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.
I probably speak in too many debates in the Chamber. I am sure that some of my colleagues will agree. I am sure that, privately, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker, you will agree that I open my mouth too often in the Chamber. I was not planning to speak in this debate, but I will do so because, first of all, it is an…
I will talk a little about not only the generalities of the legislative consent motion, which we, obviously, support, but some of the ways that the debate has been used to complain about the Windsor framework/protocol. Clearly, that has been a significant part of the debate. I recognise and agree with many of the…
For the record and in contrast to some of the chuntering that we are hearing in the Chamber today, it is worth putting on the record that the people to bear in mind are the innocent men who were gunned down at the Heights Bar in Loughinisland, Sean Graham bookmakers and other locations. There is clear evidence of…
This is a slightly surreal situation, Minister. You are saying that the budget that you gave to the Department that you are now in charge of is not large enough. Indeed, you are saying that the budget is down from 2021, when your predecessor, now Senator Murphy, was Minister of Finance. There is a slight irony there.…
Minister, just down the hill from the Clifton Gateway, what is called the "Tribeca Quarter" is falling into dereliction, which is shameful. In response to a question for written answer from me in spring last year, you said that your officials were meeting Belfast City Council to discuss the vesting of that site. That…
I thank the Member for giving way. I am attracted to the question about prohibition. In some of these things, I am fundamentally a bit more libertarian, certainly when it comes to certain substances, but it is also the case that smoking does not have some of the social or community upsides that are seen from, for…
Barnett Consequentials To ask the Minister of Finance to clarify how much money the NI Executive received in Barnett consequentials to mitigate the rising cost of the public sector’s employers contribution to National Insurance and how much of this support will be allocated to councils.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 19516/22-27, when the additional consultation on the Knockbreda Road pedestrian crossing will start and finish.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of meetings she and her predecessor have had in relation to securing pre-clearance for Belfast International Airport.
Hospitality VAT Harmonisation - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘requires protection’ and insert: ‘further acknowledges the opportunities in integrating all-island tourism offers; expresses concern of the impacts an inconsistent approach to VAT on the hospitality sector and the potential severe damage from the…
I thank the Member for giving way, and giving me the opportunity to put something on the record. Will she agree that it might be helpful if the Minister could look back to her previous Department and suggest to the Finance Minister that the cost of doing business review should look specifically at the burden of rates…
I am thrilled to speak about the Belfast night-time economy. I would like to claim some personal expertise on the subject, although, unfortunately, not as much these days as, perhaps, I had in the past. Like other people, I am getting older, and having young kids means that I do not get the opportunity to enjoy it as…
Minister, you said last year that the creation of an all-island animal cruelty register was "untenable". I think that that was the word that you used. Is that still your position? Have you done any more thinking on that matter?
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any specific level of additional Barnett consequentials arising from the rise in employer National Insurance that the UK Treasury has indicated will be provided to the Executive.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will approve the installation of a pedestrian crossing on the Cairnshill Road, Castlereagh, at Finsbury Avenue and Cairnshill Crescent.
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. Five minutes is, of course, nowhere near long enough to cover the breadth of Members' contributions and the importance of the subject. It is important to say a couple of things at the start. Lots of Members talked about constitutional change. Indeed, as my two colleagues said,…
Minister, one of the activities that paramilitaries have been engaged in in addition to, if I can call them this, traditional paramilitary-style attacks is hate crime, particularly race hate crime, in South Belfast. What is her Department specifically looking to do to address that? Does it include hate crime…