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 Finance to detail whether he will consider facilitating costing for official opposition budget policies, as in the Republic of Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether his invitation to visit Israel was initially received (i) through his Ministerial office; (ii) posted to his Ministerial office; or (iii) sent to the Minister’s email.
I will not speak for very long, but I am pleased to speak on today's motion, I thank Ms Bradshaw of the Alliance Party for moving it. We broadly support the motion. I have certain concerns about both amendments, particularly the DUP one, which removes and softens the requirement to audit memorials on public land and…
I thank Sinéad, who submitted the Matter of the Day, and thank you, Mr Speaker, for accepting it. I am really pleased that, today in the Assembly, we are able to give thanks to the outgoing uachtarán , Michael D Higgins, and to say, "Go raibh míle maith agat" for an extraordinary near decade and a half of service to…
Free School Meals Provision That this Assembly recognises that providing free school meals in primary schools delivers multiple benefits including improved nutrition, enhanced educational attainment and long-term economic returns; notes that in Northern Ireland an estimated 20 per cent of children living in poverty…
Policing Resources That this Assembly notes the recent report from the office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland into the handling of a high profile child sex offender case, which found that the PSNI did not have the capacity or capability to manage the risk posed; expresses grave concern about the…
The Executive’s Multi-Year Budget That this Assembly recognises the need for the first multi-year Budget in more than a decade, to support long-term planning, improve certainty on public service funding and public sector pay and provide clarity on infrastructure investment; acknowledges that the forthcoming Autumn…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the percentage of people, currently being held in custody in prisons within Northern Ireland, who have not yet been found guilty in a court.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount her Department plans to spend on consultancy companies, related to the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme in the 2025-26 financial year.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department plans to monitor the pilot scheme launched by the homeless charity Crisis in London, under which the charity will register as a landlord to better provide accommodation for homeless people.
If the position is that the First Minister and deputy First Minister cannot or will not agree, although they have never said that that is the case and that has never been articulated officially, does the Member agree that the First Minister should articulate clearly her party's position, ideally in the AERC, in order…
I thank Mr Stewart for giving way. I am on that Committee with him: it is working broadly collegially, and I want to see it continue with that work. To be absolutely clear, I proposed the work stream in the first place. Some in the debate would suggest that the AERC is the Second Vatican Council. I am genuinely…
I appreciate the Chair of the Executive Office Committee giving way. I know that she and her party have been engaged in this for a long time. Is she as disappointed as I am that neither the First Minister nor the deputy First Minister or even the junior Ministers could be bothered to come along today to engage in the…
I appreciate Mr Gaston's giving way. I spent a lot of time in Committee scrutinising the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which his predecessor introduced, and I tabled amendments to it and worked with his predecessor on them. If Mr Givan is found to have broken that law — I cannot see how he…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Earlier today, we saw histrionic and fairly depressing scenes as the DUP Minister of Education, Mr Givan, sought to respond to legitimate and serious attempts to hold him to account for clear breaches of not just the ministerial code but the Civil Service code of ethics, the…
Let me say first, Minister, that I welcome the fact that healthcare workers will get the pay settlement that they were promised, but, of course, they were promised that for years. Every year, they have had to threaten strike action, and every year, the money has to be found down the side of the Stormont sofa. They…