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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Establishment of Statutory Committees That, in accordance with Standing Orders 46 and 47, this Assembly determines that nine Statutory Committees shall be established, as follows: the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; the Committee for Communities; the Committee for the Economy; the Committee…
Indemnity Scheme for GPs That this Assembly recognises the ongoing challenges to the sustainability of general practices locally; notes that Northern Ireland remains the only region in the UK in which GPs are required to pay high personal costs for indemnity; expresses concern that GPs are expected to take on the…
Public Sector Pay Settlements That this Assembly endorses the demand for fair pay settlements for public sector workers; urges the DUP to respect the democratic outcome of the May 2022 Assembly election; and emphasises the pressing need to urgently reinstate the Executive to tackle the unprecedented challenges…
On behalf of the SDLP, I associate myself with the earlier remarks to Alex and his family at this dreadful time for them. I thank you, Mr Acting Speaker, for presiding over today's proceedings, but, respectfully, it should not be you in the Chair temporarily. By this stage, we should have our Speaker, elected by all…
Commencement of section 1 of the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 That this Assembly calls for the commencement of section 1 of the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
Will the Member agree with me and many in the healthcare sector that it is undeniable that the lack of any real reform being instituted is costing people their lives? The fact that some will not allow us to have an Executive and a Health Minister means that, out there, people are dying. They should reflect on their…
£600 Energy Payment That this Assembly expresses deep concern that struggling families and households have not received the £600 payment that many are desperately relying on; calls on the DUP to end its boycott of this Assembly; and supports the immediate appointment of an Executive to provide urgent help for those…
Appointment of Executive That this Assembly expresses deep concern at the deepening cost of living crisis; is further concerned that the ongoing instability at Westminster has compounded these financial pressures; and supports the urgent convening of an Executive to support our public services and provide urgent help…
To ask the Minister of Health how many people have presented to Emergency Departments and have departed before being seen by medical staff, in each of the last five years, broken down by hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to recommendations which relate to his Department, (i) to detail the progress his Department has made on implementing the hyponatraemia inquiry report recommendations; (ii) which recommendations have not been implemented; (iii) why these recommendations have not been…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the reasons why smoking remains among the five largest inequality gaps for the majority of Trusts and Local Government Districts; and (ii) how is his Department addressing this.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether he will bring forward a new 10-year Tobacco Control strategy; (ii) to detail what work has been completed; and (iii) what work is being taken forward to design such a strategy.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail what work (i) has been completed; and (ii) is being taken forward, to review the 10-year Tobacco Control Strategy and its efficacy.
To ask the Minister of Health how much has been spent in each of the five Health and Social Care Trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service on (i) private healthcare providers; and (ii) private agencies in each of the last ten years.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the availability of NHS dental places given recent research conducted by the BBC highlighting that 90% of practices are not taking new adult patients and 88% are not taking on new child patients.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the impact of the reduction from 25 to 10 per cent in the uplift on dental fees paid for health service treatments to help dentists recover from the impact of Covid.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail how many nursing students applied for a (i) means tested bursary; and (ii) non-means tested bursary, in each of the last ten years, broken down by year and stream.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what plans are in place to recruit permanent staff to the Strangford Ferry service; (ii) what action is being taken to avoid future cancellations of ferry crossings due to a lack of staff; and (iii) whether the impact of ferry crossing cancellations, on both people and…
To ask the Minister of Education (i) how many computers have been removed from schools by C2K as part of the completion of their contract, broken down by school; and (ii) what is the expected impact of this reduction in school IT capacity.
To ask the Minister of Health to advise (i) on the current position of the bursary for student nurses; (ii) whether this bursary has increased with inflation; and (iii) when was the last time the bursary increased with inflation.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will launch a campaign to make people aware of the dangers and possible complications arising from having gastric band surgery in other countries.