Debate contribution: Israel: Minister of Education's Visit
Debate contribution by Mr Matthew O'Toole on .
- MLA
- Mr Matthew O'Toole
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 4 November 2025
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Israel: Minister of Education's Visit
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5216620
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I have also written to the head of the Civil Service. As the lead Minister responsible for Civil Service propriety, may I ask that you commission an urgent review of the broader issues of Ministers giving inappropriate instructions to civil servants and of the provisions of the Functioning of Government Act? The actions of the Minister of Education clearly breached that law, which is on the statute books. Will you ask your officials to commission an urgent review, because there are some serious broader issues at stake?
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Part of an exchange
This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 1731/22-27.
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