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 the number of Housing Executive tenants experiencing rent arrears in the last 12 months, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 13649/22-27, for an update on the introduction of a waiver process for Welfare Support Payment overpayments, in particular for Social Sector Size Criteria and the Benefit Cap.
The issue of animal cruelty stirs great emotion in many people who recognise the sentience of animals and their right to live free from human abuse. Equally, the persistent failure to deal adequately with the perpetrators of animal cruelty continues to enrage many. Most of us find the crime of abusing a defenceless…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 10426/22-27, (i) for an update on the review of the regulation for both non-surgical cosmetic procedures and tattoo and piercing industry; and (ii) to detail any engagement he has had with the Department for Communities on this matter.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 16395/22-27, whether this mitigation for pensioners who will not be receiving the Winter Fuel Payment will be made available within the same time frame of November to January.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the ban on conversion therapy; and (ii) whether he intends to implement a ban in the 2022-2027 mandate.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the contributors to the debate, and I thank the Minister for the actions that he has committed to taking. Some of the stories shared and facts presented are nothing short of harrowing. It is harrowing that the current system means that some of our most vulnerable citizens are not…
I look forward to reading the long-awaited report on Rugby Road, given that the development of any residents' parking scheme across the North has been contingent on the publication of that review's report. My Foyle colleague mentioned the Bogside parking scheme in Derry. Is the Minister aware that all our parking…
I thank the First Minister for her answer. She previously told the Assembly that the museum had nothing to do with TEO despite TEO having spent the money to build it. I did not notice any representative from TEO in the photographs of the official opening. Were Ministers invited, and why could none out of four attend?
Is it, and has it always been, imperative that all Urban Villages projects, and the work that they do and fund, improve good relations outcomes and promote integration?
I rise to address an issue that is a source of frustration across the North, but I will speak specifically about Derry, particularly the periphery of the city centre, where the need for comprehensive residents' parking schemes is long overdue. For years, constituents have been dealing with the daily challenges of…
Mr Durkan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they believe that the so-called Peacemakers Museum in Derry improves good relations outcomes and promotes integration, which are worthy aims that all Members support, given that, as Members heard from the junior Minister, Urban Village projects aim…
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 12078/22-27, for an update on the introduction of a Better Start Grant, including a pregnancy and baby payment.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 5197/22-27, to detail the total estimated cost of benefit overpayments affecting approximately 87,505 claimants.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the Complex Lives Project; and (ii) when the project will be implemented in the Derry and Strabane area for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 15234/22-27, when the short public consultation on the Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 will open.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any engagement he has had in relation to the safety of residents living in non-standard accommodation and the wider community; and (ii) whether his Department has considered any additional safeguards to address potential risks.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the costs for urgent repairs to Housing Executive properties in the last five years, broken down by local council area.