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.
I welcome the impending and long-overdue opening of the Northern Ireland Football Fund. Its terms and conditions refer to the fact that match funding of 5% will be expected from successful clubs. In the case of a publicly owned ground, that increases to 40%. Given recent investment of somewhere in the region of £2…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of state pension overpayment requests issued to bereaved relatives following the death of a claimant; (ii) the total cost of these overpayments; and (iii) the amount recouped, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 20743/22-27, to detail the locations of the 204 Disabled Facilities Grants which were cancelled or unable to proceed due to the death of the applicant, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 20743/22-27, to detail the number of applications for the Disabled Facilities Grant that were cancelled or could not process due to the death of an applicant, from stage 1 of the process recommendation received to stage 4 issue of approval to start work, in each of…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the cost of temporary accommodation provision in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) hotels; (ii) bed and breakfasts or guesthouses; (iii) hostels; and (iv) self-contained properties.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) why the Housing Executive does not use self-contained accommodation for emergency usage; and (ii) whether there is an official Housing Executive policy which precludes their use.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of speech and language therapists currently employed in each Health and Social Care Trust, including those specifically employed in stroke units.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the enforcement powers available to her Department in relation to overgrown trees or vegetation on private land that obstruct public roads and footpaths.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to provide an update on any progress to establish an Infrastructure Commission, following the creation of a cross-departmental working group in early 2022.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has engaged with student accommodation providers in Belfast to explore the possibility of offering low-cost accommodation during off-peak months for parents of sick children who must travel for treatment.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 21026/22-27, to detail the number of self-harm referrals made for (i) 2023-24; (ii) 2022-23; and (iii) 2021-22.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 17008/22-27, to provide an indicative time frame for the completion of the temporary accommodation standards framework for Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 20551/22-27, for a breakdown of the total number of journeys made, categorised by their final destination within each local council area.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on any engagement he has had with Executive colleagues in relation to funding the Republic of Ireland Reimbursement Scheme.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of social worker vacancies in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister for Communities for a breakdown of applications made to the Contingency Fund by those affected by the five-week wait for Universal Credit, detailing (i) the number of grants awarded; (ii) the number of loans issued; and (iii) total expenditure in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with the Minister for Communities during this mandate in relation to improved access to supported living accommodation for vulnerable adults with disabilities.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will engage with the Minister for Communities in relation to the delays in accessing occupational therapy services and its impact on applicants to the Disabled Facilities Grant.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on work carried out by his Department on the future service provision for (i) childhood; and (ii) adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.