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 Infrastructure to detail the (i) total amount; and (ii) percentage of the annual transport budget allocated to active travel, in each of the last two financial years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) the rationale behind the requirement for individuals making representations on licence applications for Houses in Multiple Occupation to provide their name and address; and (ii) whether there are any plans to review this requirement, in light of concerns about…
To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to the Inner Walled City Public Realm Scheme, whether he will consider providing residents with permits for free or reduced-rate parking at Bishop Street car park.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider including special provisions for key workers, such as healthcare staff, in the allocation of permits under upcoming residents' parking schemes.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the amount of funding that has been allocated in the 2025-26 financial year, specifically for residents’ parking schemes; and (ii) the number of potential schemes supported.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has considered extending double yellow lines along the Student Village side of Duncreggan Road, Foyle, to address persistent parking issues.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of how road defects, including potholes impact road safety, particularly for cyclists; and (ii) how these issues impact the roll-out of active travel initiatives.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider prioritising the Duncreggan Road and the surrounding areas within the Foyle constituency, for a residents' parking scheme, given the planned expansion of Ulster University.
I thank the Minister for his answer. Does he concede that, in many ways, the current model serves nobody particularly well, including those who are suffering mental health crises; the other vulnerable patients, particularly those who are elderly, who have to endure the volatility of some of those who have mental…
I beg to move Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. The SDLP understands the fundamental power of a home to shape people's lives. Housing is a basic necessity — a tangible, life-shaping foundation on which families and communities are built. Let us not forget that the very foundations of our political system were…
I am tempted to ask, "Is this it?". After almost two decades that have seen poverty levels spiral, after a so-called co-design process that has seen the expertise, empathy and input of the sector left on the cutting-room floor and after a court case that found the Executive to be in breach of their duty to publish an…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to provide a timescale for the Traffic Calming Scheme, Temple Road, Strathfoyle , including both the commencement and indicative completion dates.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of private driving tests carried out over weekends, at each test centre, over the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the total number of private driving tests conducted; and (ii) the number of driving test examiners employed at each test centre, in the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the total number of gullies cleaned; and (ii) the number that could not be cleaned due to obstructions, such as parked cars, in each of the last three years, within the Foyle constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities to clarify which forms of identification are accepted by the online Universal Credit journal system for migrating claimants.
I thank the Minister for that statement. I commend all the families and groups that have campaigned long and loud to bring us this far, with systemic failings being recognised and legislation promised. However, when I think of some of those families — we have some in the Public Gallery today— and the particularly…
I commend the Minister for her work on the ground in Ballymena last week. Can the Minister tell us when the refugee integration strategy will be published? The consultation on that closed in, I think, February 2022.
It is easy to understand how people have come to the conclusion that they have come to about the Minister's comments, given the narrative from the DUP over the past few weeks. It is rich of the DUP to accuse anyone of trying to use this issue to score political points, when, only a couple of weeks ago, it secured a…
Last week's violence showed us just how quickly our Police Service can be strained to breaking point. We know that the Chief Constable was pretty critical of the budget, and I welcome the fact that you are meeting the Minister of Justice tomorrow on the issue, but will you also commit to meeting the Chief Constable to…
To ask the Minister of Finance for a breakdown of the number of young people not in education, employment or training, in each of the last five years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration he is giving to extending free school meal and uniform grant eligibility to include all families in receipt of Universal Credit, in light of the recent policy change in England.