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 20048/22-27, whether the Fisheries and Seafood Development Programme has now been cancelled.
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. In every society and in every age, there is an injustice on which everybody feels that they must come together to overcome in order for us to have a peaceful and civil society. In the last number of years, the issue of violence against women and girls has really come to the fore…
Further to that answer to my constituency colleague's question, if there is money for instruments in South Down, maybe I will take up the guitar or something, and is the Minister aware of the percentage of Arts Council funding that goes to the Belfast City Council area compared with other areas?
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on the reform of fishing licences at Strangford Lough; (ii) to detail the timescales for this work being completed; and (iii) when new applicants will be able to seek licences for fishing at Strangford Lough.
It is a really quick point. Given the agreement that there is in the Chamber about the problems at the back door, and at the front door as well, the mere fact that patients are remaining in an ambulance and are not in the emergency department means that a form of triage is taking place to say that they are the least…
I thank the proposers of the motion for bringing it to the House. It is really important that, if nothing else, we acknowledge the fear in our community about ambulance provision. People are genuinely afraid, forbye all of our discussions here as to why, that, when they need an ambulance, when they lift the phone and…
Extension of Sitting on Monday 13 January 2025 under Standing Order 10(3A) That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 13 January 2025 be extended to no later than 7.30pm.
To ask the Minister of Health whether the encompass programme has capacity to detail (i) whether someone is on a particular medication; and (ii) whether someone has a specific diagnosed condition.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total number of whole-time equivalent dentists employed in each year between June 2018 and June 2024, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage increase or reduction in whole-time equivalent dentists employed in the Health and Social Care Trusts in June 2024 compared to June 2018.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline the number of waste processing licences that the Health and Safety Executive has been consulted on in the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the protections that are afforded to the site of Knock Iveagh; (ii) whether the site could be vested and taken into state care; and (iii) why the monument is not deemed an area of significant archaeological interest.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of incidents of fetal valproate spectrum disorder diagnosed in each of the last ten years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children living in South Down with a statement of special educational needs currently attending a (i) special school; (ii) post-primary learning support unit; and (iii) specialist provision class in a mainstream school, broken down by academic year.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the services provided by the Education Authority, outside of traditional school settings, at post-16 level for individuals with a statement of special educational needs living in South Down.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people who presented to an Emergency Department on (i) 24 December 2024; (ii) 25 December 2024; and (iii) 26 December 2024, broken down by Emergency Department.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 19724/22-27, to detail the planned budget allocation for encompass, as opposed to the actual spend, in the last five years, broken down by (i) year; and (ii) Health and Social Care Trust.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he submitted (i) a £1.6 million bid; and (ii) any other bid for the Fisheries and Seafood Development Programme via the two in-year monitoring rounds in 2024.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the discharge consent agreement between NIEA and NI Water for effluent that is discharged into the Quoile River, Downpatrick.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 19468/22-27, to detail the findings of each sampling of effluent in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) sampling; and (ii) year.
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the impact that the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, currently under consideration in Westminster, will have in Northern Ireland.