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 methodology and cost assumptions used to determine the annual uplift in residential and nursing care home rates, including any weighting given to (i) staffing costs; (ii) wage increases; (iii) energy costs; (iv) food costs; (v) insurance; and (vi) other operating costs.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of residential and nursing care homes that requested a fee or rate above the Trust-determined rate, in each of the last five financial years, including the number of these requests that were (i) accepted; and (ii) rejected, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage uplift in residential and nursing care home rates applied, in each of the last five financial years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any reasons why screening for bowel cancer in men doesn't begin until 60 years old, rather than 50 as in the rest of the UK; and (ii) whether there is any clinical evidence of a different age-profile for bowel cancer here; and (iii) whether there are any issues with…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the cost of the independent external governance report commissioned by the Department and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence into Shimna Integrated College.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount her Department has spent on the Newry flood alleviation scheme, in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) year; and (ii) category of spend.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount her Department has spent on the Ballynahinch Bypass, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (i) year; and (ii) category of spend.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount her Department has spent on the Downpatrick flood alleviation scheme, in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) year; and (ii) category of spend.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the amount their Department has spent on consultants for (i) strategies; and (ii) departmental projects, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) year; (b) strategy; and (c) project.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the amount her Department has spent on consultants for (i) strategies; and (ii) departmental projects, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) year; (b) strategy; and (c) project.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount his Department has spent on consultants for (i) strategies; and (ii) departmental projects, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) year; (b) strategy; and (c) project.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount his Department has spent on consultants for (i) strategies; and (ii) departmental projects, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) year; (b) strategy; and (c) project.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount his Department has spent on consultants for (i) strategies; and (ii) departmental projects, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) year; (b) strategy; and (c) project.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount his Department has spent on consultants for (i) strategies; and (ii) departmental projects, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) year; (b) strategy; and (c) project.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether a waste authorisation granted by NIEA can differ from its planning approval, including planning statements or attached conditions.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount her Department has spent on consultants for (i) strategies; and (ii) departmental projects, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) year; (b) strategy; and (c) project.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount her Department has spent on consultants for (i) strategies; and (ii) departmental projects, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) year; (b) strategy; and (c) project.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount his Department has spent on consultants for (i) strategies; and (ii) departmental projects, in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) year; (b) strategy; and (c) project.
Minister, given that capital funding is, generally, being decimated, the extent of which may increase as a result of the Executive's not agreeing a Budget, what impact will that have on any final road maintenance strategy, and are any contingencies being put in place to manage that?
Minister, regardless of where people stand on the exact figure, surely we can all agree that a health service cannot function without the doctors whom it trains. Resident doctors say that their pay has fallen significantly in real terms, and more than half of final-year medical students surveyed said they were…
Minister, climate change is happening, and extreme weather events are taking place. We saw that in Downpatrick a number of years ago when the town centre was ravaged by flooding, and it has taken the businesses affected many years to try to get over that flooding. Has any consideration been given to looking at what…
Mr McGrath asked the Minister of Health whether he accepts that today's strike by resident doctors represents a failure of his leadership and the Executive's resolve to retain and value the medical workforce that our health service depends on.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any specialist environmental adaptations, fixtures, fittings and furniture required to safely support individuals with autism or an intellectual disability in bespoke placements, including anti-ligature and anti-vandal equipment, are normally funded by Health and Social Care…