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.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any departmental spending on arts-related projects and initiatives in the last three years.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they last requested advice on the process for recruitment of a Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Ending Violence Against Women and Girls That this Assembly expresses horror at the epidemic of violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland; expresses regret that several recommendations made in the Gillen Review, Report into the Law and Procedures in Serious Sexual Offences in Northern Ireland, particularly…
Tackling Online Violence Against Women and Girls That this Assembly expresses alarm at the growing issue of online violence against women and girls, particularly the increasing use of deepfake imagery; notes that deepfake abuse disproportionately targets women, with studies indicating that over 90 per cent of…
Relationships and Sexuality Education and Healthy Young Adult Relationships That this Assembly affirms the importance of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in fostering healthy young adult relationships and mitigating against violence against women and girls; acknowledges the findings of Ulster University’s…
Gender-Responsive Budgeting That this Assembly recognises the role of gender-responsive budgeting in addressing systemic gender inequalities, enhancing the effectiveness of public expenditure, and improving public scrutiny; notes with concern that previous budgets and programmes for government have not adequately…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any action he took to ensure the appointment of the chair of the Education Authority complied with the Code of Practice for Ministerial Public Appointments in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of enforcement tickets that have been issued for entering a yellow box without being able to exit in Belfast city centre since (i) January 2024; and (ii) October 2024.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the anticipated revenue raising from the short-term measures listed in the Rating Policy Strategic Roadmap as a percentage of (i) overall revenue from all locally raised rates; and (ii) the stock of unpaid rates.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQO 1282/22-27, whether the First Minister misspoke when she referred to the Executive Legislation Programme 2024 as the Executive's legislative programme for 2024-25.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with the Department of Health and Social Care in relation to the proposed clinical trial on the impact of puberty blockers on those under 18 years old.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department will have any role in enforcing the ban on puberty blockers being bought by, or prescribed to, those under the age of 18.
To ask the Minister of Health whether medical and scientific advice relating to the decision to extend the ban on selling and administering puberty blockers to those under the age of 18 will be published.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Is your office able to investigate whether the Secretary of State is able to give the Assembly clarity on the terms of that independent review, and, if so, when, given that the verdict of the Assembly is a critical part of that independent review's being commissioned?
I appreciate the Member's giving way. She mentioned the benefits. Go back to some of the points that were made; I have listed lots of benefits. On the dual market access, it is important to correct what was said earlier. The chief executive of Invest NI did not say what he was quoted as saying, that there are no…
I appreciate Mr Gaston's giving way again. In particular when he read out the correspondence that he had received, he majored on what he saw as the anomalous and democratic deficit situation around people not having a say in the European Parliament. There is, of course, an answer, which is Northern Ireland having…
I appreciate the Member's generosity in taking interventions. She pointed out that the UK Government are a significant contributor to PEACE PLUS: I acknowledge and welcome that. Will she direct me to the line item in the Budget that shows that the UK Government have replaced the European social fund and all the other…