Mr Mark Durkan

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: Durkan
Official First Name: Mark H
Usual First Name: Mark
Party: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Constituency: Foyle


PartyRolePeriod
Social Democratic and Labour PartyParty Member05/05/2022 - Present
Social Democratic and Labour PartyParty Member02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Social Democratic and Labour PartyParty Member05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Social Democratic and Labour PartyParty Member05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016


DateConstituencyDesignation
12/05/2011FoyleNationalist, First Elected
12/05/2016FoyleNationalist, Re-elected
13/03/2017FoyleNationalist, Re-elected
13/05/2022FoyleNationalist, Re-elected


PeriodPositionOffice/Committee
06/11/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberConcurrent Committee for the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Committee for Infrastructure
12/02/2024 - PresentCommittee MemberCommittee for Infrastructure
03/02/2024 - 19/02/2024Committee MemberBusiness Committee
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022Committee MemberAd Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
05/03/2020 - 18/02/2022Committee MemberAd Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
20/01/2020 - 28/03/2022Committee MemberCommittee for Communities
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017Committee MemberCommittee for Health
16/07/2013 - 30/03/2016MinisterDepartment of the Environment
23/05/2011 - 30/09/2013Committee MemberCommittee for Social Development
23/05/2011 - 23/04/2012Committee MemberCommittee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety


PeriodPositionAll Party Group
02/06/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Dementia
30/04/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Rare Disease
15/01/2025 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Policy and Public Data
02/07/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Fuel Poverty
25/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Football
17/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Addiction and Dual Diagnosis
11/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
10/06/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Cancer
13/02/2024 - PresentAssembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Autism
27/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Mental Health
08/06/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Active Travel
25/04/2023 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Youth Participation
11/07/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
01/07/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Arts
30/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Preventing Loneliness
30/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Learning Disability
28/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Visual Impairment
27/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
27/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
20/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Diabetes
20/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party group on Sports and Physical Recreation
07/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Homelessness
06/06/2022 - PresentAssembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Disability
07/05/2024 - 02/06/2025Assembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Dementia
21/06/2023 - 10/06/2024Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Cancer
15/06/2023 - 17/06/2024Assembly Party Group ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Addiction and Dual Diagnosis
13/09/2022 - 06/01/2025Assembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Universal Basic Income
01/07/2022 - 30/05/2023Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Housing
01/07/2022 - 07/06/2023Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
29/06/2022 - 27/06/2023Assembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Mental Health
28/06/2022 - 02/07/2024Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Fuel Poverty
22/06/2022 - 06/12/2024Assembly Party Group ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Rare Disease
20/06/2022 - 15/06/2023Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Addiction and Dual Diagnosis
17/06/2022 - 13/02/2024Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Autism
15/06/2022 - 21/06/2023Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Cancer
18/02/2022 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Rare Disease
08/06/2021 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on MS and Neurology
21/04/2021 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Homelessness
26/01/2021 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Arts
13/10/2020 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Further and Higher Education
30/09/2020 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Addiction and Dual Diagnosis
03/03/2020 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
06/02/2020 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Preventing Loneliness
04/06/2019 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Learning Disability
14/05/2019 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Disability
24/04/2018 - 14/05/2019Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Disability
11/05/2017 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Mental Health
11/05/2017 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Cancer
10/05/2017 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Autism
10/05/2017 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Children and Young People
09/05/2017 - 13/10/2021Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
09/05/2017 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
09/05/2017 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Active Travel
08/05/2017 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group ChairpersonAll Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
08/05/2017 - 04/06/2019Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Learning Disability
24/04/2017 - 27/03/2022Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
09/09/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll-Party Group on Learning Disability
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group ChairpersonAll Party Group on Muscular Dystrophy
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group ChairpersonAll-Party Group on Mental Health
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Ageing and Older People
28/06/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Active Travel
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
21/06/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll-Party Group on Disability
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll Party Group on Multiple Sclerosis
14/06/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Cancer
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Autism
03/02/2016 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
15/04/2015 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party group on Sports and Physical Recreation
22/05/2013 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
22/05/2013 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Active Travel
23/04/2013 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Postal Issues
16/04/2013 - 27/11/2015Assembly Party Group Vice-ChairpersonAll Party Group on Tourism
16/04/2013 - 27/11/2015Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Tourism
13/03/2013 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Organ Donation
25/06/2012 - 27/11/2015Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll Party Group on Learning Disability.
25/06/2012 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Mental Health
08/05/2012 - 27/11/2015Assembly Party Group TreasurerAll Party Group on Heart Disease & Stroke
08/05/2012 - 27/11/2015Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Heart Disease & Stroke
19/09/2011 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Disability
04/07/2011 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Cancer
04/07/2011 - 27/11/2015Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Learning Disability.
30/06/2011 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Pro-Life
28/06/2011 - 10/09/2013Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll Party Group on Children and Young People
28/06/2011 - 07/10/2013Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Visual Impairment
28/06/2011 - 10/09/2013Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Children and Young People
14/06/2011 - 16/10/2012Assembly Party Group SecretaryAll Party Group on Community and Voluntary Sector
14/06/2011 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll-Party Group on Autism
14/06/2011 - 30/03/2016Assembly Party Group MemberAll Party Group on Community and Voluntary Sector

Room: TBC
Address: Parliament Buildings
Townland: Ballymiscaw
Ward: Stormont
Town: Belfast
Post Code: BT4 3XX
Email: markh.durkan@mla.niassembly.gov.uk


