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 to detail whether he plans to commission an independent audit of the Housing Executive’s handling of (i) construction contracts; and (ii) compliance with adjudicator decisions, given High Court criticisms.
I thank the Member for her answer. I recognise and welcome the good progress that has been made, but will she outline whether the Assembly Commission will explore more accessible formats to help the public better understand the outcomes of Committees' work?
I thank the Minister for his answer. We will have to wait until the consultation is assessed and the strategy finalised before costings can be arrived at, but how has the Minister's consideration of them informed any bids as part of the multi-year Budget process for the money — the resource — required to remediate…
Mr Durkan asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the Mobuoy remediation strategy and a timeline for the next steps.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a freagra. Minister, this is an extremely challenging time for businesses. You outlined some of those challenges, another of which is the increase in the minimum wage, which your colleague welcomed earlier. That will put pressure on small businesses in particular and will, I fear,…
For decades in Derry, the roads in Donegal were the butt of jokes, but now, sadly, the shoe is on the other foot. Obviously, we are aware of collaboration with Dublin on the hopeful delivery of the A5, but has the Minister explored any potential for collaboration on other cross-border routes, specifically, the A2…
It is safe to assume that all parties here welcome the removal of the two-child limit; at least, I hope that they do. Will the Minister confirm that the Executive will implement it here, and can he tell us when?
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I rise to refer to correspondence that I received from you this morning on a remark that I made last week in reference to the Education Minister. I retract any term that I used that caused hurt, but I genuinely did not think that Minister Givan, who has casually called people in the…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of leaseholders under a management company; and (ii) the maintenance fees paid, in each of the last five years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment he has made of the level of public money associated with the Housing Executive’s non-compliance with adjudicator decisions in construction disputes, which has resulted in enforcement actions in the High Court.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any legal costs; and (ii) settlement fees, incurred by the Housing Executive, in (a) construction adjudication; and (b) court disputes, in each of the last ten years.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 33107/22-27, to detail the rational as to why no properties within the Derry and Strabane area have been included in this scheme.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of serious adverse incidents raised in relation to missed abnormal cervical screening tests in the Western Health and Social Care Trust, in each of the last 5 years.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 36254/22-27, to detail the number of Ministerial visits or engagements which have been rescheduled, since his return from Israel.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail whether his Department has minimum standards for non-standard accommodation regarding access to essential appliances such as (i) fridges; (ii) cooking facilities; and (iii) laundry.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail whether all non-standard accommodation providers are required to ensure families have access to their own fridge, for safe food storage.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of families currently living in (i) non-standard; or (ii) temporary, accommodation who do not have access to their own fridge.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Recognising the Importance of Food Security”
Recognising the Importance of Food Security - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘environmentally sustainable practices;’ and insert: ‘acknowledges that food security is shaped not only by domestic production but also by wider factors including household income, supply chain resilience, access to nutritious food, global…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether any further consideration has been given to expanding the threshold for Education Maintenance Allowance.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any (i) action he will take, within this mandate, to address child poverty; and (ii) engagement he has had with other Departments in relation to this issue.
To ask the Minister for Communities, given the incoming removal of the two-child policy, to detail whether his Department has made any assessment on the impacts of this change to Universal Credit awards.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will establish a lived-experience advisory group, made up of people directly affected by poverty and the welfare system, to help shape and inform future departmental policy.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has engaged with the Minister of Finance to ringfence funds garnered through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to address health conditions, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.