Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
AQW 21212/17-22
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities, with regard to the Personal Independence Payment amendment regulations introduced in November 2020 which restricted existing claimants over state pension age from upgrading their mobility component, (i) whether her Department notify affected claimants; (ii) how many people have been impacted by this rule; and (iii) what steps have been taken to protect the people affected.
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| 30/06/2021 |
Answered on 28/07/2021
| Personal Independence Payments; Regulation; Applications; Older people; Legal opinion |
AQW 21146/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the progress made by her Department (i) to review the minimum fitness standard for housing; and (ii) to introduce a more fit for purpose replacement.
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| 29/06/2021 |
Answered on 28/07/2021
| Quality control; Housing stock; Reviews; Landlords; Private rented housing |
AQW 20972/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on Job Start's additional provision for looked after children, returning citizens and people with disabilities; and (ii) to detail the response from employers to date.
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| 25/06/2021 |
Answered on 09/07/2021
| Job creation; Employment schemes; Looked after children; Disability; Business |
AQW 20971/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities for a breakdown of the total number of employer applications and approvals for the Job Start Scheme, broken down by council area.
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| 25/06/2021 |
Answered on 28/07/2021
| Job creation; Employment schemes; Applications; Local councils; S |
AQW 20970/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the cost of administering mandatory reconsiderations and appeals for Personal Independence Payment assessments, for each of the last three years.
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| 25/06/2021 |
Answered on 07/07/2021
| Administration; Expenditure; Government departments; Personal Independence Payments; S |
AQW 20969/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities how much her Department estimates the Capita's contract for Personal Independence Payments will cost over the next two years.
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| 25/06/2021 |
Answered on 23/11/2021
| Consultants; Procurement; Personal Independence Payments; Expenditure; Government departments |
AQW 20804/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any work she has done on reducing the pension age to 65 years.
[Priority Written]
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| 23/06/2021 |
Answered on 29/06/2021
| Age; Pensions; Reviews; Government departments |
AQW 20732/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities whether she has given any consideration to amending the eligibility criteria for the Affordable Warmth Scheme to allow charities to apply for the scheme.
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| 22/06/2021 |
Answered on 12/08/2021
| Affordable warmth scheme; Regulation; Applications; Charities; Landlords |
AQW 20602/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities, given the delayed return to live music, whether additional financial support will be provided to musicians and performers.
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| 18/06/2021 |
Answered on 28/06/2021
| Entertainments; Hospitality industry; Music; Covid 19; Grants |
AQW 20290/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the 17 key areas that will be covered in the first phase of the legislation to reform gambling laws.
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| 11/06/2021 |
Answered on 24/06/2021
| Reform; Legislation; Gambling; Age; Enforcement |
AQW 20289/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 17704/17-22, to provide further information on her statement that the latest data on successful local self-isolation grant awards compares favourably with the unconfirmed success rate of applications in England and Wales.
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| 11/06/2021 |
Answered on 24/06/2021
| Covid 19; Grants; Disease control; Applications; Research |
AQW 20219/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities what steps her Department has taken to extend the legislation that allows councils to meet virtually.
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| 10/06/2021 |
Answered on 24/06/2021
| Local councils; Video conferencing; Legislation; Covid 19; Meetings |
AQW 19863/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities when she will bring forward legislation to close the loopholes in welfare mitigations, including the bedroom tax and benefit cap.
[Priority Written]
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| 03/06/2021 |
Answered on 11/06/2021
| Welfare state; Social security benefits; Legislation; Correspondence; The Executive Office |
AQW 19862/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of households that have been impacted by the benefit cap and bedroom tax for each of the last three years, broken down by constituency.
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| 03/06/2021 |
Answered on 28/06/2021
| Impact assessments; Social security benefits; Welfare state; Low incomes; Universal credit |
AQW 19861/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the average cost to households subjected to the benefit cap and bedroom tax for each of the last three years, broken down by constituency.
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| 03/06/2021 |
Answered on 24/06/2021
| Social security benefits; Welfare state; Low incomes; Families; Households |
AQW 19860/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities when she will answer AQW 17704/17-22.
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| 03/06/2021 |
Answered on 16/06/2021
| Assembly questions; Administrative delays; Covid 19; Regulation; Grants |
AQW 19528/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities whether her Department will engage with Housing Associations to ensure any requirement for rent deposits from tenants to access social housing does not prevent a household from accessing housing to which they have been allocated.
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| 26/05/2021 |
Answered on 16/06/2021
| Social housing; Housing associations; Tenancy deposit schemes; Poverty; Arrears |
AQW 19527/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities what support is available to households facing financial difficulties that are allocated social housing from a Housing Association which requires a rent deposit before allowing the household to live in the property.
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| 26/05/2021 |
Answered on 16/06/2021
| Social housing; Housing associations; Tenancy deposit schemes; Poverty; Social Fund |
AQW 19441/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the lack of housing related courses taught at universities in Northern Ireland; and how that might impact on her delivery of housing transformation.
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| 25/05/2021 |
Answered on 11/06/2021
| Housing; Higher education; Curriculum; Impact assessments; Qualifications |
AQW 19335/17-22
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities when she will answer AQW 17704/17-22.
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| 24/05/2021 |
Answered on 16/06/2021
| Assembly questions; Administrative delays; Covid 19; Disease control; Regulation |
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