All of Mr Matthew O'Toole’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of whether it would be more appropriate for her Department to have responsibility for civil law rather than the Department of Finance.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the measures being implemented to reduce speeding on the A24 Saintfield Road, aimed at improving road safety and ensuring compliance with the speed limit of the road.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail his Department's plans to address and complete the repairing of potholes and other related road defects on the A24 Saintfield Road; and (ii) when this work will be completed.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Veterinary Medicines”
Veterinary Medicines - Amendment 3 Insert at end: “; and further calls on the Minister to work with the Minister for the Economy to maximise opportunities for farmers and food producers arising from dual market access afforded by the Windsor Framework.”
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail her discussions with the Minister of Education in relation to ensuring funding for the pay and grading review for school support staff.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail his discussions with the Minister of Finance in relation to ensuring funding for the pay and grading review for school support staff.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether any company in receipt of Invest NI funding has (i) manufactured (a) munitions; and (b) a component part of a munition; and (ii) provided any support service, for the State of Israel.
To ask the Minister of Justice, further to her comments in the Assembly Chamber on Tuesday 14 May 2024, whether the operational matters covered in the Intergovernmental Agreement on Cooperation on Criminal Justice Matters are the responsibility of her Department.
To ask the Minister of Justice, further to her comments in the Assembly Chamber on Tuesday 14 May 2024, whether she is committed to introducing a stand-alone hate crime bill.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for a timeline of plans to transfer the land owned by his Department at Newforge for the development of the sports complex.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department continues to fund a Belfast City Council Intervention Officer for the Holyland and Lower Ormeau area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the date of the most recent meeting of the Holyland and Lower Ormeau Strategic Partnership Group; and (ii) when the group will next meet.
I appreciate the Minister's giving way. I welcome everything that she has said. It all makes sense. She mentioned receiving guidance on having one Bill a year. Did that guidance come from the head of the Civil Service, or has it come to Ministers via TEO? It would be helpful to have clarity on that.
We will support the continuation of the statutory rule and the provision for live links to be used in the way that they are. I will simply echo the point that it is really important that we move beyond the temporary provisions in the coronavirus legislation. The Minister was absolutely right when she talked about the…
As someone who originally comes from nearby the area that we are talking about, I strongly agree that Ballynahinch needs a bypass. Part of the congestion stretches into Carryduff, in my constituency. Does the Minister agree that part of reducing all those emissions and congestion down the Saintfield Road — from…
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Will the Speaker's Office provide clarity? When I asked the Minister whether she was answering on operational matters, she said that she was not, but, with all due respect, the content of the statement included a long and significant update on operational matters. It would be…
Minister, thank you very much for that update. I hope that you will not take this the wrong way, but, when we question you in the Chamber, we spend a lot of time being told by you that certain types of policing and other enforcement activities are operational matters and are nothing to do with your Department.…
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she has asked her officials to examine whether criminal justice policy changes or law reform can assist in tackling paramilitarism.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether she has (i) requested any official briefings; and (ii) held any meetings in relation to consumer financial services in Northern Ireland.