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 Infrastructure to detail (i) the total value of developer bonds, currently in place for unadopted developments; and (ii) how often her Department has called in bonds, in the last ten years, where developers failed to complete required works.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of unadopted developments; and (ii) the number of these developments that require outstanding infrastructure works, before they can be brought to adoptable standard.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions his Department plans to take in response to the 19 Recommendations outlined in the February 2026 ADHD Needs Assessment Report.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of managerial roles, in each Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) the cumulative annual salary cost associated with those roles, in each of the last ten years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of managerial roles within the Civil Service; and (ii) the cumulative annual salary cost associated with these roles, for each of the last ten years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 41299/22-27, to detail the number of times the road surface in the Ballymagroarty area, Derry, have been assessed within the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any family liaison support currently available to families of prisoners with learning disabilities and other additional needs; and (ii) whether her Department plans to enhance these supports, to ensure families are appropriately informed and supported throughout the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current pathway for emergency dental care for vulnerable patients, including those with learning disabilities; and (ii) any measures that are being taken to ensure timely and accessible treatment for these groups, in the Foyle constituency.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department will take to reform legislation so that Northern Ireland provides the same level of legal recognition, protection, and support for young carers as the rest of the UK.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail a timeline for introduction of regulations setting out the procedures for pooling resources under the Children’s Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps she is taking to support households struggling with the cost of home heating oil, particularly in light of rising prices and the impact this is having on families.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) whether Police Service of Northern Ireland Family Liaison Officers provide support to families bereaved as a result of drug-related deaths; and (ii) any support mechanisms currently available to such families.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients removed from the gynaecology waiting list in the last 12 months, broken down by (i) the reason for their removal; and (ii) Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Education, in relation to the Teachers’ Pay Agreement, whether his Department considered plans to implement a phased payment, instead of a lump sum, to ensure that teachers in receipt of Universal Credit are able to benefit fully from any backdated payment.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he intends to undertake a wider review of the Child Maintenance Service, particularly in relation to delays and the adequacy of support for single-parent families.
I thank the Member for giving way. It predates the Member's time in the Assembly, but I am sure that his colleagues can recall it and tell him that, when it came to the environment's place in DAERA, it was the initial desire of the larger Executive parties — the DUP and Sinn Féin — to call the new Department "the…
There is a collective Executive responsibility to protect people here, so it is disappointing to hear that disjointedness and dysfunction are to the fore again. It is hard to tell someone who cannot afford oil today, "Don't worry, this war mightn't last, and you might be able to afford it in a couple of months". While…
From the outset, we lamented that the Executive's housing targets were nowhere near ambitious enough, but, sadly, as it comes to pass, they now look way beyond reach. Housing needs to be funded, and the SDLP will support any attempt to ring-fence funding for social housing. However, the Minister is well aware that we…
Mr Durkan asked the Minister for Communities to inform the House, given the spiralling price of fuel, what consideration, if any, has been given to the creation, design and delivery of a support scheme for vulnerable people affected by the current cost-of-living crisis.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the waiting times for access to detox and addiction support services, in the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients on the waiting list for detox and addiction support services, in the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.