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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.
I thought that the commentary from Arlene Foster was absolutely shameful. Any right-minded person would think that her comments were absolutely shameful. Sadly, I cannot say that I was surprised by the flippancy and arrogance of such a statement, saying, "Let us cut welfare, cut everybody who is in need, take money…
You will not be surprised to hear that there is no agreement in the Executive Office, but, at a political level, I have raised the issue of reform with both Governments as recently as the last week to 10 days in my engagement with Helen McEntee, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, and with Hilary Benn directly.…
The Justice by — Sorry, I cannot hear. The fact that the Justice Ministry is not part of the d'Hondt system is an anomaly that has been outstanding for the past 16 years. It needs to be fixed, and I have raised that directly with the Secretary of State. When it comes to titles of offices and everything else, I am not…
Yes. All I heard last week was distraction and deflection from the DUP. That is not what people want to hear. The reality is that, because the DUP had been cheerleading for the war from day 1, it needed to rein back on some of that ground, so it went out and started to create all those mistruths. It was deliberately…
I am sure that, when MLAs went to their constituency offices on Friday or over the past couple of weeks, they all engaged with people who were really worried. People were panic buying and trying to get oil in, because they were really fearful about where it would all end up. None of us know whether the recent rises…
We agree that housing is a priority, which is why it is in the Programme for Government, but we have spent an awful lot of time today talking about the constrained Budget that we have and the fact that we are underfunded. That is why we make that case. Policy decisions that are taken in London to prioritise military…
As the Member knows, housing is one of our Programme for Government priorities. He will also know that we are working to finalise our Budget. I hope that we get to the point, at the end of the month, where we have a three-year Budget in place that will allow us to know exactly how much we can prioritise on every area…
Again, you accuse others of point-scoring and squabbling, but you are doing the same thing yourself. People want to hear from the Chamber what we are doing on their behalf. What I have said is that, from day 1, we have been fighting our corner on behalf of people here. They need help with their bills. I have set out…
I have repeated myself throughout Question Time, but I will do so again. From day 1, we have been fighting for households here and highlighting the impact of conflict and what it means to households on a day-to-day basis when it comes to the spikes in oil prices that they are experiencing. From day 1, we have been…
We are pleased to say that the director of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression, the Irish Language Commissioner and the Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British Tradition have been in post since 13 November last year. The NIO commenced further provisions of the Act on 27 January to enable…
Thank you. I absolutely agree with the Member. I believe that the DUP has absolutely been on the wrong side of this the whole way through. From day 1, the DUP has been cheerleading this war, and you should be ashamed of yourselves, because what we are seeing is a flagrant breach of international law and countries…
As I have said throughout Question Time, we continue to make the case for why we need support for households here. These are the real-life implications of war — a war that your party championed from day 1. You have been gung-ho and have been cheerleading this war from day 1. You are on the wrong side; I have to tell…
On the first point, we are told that there is no immediate risk to energy supply here. We are, however, continuing to monitor the situation, because we do not know where everything is going to end up. The Economy Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald, remains in ongoing contact with both the Irish and British Governments. As…
With your permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will answer questions 4, 8 and 11 together. As I have said, I am extremely concerned about the situation in the Middle East, particularly the humanitarian impact on the citizens of the countries that are currently under attack and on the people from here who are in the…
I am sure that the Member will agree that the blame for the Executive's Budget constraints lie firmly at the feet of the Treasury. I have spoken at length today about the fact that we are so underfunded, relative to the likes of Scotland and Wales in particular. What is fundamental to all of this is that, if we want…
The reason 50:50 did not work is that it was stopped suddenly just when we were starting to see some change coming through. I put that directly to the Chief Constable, who said that he had an open mind about it. It is important to note that. It should be one part of a bigger jigsaw. A combination of factors needs to…
As I said in my initial answer, the service needs to be representative of society. I constantly make that point to the Chief Constable. All the parties that sit on the Policing Board have a role in making sure that the Police Service is representative. I engage regularly. I raise directly with the Chief Constable…
Thanks for the question. On the first point, if the PSNI is to succeed in delivering what we all want to see, which is a modern policing service, it has to be representative of the community that it serves. Unfortunately, that is not the reality. I am on record as saying that I support the return to 50:50 recruitment,…
We recognise that promoting good relations and building trust across all sections of the community are central to the Executive’s commitment to a united and shared society in which policing plays an important role. We acknowledge the benefits that diverse workforces can bring across the public sector, reflecting the…
No, where we should all be collectively focused — including you — is on making the strongest possible case to the Treasury. The Executive's budget does not have the firepower — that is how the Finance Minister described it last week — that we need; we do not have an appropriate level of funding to help people to get…
Yes. There is a logical chronology developing. The investment strategy should, naturally, be published directly following the Budget being agreed, because we will then understand exactly what capital allocation we are dealing with across all Departments. A number of other things that are happening now will have…
We are all aware, because he has said it publicly, that the Finance Minister published the draft Budget so that we can get the consultation process carried out. Quite a number of people have responded to the consultation, showing the interest in the Budget among the wider public: 370 responses were received. The prize…
Yes. I just reflected on the challenges that all our constituents are facing, including cost-of-living pressures, rising energy costs and wider global instability. All of that adds further strain to every household out there. Those pressures place an additional financial burden on our public services at a time when…
We welcome the prospect of the first multi-year Budget in over 10 years and recognise the potential benefits that a multi-year plan could bring about. It would provide an important opportunity for all Departments to plan more strategically. However, we recognise the challenges that the Executive continue to face.…