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.
Thanks, Mr Deputy Speaker. The importance of a warm, safe home cannot be overstated. We often speak about home as a place of comfort and warmth, especially during these colder winter months, but, for many families in 2026, the conditions of the place in which they live are nothing short of Dickensian. People are going…
Can the Minister give any other example since 1998 in which the Treasury was brought in, or came in, to conduct a line-by-line examination of a devolved Government's Budget? What does this process mean for his stated ambition of securing greater fiscal devolution?
I rise to add the SDLP's support for the UNISON Good Work campaign not just as a public representative who recognises the huge value of our classroom assistants but as a parent who has seen my son, as well as so many other children, benefit beyond words from their wonderful support and genuine care. Every day, we see…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any progress that has been made in implementing regulations under the Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, including the development of any regional opt-out mechanism for the secondary use of health and social care data.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans her Department has to address the poor road conditions in the Ballymagroarty area of the Foyle constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any engagement that has taken place with her Department and relevant landowners at Beechwood Avenue, Creggan, in the Foyle constituency, regarding potential improvements to the footpaths in that area.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail when an assessment of (i) the footways; and (ii) the road surface, at Beechwood Avenue, Creggan, in the Foyle constituency, was last carried out.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 33837/22-27, whether there is a timeframe for commencement of the Multi-Elemental Improvement project for Housing Executive properties at Westway, in the Foyle constituency.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement he has had in the last 12 months regarding improved pay and conditions for classroom assistants, particularly in relation to ending term-time only contracts,.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of classroom assistants employed on a 52 week contract, broken down by constituency, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of housing applications that have seen a reduction in housing points, since the removal of the no detriment policy, as part of the Fundamental Review of Social Housing Allocations, in each constituency area.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will engage further with deaf and disabled people to deliberate over changes to the Draft Disability Strategy.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the Fundamental Review of Social Housing Allocations, including the removal of the no detriment rule.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps her Department has taken to assist young adults leaving care to access their Child Trust Funds, when a parent can no longer manage their finances at the age of 18.
To ask the Minister of Health whether delayed hospital discharge data is being analysed alongside sheltered accommodation and social housing capacity, specifically in relation to elderly patients.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has had any engagement with the Department for Communities regarding the strategic alignment between health and housing policy, particularly in relation to early intervention and preventative support services for older people.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he has had any engagement with (i) the Department of Health; and (ii) the Housing Executive, regarding strategic alignment between health and housing policy, particularly in relation to early intervention and preventative support services for older people.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the renovation project at the Triangle Estate in the Foyle constituency, including a review of the original proposals.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 39804/22-27, to detail the waiting times for red flag breast cancer assessments, for each month from September 2025 to February 2026.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any actions the Loughs Agency is taking to protect wild Atlantic salmon stocks, to prevent further decline of salmon populations.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of individuals who have died in non-standard temporary accommodation, broken down by type of accommodation, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the (i) number; and (ii) value, of projects supported through departmental match funding under the European Social Fund, which have not received equivalent support under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the value of European Social Fund match funding provided by his Department, in each financial year from 2016-2017 to 2022-2023.