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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
As I outlined in a previous answer, the process involved looking at all the data sets and the information that we had, the institutions disclosing their financial circumstances and our officials doing due diligence on what we understand to be the assets of some of those organisations. At this stage, our approach has…
Yes, it has taken far too long to get to this point. We are making progress, but, clearly, we have more to do. We have to keep all options on the table. For now, the approach has been constructive and has been built around the framework that Paul Sweeney developed. Everybody understands it. I have just run through the…
As the Member appreciates, these are obviously very sensitive and detailed negotiations that need some space and time to continue in a constructive manner. The discussions, however, are also important to many victims, as they want to see the institutions make those financial contributions to the redress scheme, as I…
Yes, absolutely, and that is why it is important that we have the framework in place and that Paul Sweeney continues with the work that he has commenced. We now have those two contributions secured, and it is important that each of the other institutions step forward and pay their contribution. As I said, this is an…
I am pleased to confirm that we have agreed contributions towards the cost of the redress scheme from two of the institutions, based on compensation paid to date. A payment has been received from the Good Shepherd Sisters, and our officials are engaging with Barnardo's on its payment, which we expect imminently. We…
I beg to move Before I start, I offer my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Stephen Grimason at this very difficult time. There is no doubt that Stephen made a huge contribution to journalism and was front and centre of some of the biggest moments in our political history, including the signing of…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank the Member for bringing the Adjournment debate and I acknowledge the passionate contributions on the common ground that we all share, which is that this is an opportunity that we must grasp with both hands. Different Members, particularly those who represent the…
Applicability Motion: Regulation (EU) 2023/2419 That Regulation (EU) 2023/2419 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on the labelling of organic pet food should be added to the Windsor Framework by the United Kingdom and the European Union within the Joint Committee in Accordance with…
That was not discussed today, but I am happy to ensure that you get a written response if that has been raised. You might want to write to the office to highlight what the challenge is, and I will be happy to get us to look at it.
The Member will have a keen interest in this, given his proximity to it. The question of how we are going to make progress was raised again today. There will be a full report to the Assembly on the outworking of what we did today. Today's meeting was about taking stock of where we are and then what the imminent plans…
It is important that we work our way through that in a pragmatic sense and that we take the needs of business into account. If Brexit is going to tell us anything, it is that, if we do not listen to the needs of people in industry who are challenged every day by the implications of the outworking of all that, we are…
As the Member knows, we now have a Committee established, the remit of which will be to scrutinise all that work. It comes to us first, and we have a decision to make, and then it can come to the Floor of the House. This is a new arrangement for us all, and we are working our way through it. We have had two such…
Yes. I have said that we will prioritise Lough Neagh, but there are individual responsibilities that will fall to all our colleagues around the Executive table. We will let them bring their expertise and their skill set and their Executive papers, and we will not be found wanting in supporting us all to do whatever we…
I thank the Member for her question. As she knows, the Executive have said that Lough Neagh is one of our priorities. We also know that, unfortunately, there is no quick fix. There will need to be investment and short, medium and longer-term plans. The fact that the deputy First Minister, the AERA Minister and I went…
Yes, dialogue is the key to making everything work. The more conversations that we have, the more joined-up we can be, particularly across the two islands. That will be to the mutual benefit of all the people whom we collectively serve. Prosperity, prosperity, prosperity: that is what we should all be focused on. We…
I thank the Member for that question and congratulate him on his elevation to the Policing Board. I believe that that was announced earlier today. There absolutely was economic value in that meeting. We live on a small island. The Economy Ministers and the Enterprise Ministers from both jurisdictions talked today…
I concur with that point. It is such a sensitive issue. People have waited decades for recognition of what happened. Thankfully, we have made some progress, but we certainly have more to do. I absolutely take on board your point about making sure that we protect burial places.
Thank you for that question. We are continuing to work our way through that. We will bring our legislative programme to the Executive in the coming weeks. The inquiry is one of the areas that falls under my Department's remit. I am certainly determined that we get the legislation over the line as quickly as possible,…
I kind of stole your thunder by moving on to that in my previous answer. It was a good and productive meeting. It is good to get the Council back in place. It is an important part of the Good Friday Agreement, and its whole focus is on delivery and the key projects and areas that we have identified across, as I said,…
Thanks to the Member for that. Yes, it is a really important part of the jigsaw. Now that we have the Executive up and functioning, our Assembly is meeting and we are discussing the matters of the day, it is also important that we get all pieces of the jigsaw put back together, and that includes the North/South…
First, neither the deputy First Minister nor I had any role in the appointment process. That is a matter for HR and internal practices, and it is a matter for the Education Minister, so I encourage the Member to direct his questions that way.
I thank the Member, who recently wrote to the deputy First Minister and me about some of those issues. As I said earlier, I can confirm that we are working at pace through the Programme for Government. We want to get it right, and it will include the priorities that I identified previously, some of which you just…
With your permission, I will answer questions 9 and 10 together. The deputy First Minister and I travelled to Washington to represent the four-party Executive and their shared objectives. The US represents enormous opportunities for us. It remains our largest and most important source of inward foreign direct…