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Mr Colin McGrath: Assembly records
All of Mr Colin McGrath’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 Minister of Health whether his Department was aware of any issues in relation to the ability of oxygen generators procured during the COVID-19 pandemic to meet anticipated patient demand prior to the donation of three such generators to India in 2021.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will meet with the Lecale Lightkeepers and I regarding the proposed changes to St John's Point Lighthouse, Killough.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the dates of any meetings held with the Commissioners of Irish Lights including who was represented, in each of the last five years.,
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has made any assessment of the contention of the Commissioners of Irish Lights that there is no significant heritage reason for the proposed alterations to the historic operating mechanism at St John's Point Lighthouse not to proceed.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has made any assessment of whether the removal of the historic mercury-float mechanism, and associated operating apparatus, from the Grade B listed St John's Point Lighthouse is compatible with preserving the building's special architectural and historic…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any circumstances in which retrospective approval was sought for the (i) procurement; and (ii) subsequent donation of, oxygen generators purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the dates on which approval was requested and granted by the Department of Finance.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department received any offer of reimbursement or compensation in respect of oxygen generators donated to India in 2021.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has undertaken any post-project (i) review; (ii) lessons learned exercise; (iii) value-for-money assessment; or (iv) evaluation of the oxygen generator project.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any advice that was provided to his Department prior to the donation of three oxygen generators to India in 2021, in relation to the future operational requirement for those generators within Northern Ireland's health service.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total expenditure incurred by (i) his Department; and (ii) Health and Social Care Trusts, in relation to the (a) procurement; (b) maintenance; (c) storage; (d) installation; and (e) operation of, oxygen generators purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the proportion of the electricity and heat generated from municipal waste sent for energy recovery that was generated and consumed within Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether Northern Ireland is on course to meet the statutory target of recycling 70 per cent of waste by 2030, under the provisions of the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the proportion of municipal waste sent for energy recovery, in each of the last five years, that could have been recycled using existing technologies and collection systems.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of increasing energy recovery capacity on municipal recycling rates; and (ii) to detail any measures that are in place to ensure that waste which could be recycled is not instead directed to energy…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the reasons why the municipal recycling rate has remained broadly static in recent years, despite the statutory requirement to increase recycling rates to 70 per cent by 2030.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 45204/22-27, given his answer that age thresholds for population screening programmes are based on recommendations from the UK National Screening Committee, whether he will set out a timeline for implementing the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to begin…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the verification of municipal recycling figures reported by local councils, to detail (i) which body verifies these figures; and (ii) whether these figures are verified by the NI Environment Agency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the tonnage of municipal waste sent for energy recovery; (ii) the tonnage processed within Northern Ireland; (iii) the tonnage exported outside Northern Ireland for energy recovery; and (iv) the percentage of municipal waste sent for…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 45450/22-27, (i) whether any assessment has been undertaken of the impact on the racing industry of the levy rate remaining unchanged since 2007; and (ii) to detail the rationale as to why no interim review of the levy rate can be…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 45450/22-27, to detail (i) who would undertake such a review of the levy rate; and (ii) the rationale for why there are no plans to undertake a review, given the levy is a key support for the racing industry and has not had a permanent…
To follow up on the previous question, in the past seven years, the same eight areas have received Communities in Transition funding. The work is, of course, welcome, but at what point will communities have transitioned?
I welcome Health's ePharmacy programme. Many members of the all-party group on community pharmacy have called for that for a long time, so it is good to see it eventually arrive. The fact that funding is available for organisations and groups is welcome, given that no Budget has been agreed, which is causing a lot of…
Recently, I had an eye-opening meeting with nursery and primary-school principals, special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs) and trade unions from across east Down. Their message was certainly not a form of political spin or exaggeration. It was an absolute warning: a warning that our schools are being pushed to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 46041/22-27, to detail when the (i) Enva Carryduff; and (ii) Clearway East Twin Road, recycling centres were last inspected by Northern Ireland Environment Agency for fire prevention purposes, including whether they were deemed…