Debate contribution: Multi-year Budget: Agreement

Debate contribution by Mr Matthew O'Toole on 12 January 2026.

MLA: Mr Matthew O'Toole
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 12 January 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Multi-year Budget: Agreement
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5311600

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On that basis, Minister, can you confirm that you cannot make the allocations that you have stated in that document that you want to make until there is Executive agreement? Is it the case that they have no standing until there is Executive agreement? Last week, lots of organisations appeared to be under the impression that those allocations had been made, but they have not yet. Will he be clear that, unless and until those multi-year allocations are agreed by the whole Executive, they do not stand?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 1901/22-27.

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