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.
Does the Member see the contradiction in what he has just said? He said that he does not believe in pretrial education, but he then said that judges direct juries in every criminal trial. Is it not the case that there is, by definition, instruction and education for jurors in every trial? Our motion calls for that to…
The year 2024 was the first in which the globe recorded a temperature rise of 1·5°C above pre-industrial levels. That number is an important one, but not in a good way. A decade ago, at COP21 in Paris, the major participant nations in that conference agreed to limit global temperature rises to below 1·5°C. For…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount each Executive Department has been spent on advertising via (i) Meta; (ii) X and Twitter; and (iii) TikTok in each of the last three years.
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has any plans to consult on opening one or more national parks in Northern Ireland.
I appreciate the Member's giving way. I do not share all of his analysis — I do not come from exactly the same place as him politically or economically — but, given what he is saying, the two alternatives are greater fiscal powers for the Northern Ireland Executive, which I do not think that he wants, or, perhaps, an…
I am happy to speak to the motion, which we will support. Like others in the Assembly, we recognise the negative and damaging impact that the increase in employer National Insurance contributions will have on our public sector and on those bits of the community and voluntary sector and private sector that help to…
Minister, given that you have decided that "reasonable" means that you will block those two schools from becoming integrated, what is your view of a reasonable number, so that parents who want to begin this journey can understand what the Minister will say?
Minister, you say that you made the decision on the basis of legalities, but everything that you have said today makes it fairly clear that you are taking the decision for clearly political reasons. You have outlined what appears to be a vendetta against integrated education. It comes after you decided to take money…
Minister, you touched on the fragmented nature of responsibilities here. When the dilapidation Bill is finally introduced, can there be careful joint working — to use the cliché — between the different agencies? We clearly have a crisis in parts of the city. I brought the issue of the Tribeca Quarter to the Chamber,…
Minister, I commend you for introducing legislation in 2024. Many Ministers could learn from that. I also appreciate your being in the Chamber. You are clearly suffering from a cold, so fair play for being here and answering questions. In light of the seriousness of the hate crime situation that we face, given what we…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement he has had with Executive colleagues about ensuring the Education Maintenance Allowance provides adequate support to students and families to facilitate his plans to extend the compulsory leaving age for education to 18.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 18164/22-27, whether there is an estimated time frame for the completion of the work currently progressing.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether the Law Society holds a register detailing the company with which each solicitor has their indemnity insurance policy.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the steps the Law Society is required to take to ensure solicitors are upholding their professional responsibility to get and keep indemnity insurance.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the mitigation measures his Department is putting in place to ease disruption caused by ongoing roadworks at the Knockbracken Road junction, Belfast.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether there is a duty on the Law Society, in cases where a solicitor loses their license to practise, to inform clients of that solicitor of the disbarment and signpost them to legal representation.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any departmental spending on arts-related projects and initiatives in the last three years.