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 (i) the total funding allocated for the Disabled Facilities Grants; and (ii) the number of cases where the allocated grant fell short of estimated construction costs, for each of the last three years per local council area.
The Budget is a masterclass in managed decline. It tries to paper over the cracks of the damage done by decades of disinvestment from London and dysfunction and a dearth of ideas here. As my party colleagues have mentioned, if "Doing what matters most" is the Executive's guiding principle, it does not appear to…
I welcome progress on the Inner Walled City scheme that the original question referred to. Will the Minister consider a regeneration scheme for Foyle Street, adjacent to the city walls, where beleaguered businesses have suffered from the prolonged closure of the street due to works by Northern Ireland Water? The good…
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 20652/22-27. whether her Department will consider introducing a requirement for authorities to notify residents if a person convicted of sexual offences against children is living in their area.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has engaged with the Minister of Finance to ring-fence funds garnered through the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to address health conditions such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.
To ask the Minister of Finance if his Department has considered ring-fencing revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to fund public health programmes, particularly those tackling obesity and type 2 diabetes.
To ask the Minister of Finance to provide an estimated breakdown of the revenue generated from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (sugar tax) via Barnett Consequential, over the past five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a breakdown of the total costs of school maintenance and repairs for (i) maintained and (ii) controlled schools in Foyle, for each of the last eight years, including 2025/26.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for a breakdown of the number of road maintenance staff employed in each division in each of the last five years, up to April 2025.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider additional investment for the Foyle constituency to repair potholes and the deterioration across the road infrastructure.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the (i) mean amount of time; and (ii) median amount of time on the social housing waiting list for applicant households on (a) 31 March; (b) 30 June; (c) 30 September; and (d) 31 December, in each of the last five years including the year to date in 2025, broken down by…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how many women have been diagnosed with cervical cancer; (ii) how many of these women had previously received a missed abnormal smear test result; and (iii) how many of these women requested an audit of their case following diagnosis in each of the last three years, broken…
To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) whether cervical screening results are routinely retained, including in cases where no HPV is detected; and (ii) how long are these records held and accessible for clinical audit or patient request.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what assessment has her Department made of the condition of the paving on Foyle Street, Foyle; and (ii) what urgent action is being taken to address the uneven surfaces to mitigate the risk of trips and falls for pedestrians.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 26713/22-27, for a breakdown of the total number of active pothole enquiries, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 25831/22-27, to provide a breakdown of where the 3542 Houses in Multiple Occupation are located, by electoral ward.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) applications; and (ii) successful applications, for ill-health retirement due to long COVID in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total number of contract terminations due to long COVID in each of the past five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Finance, for the Northern Ireland Civil Service Administrative Officer recruitment process launched in August 2024 with interviews held in November 2024, to detail (i) the total number of complaints received relating to technical issues experienced during the interview stage; and (ii) how many…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline: (i) the enrolment figures for each school in the Foyle constituency; (ii) the approved Published Admission Number of available places; and (ii) the number of additional places requested, for each of the last three years, including the 2025/26 academic year.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail: (i) how many households in the private rented sector were in receipt of Local Housing Allowance (LHA), through (a) Universal Credit housing costs and (b) housing benefit; (ii) how many of those households had rents that exceed the LHA; and (iii) of these households what…
I thank the Minister for his answer. I am not sure that it answers my question, which was focused on issues that have emanated recently and publicly in and around the Waterside area in particular. However, we welcome any initiative to educate our young people on the evil of sectarianism and the dangerous and deadly…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of occupational therapy staff commissioned in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) why pupils with a statement of special educational need, who had applied to attend St Brigid’s College, Foyle, in a mainstream setting have not yet received confirmation of their post-primary placement; and (ii) any steps being taken to ensure timely placements for all…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps being taken to ensure that residents have access to an online platform for reporting trees, pests and diseases, similar to Tree Check in the Republic of Ireland and TreeAlert in Great Britain.