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.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. During questions to the Executive Office, the deputy First Minister and her colleague Mr Brooks accused me of politicising the head of the Civil Service and the Civil Service in general by writing to the head of the Civil Service with questions about the Civil Service code…
Minister, I am sure that most Members in the House will agree with your broad position, which is shared by other Ministers and, indeed, by the Chief Constable, that the Treasury should meet the reserve claim for the data breach. However, if we are to assume the worst from the Treasury, which is probably a good…
Deputy First Minister, you will never find me or my party trivialising the importance of remembrance and of Remembrance Day for so many people in this society and, indeed, on this island, but it is the case that many people feel that your party, which is the leading unionist party, has embarked, perhaps not by design,…
Thank you, deputy First Minister. Almost exactly one year ago, you said: "We are considering the draft investment strategy, after which we hope to be in a position to bring the strategy to the Executive." — [Official Report (Hansard), 25 November 2024, p27, col 2]. That was a year ago. In the meantime, as you have…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker, may I ask for your guidance? During the debate, Mr Kingston talked about business in the Finance Committee. To be clear — I am sure that you will agree — the business of Statutory Committees includes what is covered by that Department. In this case, the Civil Service code —
My time is brief, so I will be clear about why we are here today. I will be clear about why the SDLP supports the motion of no confidence and why I am a signatory to it. We are not here solely because of Paul Givan MLA's views on Israel, which I and others in the Chamber find reprehensible and abhorrent. Nor are we…
Mr O'Toole asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in indicating that he will lay a wreath here tomorrow on behalf of the SDLP, because he recognises the importance of Remembrance Day, particularly but not only to the unionist community, whether they agree that political leaders have a duty, in word and…
Budget Overspend To ask the Minister of Finance, following the decision to allow the Minister of Health to overspend his budget by £100 million, for an update on his efforts to reduce the Executive’s overall departmental overspend.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Audit and Re-Imaging of Memorials”
Audit and Re-Imaging of Memorials- Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘glorifying terrorism;’ and insert: ‘notes with concern that some of these memorials have been erected or maintained at the behest of organisations which continue to exert coercive control over communities; regrets that paramilitarism persists in parts…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether he informed the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in advance about (i) his fact finding mission to Israel; and (ii) his plans to visit Ofek School in East Jerusalem.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department instructed the Housing Executive to remove priority need status, for single refugees seeking temporary accommodation.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update for his Department's work towards supporting staff retention of physician associates from the Ulster University's MSc programme.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether his meeting at the Ofek school complied with the requirements of the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has taken place of his and his Department's adherence to the provisions set out in the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any actions taken by her Department to alleviate the cost of car insurance, including any discussions she has had with the Financial Ombudsman Service.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail when he plans to provide a statement regarding the Report of the Independent Review of the Liquor Licensing system in Northern Ireland including the Surrender Principle, produced by the University of Stirling.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider implementing a school crossing patrol or traffic calming measures on Windsor Avenue, Belfast.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the spending on road maintenance by District Electoral Area in the Belfast area, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the spending on traffic calming measures by District Electoral Area in the Belfast area, in each of the last five years.
We will not be supporting the motion. I want to put some context to that, offer some clarity and engage in an honest way with the text of the motion but also reflect on some of the challenges of the motion and why we cannot support it. However, I acknowledge some of the issues and concerns, and why people are so…
I have also written to the head of the Civil Service. As the lead Minister responsible for Civil Service propriety, may I ask that you commission an urgent review of the broader issues of Ministers giving inappropriate instructions to civil servants and of the provisions of the Functioning of Government Act? The…
Minister, I recently wrote to you about something that you have often talked to me about, which is the Opposition's alternative plans. I asked you whether you would officially support costing our alternative Budget and other plans, as happened with the Opposition south of the border. I have not had a response yet.…
All of them? OK. In that case, I will give the Committee's view and move on to give a party view. One of the most important issues that the Committee considered with respect to the Bill is the immensely sensitive topics that it encompasses: death, stillbirth and baby loss. The Committee requested evidence from a range…