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 32814/22-27, to detail the number of tonnes of (i) green; and (ii) notifiable, waste imported annually into Northern Ireland from (a) England; (b) Scotland; (c) Wales; and (d) the Republic of Ireland, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement she has had with (i) the Utility Regulator; and (ii) NIE Networks, regarding the resilience of the electricity network in South Down, over the last two years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the projects funded by Invest NI in South Down, in each of the last five years; and (ii) the level of funding delivered, broken down by (a) year; and (b) project.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of the impact the 162 staff deficit of DFI Rivers, on her Department's ability to (i) prepare for; and (ii) respond to, the weekend's flooding in Newcastle.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any additional funding allocated in 2025–26 to support winter pressures across (a) general practice; (b) out-of-hours services; and (c) social care; and (ii) why the Overarching Winter Preparedness Plan 2025-26 does not include the same specific financial allocations that…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any actions are being taken through the Overarching Winter Preparedness Plan 2025-26 (a) to improve ambulance handover times; and (b) to increase Northern Ireland Ambulance Service capacity; and (ii) how these compare with measures included in the Winter Preparedness Plan…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any additional inpatient or step-down capacity has been created for paediatric or mental health services under the Overarching Winter Preparedness Plan 2025/26; and (ii) to detail how this compares with the 12 bed capacity increases outlined in the Winter Preparedness Plan…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) why the Overarching Winter Preparedness Plan 2025-26 provides for capacity to open 258 additional hospital beds, compared with 323 in the Winter Preparedness Plan 2024-25; and (ii) any assessment that has been made of the impact of this reduction on hospital resilience…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any training Personal Independence Payment assessors receive in relation to customers with autism and ADHD.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the engagement she has had with Northern Ireland Electricity Networks to (a) coordinate response plans; and (b) share information, during major weather events; and (ii) whether her Department has raised concerns regarding the communication with the public during…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of; and (ii) percentage of, Personal Independence Payment claims from people with (a) autism; (b) ADHD; and (c) autism and ADHD, that were (iii) awarded at initial assessment; (iv) disallowed; and (v) subsequently overturned at mandatory reconsideration or…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the process by which his Department monitors the quality and accuracy of Personal Independence Payment assessments involving claimants with autism.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has made any assessment of how the Personal Independence Payment assessment process meets the needs of people with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any measures in place to ensure that the Personal Independent Payment assessment process is accessible to people with communication difficulties or sensory sensitivities associated with autism.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) why continuous glucose monitoring sensors, such as Guardian 4, are not funded; and (ii) whether he intends to take steps to ensure parity of access to closed-loop insulin pump systems for type 1 diabetes patients across all UK regions.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department intends to set a target for the restoration of ancient and long-established woodland.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of staff currently assigned to emergency response and recovery operations, in each divisional area; and (ii) how this compares to her Department’s full staffing complement.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of how the ongoing staff shortages have affected her Department’s capacity to undertake routine maintenance of (i) roadside trees; and (ii) drainage systems, which are key to storm preparedness.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the significant number of vacancies currently being recruited for within her Department, to outline what assessment she has made of her Department’s ability to (i) prepare for; and (ii) respond effectively to, storm-related incidents.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any actions his Department is taking to (i) protect; (ii) map; and (iii) manage, kelp forests on the coastline.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how his Department will scale up delivery of the Forests for Our Future programme.