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.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as a ráiteas. Other Members have extolled the virtues and value of a multi-year Budget, and I do not dispute any of what has been said in that regard. How does the Minister envisage the mechanics or the dynamic of monitoring rounds in that scenario? Will Departments be able to or be more…
Today we pause to remember two giants who embodied not just the values of the SDLP but public service in its truest sense and whose passing leaves a deep sadness for our party, our communities and, first and foremost, the families of Mary Bradley and Joe Byrne. Mary and Joe served not for recognition or reward but…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number (i) of care home placements made; and (ii) of these that were new placements arranged for patients discharged from hospital, in the last two years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 36422/22-27, to provide an update on the details and expected timescale for the establishment of specialist endoscopy centres within the Western Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to expand availability of counselling and talking therapies for people experiencing depression and anxiety, in order to reduce reliance on antidepressants.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of Freedom of Information requests received by his Department, broken down by (i) answered; (ii) partially answered; and (iii) refused, including reasons given for each refusal or partial response, in each of the last four years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 36842/22-27, to detail any areas where grit boxes have been approved following assessment, rather than where boxes have been installed, within the Foyle constituency, in the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department will consider expanding the eligibility criteria for the JobStart Scheme, to include unemployed individuals who are not in receipt of a working-age benefit due to household income.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of Universal Credit claimants who have lost their transitional protection, broken down by the reason for loss; and (ii) the number of claimants who have lost their transitional protection within the first three months of making a new claim, in each of the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total number of Occupational Therapists employed in the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any training or guidance that is provided to healthcare professionals on patients who are lawfully prescribed medical cannabis.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has had any engagement with the Department for Communities regarding home adaptations and Disabled Facilities Grant funding, as key elements of preventing avoidable hospital admissions and delayed discharges, particularly among the elderly population.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any analysis his Department has undertaken of the impact that increasing school meal costs in post-primary schools will have on low-income families, who do not qualify for free school meal provision.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any efforts his Department has made to tackle empty homes; and (ii) any engagement he has had with his Executive colleagues, regarding this issue.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any support available to parents who are unable to secure an NHS dental place for young children, particularly where a child has identified speech and language difficulties and has been advised by a speech and language therapist to be seen by a dentist.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any measures her Department is taking to address repeat flooding issues along the Northland Road, in the Foyle constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps being taken to ensure that his Department's crackdown on benefit fraud ensures claimants who incur overpayments due to official error, or genuine oversight are not named publicly.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of temporary accommodation placements, including Houses in Multiple Occupation, broken down by type; and (ii) the number of these which provide access to kitchen facilities, in each local council area, in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of (i) grit boxes in the Foyle constituency; and (ii) these grit boxes that were replenished on Monday 5 January 2026.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department will explore the implementation of a publicly accessible system in Northern Ireland, similar to Scotland’s Trunk Road Gritter Tracker, to allow road users to view gritting activity in real time.