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 number of Carer’s Allowance applications received and approved in each local council area in the last three years; and (ii) the average processing time for these applications in each year.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) why diagnoses of ADHD and autism made by private practitioners are not routinely recognised within the health and social care system; and (ii) what steps are being taken to ensure that individuals with privately obtained diagnoses can access appropriate NHS support services.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any engagement he has had with the Minister for Communities regarding homeless individuals presenting at Emergency Departments (EDs) in search of refuge; and (ii) whether the numbers of individuals presenting to EDs for this reason are recorded.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail: (i) any data held by the Department on the number of individuals engaging in arts and culture; and (ii) the number of funded arts projects, within the Derry and Strabane District Council area, for each of the last ten years.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 16480/22-27, if he has had or intends to have any engagement with the Minister of Health regarding homeless individuals presenting to Emergency Departments for support.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the steps his Department is taking to address the increasing rates of drug and alcohol addiction, particularly in the North West.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) the policy of the Education Authority in resect of accepting recommendations from privately commissioned educational psychology assessments; and (ii) what steps are being taken to ensure that students who receive private diagnoses, particularly for ADHD, can access…
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) why Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company in Foyle were not granted support via the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Annual Funding Programme despite meeting the eligibility criteria; and (ii) who is responsible for the decision-making process regarding the allocation of…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the organisations who have benefitted from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's most recent funding award, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the total funding allocation to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for each of the last ten years; and (ii) when the funding allocation will be confirmed for this year.
To ask the Minister of Health when his Department will confirm the number of funded allied health student places that have been allocated to Ulster University, Derry for the 2025-26 academic year.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update for automatic support being provided under the Help with Health Costs scheme for Universal Credit recipients.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) an update on discussions between his Department and the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs regarding parental consent requirements for passport applications which differ between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, specifically for single parents; and (ii) whether…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether potholes and road surface defects, reported via NI Direct, are removed from the online map once they are marked for repair or only after the repair has been completed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 23900/22-27, for an update on the review of the pothole repair policy as part of the Road Maintenance Strategy.
To ask the Minister of Health to provide an update on the current provision of Regional Obesity Management Services, including any plans to meet increasing demand for specialist weight management support.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the rationale for the differing response times to traffic signal repairs, as set out in the Road Asset Maintenance policy, including why faults in the Belfast area are addressed within four hours, while elsewhere the target response time is 24 hours.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) how many households in the private rented sector are in receipt of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) through (a) universal credit housing costs and (b) benefit; (ii) how many of those households have rents that exceed their LHA; and (iii) of these households, what is the…
To ask the Minister for Communities what assessment he has made of the results of the 'Music Fans' Voice' fan-led survey and review, which was initiated by the UK Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the organisations who have benefitted from the most recent funding award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, broken down by constituency area.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the review of the Help with Health Costs, specifically the automatic passporting for claimants in receipt of Universal Credit.