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Mr Colin McGrath: Assembly records
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.
I am at risk of saying that it is done in multiples of 10, which is relatively easy to calculate, but that is exactly how it is done. We examined all the other legislatures that were presented to us in various tables, and the description was given of, for each Member, £10,000 calculated out. Your party is receiving a…
I will answer that in two parts. First, I am of a party of the same background; that is to say, it is regrettable that we do not have more Members. If we had more Members, we would have more funding. That is why the model used for the scheme is attached, as with all the other legislatures that were examined, to the…
I thank Members for their contribution to the debate. The main objective of the Assembly Commission in revising the FAPP scheme was to ensure that the scheme remains fit for purpose, reflecting an increase in underlying costs since it was last revised, with funding levels protected against future economic uncertainty…
I beg to move Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. The history of homophobia in this country is a long one — one which, for too long, has heaped shame on the LGBT sons and daughters simply for being who they are. There has been much progress over the years to enable the LGBT community to be who they are and to live…
Following on from that point, given that the rating policy is crippling our town centre businesses and the fact that the consultation closed months ago, will the Minister detail when the outcomes of that consultation will start rolling out to help businesses that desperately need it?
Whether we like it or not, hate crime has become a prevalent issue in our communities, and it is high time that we took concrete steps to combat that menace. By enacting dedicated hate crime legislation, we can send a strong message that intolerance and discrimination will not be tolerated. Hate crimes are not just…
The issues that are being raised refer to actions that the PSNI took when the Policing Board was in situ and had responsibility for it. Asking the Policing Board to do the investigation is therefore a case of asking it to mark its own homework. That is why having an independent inquiry to determine the issues is in…
Does the Member agree with me? In Hunter's Mill in my constituency, the practice was that the buildings did not need to be piled because of the flood maps, but now, many years after they were built, those maps show that they are on a floodplain. The houses, the sewerage system and the road network are all giving way,…
I also welcome the Minister back to his post. Climate change is delivering adverse weather events, such as the floods that we saw in Downpatrick. Is the Minister open to applications from the council to help promote and support footfall, which has been obliterated since that event last year?
I thank the Minister for his statement. I welcome him to his post and wish him well. As the Opposition, we continue our offer to work constructively with the Minister in his work. The trusts are under serious pressure. As mentioned, the chief executive officers have today warned of catastrophic impacts with potential…
I welcome the appointment of Sheila Darling as the chair of the Middletown centre. I worked with her on the board of governors of a school of which she was the principal. I know that she will deliver and help to support an expert service there. Will there be specific support for groups to help them participate in the…
We are being presented with a Budget today that, let us face it, is not going to cut it. It is not going to solve the problems that the public sector faces, and it is not going to deal with the challenges that our communities face. Speaking as our party's health spokesperson, we have seen for too long that waiting…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the progress his Department has made to establish a review of the Education Authority’s policies regarding school bus routes and catchment areas.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of funding (i) required by; and (ii) released to, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council for the Enhanced Flood Support Scheme.
The motion is timely, given that strikes will take place across the North tomorrow. The work that our junior doctors do is nothing short of remarkable. Day after day, they go into our hospitals to care for some of the most vulnerable in our society. Countless expectations are placed on our junior doctors. If there are…
We remember all those who were impacted by this scandal. I think of my constituent Brian who passed away a few weeks ago. Meaningful counselling and specialist psychological support is of real importance to those impacted, and it is referenced in the report. Do you envisage making any of those services available to…
Will the Minister confirm that negotiations will continue and that he will work with his Executive colleagues to find a solution so that our junior doctors can get the pay that they deserve to be able to do the work that they need to do in the health service?
You are the Health Minister on behalf of a four-party Executive. Are you all equally prioritising the need for rural health services to be delivered and for MDTs to be delivered? Are you receiving the support that you need from the Department of Finance?