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.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 38701/22-27, whether there are targets for (i) energy recovery; and (ii) landfill, for (a) 2035; and (b) 2030.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of temporary traffic signals, currently in operation; including (ii) the (a) location, road and town; (b) date first installed; and (c) total duration to date, for the temporary traffic signals that have been in operation for the longest continuous period.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on the report to address congestion on Edward Street, Downpatrick; and (ii) to detail the reason why the report has not yet been shared with MLAs.
I thank the Minister for his answer. I asked the question on the basis that those schools come together and amalgamate and take the leap as we try to reduce the capital footprint of schools across the North in order to save money and redirect it to the classroom. Many of those schools, including Lecale Trinity Grammar…
Business rates can cripple a business. Businesses in Downpatrick are aware of that, as their high rates have not been matched by footfall due to the hangover from the floods in 2023. Will those businesses be protected and assisted as part of the paused process?
Castlewellan peace maze is a jewel in our tourism offering. It was the brainchild of Michael and Beverley Lear, who approached Eamonn ONeill, formerly of this place, in Castlewellan Regeneration Ltd to make it a reality. I am delighted that they have secured a small pot of funding from the Pathways to Peace project to…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail when will the £1.6 million activity enhancement payments he announced in May 2025 to support health service dentists will be paid.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the reason why only half of National Insurance mitigation payments relating to the 2025-26 financial year for General Dental Practices will be paid during the 2025-26 financial year, in which these extra costs have been incurred.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the impact that the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration pay arrears for General Dental Practitioners not being paid until June and July 2026 will have on health service dental practices.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the Business Services Organisation not processing the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration pay arrears for General Dental Practitioners until June and July 2026; and (ii) to detail any steps he will take to expedite this.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any (i) assessment; (ii) inspection; or (iii) remedial works her Department has carried out, or plans to carry out, in relation to the fishing weir on the Shimna River, Newcastle, in light of concerns raised by local anglers and residents.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, where a structure within a river channel presents a risk to water levels, flooding or downstream infrastructure, whether her Department has responsibility to assess and intervene, regardless of land ownership.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the fishing weir on the Shimna River, Newcastle, forms part of the (i) river channel; or (ii) flood defence infrastructure, for which her Department has responsibility under drainage, rivers or flood risk legislation.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department holds any responsibility, statutory or otherwise, for the (i) maintenance; (ii) safety; or (iii) structural integrity, of the fishing weir on the Shimna River, Newcastle.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 31701/22-27, whether environmental exposure factors, including proximity to industrial sites, waste facilities, or pollution sources, are routinely considered as part of suspected cancer cluster assessments.
There are elements of this news, whether 10 years old or 10 minutes old, that are good because they will make our roads safer. Has the Minister done any work with the PSNI, which will have to do a substantial amount of enforcement in this regard, to see whether we can get more resources for it? It will be required to…
We are aware that there is a crisis in our Ambulance Service. Response times are deteriorating, not improving, under the Minister's watch. Was any opportunity taken to discuss mutual support between the two ambulance services, especially for 999 emergency calls, which have better response times in the South than in…
This Thursday, 29 January, is Stroke Prevention Day. It is important to raise that matter here today, because there are more than 42,000 stroke survivors living across Northern Ireland. In my constituency of South Down, over 2,000 people are rebuilding their lives after a stroke; more than 2,500 people live with…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 31701/22-27, in relation to each of the 17 suspected geographical cancer clusters identified since 2015, to detail (i) the local council area; (ii) the cancer types examined; (iii) the year the concern was raised; and (iv) whether the standardised incidence ratio was…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 31701/22-27, to detail any guidance that exists for informing affected communities when a suspected cancer cluster is identified and assessed, including whether communities are informed where concerns are raised but the standardised incidence ratio is not deemed…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 31701/22-27, to detail the outcome of (i) the 17 suspected cancer clusters; and (ii) the three suspected workplace cancer clusters.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any Departmental mechanism in place to (a) review; and (b) uprate, the Personal Expenses Allowance for people in residential care; and (ii) when the allowance of £34.10 per week was last formally reviewed or revised.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department will (i) repair; or (ii) replace, Moygannon Bridge, Warrenpoint, following its collapse as a result of Storm Chandra.
Extension of Sitting on Monday 26 January 2026 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 26 January 2026 be extended to no later than 7.30pm.