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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 47865/22-27, to detail whether any of the assessments referenced were genuine assessments or refusals based on his Department's Continuing Healthcare policy.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 47865/22-27, to detail any steps residents in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area can take to initiate a Continuing Healthcare assessment.
I will be quick. My point is that if the Member were part of the formation of those plans, she would not have to stand here and criticise the Ulster Unionists for not delivering on them. The idea behind our amendment was that if we all decide what the trajectory is, we would not have to stand here and, some might call…
Thank you very much, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I welcome the debate and the proposal in the motion. I hope that our amendment can be seen as a small contribution to the motion, while not changing it massively. Our amendment revolves around the line in the Bengoa report that sums up where we are today better than…
The original question referenced wheelchair access. There is a school in my constituency, Lecale Trinity Grammar School, that took the jump to be an amalgamated school, but the accommodation is not 100% perfect. There are a number of disabled pupils, but they are not able to get access to some of the buildings in a…
I will talk today about the pressures facing the fishing industry, an issue that is so relevant to my constituency, given the prominence of Kilkeel and Ardglass harbours. Mr Speaker, as a former Agriculture Minister, you will know that fishing is one of the most difficult and labour-intensive roles to perform. It is a…
Cost of Living Crisis That this Assembly recognises the severe and growing pressure that rising fuel and energy costs are placing on household finances across Northern Ireland; notes that these pressures come on top of persistently high living costs, leaving many households facing increasingly difficult choices;…
Nobody objects to the assertion that we need to negotiate with London for better and improved money. At the same time, the lack of a Budget is having a direct effect on the delivery of public services, including health services. There are 520,000 people sitting on health waiting lists. The lack of a Budget is…
Building on the previous question, I ask the Minister whether there is an intention to draw together similar types of packages. For example, in Downpatrick, in my constituency, we have the home of St Patrick, which would be of great interest to those who visit for the fleadh. Will the Minister's Department undertake…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the annual operating cost of each Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) run general practice, in each of the last five years, broken down by HSCT.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount that has been spent on locum doctors by Health and Social care Trust run general practice surgeries, in each of the last five years, broken down by location.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of times that the Southern Health and Social Care Trust has advertised for a salaried GP post in their Trust run general practices, in each of the last five years, broken down location.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of speed enforcement cameras that have been deployed by the PSNI, since July 2026, broken down by (i) local council area; (ii) constituency; and (iii) month.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department is aware of any issues encountered by residents of sheltered accommodation in accessing the Home Heating Oil support scheme.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of firework licences granted for (i) private; (ii) organised; and (iii) commercial, firework displays for 2026, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the current average waiting time for an MOT appointment; and (ii) the earliest available MOT appointment date, for each test centre.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of MOT tests conducted; (ii) the number of MOT testing appointments made available; and (iii) the percentage of available testing capacity utilised, over the last 12 months, broken down by (a) test centre; and (b) month.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any additional measures that have been introduced to reduce MOT waiting times, including (a) additional staffing; (b) overtime; and (c) additional testing sessions; (ii) the number of additional appointments created through any measures taken, over the last 12…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether the Anti Poverty Strategy's associated action plan will consider (i) the reasons for delays between a child or young person being diagnosed with cancer and receiving disability benefit; (ii) how delays can be addressed; and (iii) any support that is available…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Failure to Deliver Health and Social Care Transformation”
Failure to Deliver Health and Social Care Transformation - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘service collapse;’ and insert: ‘commits to working constructively to agree and deliver a shared programme of health reform over the next five years; and calls on the Minister of Health to work with all political parties to…
To ask the Minister of Finance to outline any additional funding he is making available to the Minister of Health in the remainder of the 2026/27 financial year.