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.
Tackling Child Poverty That this Assembly expresses alarm at the rate of child poverty in Northern Ireland, with one in five children living in absolute poverty, as detailed in the Northern Ireland Poverty and Income Inequality Report 2023/24; expresses concern that the proposed Anti-Poverty Strategy will have little…
Delivery of an Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland That this Assembly laments the failure to publish an Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland, promised in the Programme for Government and critical to the delivery of major infrastructure, economic development, long-term investment and job creation; expresses…
Closure of the Community Crisis Intervention Centre That this Assembly reaffirms its commitment to tackling Northern Ireland’s growing mental health crisis; expresses regret at the recent closure of Extern’s Community Crisis Intervention Service in Foyle due to funding cuts and the lack of action taken to develop a…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any consideration his Department has given to extending the Initial Teacher Education bursary to (i) current PGCE students; and (ii) subject areas outside of the remit of the scheme.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline what plans her Department is taking to alleviate parking issues in the Stranmillis area of South Belfast.
I want to ask about delivering on promises made. Have there been actual, practical conversations with the Finance Minister about the multi-year Budget that we expect later this year? Will what he has called for be backed up in a multi-year Budget? That is his responsibility too.
Since we are here — I was not going to raise the subject — I will not retract or apologise. My job is to ask the Minister questions. I make zero apology for that. The Minister is more than capable of coming in here to defend himself. With the indulgence of the Deputy Speaker, since the Minister raised the issue, I…
Minister, I admire your optimism when it comes to taking politics out of this. We are politicians. The public elect us to take decisions and hold one another to account. Given that both Sinn Féin and the DUP have, at different times, effectively opposed the core plank of the Lough Neagh improvement and, therefore,…
Before I get into the meat of my remarks, I reflect on the sad passing of a young man named Oisín Johnston, who was just 18 years of age. He died very suddenly in heartbreaking circumstances. He was the son of Denise Johnston, a councillor of ours in Mid Ulster District Council. The funeral was yesterday. It was…
I will be very brief. I will make two quick points. First, the ID card policy is completely misguided. As others have said, it is not necessary, because in-work checks already exist. It is completely misguided because of the conditions on this island, with the cross-border life that people already lead and the…
Mr O'Toole asked the Minister of Education about his desire to get £1·7 billion to invest in special educational needs facilities and schools, given that his party's deputy leader, his predecessor as Education Minister, Michelle McIlveen, announced an £800 million capital works programme for schools three and a half…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for a breakdown, by role, of the officials that accompanied the deputy First Minister on her trip to London for the state banquet for President Trump.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the amount spent on the deputy First Minister's visit to London for the state banquet for President Trump, broken down by (i) flights; (ii) accommodation; and (iii) other or miscellaneous costs.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department is considering a reform of the Waiting list Reimbursement Scheme to allow patients to access the support prior to their procedure, as opposed to the current system of patients accessing the support post procedure.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of people who have died of (i) heat stroke; and (ii) heat-related conditions, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health what supports are in place for families with dyslexic children, in terms of organisations that can provide learning supports or toolkits.