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.
Extension of Sitting on Monday 21 October 2024 under Standing Order 10(3A) That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 21 October 2024 be extended to no later than 7.30pm.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 15838/22-27, whether she will, in future, inform constituency MLAs in advance of her Ministerial visits.
To ask the Minister of Health for a breakdown of all costs associated with the recent conference on Health and Social Care Reform – Accelerating Change in La Mon House Hotel on 10 October 2024, including travel, subsistence and other costs.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Addressing the Lack of Respite Provision for Adults with Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs and Challenging Behaviour”
Addressing the Lack of Respite Provision for Adults with Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs and Challenging Behaviour - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘respite services for adults’ and insert: ‘and children with learning difficulties, complex needs, and challenging behaviour; acknowledges that respite provision is…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the waiting times for smear tests (i) currently; and (ii) in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the current 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.
This is a timely debate on a very important issue. It relates to Upper Bann, but, as the SDLP health spokesperson, I know that breast cancer can impact on people anywhere. We have mentioned the nuances whereby there are slightly different outcomes depending on which trust area you reside in. I know, from various…
Minister, if there are numerous objections to a specific part of the consultation, will you give an undertaking that, if that is the will of the public, you will remove those specific clauses from any future Bill ?
Minister, the medical fraternity is quite clear that it was offered money for GP indemnity. Was that not the case? We all lobbied for that, and we were told that it was being delivered. However, GPs found that, although they got the money, it had been removed from other parts of their contract. That is a sleight of…
Mr McGrath asked the Minister of Health, in light of the significant number of objections to the public health Bill, the consultation on which closed yesterday, to detail what weight will be placed on the responses received.
Implementation of RHI Inquiry recommendations That this Assembly acknowledges the findings of the Northern Ireland Audit Office’s second report on progressing implementation of the Renewable Heat Incentive public inquiry recommendations, published on 15th October 2024, which highlights the outstanding issues and a…
Of course, the SDLP will support the motion and the amendment. We recognise the sterling work that is carried out by the Children's Hospice and acknowledge the financial pressures that it faces. We also agree that palliative care should be a core HSC service and would like the Minister to prioritise the inclusion of…
The small business rate relief scheme, which did have to close for a period because this place was collapsed, should never have done so. It is a valuable source of assistance to businesses on our high streets, including in my constituency of South Down, where many were impacted on by flooding. Will the Minister advise…
I thank the Minister for working so diligently and quickly through his questions. Does the Minister agree that school principals know pretty much from the beginning of one year what they will require in the following year and that there should be a procedure for EA to interact with school principals much earlier to…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with the Minister of Justice to develop joined-up protocols when PSNI intervention is sought to respond to children with autism who have extreme behavioural outbursts.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans his Department has to develop a 24-hour call-out service for families with a child with autism who has extreme behavioural outbursts.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) why residential and respite service provision at Willow Lodge Care Home, Belfast, was closed; and (ii) why it has not reopened.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) residential; and (ii) respite service provision available for children and adults with learning difficulties, complex needs and challenging behaviour (a) before March 2020; and (b) post-March 2022.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail his (i) immediate; and (ii) long-term plans to extend residential and respite services for (a) children; and (b) adults with learning difficulties, complex needs and challenging behaviour.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of student midwives that began training but did not go on to graduate, in each of the last five years for which he has statistics.