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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 just said, we have to look at how we do business here; we have to look at how we can improve people's lives; and we have to look at how politics can work better for people. I am absolutely up for reform in the areas where we can do that. That is why we published our reform proposals: we believe that this is the…
There is no irony, actually, but I welcome your interest in the fact that I was in Cardiff with the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales. I very much welcome the interest from everybody on your Benches. Is that not great? Welcome to the conversation. Let us talk about what is better for all of us; let us talk about…
I absolutely agree with the Member. That is the point that we are making and the negotiation that we are engaged in. Those are the conversations that we are having with the British Government, because we want a fair and sustainable, baselined funding settlement. That is the position of all four Executive parties,…
The Executive are firmly committed to achieving a multi-year budget that is balanced and sustainable. That will help to provide the certainty required. We continue our negotiations with the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in our efforts to…
What is much better is that we recognise that we are not going to agree on the past. None of us in the Chamber will agree on the assessment of the past. We have different narratives and lived experiences, and do you know what? That is also OK. Our job is to heal the wounds of the past and look towards the future. The…
As I say on every occasion that I am asked those questions, when parties like yours want to look back, there were many tragedies and injustices in our past. The duty of political leaders in 2026 is to try to heal the wounds of the past, try to look towards the future and try to build a better society. I do not play…
I regret the way in which you have brought that question forward. Tackling the problem that we have with violence against women in girls is a subject on which we should all be united. The collective effort that we have around the Chamber on the issue is important, so I encourage you not to point score. I also…
Thanks. To build on what I have just said, a considerable amount of work is going on in this area. Last week, myself, the deputy First Minister, the Justice Minister and the Chief Constable of the PSNI came together to launch our Power to Change campaign. That is very much a collective effort, building on the first…
The Member and I agree about RSE and what is needed in our schools. We have to get it right. It is where pupils' minds are open to taking on board what can be the complex area of understanding what a healthy relationship looks like. All Departments are represented on the cross-departmental body, and that is part of…
First, I assure the Member that we are doing everything that we can to get an agreed Budget. Your party is one of the four parties that, collectively as an Executive, agree a Budget. It is important that we get the right Budget, that it is fit for purpose and that it creates a baseline for our funding so that we do…
A Cheann Comhairle , with your permission, I will answer questions 1 and 13 together. Ending violence against women and girls (EVAWG) remains a key Executive and Programme for Government (PFG) priority. Our second delivery plan, which runs until 2028, builds on the success of our first delivery plan and is focused on…
I absolutely agree: it has been a catastrophic failure and an unmitigated disaster. The people whose cry was, "Whatever it takes, let's just get it done" should hang their head in shame today. The fact is that we now have a broken Brexit Britain. We have the potential for a Farage or a Boris Johnson-type character to…
Yes, I do. As I said, as well as its immense cultural value, the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann will bring upwards of 650,000 visitors, which is an absolutely massive number. That is huge on anybody's scale. The fact that they will all be in the city, enjoying the festival, has been predicted to be worth about £60 million…
Yes. I have been listening to a lot about it on the radio. The buzz and excitement are starting to build for the fleadh coming to Belfast for the first time. It is a huge opportunity for the city. It will celebrate the best of us and show a really positive image, in direct contrast to what we have seen over recent…
That is a misrepresentation. Last week, your party absolutely wrongly deployed the petition of concern on that issue because you are afraid of democracy. You were afraid of that debate being held in the Chamber, where we discussed all those things, including exemptions for serious crime. The fact that you had to…
I am sure that, when the person is appointed, they go through a rigorous public appointment process. No doubt, it was the same for that individual. I will not get into point-scoring from your Benches against the Children's Commissioner. It is not for me to say. Of course, anybody who holds an office needs to be…
Every organisation has its homework to do on cultures and behaviours within its institution. They have a role to play, but we have a wider societal problem, as you have acknowledged. The fact that we have such high levels of violence against women and girls scares the life out of many women. However, the focus of our…
We meet many stakeholders, and we will meet anyone who wants to meet us to talk about the problem that we have. The Member is absolutely correct to say that it is an epidemic. We will not be found wanting, because ending violence against women and girls is an Executive Office priority. We have put the funding behind…
We use all opportunities to raise international breaches of human rights standards with Chinese officials or anybody else with whom we engage. It is really important that we do that when it comes to international engagement. I can therefore assure the Member that that is always the case.
I do not have any specific update on that matter. We have a base in Beijing, and we try to look for investment opportunities. If the Member has a specific question, I will be happy to answer it.
As I said, that is why we are in a battle for additional funding. We wish that we had much more funding to invest in projects. That is why we need to get an adequate Budget. We need to get our fair share, and that is why we need to continue the discussions. I want us to be able to do more, be that investment in social…
Given that the Member is not on the Executive, I am surprised by her knowledge of Executive papers, which have to go through a process. I want investment in special educational needs. It was the Minister of Finance who enabled her Minister to bring forward the childcare investment package, because we budgeted for…
Yes, of course I do. Those events again underline a simple reality, which is that the people of Ireland cannot continue to have their future determined by political turmoil in London. It is as simple as that. More and more people are alert to that, and the fundamental issue is bigger than any one British Prime…
It is the latest chapter in a political psychodrama. It has been playing out in Westminster for forever and a day but particularly over the past 10 years. Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of Brexit, which inflicted so much damage to the wider economy. We are now on the verge of having a seventh British Prime Minister…