Mr Colin McGrath

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: McGrath
Official First Name: Colin
Usual First Name: Colin
Date of Birth: 21/10/1975
Party: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Constituency: South Down

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - Present
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2016	South Down	Nationalist, First Elected
13/03/2017	South Down	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
20/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
14/01/2020 - Present	Committee Chair	Committee for The Executive Office
11/01/2020 - Present	Committee Member	Business Committee
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Education
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
12/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Business Committee

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
23/03/2018 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All party group on Sports and Physical Recreation
11/05/2017 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
08/05/2017 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Learning Disability
24/10/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Students
09/09/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Learning Disability
21/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All Party Group on Tackling Educational Underachievement And Promoting Educational Excellence For All
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

19 Questions, Page 1 of 2

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Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 2437/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister for Communities what plans she has for further social housing development schemes in each of the next four financial years; and what will be the location of these proposed social housing developments. [Priority Written]

20/02/2020

To be answered by 28/02/2020

AQW 1756/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given that some local councils are removing glyphosate, for his assessment on his Department's use of it for the removal of weeds.

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07/02/2020

Answered on 19/02/2020

AQO 52/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister for the Economy what actions her Department is taking to secure regional air connectivity.

23/01/2020

To be answered by 03/02/2020

AQO 41/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister for Communities to outline her plans to ensure that Housing Executive properties are in a safe and clean condition.

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23/01/2020

Answered on 05/02/2020

AQW 1416/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Health whether patients on waiting lists can avail of opportunities for earlier treatment in hospitals in the Republic of Ireland; and, if so, who pays for this treatment. [Priority Written]

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03/02/2020

Answered on 11/02/2020

AQW 1415/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when she intends to bring forward legislation to change the classification of electric cycles to allow their introduction.

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03/02/2020

Answered on 18/02/2020

AQW 1323/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Education (i) for a breakdown of how the £10m additional monies announced in the January monitoring round will be spent; and (ii) whether any will be used to provide additional places at Knockevin Primary School, Dundrum. [Priority Written]

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31/01/2020

Answered on 06/02/2020

AQW 1322/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Education, further to the consultation on proposed updates to Nutritional Standards for School Food, has his Department considered the replacement of nitrate meat with nitrate-free meat.

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31/01/2020

Answered on 11/02/2020

AQW 1321/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Education whether he intends to continue with the extended provision youth service funding.

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31/01/2020

Answered on 07/02/2020

AQW 1171/17-22

Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)

To ask the Minister of Health whether he will review the availability of changing places toilets for outpatients in health centres.

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29/01/2020

Answered on 14/02/2020

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