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 speak on behalf of my Education Committee colleague, Cara Hunter. She is unwell, so I am stepping in. That is the reason that she is not in the Chamber. Clearly, I am not on the Education Committee, so I was not involved in any of the pre-legislative scrutiny, but the Education Minister loves to debate with and hear…
I will speak on the same subject as Mr McMurray. No doubt, other local reps in the Chamber will wish to mention it. Last evening, a video emerged to which I am almost loath to give the oxygen of publicity. It was clearly, in part, a disgraceful attempt to garner publicity for a group of masked men who were wearing…
First Minister, with respect, I think that a lot of people will be a wee bit baffled that, a year ago, an individual whom you told us was suspended from party membership and resigned his employment here because of his involvement in an incident will now not face charges, but, more than that, your party appears to have…
Thank you. Minister, given that you said that your Department is continuing to draft the Bill, I presume that it is not drafted yet. The 'good jobs' Bill was first trumpeted by your predecessor, Conor Murphy, way back in the early days after restoration in 2024, and you made an oral statement here in April of this…
The Minister mentioned the all-Ireland strategic rail review. I am glad that it was discussed because we want to see progress on that. I understand that just one third of a full-time equivalent official is working on it in the Department. Has the Minister specifically requested from the Finance Minister a multi-year…
Minister, I agree with some of your analysis of the Budget. There are good things, including getting rid of the two-child limit, several bad things and lots of incoherent things. However, we are, fundamentally, not here to debate what is happening at Westminster. You and I are supposed to agree that we want more power…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their considerations of the findings set out in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2C report on core decision-making and political governance will include the need for Executive reform.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any action he is taking to assist in reducing waiting times for dermatology appointments at the Ulster Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail whether his Department responded to the consultation on Developer Contributions for Wastewater Infrastructure.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail when she will announce the next steps, following the consultation on developer contributions for wastewater infrastructure.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail spending on public transport, funded by developer contribution, in each constituency, in each of the last four years.
On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. It is important because we have a live proposal to the Business Committee. The point that my colleague made was not about the selection of the motions, it was about the timing. We have to submit our motions two weeks in advance. In every other jurisdiction on these…
Minister, to be absolutely clear, I have never advocated for water charges. That is a weird deflection from the fact that you and your party are doing nothing. In Dáil Éireann, Mary Lou McDonald said that the Irish Government are "a do-nothing Government". My God, it takes one to know one. Your plan is no plan at all.…
Minister, lots of people will be sympathetic with the priorities that you have outlined. Certainly, the two-child limit is immoral: it should never have existed and it needs to go. Are we to understand that, if the UK Government do not act on any of the priorities that you outlined, you will seek either to have new…
Thank you for giving way, and well done for ensuring that you get the extra minute. The Member talks about challenging UK Governments and says that that is what your MP Gavin Robinson is doing, etc: fair enough. Does that not mean that, ergo, it would be better for us to take more power here? If London is not to be…
I thank the Member for giving way. The upshot of the Member not wanting more devolution here is that he is happy for all that power to be held in London. I have not heard the TUV praise the British Government in a while. Can he tell me the last British Government that he supported or the kind of future British…
It is not in Standing Orders, but I am sure that the Speaker's Office has a view on whether smearing civil servants, who work for every Minister, including the Finance Minister, is appropriate. However, I understand why Members want to do that — to deflect from their own record. A Member who was a Minister previously…
I beg to move Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. This is the final Opposition day of 2025. It comes at a crucial moment, because, within the next 24 hours, the UK Chancellor will announce her Budget. The measures announced will have a huge impact on ordinary citizens, but also on the Executive as they plan for what…
Mr O'Toole asked the Minister of Finance, after stating his acceptance that funding Northern Ireland Water cannot involve domestic water charges, to outline his alternative plan, be it a developer levy, bond funding or something else, in light of the fact that if the Minister looks out a window at his Department, he…