Debate contribution: Failure to Agree a Budget
Debate contribution by Mr John O'Dowd on .
- MLA
- Mr John O'Dowd
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Questions for Urgent Oral Answer
- Heading
- Failure to Agree a Budget
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5774659
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Text
There have been discussions on reprofiling with the Government and Treasury. In the case of the offer that is on the table, reprofiling would assist in the first year, but we would run into the same problem in the second and third year. They make the same mistake every time that they come to us in relation to this. What we need is a sustainable funding package that allows the Executive to do their job, including the transformation of services. I do not want short-termism from the Government; I want a sustainable funding package.
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