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.
I appreciate what the Minister said about the development of that plan. It will save people from having to travel great distances, especially if their condition means that travelling is difficult. There is a need for that service, but we have been hearing about it for years and years. Do you have a timescale for that…
Does the Member agree that it is a bit difficult to listen to parts of this debate without reflecting on how the Education Authority totally changed the landscape by taking away places such as Ardnabannon outdoor education centre in Castlewellan and reprofiling the Killyleagh outdoor education centre so that it is no…
Mr McGrath asked the Minister of Health, given that all eyes will be on this week's Budget in London and considering that over half of the Budget here is spent on health and that we already see that £100 million has to be taken from next year's budget to pay our beleaguered staff what they are owed, what the Minister…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any (i) investigatory work; and (ii) remedial works, Forestry Service have conducted in the Donard Wood area of Newcastle since 19 October to address flooding.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any cost incurred as a result of (i) investigatory work; and (ii) remedial works, taken by Forestry Service in Donard Wood to prevent flooding, since 19 October 2025.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any assessment she has made of the information provided by NI Water to (a) her Department; (b) elected representatives; and (c) the Newcastle Regional Community Resilience Group, regarding the status of hydraulic modelling and the identification of a design…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) why the hydraulic modelling for Marguerite Avenue and the wider Newcastle area, which NI Water previously informed elected representatives, would be completed by summer 2025 and then early autumn 2025, has now been delayed until Spring 2026; and (ii) the immediate…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) whether departmental scientists have validated any proposed movement sites as free from invasive non-native species while movements from those sites remain blocked due to administrative delay; and (ii) how scientific findings are acted…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any (i) assessment undertaken before responsibility for invasive non-native species management was transferred to the NI Environment Agency; and (ii) measures being taken to address any capacity or coordination issues affecting timely decision…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of applications for aquaculture or shellfish movements requiring biosecurity review that have exceeded his Department’s stated three week assessment period, in each of the last two years; and (ii) the reasons for these delays.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any mechanisms in place to ensure that scientific assessments are not overridden, stalled or left unresolved by internal administrative processes within his Department or the NI Environment Agency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that delays in stock movement decisions do not threaten jobs or the viability of aquaculture businesses in coastal communities.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Publication of the Joint Census”
Publication of the Joint Census - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘housing;’ and insert: ‘notes with concern that Northern Ireland lags behind the Republic of Ireland in several key areas, including lower population growth, poorer reported health outcomes, and a significantly higher burden of unpaid care; believes…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail where, in practices without a first contact physiotherapist as part of a multidisciplinary team, should GPs refer patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions, following the cessation of the General Practice Elective Care Service musculoskeletal service.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the timeframe for the delivery of (i) full; and (ii) recurrent, funding for the Learning Disability service at Thompson House, Lisburn.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Impact of the Ongoing Increase in the Cost of Living”
Impact of the Ongoing Increase in the Cost of Living - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘shortcomings of the draft anti-poverty strategy’ and insert: ‘agreed by the Executive; and calls on the Minister for Communities to work with the Minister of Finance to produce a fully funded Anti-Poverty Strategy which clearly…
To ask the Minister of Health for an update regarding discussions he has had with (i) HSC Pension Service; and (ii) Government Actuary's Department, regarding outstanding guidance and information about the application of legislation relating to implementation of the McCloud Remedy.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any discussions he has had with the (i) HSC Pension Service; and (ii) Government Actuary's Department, regarding retired healthcare workers negatively impacted due to the delays in implementing the McCloud remedy.
Thank you very much, Minister. That is at the application stage. Will you confirm whether, if what happens on the ground varies from the planning application, and the planning permission therefore comes under question, NIEA can go back and retrospectively remove the permit that was given?
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I suggest that, to help the timings of the day, we could take the statement now, and then break. Members would then have their lunchtime to assess the statement. That would be helpful, because there is a lot of business scheduled, which will take us into quite late this evening.…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Members who have contributed to the debate. The Assembly Commission recognises the wider financial pressures in the public sector and has carefully considered that context when drafting the budget requirement for the next three to four years, while seeking to balance the need…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage of each graduating cohort in Medicine from NI universities that are currently practicing in Northern Ireland, in each of the last past five years.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to provide an update on plans for the Birch Hill Centre for Mental Health; and (ii) to detail when funding will be made available for the project.