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.
Many schools and students will be delighted to hear of an overdue upgrade of their computer facilities that will enhance access and educational opportunities across the board. Investment in PE is also massively welcome, given the indisputable health benefits that it brings. Can the Minister assure us that that there…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to the Registrar General Annual Report 2023, for his assessment of the statistic that suicide rates are three times higher in areas of high deprivation.
To ask the Minister of Health whether data relating to the number of attempted suicide-related presentations to emergency departments is being collated and monitored by his Department.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department has assessed the effectiveness of the Protect Life 2 - Suicide Prevention Strategy in its aim to prevent suicide; and (ii) whether the strategy will be reviewed.
To ask the Minister for Communities for a breakdown of how the £6.7 million announced for homelessness prevention services will be spent, broken down by local council area.
I thank the Minister for giving way. We all fully comprehend the capacity constraints on his Department and the resource constraints therein as well. Given how lucrative the industry is — other contributors have touched on that — does he foresee the possibility of the implementation of a system that would, in effect,…
The rapidly expanding cosmetic industry and its largely unregulated market are pressing issues that I have been raising concerns about for the past few years. We have all heard horror stories about botched treatments of teenagers — children who are not even legally allowed to buy a pint in a pub undergoing cosmetic…
I thank the Minister for his answer. Will he accept an invitation to visit the brilliant St Brigid's College in my constituency to see for himself the urgent and desperate need that there is for its scheme to progress? Will he outline the criteria that have been used to determine the sequence in which work at schools…
While many of us excitedly prepare for the Christmas countdown, others face the harsh reality of keeping, or even getting, a roof over their heads. Recently, a mother reached out to my office after losing her private rented accommodation. Amid the chaos of packing up the furniture, searching for a new place to stay…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) an estimate of the amount of publicly-owned land across Northern Ireland; and (ii) a breakdown of the main agencies or Departments that hold ownership.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether she has been made aware of ongoing audio and video issues with the civil service application process, following the latest recruitment exercise.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) his Department's threshold for the resurfacing of trunk roads; and (ii) whether this threshold applies across all four divisional offices.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he has had any engagement with the Department of Health in relation to the Help with Health Costs Scheme, including review of the current threshold criteria.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 18601/22-27, whether he has any indication when agreement between the UK and Irish Governments will be reached.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 15219/22-27, whether his Department has reviewed the report from the developer on their traffic assumptions and modelling updates in relation to the signalisation of the Caw roundabout.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will work with the Housing Executive to ensure that homeless families and individuals are not displaced from temporary accommodation in Derry during December and throughout the festive period.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will commit to ensuring lighting provision is installed at Coshquin, Buncrana Road, to improve safety for both road users and the wider community.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) why suicide prevention was not included in the Programme for Government; and (ii) for his assessment of whether suicide is an urgent public health crisis.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on Action 7.2 of the Protect Life 2 Suicide Prevention Strategy to train 50 per cent of frontline health and social care staff in suicide prevention; and (ii) to detail the number of staff that have been trained since the implementation of the strategy, broken down by…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he has given further consideration to introduce full free public transport travel for individuals with disabilities, similar to provisions in other UK regions.