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.
I do not know the ins and outs of the case, but, obviously, people should be factual when they are making a claim; that is important. It is also very important that the Police Service is as inclusive as the society that it represents. Trust and confidence in policing are also crucial. All those components need to be…
It is not the case that I did not answer; it is the fact that you do not like the answer. Let me repeat it for you: I will await the Equality Commission's advice and guidance. It would be better if everybody in the House were sensitive to this issue as we try to work our way through it on the basis of the Equality…
Yes, I am more than happy to do so. The junior Minister informs me that, yes, they have actually met. I am more than happy to engage with all representatives of our community here. If we are to make this the most warm, welcoming and inclusive place, we need to engage with their representatives, particularly consuls…
I cannot recall, off the top of my head, any engagement. I assume that we will have met the ambassador when they came, certainly at a First Minister/deputy First Minister level or at a junior Minister level, as we do with all the ambassadors who represent the population here. I will confirm that in writing.
Again, I am mindful of any sort of legal proceedings or whatever, but I have made my point about solidarity with the individuals — Liam Óg, Sue and Martine — because I think that anybody who goes out to raise their voice — rightly so, in my opinion — and call for an end to the genocide in Palestine is doing a good…
OK. Thank you. Mindful of that, I first send solidarity to both parties that the Member referred to. Highlighting genocide and the inhumane slaughter of defenceless citizens is not a crime. That is certainly my view, and I send solidarity to all those protesting and calling for an end to the genocide in Palestine.
We are working our way through them. As the junior Minister said, we will introduce the legislation on the Race Relations Order very soon in this political session. We will also move to publish the refugee integration strategy, hopefully, in the next number of days. We are working our way through the international…
I want this to be a great place for everybody to live where they can be comfortable and achieve their best. Whatever I can do to help communities, whether it be the Polish community or any other community, please feel free to knock on my door and let me know what we can do or where we are perhaps not doing enough. I…
All Executive colleagues, including our Communities and sports Minister and our Economy Minister, will be interested in it. We demonstrated when we had the Giro that we can host big international events, and that is something that is to be built upon. I would have to look a bit more into what we are chasing right now,…
We are going to host the Open, and what a great opportunity that will be for us. In fact, later today, we are hosting an event with the Claret Jug here in Parliament Buildings, and all MLAs are invited. We are starting to tap into the huge economic potential that that event will have for us through tourism and the…
I am not aware of any particular pieces of work on that, but good relations work through Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) funding is usually done in conjunction with partners, including the PSNI. When it comes to good relations and looking at where things are, not least with some things that we have seen…
As you know, we have made commitments in our Programme for Government in that area. We support the PSNI when it comes to its need for additional numbers. It is also very important that we have an appropriately funded justice system. We also know the significance of neighbourhood policing and how important it is to…
I will work in reverse. I do not accept your final comment at all. It is not about inaction; it is about trying to deliver on our Programme for Government commitments within the limitations of a devolved space. I am surprised that you do not understand the difference between the two jurisdictions that, unfortunately,…
I have not seen Eoin's comment, but suffice to say that all Governments need to do better when it comes to housing and infrastructure investment. Unfortunately, as you know, there are two jurisdictions across this island: a devolved Assembly with limited powers that has been starved of resources for 14-plus years and…
You see, it is not a binary choice. We can have good public services, and we can invest in our sporting infrastructure. The redevelopment of Casement Park is long overdue. It is the remaining stadium to be built. It is a commitment across the Executive and in the Programme for Government, and it will be built.
Yes. I constantly call on the British Government to let us know exactly what they will do to fulfil their political commitment to building Casement Park. It will take all partners working together to ensure that the project gets across the line. We missed a huge opportunity by not being able to play our part in the…
We have to put every bit of energy and effort that we have into ensuring that Casement Park will be built. It is an Executive flagship project. I am determined to see it over the line and to work with all partners to ensure that that happens. I hope that the Minister for Communities got a sense of how important it is…
We have consistently raised the issue during our engagement with all levels of the British and Irish Governments, and, this afternoon, we will meet the Minister for Communities for further discussions, following his recent engagement with the Secretary of State and the GAA.
The Member is right that that was the conclusion of the convention. I referenced what we voted on in the Chamber, but you are absolutely right: it is about all Irish citizens being able to vote for their uachtarán.
The Member ignores the reality, I am afraid: we had that very debate in the Chamber, and a majority of elected Members voted to call on the Irish Government to ensure that citizens who live in the North have voting rights in the election of the president of Ireland.
Yes, I absolutely agree with that, and I thank the Member for bringing the issue to the Chamber for debate a short while ago. The outcome of that debate — the vote in the Chamber — was decisive in showing the support of elected Members in the Chamber for the right to vote in the presidential election later this year.…