All of Mr Daniel McCrossan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the actions taken by this Department regarding the avian flu outbreak near Omagh; and (ii) what support and advice is being given to neighbouring farms to minimise the risk of spread.
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the latest official statistics on domestic abuse cases, particularly the reasons for the 8.3 per cent reduction in offences prosecuted.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of staff vacancies in the Children and Young People’s Autism Service; and (ii) the average time for an autism assessment, 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 monthly Brucellosis compensation rates, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of electric vehicle charge points in (a) Northern Ireland; (b) Scotland; (c) Wales; (d) England; and (ii) the number per head of population, for each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of legal aid cases granted; and (ii) the average legal aid grant issued, for each of the past five years.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the more stringent verification of capital threshold measures, introduced as part of the financial eligibility test, associated with applications for legal aid.
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on her plans to amend sentencing guidelines for those convicted of causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the University of Sheffield April 2023 report Model-based appraisal of Minimum Unit Pricing and Promotion Restrictions for alcohol in Northern Ireland, which estimates that a minimum unit pricing for alcohol of 50 pence would lead to a reduction of 1,327 alcohol…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the discussions she has had with (i) the GB Government; and (ii) the EU, regarding the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how his Department will monitor and support farmers to comply with the new Nitrates Action Programme.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of fines or penalties issued for slurry or digestate pollution incidents in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the DfI Driver, Vehicle, Operator, and Enforcement Statistics 2025-26, Quarter One, April to June 2025; (ii) to outline the reasons why one in seven customers failed to attend a booked theory test; and (ii) to outline the reasons why there was a 35.7 per…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the action her Department is taking to reduce the average planning application process times, from the current 19.8 weeks to meet the 15 week target.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy to 2040 contains any restrictions on cutting turf.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the grant amounts awarded for the 736 successful applications for the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of the latest Work Quality in Northern Ireland statistics, with particular reference to the low numbers of workers receiving training or belonging to a trade union.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of developments, which will be affected by the backdating of the new enforcement guidance to tackle unadopted private developments, broken down by constituency.
As my colleague outlined, the SDLP welcomes the progression of the Bill, but we are clear that its success will be measured in affordability. The second group of amendments goes to the heart of that question. If families are to feel any real difference in their pockets, it will be because the guidelines that are set…
Minister, that does not really answer the question. I understand that private information that could identify individuals must be redacted, but almost all of the document was redacted, including conversations or approaches to dealing with the A5, if there were any such discussions. Will the Minister confirm to the…
Minister, is the discharge of liquid digestate from anaerobic digestion plants contributing to the eutrophication of Lough Neagh? If so, what action is being taken to address that problem?
Mr McCrossan asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, whose Department admitted to Patsy McGlone that it had 13 meetings with DFI on the A5 between 2022 and 2024, why the Department's response to a freedom of information request was almost entirely redacted, why DAERA is obstructing public…