All of Dr Caoimhe Archibald’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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— this draft Budget will be for one year only. Going forward, I intend to move to multi-year Budgets where multi-year spending review settlements allow.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Autumn Budget 2024 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Autumn Budget 2024
Mr Speaker, with your permission, I will answer questions 4 and 5 together. In the autumn Budget announced on 30 October, the British Chancellor set out the Executive's final funding envelope for 2024-25 and the funding envelope for the first phase of the spending review for 2025-26. For 2024-25, the Executive will…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Autumn Budget 2024 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Autumn Budget 2024
A disposal process is undertaken in relation to any surplus buildings. That is something that I am keen to look at, review and make sure is fit for purpose, including in relation to community asset transfer. Therefore, I will be open to any conversations about how we can best utilise the buildings that we have, pass…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine
Civil Service staff are posted in accommodation across the North in the Department of Finance's office estate and in buildings owned or leased by other Departments. Six Connect2 hubs were opened in August 2022, allowing staff to work remotely at six regional locations — Ballykelly, Ballymena, Bangor, Craigavon,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine
I have not had any direct correspondence on that issue from the Minister for Communities. Obviously, we are committed to ensuring regional balance in our office estate. I am happy to engage with the Minister or anyone else on that basis.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine
My Department is assessing its entire accommodation requirements as part of the NICS estate strategy, which includes its plans up to 2035.The implementation of the hybrid working policy in 2021 has significantly changed how the Civil Service uses its estate and has provided opportunities to progress a leaner, greener…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: County Hall, Coleraine
The Economy Minister leads on engaging with those organisations on their budgetary requirements. That will inform the bids that he makes in relation to the Budget and any monitoring rounds that are undertaken. The decisions that he makes on how funding flows from his Department will be a matter for him.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination
The responsibilities of the post include coordinating the NICS management of potential or material regulatory divergence stemming from compliance with the Windsor framework; leading on the administration and maintenance of the Executive Office's EU law information tracking system; coordinating NICS engagement with the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination
As I outlined in response to Mr Gaston, a process took place between the Executive Office and NICS HR in my Department to understand the role that the individual would be required to undertake and the responsibility of the post. As part of the process, engagement was had with trade union side on the role, prior to the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination
The Executive Office submitted the vacancy to NICS HR. It will have included the role and responsibilities of the post in the funding and headcount form that it is required to complete. Further discussions then took place between HR and the Executive Office to finalise and agree the post, including its roles and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination
My officials are conducting the recruitment exercise on behalf of the Executive Office. My departmental HR officials worked with officials from the Executive Office on the design of a competition for the post of head of regulatory divergence co-ordination at grade 7 level. Details of the role are set out in the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Finance Recruitment: Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination
The board was set up on an interim basis while we considered interim terms of reference. That work is ongoing, and I hope to see progress on it shortly. The transformation funding is structured on the basis of £47 million each year over five years. There will be further opportunities for Departments to bid for that. I…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board
It is my ambition that this approach to transformation will help to drive innovative thinking in Departments to help our services become more sustainable and efficient. That is why the public-sector transformation board encouraged Departments to bring forward more novel proposals and outlined in its initial call that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board
The role of the interim board, as agreed by the Executive, is to filter proposals that have been put forward by Departments. It moves forward those that it considers transformative and removes those that are not. That is the basis on which officials provide advice to Ministers on a range of issues. The final decision…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board
The Executive will decide which proposals are to be funded on the basis of my recommendations. The role of the board is to provide advice to inform those decisions, not to take the decisions. The board is working under a clear direction and criteria set and agreed by the Executive to assess and determine what…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board
Mr Speaker, with your permission, I will group questions 1 and 15. As the Member will be aware, I have already established and appointed members to the interim public-sector transformation board. That followed cross-party Executive agreement to my proposal for the transformation programme and the interim board on 9…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board
I agree with the Member. There is unanimity across the Executive on the need for additional funding for our waste water infrastructure. Obviously, the amount of additional funding that we have this year will not go a very long way towards meeting that. The Executive will have to take decisions on how to allocate the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement
I am happy to confirm that I am willing to work with Executive colleagues in relation to the other funding streams and to get clarity on them. My understanding is that the intention of what was DLUHC and is now the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, is to consult the Shore Road skills centre…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement
I thank the Member for his question. In my commentary since the Budget was announced, I have acknowledged the additional funding for public services. It goes some way towards showing a different approach. However, as I have outlined, it does not meet the significant pressures that we face this year and that will…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Last Wednesday, the Chancellor presented the autumn Budget. I want to update Members today — the earliest opportunity after recess — on the implications of that Budget for our public finances. I have been clear that delivering quality public services and a strong…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement
One way that we want to move forward on the issue is by looking at what happens in other jurisdictions, because there are different legislative frameworks. That will be part of the policy development work. I am happy to engage with officials about that.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Property Management Companies Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Property Management Companies
I have had quite a bit of correspondence on the issue, and I know that a number of Members are concerned about it. It is a complex area of law, and we do not have the expertise in my Department currently to properly develop the policy proposals that we would need. I met the Minister for Communities last week about…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Property Management Companies Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Property Management Companies
Each Minister will make their pitch for what, they think, is the priority in their Department. We are also in the position where a draft Programme for Government is out for consultation. That will also shape the allocation of funding. Climate change and our obligations under the Climate Change Act 2022 have to be a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Timetable Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Timetable
I do not have the exact timetable in front of me, but I will do it from memory. The British Chancellor will announce her Budget on 30 October. We will then engage in developing the Executive's Budget on the basis of that. Departments have already submitted their projections for the next three years. That exercise was…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Timetable Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget 2025-26: Timetable
As I mentioned in my answer to an earlier question, my intention is to allocate the money as part of the October monitoring round. The timing has been revised to allow departmental allocations to be informed by the outcome of the autumn Budget.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Barnett Consequentials Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Barnett Consequentials
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