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.
Belfast City Centre Dereliction That this Assembly expresses deep concern over dereliction in Belfast City Centre, particularly the Tribeca Belfast site, which has contributed to a growing sense of squalor and decay; recognises the consequences of prolonged dereliction, including lost revenue from unpaid rates on…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how many people have signed up to the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme since it opened, broken down by constituency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has made representations to the Minister of Finance to plan for a multi-year Executive Budget which provides for ring-fenced funding for farm payments.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department has any plans to review the eligibility for the half fare concessionary travel pass within the 2022-2027 mandate.
Minister, you spoke earlier about the contribution that Ulster people made to the United States. Let me indulge in a good Ulster quality, namely straight talking, and encourage you to do the same, Minister. Are you saying that you will not budge from the £62 million that was agreed more than a decade ago? If that is…
Will he establish the diversity of language that was spoken by those Ulster-Scots migrants? Perhaps, in future meetings with stakeholders about Irish language schools, he could suggest to them that they reflect on that.
Minister, I am all in favour of your developing that agenda. It is really important. We should all be proud of the contribution that people from an Ulster-Scots background made to the United States. However, it would probably have been better to do that when we were not debating homelessness in the Chamber. You talked…
Minister, there is a disconnect here between the seriousness of what is happening at Belfast lough and the fact that you have said that it could or will be the next Lough Neagh with regard to ecological breakdown and the urgency or lack of urgency from the Executive. Lots of people are concerned that the Lough Neagh…
Minister, we have all seen the impact of austerity from London and of chaos and collapse at Stormont, but now we have the opportunity to turn the page on both. This is not an austerity Budget and cannot be described as such. People want to hear about the decisions that you and your Executive colleagues are making,…
Minister, it is clear that there has been a significant loss of confidence among the legal profession in what you say is a process of consultation. How many meetings have you had about reforming access to justice, and why is the Assembly only being told of this on the morning of industrial action occurring?
Mr O'Toole asked the Minister for Communities, given that Casement Park will not host the European football championship in 2028, that the UK Government have given a significant uplift in funding to the Executive and that the GAA is willing to accept a smaller, less ambitious stadium, what he will do to ensure that…
Criminal Bar Association Strike The negotiations between the Department of Justice and the NI Criminal bar association have been ongoing for months. However, the decision to launch a strike has been a recent one. Our understanding is that the Department of Justice and the Criminal Bar Association continued these…
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will implement an action plan or provide sign language interpreters on standby, in case of emergencies where deaf people require urgent medical assistance.
To ask the Minister of Finance to list the Barnett consequentials arising from UK Government support for high street business and hospitality in relation to business rates in England.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 16957/22-27, to detail the amount of funding for the Strule Shared Education Campus that remains to be allocated.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has sought any (i) meetings; and (ii) briefings in relation to opportunities for food producers to expand sales in the EU under the Windsor Framework.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 16956/22-27, for his assessment of the impact the changes to the Central Applications Office points system for points awarded to A-levels will have on northern undergraduate entry levels to colleges and universities in the Republic of Ireland in the September 2024…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Rejuvenating our High Streets and Town Centres (Revised Wording)”
Rejuvenating our High Streets and Town Centres (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘businesses;’ and insert: ‘acknowledges that the majority of businesses on our high streets are small, reflecting the broader structure of the local economy; further acknowledges that, compared to their larger…