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 Finance to detail the number of times, including the dates on which, he has contacted (i) the UK Government and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government; and (ii) the Minister for Communities, regarding the Local Growth Fund, within the last 12 months.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, further to the Waste Management article Comprehensive study of physicochemical and environmental properties of Air pollution control residues from UK energy-from-waste facilities published on 15 March 2026, to detail any plans he has to tighten…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of times, including the dates on which, he has contacted (i) the UK Government and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government; and (ii) the Minister of Finance, regarding the Local Growth Fund, within the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of deaths that have been recorded as being linked to or subject to adverse incident reporting, in relation to weight loss injections, in the last three years; and (ii) any actions his Department is taking to raise public awareness and prevent associated harm, in…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department consulted with local oil distributors regarding the practicalities of delivering the home heating oil support scheme, prior to the announcement.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to the new build social housing starts for 2025-2026, to detail the number of these which were approved based on the older Housing Association Grants that ended on 1 December 2025.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to home heating oil support, whether the £100 prepaid cards can be validated by any local oil distributor.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in relation to the redress scheme provided for in the Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (NIA Bill 15/22-27), to detail any reason individuals who are both birth mothers and adopted adults are limited…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any engagement he has had with Executive colleagues regarding establishing emergency contingency support to respond quickly to hikes in household food and fuel costs arising from international instability.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any contingency planning that has been undertaken to mitigate the impact of rising global fuel costs on food prices locally.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of new starts approved on the new reduced Housing Association Grant rates effective from 1 December 2025, broken down by each of the 11 local council areas.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans in place to support low-income households who may be disproportionately affected by any rise in food prices linked to the current fuel crisis.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans her Department has to address the growing number of households that are unable to afford insurance, unable to obtain cover, and yet still fully exposed to risk because of Flood Maps NI surface water modelling.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any engagement currently taking place between her Department, insurers and Flood Maps NI, to prevent homeowners from becoming effectively uninsurable, due to surface water flood modelling alone.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail how her Department reconciles the assertion that Flood Maps NI is an informational tool, with the reality that insurers are using them as a underwriting mechanism that has resulted in refusals of cover.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any mechanisms in place to formally challenge or review a surface water flood risk designation, where it is based on precautionary modelling, rather than historical evidence or property specific assessment.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made of the real world consequences of Flood Maps NI surface water modelling on homeowners' ability to obtain and afford insurance.
I acknowledge the efforts of the Minister to tackle the scourge of violence against women and girls, which needs a whole-government approach and a whole-society approach. Minister, what investment and efforts are being made to rehabilitate perpetrators of domestic abuse in order to prevent or reduce reoffending and…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any reason the proposed posthumous eligibility date for redress claims relating to Mother and Baby Institutions and Magdalene Laundries has been set at September 2011.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rising global fuel costs on food prices in Northern Ireland; and (ii) any contingency measures being considered to protect consumers and businesses.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the proposed installation of controlled access gates to the ground floor of the Foyle Road elevations at 44-52 John Street, Derry, which is currently delaying the allocation of crucial social housing in the area.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will engage with the Minister for Infrastructure on the proposed installation of controlled access gates to the ground floor of Foyle Road elevations at 44-52 John Street, Derry, which is currently delaying the allocation of crucial social housing in the area.
Has the Minister spoken to her colleague the Finance Minister to ensure that any new road maintenance strategy is fully funded, and when can people expect to see and feel the benefits of it? Despite the Minister's efforts and the fact that there has been plenty of positive press about them, our roads are worse than…