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.
I thank the deputy First Minister for her answer. It is 14 months since I asked her an almost identical question, seeking to improve the North's lamentable record when it comes to the delivery of capital projects. However, what I have heard is that there has been little in the way of progress in those 14 months. Is…
The spike in energy prices was not caused by anyone in these islands, but people here are feeling the pain and paying the price. It is baffling that Mr Buckley omitted to mention the role of his hero Donald Trump in creating and causing the crisis that is causing so much suffering to people here and across the world.…
Energy Support Scheme To ask the Minister for Communities what action he will take to deliver the £17 million support package to assist vulnerable households struggling with the rise in home heating oil costs.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 43233/22-27, whether he has reviewed plans to introduce a temporary variation to home to school transport contracts, in light of continued fuel cost pressures.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made on the impact of the recent increases to the cost of fuel on Translink.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the work her Department is undertaking to improve footpath surfaces, in and around Derry City Centre.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action he will take to deliver the £17million support package to assist vulnerable households struggling with the rise in home heating oil costs.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to efforts to secure 600 properties for additional temporary accommodation, whether he is aware of the number of tenants who have been either displaced or made homeless as a result of this acquisition process.
I thank the Member for giving way. Does he agree that this debacle, where we have seen vulnerable families used as pawns in political games, is typical of how the Executive do business and highlights a lack of collaboration and collective responsibility between Departments and Ministers? Does he agree that this has…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of any savings realised by local councils that have adopted council residents-only policies at their recycling centres.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans her Department has to increase the frequency of trains serving the North West Transport Hub on Sundays.
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools That this Assembly expresses grave concern that the Education Authority has announced the cancellation of summer schemes in special schools in 2026 due to concerns about healthcare provision for participating children; recognises that these schemes provide a lifeline…
To ask the Minister of Justice whether there are any plans to enhance training or guidance for investigators and prosecutors in handling domestic abuse cases, with a view to strengthening case files and increasing prosecution rates.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any engagement that has taken place with the Public Prosecution Service and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, to improve evidence gathering in domestic abuse cases.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on Phase 2 of the A6 Caw to Drumahoe Dualling Scheme, in conjunction with the Mobuoy Remediation Project.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail when the proposed action plan to address wastewater constraints and unlock capacity for new social housing will be circulated to the Executive.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any targeted interventions being developed to address the high levels of child poverty in the Derry City and Strabane area, where rates remain at 24 per cent; and (ii) how these will be prioritised within the forthcoming Anti-Poverty Strategy.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any additional measures being considered to better support and protect women and girls who report domestic abuse, especially where cases do not meet the prosecution threshold.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of domestic abuse cases referred to the Public Prosecution Service; and (ii) the number of those cases that did not proceed due to insufficient evidence, for each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 42328/22-27, whether her Department will engage with the PSNI or the National Police Chief’s Council, to consider the deployment of Family Liaison Officers in the case of drug-related deaths.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the evidential threshold applied by the Public Prosecution Service in cases of domestic abuse; and (ii) any assessment she has made of its appropriateness, given the complex and coercive nature of such offences.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any summer schemes that will be provided by the Education Authority for children with special educational needs this summer.