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 for Communities whether his Department has specific benchmarks in place to monitor and improve the availability of domestic properties relative to the population.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will update the Autism Strategy 2023-2028 to include a commitment to ensure (i) tailored mental health services for adults and children with autism; and (ii) training for mental health professionals, in line with Clause 4D of the Autism (Amendment) Act (Northern…
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 6640/22-27, for a breakdown of each type of non-domestic premises currently experiencing rate arrears, in each local council area.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department will introduce a ban on single-use mini shampoo bottles in hotels.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 8864/22-27, whether changes to the Social Sector Size Criteria have been assessed following confirmation of the Budget 2024-25.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 5809/22-27, whether his Department will reconsider increasing the Rate Support Grant for the poorest local council areas.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for a breakdown of (i) the organisations whose bids were successful to the International Tourism Events Fund 2024-25; and; (ii) the total funding allocated to each organisation.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will consider a wildflower planting scheme for road verges to promote biodiversity and reduce maintenance costs.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 10723/22-27, (i) why these technical barriers did not apply to previous welfare mitigations; and (ii) whether the Department has considered establishing a welfare supplementary payment that would effectively remove the Two Child Limit.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether he will consider introducing legislation to control the sale of vapes; and (ii) what engagement he has had with the Minister of Education around raising awareness of the dangers of vaping and spice.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department has considered the introduction of an online mapping system to allow DfI Roads staff to record instances when they have been unable to clean gullies due to parked vehicles, ensuring they are revisited at a later date.
As many of you were aware and as Mr Donnelly kindly reminded us, my party colleague, former MLA Dominic Bradley, successfully brought through the Assembly's first piece of single disability legislation: the Autism Act 2011. That was landmark legislation and the first of its kind. It was aimed at addressing the huge…
I thank the Minister for his statement. I am delighted that the green light has been given to Ardnashee to proceed with planning for phase 2. On Saturday, I was speaking to teachers and pupils. They cannot wait to get into phase 1. Has the Minister given any consideration to the possible inclusion of social clauses in…
Me, too, Mr Deputy Speaker, so I was glad for an extra minute to do so. Normally, we know what the Minister is going to say because we see it on the news that morning. I welcome the statement and this action from the Minister. He has responded to calls from the Assembly to do something different and dramatic. This…
First Minister, we welcome the commitment of Shared Island funding to the university campus in Derry. Was the NSMC updated on the appointment of the new task force focused on expansion of the university there, and are there plans for future engagement between the two?
The personal independence payment (PIP) is a lifeline that provides support for basic needs such as housing, transport, food and heating. As complex and flawed as the PIP process can be and often is, disability benefits in general offer a safety net: assurance from the welfare state that society's most vulnerable will…
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the failure to record the number of patients under the care of community health services at the time of their death.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 10722/22-27, whether consideration will be given to include a marker to indicate whether individuals were under the care of community health services at the time of their death, as part of official statistics.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the amount of capital DEL funding given to his Department in each of the last ten years, including 2024-25; and (ii) the proportion of capital funding allocated to the Social Housing Development Programme in (a) cash terms; and (b) percentage terms of the total capital…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the (i) minimum unit cost; (ii) mean unit cost; and (iii) maximum unit cost of each unit of social housing completed in the 2023-24 financial year.