Address 1: 141H Strand Road
Address 2: Rock Mills
Address 3:
Townland: Edenballymore
Ward:
Town: Derry
Post Code: BT48 7PB
Phone: 028 7136 5516
Fax:
Email: markh.durkan@mla.niassembly.gov.uk

1. Employment and Earnings

None


2. Donations and other support

None


3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality

None


4. Visits

None


5. Shareholdings

None


6. Land and Property

None


7. Miscellaneous

None


8. Unremunerated interests

None


9. Family members who benefit from Office Cost Expenditure

None

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest
Ref NoMemberQuestionTabledStatus
AQW 29668/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when she will answer AQW 28854/22-27. [Priority Written]

+ Display Answer 		01/07/2025 Answered on 07/07/2025
AQW 29667/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to (i) reinstate; or (ii) build upon, the Job Start 50+ scheme, given its potential benefits in addressing barriers to employment for older people and the ongoing impact of age-related discrimination in the labour market.

01/07/2025 To be answered by 18/07/2025
AQW 29666/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 12681/22-27, to detail (i) an update on the investigation of allocation to different areas; and (ii) a breakdown of the Centralised Temporary Accommodation spend per council area, for each of the last three years.

01/07/2025 To be answered by 18/07/2025
AQW 29665/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount spent on temporary accommodation provision for 2024-25, broken down by council area.

01/07/2025 To be answered by 18/07/2025
AQW 29664/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister of Health (i) what steps his Department is taking to address concerns around community pharmacies charging patients for the delivery of prescriptions; and (ii) whether any support or intervention is planned to assist community pharmacies or patients who may be unable to afford this provision.

01/07/2025 To be answered by 18/07/2025
AQW 29558/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) any urgent action his Department is taking to prevent the closure of the Community Crisis Intervention Service in Derry, given its role in suicide prevention; and (ii) whether he plans to replace the Mental Health Support Fund. [Priority Written]

+ Display Answer 		30/06/2025 Answered on 07/07/2025
AQW 29557/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total number of social workers employed by Older Peoples' Services in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

30/06/2025 To be answered by 17/07/2025
AQW 29556/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the the number of patients currently in hospital who are medically fit for discharge but are awaiting placement in a care home or other suitable care setting; and (ii) the average length of time these patients are waiting for an appropriate placement, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

30/06/2025 To be answered by 17/07/2025
AQW 29555/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister of Education to detail what steps are being taken to improve safety measures at Sacred Heart Primary School within the Foyle constituency, following multiple recent security alerts in the area.

30/06/2025 To be answered by 17/07/2025
AQW 29554/22-27 Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle) 		To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether Lisfannon Park, in the Foyle constituency, will be assessed for inclusion in a residents' parking scheme.

30/06/2025 To be answered by 17/07/2025
  
Plenary Item TitleItemTabled AsTabled DatePlenary Date
Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness MonthMotionMLA - Foyle04/04/2025 
Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle28/03/202501/04/2025
Tackling the Financial and Societal Impacts of Division - Amendment 2 Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle21/03/202525/03/2025
Housebuilding on Public LandMotionMLA - Foyle18/03/202531/03/2025
Delivering a New Deal for Private Renters in Northern Ireland - Amendment 2Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle20/02/202524/02/2025
Impact of the Universal Credit Five-Week Wait MotionMLA - Foyle21/01/202511/02/2025
Addressing the Lack of Respite Provision for Adults with Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs and Challenging Behaviour - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle17/10/202421/10/2024
Draft Programme for GovernmentMotionMLA - Foyle10/09/202407/10/2024
Making the Case for Additional Policing Resources - Amendment 1Motion AmendmentMLA - Foyle05/09/202409/09/2024
  
Vote SubjectDivision Date Member Voted
End Israeli Impunity in Gaza [Mrs Sinéad Ennis]24/06/2025AYE
-#1 End Israeli Impunity in Gaza - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Doug Beattie MC]24/06/2025NO
-#1 Housing and the Programme for Government - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Andy Allen MBE]17/06/2025NO
Opposing Plans for the Nutrients Action Programme 2026-2029 [Miss Michelle McIlveen]10/06/2025NO
A European Future for Northern Ireland [Mr Matthew O'Toole]02/06/2025AYE
-#1 A European Future for Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr David Honeyford]02/06/2025NO
-#1 Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment20/05/2025AYE
Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts [Miss Nicola Brogan]20/05/2025AYE
-#1 Decolonisation of Museum Collections and Repatriation of Artefacts - Amendment 1: Motion Amendme20/05/2025NO
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland20/05/2025AYE
Budget 2025-26 [Minister of Finance - Department of Finance]19/05/2025NO
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia [Ms Kellie Armstrong]12/05/2025AYE
-#1 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment12/05/2025NO
Increasing Fiscal Devolution [Mr Matthew O'Toole]29/04/2025AYE
The draft Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 [First Minister 08/04/2025AYE
-#2 Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity - Amendment 2: Motion Amendment 2 [Mr Maurice Bra01/04/2025NO
Housebuilding on Public Land [Mr Mark Durkan]31/03/2025AYE
-#1 Tackling the Financial and Societal Impacts of Division - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Di25/03/2025NO
-#1 The Green Energy Transition - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Gary Middleton]24/03/2025NO
-#2 Paramilitary Groups Transition from Violence and Crime - Amendment 2: Motion Amendment 2 [Mr Ge10/03/2025NO
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