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 what efforts are being made by her Department to tackle repeat flooding incidents along the Foyle Road, Derry.
To ask the Minister for Communities to provide an update on (i) any efforts to mitigate against the impact of the two-child policy on low-income households; and (ii) any engagement he has had with the UK Government on this issue.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any research his Department has conducted into how the two-child policy disproportionately affects working families, compared to Great Britain.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the minor works application for Broadbridge Primary School to address urgent safety issues relating to access routes for pupils with Special Educational Needs, following concerns regarding the front entrance and car park.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister if they will reconsider the decision not to award funding via the Central Good Relations Fund to Greater Shantallow Community Arts in Foyle.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail a list of (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful, applicants to the Core Grant Funding Scheme for 2025/26; and (iii) the total awards allocated to each, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 24738/22-27, whether she is in a position to provide an indication of where a shared path for Alder Road might rank in terms of prioritisation for investment.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total number of applicants who are currently unable to move into social housing properties due to the homes being incorrectly categorised as wheelchair accessible or not adequately adapted to meet their needs, in each local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what regulations or oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure Occupational Therapists are involved in the design and planning of new social housing developments, particularly in relation to the delivery of (i) Lifetime Homes and (iii) adaptable housing.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has had any engagement with the Minister of Health in relation to air quality-related deaths.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total number of unoccupied (i) two-bed; (ii) three-bed; and (iii) four-bed, ground floor properties in each of the last five years per local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities if he will consider extending the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to include housing associations in the list of named Public Authorities, to ensure transparency on issues related to social housing potential contributing factors leading to homelessness and transfer requests.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what action his Department is taking to (i) increase the availability of ground floor social homes; and (ii) ensure that adaptable or 'life homes' within the social housing stock are being included as offers for ground-floor applicants.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the total number of applicants on the social housing waiting list for a (a) two-bed; (b) three-bed; and (c) 4-bed, ground floor property, in each of the last five years per local council area.
I was not going to speak, but I feel compelled to do so. Raising concerns about immigration does not make someone racist. I do not dispute that unmanaged immigration compounds existing issues to a degree. However, let us not place the blame at the feet of the immigrants. The proposer of the motion made great play of…
I thank the Member for giving way. Unfortunately, the proposer of the motion was unable to do so. Can the Member explain why the motion focuses on HMOs and calls on the Infrastructure Minister to act on that particular element of housing rather than focusing on the wider housing crisis that we face? Doing that would…
Minister, in your statement, you referred to: "the ongoing collaboration on issues connected with alcohol and drug use". Will you expand on that? Will you commit to exploring further opportunities for joint funding for addiction services in border areas? I think of Northlands Addiction Treatment Centre in my…
As the chair of the all-party group on dementia, I would also like to speak about Dementia Action Week. The Alzheimer's Society has indicated that around 25,000 people live with dementia across the North. However, more than a third of people with dementia do not have a diagnosis, so they cannot access the vital care,…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful applicants to the Central Good Relations Fund for 2025-26, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of staff employed to provide autism spectrum disorder assessments in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will commit to reviewing current legislation governing the sale and marketing of infant formula, specifically to consider allowing the use of loyalty points, vouchers and gift cards as valid forms of payment.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the total heating costs at Stormont buildings over the last five financial years; and (ii) what steps are being taken to improve energy efficiency across the estate.