Debate contribution: Failure to Agree a Budget
Debate contribution by Miss Nuala McAllister on .
- MLA
- Miss Nuala McAllister
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Questions for Urgent Oral Answer
- Heading
- Failure to Agree a Budget
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5774648
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I respect that there is an ongoing process when it comes to the financial settlement for Northern Ireland. It is important that the Executive are united in those negotiations with the UK Government. However, there is now another issue that is compounding financial pressures, particularly for policing. Of course, the police must do their job, but the Chief Constable said that, as of last week, the policing of the current Drumcree/Garvaghy Road parading dispute had cost £3 million. It is important that the Executive are together in putting the argument to the UK Government that they should foot the Bill for mutual aid in particular. Will the Minister ensure that the Executive work together and give assurances that that is put firmly on the UK Government's radar?
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