All of Mr Conor Murphy’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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We want to ensure that the full range of advice is available to all kids, regardless of their background or school setting, and that there is an opportunity for all young people and their parents to get proper, professional advice on the range of options that are available. Of course, the more options we have, the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Careers Advice Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Careers Advice
We discussed it on a couple of occasions, and then we brought officials with us when we met. We want to ensure that the Careers Service, and all the information that goes into it, is accessible to all young people. That is perhaps not currently the case in every set of circumstances. In the first instance, we want to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Careers Advice Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Careers Advice
Ensuring that we have a high-quality careers system is key to connecting our people with the full range of opportunities that exist across our economy. While the Department's Careers Service works with clients of all ages and in a range of settings, it is critical that our young people in schools have timely access to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Careers Advice Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Careers Advice
I thank Members for their contributions and the Business Committee for scheduling the debate. I share in the acknowledgement of the initiation of the legislation by Pat Catney and the good work that was done at local government level by Sandra Duffy and others to advance the issue. As others have said, it is important…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: The draft Period Products (the Department for the Economy Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: The draft Period Products (the Department for the Economy Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
I beg to move I seek the Assembly's approval for the draft Period Products (the Department for the Economy Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024. These regulations were laid before the Assembly on 29 March 2024 and will come into operation once they are approved by the Assembly. Period…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: The draft Period Products (the Department for the Economy Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: The draft Period Products (the Department for the Economy Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
The draft Period Products (the Department for the Economy Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 That the draft Period Products (the Department for the Economy Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 be approved.
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: The draft Period Products (the Department for the Economy Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: The draft Period Products (the Department for the Economy Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
I thank the Members for the debate. It was very informative, and a lot of very good points were made. I apologise that I missed the debate last week, when I was away on travels, but the nature of the debates, particularly on the economy, has been very constructive. I hope that we continue in that vein and collectively…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Job Creation: Ambitious Targets Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Job Creation: Ambitious Targets
I am happy to speak today at the event in the Long Gallery involving the credit unions. They have played a vital role in the provision of financial support for families and small businesses for 65 years. They are a cornerstone of that local financial support for people. Yes, they have identified issues in their…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Credit Unions Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Credit Unions
I hope that the company will be as clear as possible and that we do not add to the uncertainty and, undoubtedly, the stress of the people who are waiting to hear the outcome of the review. I will ask my officials to make sure that the company is as clear as possible and does not end up adding unduly to people's…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: BT/EE: Enniskillen Site Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: BT/EE: Enniskillen Site
We are trying to understand what the rationale for a change in Enniskillen might be and what it might involve. A two-week extension might create more uncertainty, but it might also buy some more time to allow the company to come at the situation in a more supportive way for the staff that are there. If the issue is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: BT/EE: Enniskillen Site Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: BT/EE: Enniskillen Site
Yes, there is no doubt that there have been difficulties. My clear view, which I think the FE sector shares, is that FE colleges are underutilised and we need to find ways to get more people into them. That means making courses more accessible, trying to get more resources into them, ensuring that staff are properly…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Further Education Delivery Model: Review Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Further Education Delivery Model: Review
The redundancy process had already started. Expressions of interest went out to staff, and there was a significant number of returns; there were many more than the number of places that the colleges were looking to remove by redundancy. One college also considered compulsory redundancies, and we ensured that that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Further Education Delivery Model: Review Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Further Education Delivery Model: Review
If I took the Member up right, that is the same question that Sinéad McLaughlin asked in relation to pay matters. Is that correct? I beg your pardon; I did not catch the first part of the question.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Further Education Delivery Model: Review Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Further Education Delivery Model: Review
I find that most businesses want as much certainty as they can get for their investment decisions. Of course, the United States has been a critical trading and inward investment partner for us. A debate is ongoing in the Assembly today in relation to these matters, but anything that undoes the certainty that currently…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: USA Trip: Engagements Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: USA Trip: Engagements
We had a number of engagements in New York, which were primarily business-focused, before we went to Washington for the events there. Some of those were with businesses from here that were out there, such as First Derivative, but others were with businesses that may be considering investing here. Some of what was…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: USA Trip: Engagements Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: USA Trip: Engagements
No, I have not. As I said, following our intervention — the day after I wrote to them — they extended the consultation process by a further two weeks. That is due to end next week; on the 28 March, I think. We will have no insight before that on what propositions may be put on the table. We will keep a close eye on…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: BT/EE: Enniskillen Site Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: BT/EE: Enniskillen Site
I have not met them directly, but my officials and my special adviser have. He is aware that I have written to them. They have also engaged with the trade unions representing people there. I understand the concern in the Enniskillen and Fermanagh area about potential job losses. BT is in an international downsizing…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: BT/EE: Enniskillen Site Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: BT/EE: Enniskillen Site
I fully understand their frustration with how things have developed over the years. I have seen people from my local college on picket lines over the years. Their demand is legitimate. What we are trying to do is get, with the envelope that is available to us, an award made to them that will improve circumstances for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Further Education Lecturers: Pay Parity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Further Education Lecturers: Pay Parity
I had an opportunity to meet the trade unions in the first week that I was in office. I told them that I shared their ambition to get further education lecturers on a trajectory where their pay is linked to teachers' pay. What we are trying to do with the amount of money available is get a settlement for this year to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Further Education Lecturers: Pay Parity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Further Education Lecturers: Pay Parity
There is an element of attracting inward investment here, but there is also an element, which we were involved in over there, of allowing our firms to be involved in export to the States. A growing number of them are doing that now. In that regard, the economic adviser, Joe Kennedy, has been very helpful in making…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Economic Productivity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Economic Productivity
Raising productivity is one of my four economic objectives. It will require action on a wide range of policies, such as trade and investment, including making the most of dual market access; skills; leadership and management of business; investment in innovation; entrepreneurship; and a policy for high-potential…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Economic Productivity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Economic Productivity
One that I have just outlined is dialogue with people in the private sector to ensure that that sector plays its part. The private sector tells us all the time that it cannot get the people whom it needs and that it needs more people with skills. It has a contribution to make to ensuring that people can access…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Childcare Sector: Business Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Childcare Sector: Business Support
Part of the solution is what firms, particularly firms that are well established and in good economic shape, can bring to it. I also think — we have had this discussion with business — that employers need to consider how they allow women in particular to re-access work. If it is an all-or-nothing full-time job offer…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Childcare Sector: Business Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Childcare Sector: Business Support
I thank the Member for her question. I understand fully what she is saying. I have engaged strongly with the childcare sector over the past couple of years, so I know the pressures that it faces. Some of the solutions that the Member has outlined fall to the Department of Finance, and some may be the responsibility of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Childcare Sector: Business Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Childcare Sector: Business Support
Ensuring that working parents have access to high-quality, affordable childcare is a priority for the Executive. We need a childcare solution that aligns with my economic goals of good jobs, increased productivity and regional balance. To that end, I am committed to working with the Minister of Education as he…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Childcare Sector: Business Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Childcare Sector: Business Support
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