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 of Health to detail the number of beds within the health and social care service in each of the last five years, broken down Health and Social Care Trust.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 24612/22-27, to detail the location for the collection of data for Warrenpoint bathing water quality.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 24612/22-27, to detail the impact that the four years of data for Warrenpoint would have on the findings of the assessment.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 24612/22-27, to detail why data for Warrenpoint is based on two years of data, rather than the recommended four years.
I welcome the Adjournment debate and thank the Member for bringing it. It is an incredibly important issue that we have covered at great length in the Health Committee. It is close to all our hearts, because it concerns some of the most vulnerable in society and those who carry the mantle of caring for them. There are…
It is important to acknowledge that having a Budget prepared and a Programme for Government in this place is definitely a step forward. We are here to talk not about the Budget but about the findings of the Committee for Finance and the NI Fiscal Council in their interrogation of its draft. While the language of the…
After the previous set of wildfires in the Mournes in 2021, we were promised a wildfire management plan and a Mournes wildfire strategy, which were to be delivered by the Department of Finance and the Agriculture Department, so does the Minister agree that the lack of progress on those matters has, literally, fuelled…
Mr McGrath asked the Minister of Health, after acknowledging the hard work, dedication and bravery of our whole-time and, especially, retained firefighters from across the Mournes and beyond, particularly those from Newcastle, Kilkeel, Downpatrick, Warrenpoint and Rathfriland in his constituency, who have fought and…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 24086/22-27, whether the new Lifespan Gender Service will take into account (i) people who have already commenced the process through self-funded means; and (ii) whether it will increase GPs' ability to refer to other areas, such as speech and language.
I echo the remarks that were made about the work of the Fire and Rescue Service over the weekend. It was absolutely pushed to its limits and did a sterling job to try to help our natural environment. Four years ago, we had a serious issue, and one of the only things faster than the Fire and Rescue Service was the Sinn…
Minister, given that just about 5% of the overall Budget deals with the priorities in the Programme for Government, which do you believe is more lacking: the overall percentage of funding available for the priorities or the ambition of the Programme for Government?
I thank the Minister for his answer. Inherent in the previous 'Priorities for Youth' document was the protection and enhancement of the role of those in the voluntary sector as the leaders in the delivery of youth work in our communities. I am not sure that the Education Authority actually delivered on that policy…
Thank you very much, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Given that the First Minister said last week that the Executive are investing to deal with waiting lists but that it transpires that the so-called investment is merely the ring-fencing of existing money — the First Minister says "investment", the Finance Minister…
Mr McGrath asked the Minister of Finance to provide assurances that all the necessary finance is available to deliver on the priorities and promises in the Programme for Government that he and his Executive colleagues published not long ago, which promised that they would be "Doing What Matters Most".
Fires in Mourne Mountains To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to address wildfires in the Mournes.
Extension of Sitting on Monday 7 April 2025 under Standing Order 10(3A) That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 7 April 2025 be extended to no later than 8.00pm.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 24015/22-27, to detail (i) what planting of non-native trees has been undertaken in Donard Wood; and (ii) what species have been planted.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the Forest for our Future programme, including (i) the number of trees planted; and (ii) the level of native or non-native trees that have been planted in each year since 2020.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of funding that has been committed to the Forests For Our Future programme 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 amount of land acquisition that has been secured for the Forests For Our Future programme in each of the last five years.