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.
The Minister said that he will ensure a better balance of arts funding. What action will he take to address the obvious imbalance that last year saw 83% of the £13 million that was allocated for arts funding go to arts organisations based in Belfast and left artists and organisations based elsewhere fighting over the…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 18281/22-27, whether he will expand the Dental Access Scheme to include the Foyle constituency, given oral health inequalities and poor access to NHS dental care in the Western Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 6767/22-27, for an update on whether consideration has been given to the inclusion of halts at (i) Strathfoyle; (ii) City of Derry Airport; and (iii) Ballykelly, as part of the Phase 3 Derry to Coleraine rail upgrade.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the estimated number of: (i) people in who will be affected by the proposed cuts to Personal Independence Payment; and (ii) households projected to be pushed into poverty by these cuts.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the estimated number of deaf and disabled people who will be affected if the current rate of Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity is halved under proposed reforms.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline: (i) what specific reforms are being introduced to the Discretionary Support Grant to prevent fraud; and (ii) how the Department will ensure that these measures do not create additional barriers for genuine applicants in urgent need of support.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total spent on the provision of security staff in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline: (i) how many Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants also fall within (a) an Employment and Support Allowance support group or (b) the Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity component; and (ii) any research his Department has conducted into…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of claimants currently in receipt of contributory Employment and Support Allowance, who are at risk of losing the benefit under the proposed time-limiting changes.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail an estimate of the number of young people who could be impacted when eligibility for Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity is raised to 22 years old.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline: (i) the number of Universal Credit claimants currently in receipt of Limited Capability for Work- Related Activities; and (ii) of these, how many claimants will be at a financial loss when the rate is frozen for individuals who were receiving the benefit before April…
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the steps his Department is taking to ensure there is a regional balance when allocating arts funding between Belfast and other regions, particularly the North West
To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) why the publication of the Protect Life 2 - Suicide Prevention Strategy has been delayed; (ii) a timeline for publication; and (iii) the total current funding shortfall.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total costs associated with Mandatory Reconsiderations and Tribunal appeals for Personal Independence Payment cases that resulted in either (i) an increased award; (ii) or a successful outcome following appeal, for each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 24559/22-27, to detail the total number of Personal Independence Payment claimants as of February 2025, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 20918/22-27, to detail an update on (i) the results of the Gambling Prevalence Survey; and (ii) the introduction of a levy on land-based gambling operators.
To ask the Minister of Health what assessment has been made of the impact on Altnagelvin Hospital following plans to remove emergency general surgery from Causeway Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients on autism spectrum disorder assessment waiting lists in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Finance, to detail the total number of (i) successful applicants; (ii) unsuccessful applicants; and (iii) applicants who were disqualified for using notes or assistance from a proxy during the interview process, in the most recent civil service recruitment process for Administrative Officer.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the depth threshold for pothole repairs for each of the last ten years; and (ii) whether the same threshold is applied consistently across all DfI Roads Divisions.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total costs of the public announcement systems, including speakers, at Belfast Grand Central Station.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the criteria used by her Department to determine which areas and road networks are given priority for repairs.