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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.
Like others, I attended the event in the Eikon exhibition centre yesterday evening. I was glad that I did, because I was able to hear at first hand the concerns of Ulster's farmers. I thank the UFU for organising it and the DUP for tabling the motion. The farmers at that event were able to give context to how the…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of joint Driver and Vehicle Agency and PSNI road safety operations that were carried out since the introduction, in 2024, of calibrated sound meters to assist with the enforcement of noisy and nuisance vehicle noise emissions at the roadside.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of the effectiveness of roadside diesel particulate testing, based on insights gathered from the trial of test equipment completed earlier this year.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of prosecutions that have been instigated against drivers as a result of the introduction, in 2024, of calibrated sound meters to assist with the enforcement of noisy and nuisance vehicle noise emissions at the roadside, broken down by local council area…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Protecting Farming Families Following the Autumn Budget 2024”
Protecting Farming Families Following the Autumn Budget 2024 - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘inflation;’ and insert: ‘welcomes the launch of the Farming for the Generations pilot scheme to support farm succession planning; calls on the UK Government to reconsider the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief…
I thank the Member for securing the Adjournment debate. While I am a proud Member for South Down, my roots, as others have said, are in mid-Ulster. It is good to speak in the debate. Being a Member for South Down, I know the value of communities and the role that they play, particularly in rural locations. Rural…
The problem of unadopted roads and developments is a long-standing issue, and there is a fair number of them in Northern Ireland. I am the third or fourth MLA to point out that there are now 1,868 unadopted developments in Northern Ireland. Of those, 170 are in the council area of Newry, Mourne and Down, which…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of (i) unadopted housing developments for which no bond is available; and (ii) housing developments for which the available bond is insufficient to bring the development up to an adoptable standard.
I welcome the RAISE programme. Educational underachievement is a serious challenge for Northern Ireland, and it is correct that the Department is taking steps to tackle it. The substantial funding that has been set aside for the programme is appropriate. The RAISE programme is an important step on the road to raising…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what consideration has been given to granting permitted development rights for all rooftop solar panels, as is the case in Scotland.
I thank the Member for giving way. Does he agree that more commitment is required from the Department for the Economy by setting targets and attributing financial commitments to the rejuvenation of our high streets? The Member references Bow Street in Lisburn. I will reference, as did another Member, Market Street in…
I rise to speak about the 10th anniversary of the opening of Daisy Lodge outside Newcastle in my constituency. Daisy Lodge looks over the Shimna Valley and Tollymore Forest, and towards the slopes of Slieve Commedagh and Slieve Donard: a most peaceful and tranquil view, one of quite a few with which we are blessed in…
Extending Welfare Supplementary Payments for the Benefit Cap That this Assembly agrees on the importance of extending welfare supplementary payments for the benefit cap beyond the pending cliff edge in March 2025; recognises that mitigating the benefit cap is an important protection against poverty and hardship for…