All of Mr Mark Durkan’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 whether he will consider introducing a financial support scheme for parents whose child has received a terminal diagnosis.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total cost of road marking and lining works, including refreshing existing provision, for each of the last ten years.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether consideration has been given to increasing the earnings threshold criterion for Discretionary Support to ensure individuals, in emergency circumstances, can access financial support.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants who have been subjected to a six-week penalty for late payment of National Insurance contributions, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 12747-22/27, how many of these overpayments were caused due to excess or a fluctuation in earnings, in each of the last five years.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 7669/22-27, (i) whether the assessment of high level options has been reviewed; and (ii) for an update on the establishment of an Infrastructure Commission.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he will take to restore training for personal assistants and carers employed via Direct Payments, to carry out nursing and delegable tasks.
To ask the Minister of Education, in relation to the pay offer to school support staff, whether his Department plans to establish a phased payment, rather than the provision of a lump sum, to ensure staff in receipt of Universal Credit can benefit from any earned backdated payment.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether further consideration has been given to restoring and expanding the timeframe for Discretionary Housing Payments.
I thank Miss McAllister for that answer. It contained a lot of good news and positive actions that the Assembly Commission has taken. The new energy management system is very efficient; it certainly manages to make this place unbearably warm. Will Miss McAllister outline to us or undertake to report back on how the…
To ask the Minister of Health for a breakdown of (i) the number of Direct Payment applications awaiting assessment; and (ii) the duration of waiting times, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful applications for Free School Meals and Uniform Grants for 2024-25, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) whether his Department assessed the impact of a reduced earnings threshold under Universal Credit on Free School Meal and Uniform Grant eligibility, prior to the migration process; and (ii) whether he will consider restoring the earnings threshold to £16,000 for Universal Credit…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the standard response time for the Health and Safety Executive to inspect and assess sites after being notified of an imminent health and safety risk.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will engage with (i) impacted homeowners; and (ii) the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations on the issue of defective blocks.
Does the Minister agree that exploitative zero-hour contracts should be banned as part of that employment Bill? I know that it will go out for consultation — I look forward to that — but can he indicate at this stage whether he thinks that the legislation should include such a ban?
It is disappointing that Casement was not raised at that opportunity. I wonder whether it was raised at an earlier meeting on 5 February with the Prime Minister. However, we welcome the First Minister's commitment last week that Casement will be built on her watch. While we appreciate and welcome that confidence, is…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans his Department has to increase the current rate of pay for (i) adult learning disability day care; and (ii) day opportunities providers.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will engage with community transport providers and the Department of Health to help secure more cost-effective travel solutions for patients.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will commit to extending the 50 per cent discount period for a Penalty Charge Notice to help alleviate the financial burden facing individuals from low-income households.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he will take to ensure the Direct Payments process can provide for non-delegable tasks to allow for overnight respite care within Adult Learning Disability.