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.
Not specifically, because, under clause 4(2), in preparing a fiscal sustainability report, the Fiscal Council must consider: "(a) public revenue, (b) public borrowing and accumulated debt, (c) expenditure, and (d) such other matters as the Council considers appropriate." It does not specifically say "economic",…
Minister, there appears to be some doubt or a question about the Executive's ability to extend the Fáilte Ireland brands, which, particularly for waterways, would include Ireland's Hidden Heartlands and Ireland's Ancient East. Have you had conversations with the Minister for the Economy about that, because that…
Today is the last day that we will sit in a plenary meeting before the summer break. In the past couple of weeks, families will have been looking at their children's report cards; they will have been looking at how their kids have been doing in school and college and thinking about how best to support them in the next…
Mr O'Toole asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister who, in 2022, asked for and received a very personal mandate to lead the Executive, with promises made before and after the Executive were formed, to, in the spirit of the end of term, state how they think that it is going, albeit he has some examples of a…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail why there was a 13-month period between the Assembly supporting a motion calling for the legalisation of no-fault divorces on 20 May 2024, and the launch of the Consultation on Divorce and the Dissolution of Civil Partnerships on 23 June 2025.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the number of officials working on the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, calculated on a full-time equivalent basis.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail what steps she has taken to help alleviate the (i) volume of traffic; and (ii) size of vehicles, on Greystown Park, Belfast.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether any schools in South Belfast were considered for inclusion in the latest tranche of the part-time 20mph speed limit zones at schools.
On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I am sure that this was not the Minister's intent, but any of the clerking team who were listening may have thought that the Minister was somehow impugning their communication with the Department. I wonder whether it is in order for me to make clear, on behalf of…
Minister, on conventional capital DEL, you mention that there is: "an underspend of £15.6 million for the A5." In truth, the underspend on the A5 this year will surely be much greater than that. The 2025-26 Budget, which was published just a few weeks ago, allocates £181 million to the A5. It looks as though none of…
Earlier today, I received an email from a constituent whom I will not name. He said that, on Friday evening, a group of people knocked on his front door to enquire as to whether he would support an upcoming protest about housing for local people in the area. He said politely that he would not. His wife had immigrated…
Minister, there is a little bit of diplomacy in your answers. Is it not somewhat ironic that a Sinn Féin Member asks about the Lough Neagh action plan when their party voted against one of the critical parts of the plan? Further to that, it appears that the two big parties in the Executive are going to block progress…
I am profoundly concerned that we have had the statement today, not because I do not want the best possible east-west links between the UK Government and the Executive — I do — but because the East-West Council has been presented as having spurious equivalence with the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) and the…
First Minister, on the A5, you stated that "things have moved on" since the meeting. Given that the judge said that lives would be lost as a result of the judgement last week, I am afraid that that is one hell of a euphemism, but it is the only thing that you have said so far about that judgement and the delay in…
Deputy First Minister, I wish that I could ask you a detailed question about what happened at the British-Irish Council summit, but I am afraid that there was no detail in your statement. It was full of platitudes and waffle. Having looked at today's Order Paper, I ask this: is it the Executive Office's position that…
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on any plans to reform Northern Ireland's hate crime legislation, following the recent hate crime in Ballymena against the Mid and East Antrim Pride parade.
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline what steps she will take to encourage more people from a Catholic background to join the PSNI, after Catholic recruitment to the PSNI fell to a record low of 17.1 per cent in 2024.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the actions her Department has taken to support individuals who work on Botanic Avenue, Belfast, who are facing issues with parking.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline the steps she will take, following the announcement by NI Composite Economic Index, that the Northern Ireland economy contracted by 0.6 per cent over the quarter to March 2025.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of the findings of the Summary Position Paper joint document, commissioned by the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Construction Employers Federation and the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations, into the current state of NI…
To ask the Minister of Finance what provisions Land and Property Service have to direct unpaid non-domestic rates bills from a now closed office to a new business set up by the previous office’s owner.