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 for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to regenerate the Wider University and Lower Ormeau area, given an increasing number of students living in purpose-built student accommodation.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve the public realm along the Lagan, near the proposed site of the Lagan Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to reduce the winter mortality rate due to an inability to sufficiently heat homes.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of consultations on changes to rating policy undertaken since February 2024; and (ii) the number of these that have led to policy change.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure Houses in Multiple Occupation in Belfast are of a high standard.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps their Department is taking to prevent violence against women at universities in Belfast.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of papers on greater fiscal devolution that have been submitted to the Executive Office for discussion.
My constituency colleague Ms Bradshaw has stolen part of my question, but I am happy with that. I, too, would like to ask about the Lagan pedestrian bridge. Minister, you have given an update, but I press for that to happen as soon as possible. Residents there were told that that bridge was delayed because of the A5…
Thanks, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I thank all Members who participated in the debate. Since we became an Opposition nearly three years ago, we have been clear and consistent, boringly so, about the need for us to be a constructive Opposition, and we meant that. That is why our amendment does not go in for…
I thank the Member for giving way. We do not agree with the motion, but I am not sure that the motion will go to a Division. The Minister's party is not here, so I do not know how we can be expected to shout against it and express confidence in him if he has not even turned up.
I have made similar points. Big agri is not small farmers. Big agri, which intensifies for profit, has a lot to answer for. Does the Member agree that it would have been helpful had the Minister had the gumption to stay and make those points in the Chamber? It may be that he does not agree with them, but he is not…
I did not say that you have no right to do it. I am sitting here and participating in the debate. I disagree with it, for the reasons that I outlined. I also disagree with and challenge the Alliance Party's walkout. I did not say that unionists cannot table a motion of no confidence. I said that you can table it and…
First of all, I should say that I am speaking in lieu of our member of the AERA Committee, Daniel McCrossan, who, as people will understand, is at the High Court to hear the A5 judgement, which will come in momentarily. As an Opposition, we believe, clearly, in the idea of accountability, and we believe that creating…
Cost of Living Crisis That this Assembly recognises the severe and growing pressure that rising fuel and energy costs are placing on household finances across Northern Ireland; notes that these pressures come on top of persistently high living costs, leaving many households facing increasingly difficult choices;…