Debate contribution: Public Trust in Stormont
Debate contribution by Ms Michelle O'Neill on .
- MLA
- Ms Michelle O'Neill
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 21 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Public Trust in Stormont
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5742151
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What a preamble. Our job in here is to try to make politics work. The public are very tuned into how difficult this arrangement is. They are very tuned into the complexity of the situation and know who wants to move forward and who wants to look backwards. They are very tuned into who is blatantly sectarian in their approach in their Departments and to the financial challenges that we have because of the block grant. They want us to work together to deliver for them, however. I can say, hand on heart, that, where we can get that cooperation, that is what we will work towards getting. Where there are blockages, we need to call them out and name them for what they are. We can, however, say confidently that, in this very short mandate, a number of things have been delivered on. Are they enough? No, never. Will we work to do more? Yes, we will. We have a short window left in the mandate, and I will do everything that I can to make sure that we deliver what we can and to build on that delivery in the next mandate.
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