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

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2011	Foyle	Nationalist, First Elected
12/05/2016	Foyle	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	Foyle	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	Foyle	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
06/11/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee for the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Committee for Infrastructure
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Infrastructure
03/02/2024 - 19/02/2024	Committee Member	Business Committee
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
05/03/2020 - 18/02/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
20/01/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Communities
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Health
16/07/2013 - 30/03/2016	Minister	Department of the Environment
23/05/2011 - 30/09/2013	Committee Member	Committee for Social Development
23/05/2011 - 23/04/2012	Committee Member	Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety

All Party Group History

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

Contacts

Register of Interests

Assembly Questions

Session:

346 Questions, Page 1 of 35

Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest

AQW 19940/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will consider establishing designated parking bays for wheelchair accessible vehicles that would afford the additional necessary space required for a ramp.

13/12/2024

To be answered by 03/01/2025

AQW 19939/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has explored solutions to resolve issues experienced by claimants whose wages are paid on a four-weekly rather than monthly basis, impacting their assessment periods for Universal Credit.

13/12/2024

To be answered by 03/01/2025

AQW 19938/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of Occupational Therapists currently employed, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

13/12/2024

To be answered by 03/01/2025

AQW 19937/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 16481/22-27, to detail any steps his Department will take to secure additional resources for the Western Health and Social Care Trust, given the waiting time for Occupational Therapy.

13/12/2024

To be answered by 03/01/2025

AQW 19936/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 19002/22-27, whether his Department advocated for the inclusion of suicide prevention at any stage during the drafting of the Programme for Government.

13/12/2024

To be answered by 03/01/2025

AQW 19849/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will seek to secure specific accommodation for parents of premature babies in neonatal wards, particularly for mothers who have been discharged and are required to travel to the Maternity Hospital in Belfast to visit their child.

12/12/2024

To be answered by 02/01/2025

AQW 19848/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on proposals for traffic calming measures on Temple Road, Strathfoyle.

12/12/2024

To be answered by 02/01/2025

AQW 19847/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister for Communities to provide a breakdown of the 5,378 children living in temporary accommodation by local council area.

12/12/2024

To be answered by 02/01/2025

AQW 19846/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any plans his Department has to address the 5-week wait for Universal Credit; and (ii) whether research has been conducted into links between the 5-week wait and debt, poverty and exploitation by illegal money lenders.

12/12/2024

To be answered by 02/01/2025

AQW 19845/22-27

Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)

To ask the Minister for Communities why addressing the number of empty homes has not been included as a feature of the Housing Supply Strategy.

12/12/2024

To be answered by 02/01/2025

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Plenary Business

Plenary Item Title	Item	Tabled As	Tabled Date	Plenary Date
Addressing the Lack of Respite Provision for Adults with Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs and Challenging Behaviour - Amendment 1	Motion Amendment	MLA - Foyle	17/10/2024	21/10/2024
Draft Programme for Government	Motion	MLA - Foyle	10/09/2024	07/10/2024
Making the Case for Additional Policing Resources - Amendment 1	Motion Amendment	MLA - Foyle	05/09/2024	09/09/2024

Votes On Division

Vote Subject	Division Date	Member Voted
Democratic Consent Resolution [Mr Philip McGuigan]	10/12/2024	AYE
The draft Climate Change (2040 Emissions Target) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 [Minister of Ag	10/12/2024	AYE
The draft Climate Change (Carbon Budgets 2023-2037) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 [Minister of	10/12/2024	AYE
Delays to Flagship Maternity and Children’s Hospital Project [Mrs Diane Dodds]	26/11/2024	AYE
-#1 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Revised Wording) - Amendme	25/11/2024	AYE
-#1 Belfast City Centre Dereliction - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Ms Diane Forsythe]	18/11/2024	NO
-#1 Future EU Relationship - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Eóin Tennyson]	18/11/2024	AYE
Breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct [Mr Matthew O'Toole]	18/11/2024	AYE
Future EU Relationship	18/11/2024	AYE
-#1 Failure to Produce a River Basin Management Plan - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Miss Michel	15/10/2024	NO
Prayer of Annulment: The Hops Certification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 [Committ	14/10/2024	NO
-#1 Farmers' Basic Payment Scheme (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Patsy McGl	07/10/2024	AYE
-#1 Draft Programme for Government - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mr Brian Kingston]	07/10/2024	NO
-#1 Mental Health Provision in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1: Motion Amendment 1 [Mrs Diane Dodds]	30/09/2024	NO
Final Stage: Budget (No. 2) Bill (NIA Bill 06/22-27) [Minister of Finance - Department of Finance]	23/09/2024	NO
Amend Standing Order 30 [Committee Chair - Committee on Procedures]	17/09/2024	NO
-#2 Budgetary Pressures - Amendment 2: Motion Amendment 2 [Mr Paul Frew]	10/09/2024	NO

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