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 Justice to detail the (i) powers; and (ii) functions, of the Advocate General for Northern Ireland, in relation to the operation of criminal law in Northern Ireland or any other aspect of devolved matters.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration he has given to introducing statutory regulation for funeral directors, following the recent introduction of a mandatory Funeral Director Code of Practice in Scotland via the Department of Health and Social Care.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the total value of non-domestic vacant rates relief, provided to sites inside the curtilage of the Tribeca site, Belfast.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he considered implications on Northern Ireland students applying for institutions in the Republic of Ireland, when considering plans to remove AS levels.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of fines; and (ii) other penalties, issued for breaches of Smoke Control Areas, in each of the past five years, broken down by local council.
Minister, we all know where Casement Park is — it is very well connected; it is next to a motorway and a train line — but it appears that that stadium is stuck in the limbo of Executive dysfunction. Months ago, in June, the Treasury committed an extra £50 million to build it using financial transactions capital (FTC).…
I appreciate the Member's giving way. I will make two points, and I will be quick. We made three specific suggestions last year to address the two-child limit. One was to ring-fence the bulk of the regional rate rise for use. From memory, that would have raised about £30 million. The second was to reform rating of…
On Casement Park, does the Member agree that we are talking about two different types of spending? One is capital spending, and the other is resource spending. There is a difference there; they are two different Budgets, set both by London and Stormont.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I detected a slight note of ennui when you called me. Perhaps you have heard some of my arguments previously. I say that in the nicest possible way: I am not challenging the Chair. The point that I have been making in my remarks is about delivery. I make no apology at all for being robust…
We mention specific flagship projects in the motion — I will come back to Mr Brett's comments in my winding-up speech — but that is not to exclude the loads of other flagship projects. Is it not the point that, whether it is Casement Park, the York Street interchange or whatever else, if there is no plan, there is no…
I appreciate the Member's giving way. We will not do that, because we think that meeting our climate targets is essential. However, in order to deliver on your climate targets in a way that is consistent with investment, you need an investment strategy, because that will, in part, help to convince a court that the…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. When we became the Opposition in February 2024, we were clear that we would be a constructive Opposition. We meant it then, and we mean it now. Being constructive does not just mean never criticising the Executive: it means criticising the Executive for the right reasons.…
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she raised the issue of access to justice, specifically with practising immigration solicitors, in discussions on (i) refugee integration; or (ii) racial equality strategies.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the active travel schemes that have received funding, since the passage of the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022; and (ii) the amount received by each scheme.
I also have very few focail . I am a very poor Irish speaker. I am not ashamed of that, but it is something that I would love to rectify, and I intend to do so. I want to learn Irish. I am trying to learn it with my kids. Like Sian Mulholland, I have very young children who are looking at the Irish language, exploring…
I thank the Minister for giving way. I appreciate the fact that she is at least engaging in debate, unlike some of her counterparts. I do not have a copy of the Hansard report, but I am fairly certain that, when the SDLP and the Ulster Unionists brought forward their legislative programme way back 20-odd years ago,…