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.
Minister, you commissioned the study on the cost of doing business, but it appears that all that you will do with it is simply send it to the British Government and that the Executive will not do anything. When will you do something to help businesses here, given that 96% of respondents to Retail NI's survey said that…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the amendments that have been tabled to the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill on behalf of the Assembly Commission. I express the thanks of the Assembly Commission to the Chairperson and all members who served…
I will speak about the Downpatrick and County Down Railway, which is a fantastic local project in my constituency run by volunteers who have spent years restoring our railway heritage. They have built something really special. It is educational, is a tourist draw and brings real pride to our area. When the floods hit…
I thank my colleague for bringing the issue to the House. I want to bring a local dimension to the discussion. If there is one thing that a hardened ideology will not do, it is put food on the table for people. A number of businesses in my constituency are struggling under the old rules to get staff to fill the posts…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. The tone of the debate was respectful, compassionate and constructive throughout: I will withdraw those terms when we come to the Minister's final remarks. Beyond those remarks, however, we were generally respectful and compassionate and took the opportunity to discuss a very…
I thank the Member for giving way. Yes, absolutely. There is not enough money to deal with the issues that we have, so I entirely expect that it will take additional and ring-fenced funds to be given to Health. If we are truly serious about dealing with the issue, we absolutely need more funds, but they should be…
Thank you very much, Deputy Speaker. I welcome the opening of the debate and the fact that we are debating this incredibly important motion. It is the sort of thing that we should discuss in this place, because it goes to the core of what impacts on, frightens and scares people in the community. One can think of…
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of Ulster University’s Economic Policy Centre's May 2025 report entitled Cost of Doing Business Impact Report, specifically in relation to the findings on the future provision of NHS dentistry.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Tackling Unacceptable Cancer Waiting Times”
Tackling Unacceptable Cancer Waiting Times - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘hospital waiting times;’ and insert: ‘and calls on the Minister of Finance to commit to introducing ring-fenced, multi-year funding to reduce waiting times over the remainder of this Assembly mandate.’
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the process by which his Department (i) conducts investigations into blue green algae; and (ii) determines whether the algae is toxic.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how many dogs have been euthanised in each of the last five years for reasons of welfare, broken down local council area.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how many prescriptions for Librela have been issued by vets in each of the last five years, broken down local council area.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how many complaints have been received by his Department specific to Librela in each of the last five years, broken down by local council area.
Given the popularity of sea swimming and the significant disparities in the levels of potential faecal contamination at bathing water sites across the North, with no more than 17 colony-forming units (CFU) the measurement at Tyrella; up to 690 at Crawfordsburn; up to 1,900 at Warrenpoint; and up to 6,100 in Brompton…
Thank you for your statement, Minister. Of course, we welcome anything that can be done to address waiting times. However, I am concerned that the plan continues to rely on outside providers, over whom we have no control, and repurposes existing staff complements, when unions tell us that staff are already worked to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the process by which signs advising on the presence of blue green algae can be removed; and (ii) whether his Department would carry out an investigation before signs are removed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of times his Department has instructed that notices be installed to advise of the presence of blue green algae in Castlewellan Forest Park in each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of investigations into blue green algae his Department has carried out at Castlewellan Forest Park lake in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of staff at director-level and above employed in an interim capacity across health and social care; and (ii) the amount spent on this this, in each of the last ten years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of incidents of violence against healthcare staff recorded in each of the last ten years, broken down Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on domiciliary care provider management fees in each of the last ten years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.