether there are plans in the rest of the mandate to support bringing empty buildings back into use in rural villages and towns?
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any legislative requirements to pursue a reduction in speed limits to bring them in line with the new speed limits on rural local roads in the Republic of Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider lowering speed limits in Northern Ireland to bring them in line with the new speed limits on rural local roads in the Republic of Ireland.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Impact of the Universal Credit Five-Week Wait”
Impact of the Universal Credit Five-Week Wait - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘illegal money lenders;’ and insert: ‘and calls on the Minister for Communities to rename and widen eligibility for the Universal Credit Contingency Fund and introduce a system of backdating for claimants’ first Universal Credit assessment…
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will consider reviewing the non-means tested element of the nursing and midwifery bursary to reflect the increased cost of living since 2012, when it was last reviewed.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of whether the non-means tested element of the nursing and midwifery bursary of £430.42 per month is adequate for student nurses who work approximately 36.5 hours per week during placement.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider amending planning legislation to ensure that all residents affected by a development proposal involving a tall structure are notified.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of whether the definition of neighbouring land in the Planning (General Development Procedure) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 adequately accounts for the privacy implications of tall structures, such as high-rise buildings and ferris wheels, for residents in the…
I acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the Castlewellan parkrun, which takes place every Saturday at 9.30 am in the grounds of Castlewellan Forest Park. Admittedly, I do not partake in parkrun as often as I should like, but it is a fantastic event that takes place in the town. There are also events in Rostrevor and…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he will engage with the UK Government to discuss VAT changes in the Republic of Ireland on food-led hospitality businesses, with a view to mitigating the impact on businesses in Northern Ireland's border counties.
I thank the Minister for her answer. Will she clarify whether the delay in publishing the delivery plan has delayed the implementation of the fees uplift?
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether NIE Networks have an obligation to review or investigate its power cables and lines to ensure they are not being compromised by trees or branches.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the instances where his Department has made use of its powers, under the Harbours (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, to give a Trust Port directions of a general or specific nature as to the exercise of its functions, including (i) details of the Trust Port involved; and…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, considering the number of fallen trees in the wake of Storm Éowyn, and given the number of rural households living on unadopted roads, (i) whether he will consider making an exception to assist with clearing unadopted roads that are blocked by fallen trees; and (ii) whether…
First Minister, I associate myself with what has gone before. I will mention the community centres that have opened up, such as GAA clubs and church halls. There are so many questions to ask, but I will focus on climate change, because it is likely to mean warmer oceans resulting in more intense storms and more…
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of why the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust scored worst on urgent referral waiting time targets for 11 out of 12 months between October 2023 and September 2024, with between 93.9 per cent and 100 per cent of patients waiting more than 14 days to be seen.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions underway by his Department to address the performance of the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in relation to new breast cancer referral waiting times.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, in relation to Action 4 of the Tourism Vision and Action Plan: 10 Year Plan, to identify the destination which will pilot the development of a Destination Stewardship Plan.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, in relation to Action 4 of the Tourism Vision and Action Plan: 10 Year Plan, whether he intends to develop a local action plan for the Mourne Mountains.