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 of Finance to detail (i) when the National Joint Council pay award 2024-25 will be paid; and (ii) any steps that will be taken to address prolonged delays around the issuing of these pay increases.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the cost of unoccupied (i) land; and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to (i) support social housing tenants experiencing rent arrears; and (ii) provide security of tenure within the sector.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the cost of unoccupied (i) land; and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in each of the last three years.
I also commend the work of the APG, of which I am a member. My attendance at its meetings has not been great lately. Justin McNulty does the lion's share of our work on it. Justin cannot be here today, as he is caught up with constituents who are still without power. I commend Mr McGuigan again on airing his own…
We welcome the ongoing efforts to amend a housing allocation scheme that abuses many people and is abused by some. It is shameful and sad that it is victims of domestic abuse who have to uproot their lives and leave their properties, and it is appropriate that they should be served equally by the system to other…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps being taken to ensure that all temporary special educational needs staff in schools have completed Access NI checks and meet essential role criteria to guarantee the safety and quality of care for pupils.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the review of the Northern Ireland Childcare Scheme, including whether it will be extended beyond March 2025.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in addition to the removal of Rule 23 of the Housing Selection Scheme, to detail any actions being taken to address and prevent paramilitary involvement within the housing sector.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the review of Primary Social Needs points within the Housing Selection Scheme will remove the current cap of 40 points for victims of abuse.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) when the National Joint Council pay award 2024-25 will be paid; and (ii) any steps that will be taken to address prolonged delays around the issuing of these pay increases.
I thank the Minister for giving way. The Minister might recall that I was critical at the time that March was given as an end date for the roll-out of those payments, which were due to start in December. It is fair enough to say that nothing has been done to date, even though we have assurances that officials are…
The Minister has anticipated my supplementary question. He mentioned work that may be ongoing between the met offices in the different jurisdictions on this island. Will he undertake to do some more work with his counterparts in the Twenty-six Counties towards the development of an all-island weather warning and…
I am disappointed that we are still here debating the same issue of food insecurity and poverty. In September, Executive parties stood in the Chamber lamenting rising child poverty. Last year, the same parties vowed to tackle holiday hunger and reduce dependency on food banks. What has been done and what has changed?…
I thank the Ministers for their answers thus far. Do the Ministers believe that agencies here could and should have been better prepared? Given that the red weather warning in the South existed about 24 hours before the warning here was escalated to red, do they recognise the ridiculousness and the risk of having two…
Mr Durkan asked the Minister for Infrastructure, having first placed on record his party's appreciation of and gratitude for the efforts of so many of his Department's staff throughout the storm and since, whether he feels that his Department could have been better prepared had a red warning been in place earlier.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on Meenan Square development, including an indicative time frame for the beginning of construction works.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of (i) non-molestation orders (NMO) issued; and (ii) reported NMO breaches, in the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 17082/22-27, to detail (i) whether there have been any discussions in relation to delivering a Complex Lives Model for Derry; and (ii) any engagement his Department has had with Derry City and Strabane District Council in relation to this initiative.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to (i) improve access to; and (ii) increase the number of, support services for male victims of domestic violence.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any measures being considered to improve waste management in schools in order to make it more environmentally friendly; and (ii) whether he will consider implementing a standardised system across all schools.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the steps being taken to increase access to emergency accommodation for male victims of domestic violence.