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 for Infrastructure whether a waste management vehicle, which has been issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice for exceeding maximum authorised weight, is considered by her Department to represent a road safety risk.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 37756/22-27, to detail the number of (i) Fixed Penalty Notices; (ii) prohibitions; and (iii) prosecutions, that have been issued by the Driver and Vehicle Agency in each of the last five years, in relation to vehicles transporting waste, for offences relating to…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 37756/22-27, to detail the number of (i) roadside compliance checks involving waste management vehicles carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Agency, in each of the last five years; and (ii) cases where enforcement action was taken, broken down by year.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 19198/22-27, for an update on progress to reduce echocardiography waiting lists, including (i) the recruitment of additional clinical physiologists; and (ii) the regional clinical physiologist workforce review.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of times her Department has exercised its powers under Article 24(3) of the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, to carry out remedial works and recover costs from a statutory undertaker; and (ii) the cost (a) incurred; and (b) recovered, in each…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of times that her Department has required a statutory undertaker to remedy defective reinstatements under Article 24(1) of the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, in each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of inspections of reinstatement works, carried out by statutory undertakers, that were completed by her Department, in each of the last five financial years, in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of defective reinstatements that have been identified by her Department under Article 24 of the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, in each of the last five financial years.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Assessing Economic Trends on the Island of Ireland”
Assessing Economic Trends on the Island of Ireland - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘fiscal levers being devolved;’ and insert: ‘calls on the Minister of Finance to publish the proposals for any additional fiscal powers that he is seeking; and further calls on the British Government to engage constructively on these…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any additional support that is available to schools that have undertaken transformation through amalgamation to assist with the transition to becoming one school.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of Freedom of Information requests received by his Department (i) responded to within statutory timescales; (ii) responded to outside statutory timescales; and (iii) subject to internal review or appeal. in each of the last five…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the total tonnage of (i) refuse-derived fuel; and (ii) solid recovered fuel, exported from Warrenpoint Harbour, in each of the last 12 months.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of (i) waste permit variations issued by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency; and (ii) cases in which a permit variation was subsequently identified as giving rise to planning compliance concerns, enforcement action, or referral…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the enforcement mechanisms used by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency to ensure compliance with Regulatory Position Statement storage requirements for (i) refuse-derived fuel; and (ii) solid recovered fuel, including (a) inspection…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any formal arrangements in place for information-sharing and coordination between the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and planning authorities when enforcement cases are opened against waste management operators, including when and how…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) when the report into the commissioning of ADHD services will be published; and (ii) the reason why it has not yet been published.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the rate of recycling, in each of the last five years, broken down local council district.
I have one of those speeches that starts by acknowledging the tone and intent of the motion and contributions to the debate, but, after the previous speech, I will skip to my second paragraph. People are waiting on trolleys and waiting in corridors. Ambulance crews are waiting outside emergency departments, unable to…
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. If offence was caused by my remark, I apologise for that but also clarify that it was the content that I referred to as being stupid, not the individual who was delivering it. I think that that was patently clear, but, if offence was taken, I withdraw the remark and offer an…
Thank you very much, Principal Deputy Speaker. As I close the debate, what I feel most strongly is not anger but disappointment. I am a democrat, and I believe in our democratic institutions. As a nationalist, I believe that, if we want to shape a new Ireland, the institutions must work and deliver. Two years ago,…
Thank you, First Minister. We know that violence can take many forms, including online abuse. That was highlighted over the past week through the cesspool that is X. Legislation will be required to deal with those issues here. What specific meetings has the First Minister had with the Justice Minister to progress such…