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 of Health, pursuant to AQW 6900/22-27, to detail the number of psychiatrists employed in each Health and Social Care Trust, for the years 2024 and 2025.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the schools he has visited; and (ii) the number of visits to each, since he took up his post, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for a breakdown of expenditure on pothole repairs, including (i) costs incurred by her Department; and (ii) costs paid to external contractors, for the last five years, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the average cost to repair a pothole by her Department, compared with the average cost of a repair carried out by external contractors.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail which organisations the Department provided direct support to in completing applications for stadia funding under the Northern Ireland Football Fund.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has explored options to expand accommodation provision for new parents whose babies require neonatal care at the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast, particularly for families travelling from other parts of Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of reports of unlicensed Houses of Multiple Occupation received, in each of the last four years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of licences for Houses of Multiple Occupation awarded, for each of the last four years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) what level of cooperation currently exists between the Houses in Multiple Occupation licensing team and planning authorities; and (ii) any measures which are being taken to strengthen and streamline this process.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Bonfire Regulation”
Bonfire Regulation - Amendment 2 Leave out all after “burnt;” and insert: ‘and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to bring forward a full Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition Implementation Plan as a matter of urgency.’
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of staff employed by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made of the impact of houses of multiple occupancy on parking pressures and traffic congestion in residential areas.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of the financial hardship experienced by homeless individuals and their families, as a result of being placed in non-standard accommodation.
To ask the Minister of Health to provide an update on the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031, including (i) the current funding position; and (ii) the 45 per cent uplift in staff for statutory services.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of women currently diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome; and (ii) the average waiting time for diagnosis, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail if consideration has been given to reinstating martial arts within the list of approved activities for GCSE Physical Education, given their exclusion in 2018 due to assessment issues.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the progress of the Social Housing Development Programme, including (i) the number of homes completed within the last twelve months; and (ii) the current funding situation for delivery in 2025-26.
Tomorrow is World Suicide Prevention Day. It is a day when we reflect and remember the people whose lives were cut short by suicide. Those people are not just statistics; they are sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends and neighbours. However, the Executive seem to have become desensitised to…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of Health and Social Care Trust-owned properties being used for social housing tenants, broken down by (a) sheltered housing; (b) supported living for people with learning disabilities; and (c) accommodation for people with mental health needs, in each of the last…
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on (i) the introduction of a ban on the use of Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide, given growing health and environmental concerns associated with this substance; and (ii) when this will apply in Northern Ireland.