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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I do not believe that we need to be in competition. It has been the mindset here for too long that we are competing. We benefit much more from collaboration. International investment is an easier proposition if you have a single tax rate across the island. I would not argue for a race to the bottom. Corporation tax…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Corporation Tax Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Corporation Tax
Yes, absolutely. The visit was very successful. I spent time in New York engaging with businesses there. Corporation tax was not significantly raised; I struggle to remember it being raised at all. The key issues were the skills of the people who work here, dual access to British and European markets and the fact that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Corporation Tax Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Corporation Tax
Yes. That should be our ambition, because it would be beneficial to the proposition that we sell internationally. The way it has been presented to us by Treasury from as far back as 10 years ago — I was involved in the discussions at that time — makes it unaffordable. It was unaffordable then, and it is probably even…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Corporation Tax Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Corporation Tax
Tax is one of several factors that companies consider when making investment decisions. However, the way in which Treasury proposed to deduct funding from the Executive block grant at a time of public spending cuts meant that reducing corporation tax was not affordable. That will remain the case unless the British…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Corporation Tax Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Corporation Tax
We will work with whomever we can. At the moment, it is a commercial discussion between two companies. We are concerned about the implications for the economy, jobs and the presence of that manufacturing in Belfast. It is probably early days to decide whom we need to speak to. When we get a sense of what is shaping up…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Spirit Aerosystems Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Spirit Aerosystems
I understand that, from the Member's constituency perspective and generally across Belfast, there will be concern when there is an acquisition about what the future is for the people who work there. People are entitled to be concerned about their future, and, obviously, our intent is to try to ensure support for as…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Spirit Aerosystems Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Spirit Aerosystems
The Department is aware of the ongoing discussions between Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems about a potential acquisition. The Department is not aware of any immediate impact on its Northern Ireland operations, and it would be wrong to speculate on potential outcomes for Spirit locally as the discussions continue. My…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Spirit Aerosystems Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Spirit Aerosystems
As I said, the Department funds around £10 million per annum to provide a range of ongoing financial supports for further education students, including further education grants, the hardship fund, Care to Learn, home-to-college transport, free school meals and clothing allowance. Education maintenance allowance is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Students: Financial Assistance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Students: Financial Assistance
As I said, we announced £1·7 million additional in recent times for further education students. There is a recognition that the costs attached to higher education are more significant for many students, but I want to ensure that there is a level of support available across all. If we had more money, we would certainly…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Students: Financial Assistance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Students: Financial Assistance
The cost-of-living crisis continues to have a significant impact on many sections of our society, including students at further education colleges. Student support officers based in every college help students to access further education grants, and the hardship fund, the Care to Learn scheme, childcare, the education…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Students: Financial Assistance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Students: Financial Assistance
Yes. I have commissioned research on that. I am aware of that facility in my constituency where that has happened very successfully. It is a process that is not often followed and does not seem to be promoted much, yet the benefits of securing employment and of workers having control of their own employment are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Enterprise NI Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Enterprise NI
Growing social enterprise is a vital part of my economic vision. Social Enterprise NI, which delivers the social enterprise work programme, has a key role to play. As an initial measure, I have increased the budget for the programme. My Department will now work with Social Enterprise NI to develop an ambitious action…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Enterprise NI Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Enterprise NI
The Member is correct: in the past, the assured skills model was primarily used for larger companies and FDI. Working with a single company meant that it was easier to identify the number of vacancies and to secure a guaranteed interview. I have asked my officials to gear more academies towards SMEs throughout the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Assured Skills Academies Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Assured Skills Academies
Assured skills academies are very effective in providing a successful pathway for individuals who are seeking a new career. Since 2011, 183 academies have been delivered, upskilling more than 2,900 individuals. All those who were trained were guaranteed a job interview, with over 2,500 gaining employment, which was a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Assured Skills Academies Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Assured Skills Academies
Both universities have very good programmes, some of which are run directly on the ground in South Belfast, to encourage more inclusion. I expect that those programmes include people who have arrived in this country to try to access further and higher education. There are inclusion programmes, and both universities…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees
Yes, I will. We are looking at ways to provide support to students, and I have asked officials to identify options for that. As I said in my previous response, however, the ability to increase support is limited by the very difficult circumstances that we find ourselves in as a result of 10 or 12 years of austerity.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees
Yes, I have spoken to both vice chancellors on a number of occasions prior to and since taking up office. I agree that we need collectively to work on the funding of students, access to university and the number of students going on to higher-level education. We are operating within very limited and constrained public…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees
My assessment is that students already take on a significant level of debt in order to access higher education and that adding to that debt is not the right approach. I am committed to working with the higher education sector to embed sustainable funding arrangements that enable it to thrive and create more…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees
I certainly will. He was very much at the forefront of that work, as was the BID organisation in Newry. Local elected representatives, volunteers and many others were also out helping at that time. It displayed the true spirit that is in our areas and many others. When those types of crises come along, people pull…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
The report 'High Street Task Force: Delivering a 21st Century High Street' will be of interest to a number of Departments. I have asked my officials to take forward the recommendations that are relevant to my Department. I understand that the Executive Office Ministers will shortly write to Executive colleagues…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
I am very happy to work cross-departmentally on anything that could improve our economy. Previously, I had a strong working relationship with my colleague Deirdre Hargey when she was Minister for Communities and I was Minister of Finance. Equally, I hope to have a strong working relationship with Gordon Lyons now that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
Business improvement districts are the responsibility of the Department for Communities. As Economy Minister, my assessment is that they are an excellent example of local collaboration and cooperation. BIDs enable local businesses to take decisions on the issues that matter to them and about which they know best. They…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
I believe that the RHI scheme should have been concluded some time ago in the previous mandate. It is my intention to bring the matter to as speedy a conclusion as I can in as fair a way as possible. That will in turn allow us to access other available funding that has not yet been taken up and to look at other…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
As I said in my previous answer, some of those issues have been addressed by the Windsor framework. If, as we move through the design of the scheme, there are outstanding issues, we are more than happy to take those up with the relevant authorities in London and Brussels.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
The proposed scheme will have similarities to RESS in the South and the contracts for difference scheme in Britain. Similar auction-based schemes have also been successful across other European countries and are a well-established option for incentivising renewables. Previous research that was commissioned by the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
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