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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.
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools That this Assembly expresses grave concern that the Education Authority has announced the cancellation of summer schemes in special schools in 2026 due to concerns about healthcare provision for participating children; recognises that these schemes provide a lifeline…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any action he is taking to improve land management in the Mournes to prevent wildfires.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on her Department’s efforts to develop citizen energy communities, which contribute to renewable energy production, as referenced in her Ministerial Statement on 2 March 2026.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline any actions she is taking to support homeowners in unadopted developments that were constructed before January 2024, where the developer has gone out of business and existing bonds are insufficient to bring the development up to adoptable standard.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the reasons why it has taken two years, from the restoration of the Executive in February 2024, to begin consultation on a draft Framework for Race Relations.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any actions taken by his Department regarding the potential implementation of the principles of Benedict’s Law and strengthening current guidance; and (ii) an indicative date for a decision on this matter.
To ask the Minister of Health whether the recent reduction in the inpatient and day case waiting list reflects increased treatment activity or patient removal following waiting list validation.
I welcome the debate and thank the Member for raising the issue. I thank the Minister for attending. Slieve Gullion is not in my constituency, but I do not think that those who constructed the cairn and the burial chamber would have had much of a concept of Assembly boundaries. The cairn at Slieve Gullion is special…
It is no secret that our environment has suffered from decades of neglect and our system of government is not fit for purpose in being able to progress the structural changes required to deliver meaningful improvement in our environment. We need to be able to progress policy that delivers on the public's priorities…
Thank you, Minister. National outdoor centres contribute a huge amount to society, not least through safety, health and economics. Will the Minister meet me and representatives from the national governing bodies to hear at first hand the positive role that national outdoor centres play?
I thank the Minister for her statement. What mitigations will the scheme provide in rural town centres, where there are a lot of competing pressures from businesses, commuters and private residents? I will not say that there is conflict between the two, but there is DFI-owned land and there are council-owned parking…
To ask the Minister of Health, given the importance of retained fire fighters to the functioning of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS), to detail any engagement he has had with the Minister for Education in relation to changing Department of Education guidance to allow teachers to take paid leave to…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration given to updating Circular 1993/31 regarding Teachers' Leave of Absence Exceeding Three Working Days, to allow teachers to take paid leave to attend mandatory Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service training, as an on-call firefighter.
If an exam is taken in year 11, there is an opportunity to resit. In year 12, however, there may not be an opportunity to resit. Is that pathway to progress through the education system therefore closed off?
I thank the Minister. I will attend a meeting on my daughter's GCSE choices tomorrow afternoon, so I might be able to get you a bit of feedback there We have talked a bit about closing off resits in year 11. In year 12, if a student perhaps does not get the results that they require in an exam, will that pathway to…
Thank you, deputy First Minister. You will be aware that there have been calls to publish the research reports and for an explanation as to why they cannot currently be published. Are you able to advise on a summary of the findings and recommendations contained in the reports and whether those can be published?
Mr McMurray asked the Minister of Health for an update on the progress of the implementation of the ambulance handover protocol across all emergency departments in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Education whether a contractor has been appointed to deliver the School Enhancement Project for St. Mary's Primary School, Barr.