All of Mr John O'Dowd’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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With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 4 and 14 together. Around 30,000 businesses from a tax base of 75,000 already receive a reduction of between 20% and 50% through the small business rate relief scheme, which has been extended to 2026-27. Many recipients of that support are currently operating…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Rates Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Rates
There is regular engagement between the partners on the planning and delivery of growth deals. Inflation and other pressures are always bearing down on projects that we are involved in. We have an envelope of funding here for delivery. As I have said in previous answers, I continue to engage with the British…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal
I do not have the full details of those projects in front of me, but I will be happy to share them with the Member. It is clear from the list of projects that it will bring forward that the Causeway Coast and Glens growth deal is being used in a way that will increase the economic powerhouse of that place. Innovations…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal
I was pleased to sign the Causeway Coast and Glens growth deal on 28 April 2026 on behalf of the Executive, underlining our collective commitment to delivering for the region. It represents a £72 million investment across nine projects funded equally by the Executive and the British Government. Funding from council…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal
I would not put it in the same context in which you put it — as being a fact — but the procedures are clear: up until the end of July, we have 45% Vote on Account, and, after that, the permanent secretary can give permission for 95% of last year's Budget and cash to be spent. That will result in less spending power…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
In the absence of a Budget, as the Member will be aware, we are currently operating on 45%, as set out in the Vote on Account. If we still have not set a Budget by the end of July, the permanent secretary of the Department of Finance can issue permission to Departments to spend 95% of last year's total Budget and cash…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
I have had several meetings with the Secretary of State on the matter. The Executive have also corresponded with the Secretary of State and the Treasury, and, in the last number of days, we have received a response from the Secretary of State to our Executive position. We will have to study that response and respond…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
I have outlined to the Secretary of State and, in writing, to the Treasury that, when I compare our funding package with those of Scotland and Wales, as I said in my substantive answer, I see that, while Scotland is funded in the region of £3 billion over its level of need and Wales is funded in the region of £1…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
With the Speaker's permission, I will answer questions 2, 10 and 12 together. The Executive need sustainable long-term funding that allows us to plan, invest and deliver. I have made and continue to make the case, including through ongoing engagement with the Secretary of State, for fairer funding for public services…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
I am happy to come back to the Member with more details. As I said at the start, there are currently no cost overruns for major IT projects managed directly by my Department. I am happy to come back to the Member about time slippage etc on that project.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: IT Projects: Cost Overruns Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: IT Projects: Cost Overruns
In fairness, Mr Dunne, I answered the question that you asked me: "To ask the Minister of Finance to outline any projected cost overruns for major IT projects managed directly by his Department." As I said, there are currently no projected cost overruns for major IT projects in my Department. The matters to which the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: IT Projects: Cost Overruns Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: IT Projects: Cost Overruns
There are currently no projected cost overruns for major IT projects managed by my Department.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: IT Projects: Cost Overruns Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: IT Projects: Cost Overruns
Since I came into the Chamber this morning, we have discussed hundreds of millions of pounds and passed the Further Consideration Stage of two pieces of legislation — one on how we regularise spend and the other on how we monitor spend. None of those is more important than what we are about to do now with the baby…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
I beg to move As Members will be aware, the regulations follow from the Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 26 February. During Assembly debates on the Bill, I said that a baby loss certificate scheme was needed to close the gap in our registration service, so that we could…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
The simple answer is yes. We have proven time and time again that we can and will deliver on that funding and that we can deliver real change; indeed, those who work on the front line of public services are making a real change as a result of it. Therefore, I will continue to lobby Treasury on the matter.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Fund: Tranche 2 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Fund: Tranche 2
It has to be a two-way street. I encourage my Executive colleagues to look at all areas in which they can achieve additional funding. In this instance, it is Shared Island Fund funding. There has to be alignment between that and our Programme for Government. Better engagement at the level of the Taoiseach's office and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Fund: Tranche 2 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Fund: Tranche 2
The Executive set out their vision for the delivery of public services in the Programme for Government (PFG). It is clear that transforming how we deliver our public services is central to meeting many of the challenges that the Executive face now and in the years ahead. 'Reform and Transformation of Public Services'…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Fund: Tranche 2 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Fund: Tranche 2
The draft Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 That the draft Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 be approved.
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: The draft Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: The draft Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Further Consideration Stage: Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill (NIA Bill 19/22-27)
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Further Consideration Stage: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill (NIA Bill18/22-27)
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Further Consideration Stage: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill (NIA Bill18/22-27) Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Further Consideration Stage: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill (NIA Bill18/22-27)
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I welcome the opportunity to respond to the motion and to engage with the detailed scrutiny undertaken by the Committee for Finance as well as the independent analysis provided by the Fiscal Council. Both reports offer a clear and, at times, stark assessment of the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget 2026-29/2030: Reports Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget 2026-29/2030: Reports
This may be a moment of enlightenment for the Member: that is an Executive approach, and he has, I believe, a party Member on the Executive.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget 2026-29/2030: Reports Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget 2026-29/2030: Reports
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget 2026-29/2030: Reports Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget 2026-29/2030: Reports
The Member will note — I have said this on several occasions, including in my address today — that I have asked all Ministers to examine their budgets and programmes to see how they can assist the community and voluntary sector. It is perfectly legitimate for any Member to ask any Minister about such matters. I have…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Voluntary and Community Sector Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Voluntary and Community Sector Funding
Will the Member give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Voluntary and Community Sector Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Voluntary and Community Sector Funding
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