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Ms Michelle O'Neill: Assembly records
All of Ms Michelle O'Neill’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
That is my view. I am not sure that that view is shared across the office, but it is certainly my view that we should have a Commission office based in Belfast. You are absolutely right that it is a two-way street. I welcome the progress that we have made in our office in Brussels and look forward to visiting it at…
Yes, I will join you in your relentless positivity. There is a good-news story to tell, and we very much promote the message that we are open for business. The fact that we have dual market access makes us the envy of many other economies and is something that we must maximise. That is why what happens in our Brussels…
Yes. The Member has raised this question with me on a number of occasions. I absolutely concur with that. We have seen the Murphy report, which is his own report, and we await the British Government's response to it. That will come in January, which is just two months away. It focused on a number of areas, not least…
I assure you that that is raised at all our engagements. Obviously, we welcome the fact that there will be an sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement, because it will iron out a lot of the issues that have developed to this point. However, we need to have a particular approach to veterinary medicines, and that is…
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle , I will answer questions 2 and 13 together. The independent review carries a range of recommendations and suggestions on the functioning of the Windsor framework. Many of the recommendations concern areas of responsibility for the British Government, and our officials are…
I am sure that the commissioner will have something to say about your commentary. I very much welcome the commissioner to his post and wish him well in it. Ádh mór to Pól Deeds as he takes up his role. We should all get behind him and stop skirting around the issues and being so divisive. Try to think about it from an…
Sorry, my translation thing was not working. We wanted to give Katy a chance to bed in before putting in place the other board members. They will take up their roles in the next number of weeks. I am looking for their names. Brian Dougherty, Ellen Finlay, Stephen Moore, Dr Callie Persic and Dr Jacqueline Witherow have…
Yes. As I referenced in my answer to the original question, so much incredible work happens out there. We all see it in our backyards and in our constituencies. Such a huge amount of work is being done to promote inclusion and social cohesion at grassroots level. We need to draw all of that out. We need to focus on…
If only your question was genuinely about respect, but, of course, it is not. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has made its views known, and I respect its position.
I agree with the Member: it has to be much more than symbolism. This is a crucial juncture at which we can have a new departure, particularly in relation to social cohesion and the problems that we have witnessed across society, especially in the past year. It is an opportunity not to be missed, and we need to measure…
We are delighted that Dr Katy Radford formally started in her role as director of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression on 13 November. Other members of the board are due to take up post on 3 December. Over the coming months, the office will seek to develop a work programme in line with the aims and functions…
Yes, it is just good sense. It is just common sense for us to cooperate where we can. When we look at our public services in the North, which have been starved for so many years because of austerity decisions taken in London and are on their knees, we see that we need to continue to do what we can to improve things.…
Thank you. That is on the point that I am underlining. Underneath the plenary meeting, across the sectoral meetings, such a large volume of work is happening, whether that be on ending violence against women and girls, infrastructure investment or business and trade — all the areas of cooperation — for the benefit of…
You will know a lot about the North/South interconnector, given that your Minister took the decision when she was in post. Let us not play games; let us be serious about growing areas of North/South cooperation. What I highlighted in my report reflects the high-level engagement that we had, but, underneath the layer…
In compliance with section 52C(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, I make the following statement on the fourteenth institutional meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) and the thirtieth plenary meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council, both of which were held at Farmleigh House in Dublin on 17…
Exclusion of Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that, further to his recent visit to Israel, the Minister of Education no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly, because of his failure to…
If we are going to talk about the past, we must do so honestly. It is important that we recognise that many people out there caused hurt in our society. You cannot cherry-pick. You do not get to pick who, you think, is and is not a victim. There were many injustices in the past. There were many people involved,…
The Member asked me a similar question a number of years ago, and I invited her to come and have a conversation with me. Let us sit down and talk about the past. That is the way in which we heal and try to move forward. My door is open to you at all times to come and sit down and have a conversation. I will never ask…
Yes. It is about having an inclusive society, about building a place in which everybody is comfortable and about ensuring that the energetic revival of the Irish language continues at pace. Those are things that I very much welcome and encourage. No one has anything to fear from the growth of the Irish language right…
The announcement earlier this year that two commissioners, including an Irish language commissioner, will be appointed in the North represents a huge step forward. The Irish language commissioner will play a central role in promoting Gaeilge across public services and in everyday life. As the junior Minister said…
Yes, because they are whom it is all about. Victims and families have been waiting for far too long — some have waited for longer than five decades — for access to truth and justice. We have to have in place a process that commands confidence, that is human rights-compliant and that will enjoy the support of many…
As I said earlier, the success of any legacy arrangement is predicated on the confidence of victims and survivors. The British Government's publication of the new Bill will begin to test the credibility of their approach with regard to the framework and how it is translated into text. Perhaps, the deputy First…
Yes, I would be delighted to visit the Brantry Area Rural Development Association, because it is projects like those that make a real difference. They get right into the heart of the community: they talk to young guys about their role in this; help them to understand everyday misogyny; assist them to make the right…
We launched our strategy in 2024. It is one of the areas in which the Executive are very much united. Ending that scourge is a top priority for all of us around the Executive table and for all Executive parties. As the Member knows, our strategy is based on prevention and early intervention. Some of the work that we…