Debate contribution: Executive Budget
Debate contribution by Ms Michelle O'Neill on .
- MLA
- Ms Michelle O'Neill
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 19 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Executive Budget
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5795623
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Thank you. No, I do not agree with you. I commend John O'Dowd for the fact that he has advanced things to the point where they are now. Are we there yet? No; we have more to do to push as far as we can in order to get what is only fair for all the people whom we represent, Stephen — you and I. Everybody in the Chamber represents their constituents, and we are obliged to work together to get sufficient funding for our public services. That is only right and proper. If we had what Scotland has, we would be having a different conversation today. If we had what Wales has, we would be having a different conversation today. I commend John O'Dowd, as the Finance Minister, for driving the process forward in order to get us to the point where the British Government engage with us and have the conversations.
You have an awful lot to say: get on your feet if you are going to say it.
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