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 First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will commit to publishing their Department’s full response to the recommendations of the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition’s Final Report, as part their review of Together: Building A United Community.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the waiting times for an initial consultation with a fertility specialist for (i) males; and (ii) females in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful applications for Free School Meals and Uniform Grants, in each of the last three years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any engagement he has had with Northern Ireland Companion Animal Welfare Group in relation to the development of legislation for the third-party sale of puppies and kittens; and (ii) the proposed timeline for implementation.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will consider establishing a centralised and publicly-accessible list of all registered and licensed breeders and sellers, in partnership with local councils.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any further consideration that has been given to the mutualisation of NI Water; and (ii) whether his Department has assessed the potential benefits and challenges of implementing such a model.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 14438/22-27, whether his Department will consider an independent, expert-led review into the funding of NI Water.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any engagement he has had with the Construction Employers Federation in the last two years in relation to the impact of NI Water capacity issues on housing development.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any engagement he has had with (i) the Minister for Infrastructure; and (ii) the Construction Employers Federation in the last two years in relation to the impact of NI Water capacity issues on social housing development.
I thank the Member for his intervention. Quality mobile coverage has become a tenet of any modern society. Bridging the connectivity gap could prove utterly transformative for rural communities. A report carried out by FarrPoint highlighted the game-changing impact of its 4G sites in the Scottish Highlands as being…
I am a bit unsure about the motion, which levels unfounded, in my view, criticism at a Minister. I remain unsure about what efforts the Minister has made — I do not know what efforts the Minister has made to engage with the mobile infrastructure industry or, to be fair, what efforts the industry has made to engage…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the initiatives in place to support those who find themselves homeless upon their release from prison; and (ii) the engagement she has had with the Department for Communities and other stakeholders in relation to securing a more comprehensive support package to aid the…
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on (i) the funding; and (ii) timeframes for the delivery of phase 2 and phase 3 of the Fundamental Review of Allocations.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is about Executive Office Question Time. Is it in order for a Minister to wash their hands of or to try to remove their Department's fingerprints from a project that would not or could not have proceeded without that Department's support? It is bizarre that the First Minister told…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chéad-Aire. Does the First Minister agree that the use of John Hume's name and image to promote a project despite his wife, Pat, and the Hume family expressing their opposition to it was and is wrong? What lessons have been learned by the Executive Office over the matter?
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will explore the potential of reclassifying the possession of non-prescription Pregabalin with intent to supply, as a Class A offence.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children and young people on waiting lists for mental health services in the last 12 months, broken down by (i) average waiting time; and (ii) Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will consider introducing Operation Snap as part of the Road Safety Strategy, which would allow members of the public to submit video evidence of potential driving offences to the PSNI.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) this year's budget allocation for retrofitting existing Housing Executive stock; (ii) future funding plans for the decarbonisation of Housing Executive properties; and (iii) how his Department will ensure that the Housing Executive meets its targets for reducing carbon…