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 he will extend the benefit cap mitigations indefinitely, to ensure families are not adversely impacted by the removal of the two-child benefit cap.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of Housing Executive properties which have been vacant for over 12 months, including decant properties, in each council area, for the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of homeless presentations made to the Housing Executive due to loss of private rented accommodation, in each local council area, in each of the last three years.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 24819/22-27, to detail whether any further consideration has been given to including Ashfield Terrace and Kerrs Terrace, Creggan Road, within the Foyle constituency, in the Urban Villages Initiative.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 32006/22-27, for an update on the inclusion of parents of sick children in the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant AQW 35113/22-27, to detail the findings of his Department's assessment of the impact of the House Sales Scheme on levels of housing stock and homelessness.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of times he has met with his counterparts in the Department for Work and Pensions, in relation to Carer's Allowance overpayments; and (ii) any actions being taken to (a) support affected claimants; and b) promote awareness of appeal options.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 36575/22-27, to detail the locations of the two Cavity Wall Insulation Schemes, comprising of 179 homes in the Derry and Strabane area.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the Proposed Draft Budget 2026-29/30 contains sufficient resource for Mobuoy remediation.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of Carer's Allowance overpayments; (ii) the cost of these overpayments; (iii) the amount of money that has been recouped; and (iv) the number of mandatory reconsiderations requested, in the last twelve months.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has considered replicating the East Belfast Mission's Hosford Community Homes project, to tackle housing need across Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will make any changes to ensure that the Homelessness Strategy Steering Group is independently chaired, in order to strengthen accountability.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of ambulance crews on call, in each day in the last three months, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients on the waiting list for orthopaedic surgery; and (ii) the longest waiting times, in the last two years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail which Health and Social Care Trusts offer non-violent resistance training for parents of children with behavioural needs.
My supplementary question relates to the original question on the neighbourhood model. That model sounds fantastic in theory and looks great on paper, but I refer to Mr McGuigan's point: are you convinced that the agencies on which you are dependent to deliver it are all on board? What funding has been identified or…
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 36750/22-27, to detail any engagement he has had with the Minister for Communities in the current mandate. around addressing the issue of empty homes,
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the Translink business case for service enhancements on the North West rail corridor, including the provision of an hourly Sunday service between Derry and Coleraine.