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 for Infrastructure to outline any plans her Department has for providing concessionary travel for those with the half fare SmartPass.
Further to the previous question, I welcome the fact that we have so many terrific marching bands from all backgrounds. I hope that the fund is inclusive. Will the Minister make any specific effort to ensure that those bands are encouraged to participate and proactively get involved with the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann,…
The Member has just misquoted me. I said nothing about innocent victims not moving on and that being a form of poison. That is a direct and offensive misquote. I acknowledge the seriousness with which the Member takes the issue, but that is not what I said. Dealing with innocent victims and giving them justice is not…
It has been said before but needs to be said again, and as often as possible, that the people who matter most in this discussion are not those in the Chamber but those who are victims of the Troubles, as well as their families. In everything that we say and do, we must think about them. We also have a responsibility…
I appreciate the important point that the Minister makes. Some Bills could be more concise. On that note, while we are here, does the Minister agree with my party that we need to shorten some of the business deadlines, including those for Opposition and non-Executive business? That is an important issue.
I am pleased that the Member gave way. Further to his comment about the psychology of deterrence, does he agree that there is a deterrent effect for the people who are committing hate crimes, or those who are reporting hate crimes, when they see that the people who are coordinating them, or who are connected to the…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. In moving the second motion on the first Opposition day following the Assembly's return from summer recess, I am mindful of the victims of hate crime over the summer in Northern Ireland. I am mindful of all those who still live in fear because of the upsurge in hate that we…
Minister, I will let you get your voice back. Lots of people are dealing with a cough today. To be clear, a study involving Tourism NI is being done to see whether it is necessary to have further statutory powers, enforcement powers, both or one in order to get the other. I ask you to be specific about this: is it…
First Minister, you are First Minister. I asked for your opinion. I did not ask what the AERC is doing. I am on that Committee, so I know. The differential between those titles was born out of unionist insecurity, to be blunt, in 1998. It was a continuation of the top-dog supremacy politics of the Orange state that…
First Minister, I agree with your decision not to go to the banquet. It was the right thing to do. However, given the fact that there is, as you say, a genocide happening in Gaza and that democracy around the world, including, sadly, in North America and the United States, is under threat, what steps are you taking to…
Madam Principal Deputy Speaker, I do not know whether you have ever got a night bus home, and I am not sure whether that is even an appropriate question to ask the Chair. I do not know how, after a night out, people here get themselves home, whether they use taxis or walk, if they are lucky enough to live close enough…
Mr O'Toole asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, particularly the First Minister, whether, given that the First Minister was elected to her role in a historic moment in the Chamber last February — historic because the state was founded in inequality, supremacy and top-dog politics — she agrees with…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereigntyCriteria met: Identity framing, Controversy escalation.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy”
Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘sustained engagement with’ and insert: ‘victims, survivors and their advocates and focused on delivering a reconciled and shared future; believes that Troubles-era inquests, halted by the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and…
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline (i) any engagement she has had with the Probation Board for Northern Ireland, to discuss the recent changes to probation guidelines, as proposed by the UK Government for England and Wales; and (ii) the feasibility of implementing similar changes in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to ensure those from marginalised communities can have confidence in engaging with the PSNI.
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline how she is ensuring access to legal aid for those dealing with issues related to (i) modern slavery; and (ii) human trafficking.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail how his Department calculates the cost of procedures for the purposes of the Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme.
Extension of Committee Stage: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill (NIA 18/22-27) That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 27 March 2026, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill.
Extension of Committee Stage: Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill (NIA 19/22-27) That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 27 March 2026, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill.