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.
I want to echo some of the remarks that were made earlier by my constituency colleague and friend Kate Nicholl, who has just returned to the Chamber, about an urgent question that has been left waiting for far too long not only for the people of Carryduff but for the people of BT8 and Castlereagh South more broadly,…
The scenes that we saw in Dunmurry at the weekend will have made people ask this: what decade are we living in in this society? What decade have we woken up in to see scenes of an explosive device set off in a car in front of a police station, putting at risk the lives not just of the police officers who serve in that…
Mr O'Toole asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that, at the weekend, the First Minister said that she wanted to move towards reforming the Stormont institutions, which he welcomes, as it is something for which he, his party and other Members have been pressing for years, particularly as we have…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the percentage of Ending Violence Against Women and Girls spending which goes towards workshops, and training for boys and young men.
Reports on the 2026-29/30 Draft Budget That this Assembly notes the Committee for Finance and the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council reports on the 2026-29/30 draft Budget; and calls on the Minister of Finance to give due regard to their findings.
Not in south Derry, but, out the back of my house, a neighbour of mine — I will not name him, because he would not appreciate it — was a big scrambler person. The less said about that the better. It is true that there are lots of young people who enjoy scrambler use. Some of them get into motor sport later in life. It…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. This has been a useful and thoughtful debate. Opposition days are often a mix of political division, with us holding the Executive to account, as we did robustly earlier today, but also seeking a degree of consensus and progress on issues. It is clear that the widespread use…
Thank you, Minister. I appreciate that update. It is welcome that you now think that the completion of the drafting of the Bill is finally within sight. Workers here have been left behind with outdated employment rights legislation for far too long, so the Bill is overdue, but it is overdue because your colleague…
I touched on this in my remarks, and the Member talks a lot about this. Fair play to him for that. We have been criticised for talking about the Executive's responsibilities as well as the UK Government's. Will he agree that the Executive need to make much more progress on energy? For example, we do not have an energy…
He has just said that it is not the result of the conflict. You can go on the Consumer Council website and track when prices of kerosene — home heating oil — spiked. You can look at countless websites that show what happened to the price of Brent crude. Does he not accept that oil prices spiked because of the bombing…
I thank the Member for giving way. Is it legitimate that we are the official Opposition? Is it legitimate that there is an accountability mechanism on the Executive? That is a simple question. I know that it is different in Dublin and in London, and we obviously agree on a constitutional outcome. Is it legitimate that…
As we have said, we would like to see the support package be improved, but we welcome the fact that there has been an intervention. Our point is that the support package should have come more quickly. Owing to the way in which business deadlines work in the House, we could not have included that, because we had to…
I beg to move I have to say that it is shameful that, when we are having the first detailed, substantive and dedicated debate on the cost-of-living crisis created by the issues in the Middle East, there is such paltry participation from Executive parties. Some Executive parties have only one or two Members in the…
Voluntary and Community Sector Funding That this Assembly recognises the social and economic value of the voluntary and community sector and the vital role it plays across Northern Ireland in supporting vulnerable people, strengthening communities and delivering essential public services; regrets that many…