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 to sound like the ghost of Christmas past, but, in December 2021, a predecessor of the Minister's stood in the Chamber and also promised a housing supply strategy that would deliver 100,000 homes. We do not seem to be on that trajectory yet. May I ask what, specifically, is different about the Minister's strategy…
As Mr Butler said, I want to pay tribute on the passing of our friend, a disability rights activist known to many Members across the Chamber, who passed away suddenly and tragically a couple of days ago: Seán Fitzsimons. To say that Seán was an extraordinary human being would be the most remarkable understatement.…
Mr O'Toole asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, again, why the Executive's legislative programme will not be even 50% delivered for 2024.
Executive Legislation Programme 2024 To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister why the Executive Legislation Programme 2024 has not been delivered.
Traffic Congestion: Belfast City Centre To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline what action his Department plans to take to ease traffic congestion in Belfast city centre.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of the Strangford Lough ferry service, particularly in relation to (i) reliability; and (ii) the price of the service.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment on the loss of earnings for businesses in the immediate proximity of Botanic Train Station, following its temporary closure over the summer.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people accessing GP out-of-hours services in (i) the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) all Health and Social Care Trusts as a whole in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he has made any proposal to the North South Ministerial Council, as per Article 14 (b) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, to raise issues relating to the all-island economy as per Article 11 of the protocol.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when his Department will proceed with a pedestrian crossing at Knockbreda Road, Belfast, adjacent to the rear of Cherryvale playing fields.
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. First, I verbally indicate my apologies for walking in front of the Speaker's Chair some moments ago. I was rushing, but, obviously, that is in breach of protocol, so I apologise. On a further point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will respond to some of the commentary that was…
What an apposite moment to be called: it means that I can respond to some of the comments that the Member for Lagan Valley made about constructive motions from the Opposition. I take profound exception to the suggestion that the SDLP has not put forward serious and constructive proposals; in fact, it is, frankly,…
I appreciate the technical response from the Minister but, given her reputation for seriousness and detail, she would have to accept that it is a fairly surreal situation for a Finance Minister to rely on suspending the provisions of her ministerial colleague's private Member's Bill to secure savings. She has not got…
— that it will be "difficult but not impossible". Minister, rather than simply encouraging Departments, will your Department properly and proactively look at ways to deploy the money to improve people's lives, regenerate towns —
Minister, while your and your Department's approach to FTC has not quite been, "Computer says no", it has been, "Computer says this is quite difficult, so we need to look at it in more detail". I am afraid that we are handing back tens upon tens of millions of pounds of FTC every year. I offered the example of…
Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker, for clarifying that. In the season of goodwill, I appreciate your festive spirit in letting me in briefly. I want to talk about a couple of developments in a really wonderful community — Carryduff — that is part of my constituency. Carryduff is one of the most vibrant,…
Mr O'Toole asked the Minister of Finance whether she views as surreal her decision to score as a saving the option outlined in the annex to the Budget sustainability plan, which was published with limited impact but much ballyhoo in October, of raising £6 million a year in revenue by not suspending hospital car…
I will declare an interest as a parent of a child who attends Forge Integrated Primary School. As Paula Bradshaw says, the situation is deeply frustrating not just for the school's leadership but for the wider school community. Money was taken off Forge Integrated Primary School when it expected to get a new school,…
Minister, although there is much in here that people will understand and sympathise with, there is some stuff to be concerned about too. Let us be transparent about your reform of the way that the taxing master works. I am not aware of any other situation in which the state can be on the other side of assessing the…
We now have the Order Papers for the rest of 2024, thanks to your good office. We know that, before the end of this year, we will debate the motion to extend or not extend the protocol. We also know that the Executive will not deliver on the legislation programme that they put before the Assembly earlier this year.…
Democratic Consent Resolution That Articles 5 to 10 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the EU withdrawal agreement should continue to apply during the new continuation period (within the meaning of Schedule 6A to the Northern Ireland Act 1998).
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they support the Minister of Finance bringing forward her paper on rating policy changes for Executive discussion.