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.
Mental Health Provision in Northern Ireland That this Assembly regrets the state of mental health service provision in Northern Ireland; laments that the number of people who have passed away as a result of suicide is higher than those who lost their lives in the Troubles; and calls on the Minister of Health to work…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether any of her officials received a briefing, either verbally or in writing, on the status of Casement Park funding from HM Treasury before the announcement on Friday 13 September.
A good few of my music puns have been taken away, but I will have to 'Roll With It' I will make do. Obviously, we will support the motion. I, along with many hundreds of thousands — millions — of other geriatric millennials and Gen X people, attempted to get Oasis tickets a few weeks ago. I was one of the people who,…
No doubt, I will have the opportunity to take interventions during my speech. I do not intend to speak for all that long. I have spent many minutes, perhaps even hours, on my feet in the Assembly Chamber talking about Brexit, and our post-Brexit arrangements, in many ways, is what brought me into politics in the first…
Minister, I welcome your clarity on the safety of the drinking water and your commitment to the Lough Neagh action plan, but there is, with the greatest respect to the Minister involved, a lot of inaction in the action plan. There is not a huge amount of clear legislative or financial commitment. You said that there…
Minister, if I understand the answer that you have just given, the issue was not raised, because I think that you would have told me specifically if it had been raised at Thursday's meeting. If it was not raised at Thursday's meeting, were you or your officials made aware at any point before Thursday of the decision…
Minister, it is my job to hold you to account, occasionally robustly — I am sure that you enjoy that — but, on this occasion, I acknowledge that you have a lot on your plate. Your Department is doing a lot, and there is a lot in the area of civil law reform, such as marriage, including, hopefully, no-fault divorce,…
Minister, we have now been waiting more than seven months for meaningful progress on the inclusion strategies. A few months ago, when we had an Opposition day focused on poverty, the Opposition were dismissed and told that lots of work was happening in this area, but, as of now, we have not seen a single strategy…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Minister, the SDLP has long been a champion of city and growth deals, including when others were not so enthusiastic, so we are frustrated and disgusted by the ineptitude and chaos that we saw on Friday night, and we support the call to ensure that all city and growth deals proceed as…
The failure to build Casement Park in time for the European Championships is a vast and indefensible failure of the people of west Belfast and of everyone in this city and region and the entire island of Ireland. It would have been, by any margin, the most globally significant sporting event ever to take place in this…
Mr O'Toole asked the Minister of Finance, in light of the fact that there was a discussion about city deals with the Chancellor on Thursday, whether, in addition, the question of the funding of Casement Park was raised by her, the First Minister or the deputy First Minister and, if so, what she was told by the…
To ask the Minister for Communities to confirm (i) the date he received correspondence from Mark H Durkan MLA on the removal of Winter Fuel Payments; and (ii) the date on which his office responded.
City and Growth Deals To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the action her Department is taking to address the impact of the decision to pause funding for city and region growth deals in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, in light of his Department’s action plan, whether the (i) Wild Atlantic Way; (ii) Ancient East; and (iii) Hidden Heartlands brands will be extended into the North by January 2025.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of (i) the decision to make Belfast Grand Central Station a silent station; and (ii) the impact this decision will have on those who are registered blind.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Great Britain to Northern Ireland Trade”
Great Britain to Northern Ireland Trade - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland;’ and insert: ‘further recognises the unique advantage offered to Northern Ireland by dual market access to both the UK and European markets; calls on the Executive to engage with the UK and…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Dynamic Pricing”
Dynamic Pricing - Amendment 1 Insert at end: ‘and further calls on the Minister for the Economy to produce a plan to implement those recommendations, no later than one month following their publication.’
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he has sought any oral or written briefings on the development of (i) the site known as Tribeca; and (ii) Crumlin Road Courthouse.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he has considered reviewing the eligibility criteria for school transport to (i) remove the requirement to apply to schools in order of nearest suitable school; (ii) build in financial assistance for families on low incomes; and (iii) update the distance measurement to safe…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he has given consideration to expanding the eligibility criteria for accessible parking bay applications for those under-65 to include anyone who holds a blue badge and receives the higher rate mobility component of Personal Independence Payment.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of meetings she has had with groups representing Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities since July 2024.