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 any work that has been undertaken to further enhance service users' experience of the Regional Fertility Centre at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health whether there are plans to install a bereavement room within the Regional Fertility Centre at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission Budget for the Financial Year 2025-26 That this Assembly notes the contents of the Assembly Commission’s budget for 2025-26, as presented to the Audit Committee on 13 November 2024 and set out in the document presented to the Assembly on 20 November 2024; further notes the contents…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the expected cost impact for General Practices of the changes to employer National Insurance contribution rates from April 2025; and (ii) the plans his Department has to mitigate any negative impact on General Practices.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether consideration has been given to finding an alternative operator for the Quoile Countryside Centre, such as Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the consultation that was carried out with (a) the public; and (b) Tourism NI in relation to the closure of the Quoile Countryside Centre; and (ii) any assessment made on the impact the closure might have on tourism at the wider site.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the annual visitor numbers to the Quoile Countryside Centre in each of the last ten years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of public money spent on (i) creating the Quoile Countryside Centre; (ii) operating the site; and (iii) maintenance costs for the site in each of the last ten years.
I speak today for the many people across my constituency of South Down and my home town of Downpatrick who have a deep-seated love for the Quoile river and are committed to ensuring that it is preserved for future generations. Those of us who were born in the town or those who have chosen the town as their home will…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 18048/22-27, whether he is content that the working plan for this site poses no risk to human health and the environment.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the current Health and Safety Executive guidelines for the spraying of Hydrocor 204 in areas where it reaches the public; (ii) whether a licence is required to undertake such spraying; and (iii) whether any licences have been issued in the last three years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) whether the Health and Safety Executive has licenced and regulated the use of (a) Hydrodor; (b) ReFresh New Mown Grass; (c) ONA Liquid; (d) Hydrocor 204; and (e) Cypermethrin at the operating location of waste licence WM/13/35; and (ii) how long these have been in use for.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail each time the Quoile River bed has (i) been desilted; and (ii) had sediment removed in each of the last five years.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It would be too easy to say that the DUP looks back to people from 200 or 300 years ago to ask for their impression of how to do things today. I hope that we can get the DUP modernised and moved right up to date. The debate has been positive in the sense that, while we have different…
Thank you very much, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Maybe I will pledge not to wind people up but to wind up the debate and see how we get on with that. It is great to hear so many people complaining about not having enough time to participate in the debate. Maybe, if we go back to a having a smaller number of…
Thank you, Minister. Yes, a promise that was made and then broken is being replaced with another promise that the money will be forthcoming next year. It is an awful lot to ask healthcare workers to accept that. Will the Minister commit to stopping the Executive's politicking and blaming of one another for why they do…
Mr McGrath asked the Minister of Health whether he will ensure that healthcare workers get the 5·5% pay parity pay rise that they deserve, since a promise made should be a promise kept.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 18048/22-27, to detail his Department’s written consent that was provided to the licence holder for an increase in storage capacity at any one time.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 18048/22-27, to detail (i) the written assessment provided by the licence holder in relation to the increase of maximum storage capacity at any one time from 10,000 tonnes to 20,000 tonnes that implementing the proposed change to the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of incidents of non-compliance the Department has identified through the Directed Statutory Functions process in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) Health and Social Care Trust; (b) the nature of non-compliance; (c) year; and (ii) the subsequent…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the timescale by which the Children With Disability Workstream will (a) complete its work; and (b) report on its findings; and (ii) whether this will be made available to Members.