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I will repeat my answer to the question. You already know the answer, because you are no hen's toe; you are not slow. You know the processes as well as I do.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Israeli War Bonds Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Israeli War Bonds
Minister, I will stand with you and everybody for Palestine. Saying it is a party dig is a bit of an insulting reply. It was a question about whether your Department had carried out an audit of whether Israeli war bonds go through the North. Yes or no?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Israeli War Bonds Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Israeli War Bonds
Gerry, there is no doubt in my mind that you are fully aware that I have no authority over banking in this society — no doubt whatever. You and I have a lot of differences, but we have one thing in common: we stand in solidarity with Palestine. Let us not use party differences and party political niggling — wee digs…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Israeli War Bonds Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Israeli War Bonds
The Civil Service has a rigorous and detailed policy in relation to treating all of its staff with fairness, equality and respect. There are processes in that for anyone who feels that they have not been treated with fairness, equality and respect to have those matters looked into in further detail. I have renewed my…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Transgender Guidance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Transgender Guidance
I thank the Minister for his answer. Given the strength of feeling around the issues and the feeling of some Civil Service staff that the Civil Service has been influenced by particular ideologies, will the Minister end the association with the widely discredited Stonewall organisation?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Transgender Guidance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Transgender Guidance
We all have to approach the issue with great sensitivity, particularly in relation to schools, where we are talking about young people and children. We should all measure our tones around such matters. I await the outcome of the Equality Commission's review of those matters. It is then best that the Executive discuss…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Transgender Guidance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Transgender Guidance
Not as yet, because the appeal is pending, and we will have to wait for the outcome of that. We are progressing our way through engagement with officials in all Departments about preparation for the three-year Budget. It is clearly something that we have to be alert to. There are timescales that are outside our…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A5 Capital Allocation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A5 Capital Allocation
I thank the Minister for his reply. Has the delay with the A5 been factored into the next three-year Budget?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: A5 Capital Allocation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A5 Capital Allocation
It is not a case of having to direct any Department in that regard. The funding for the A5 is from an Executive funding pot, so any underspends will have to be returned to the centre. My officials have engaged with DFI officials, asking them to estimate as quickly as possible how much capital will be returned in this…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A5 Capital Allocation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A5 Capital Allocation
We would want to assure ourselves that they are applicable. The grass is not always greener on the other side. Just because one jurisdiction is making a change, it does not necessarily mean that it is the right change of path or direction. As I said, I am aware of the proposals, and we are monitoring them. If that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 'Transforming Business Rates' Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 'Transforming Business Rates'
Thank you for your answer, Minister. From that, will the Minister consider some of the proposals, if they are applicable to Northern Ireland, in order to help our businesses?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: 'Transforming Business Rates' Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 'Transforming Business Rates'
I am aware of the proposals for England and Wales. The Member will be aware that we have a totally different rating system from that in England and Wales. Here, we have the regional rate, and then each local council sets its rate. In England, I understand that there is a set rate across all local authorities, which is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: 'Transforming Business Rates' Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: 'Transforming Business Rates'
Without question. It is in the Labour Party's manifesto that it will respect the devolved institutions and, with regard to this matter, local growth funds should be sent back to the devolved institutions. Nobody knows better the needs of our society than its elected representatives. The Assembly and the Executive are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund
Go raibh maith agat. Does the Minister agree that the new fund should respect devolved government?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund
I had a meeting yesterday morning with the Secretary of State, which was to be a pre-meeting for that which we were going to have with the then Housing Minister, Alex Norris. However, as a result of the reshuffles in Whitehall, Mr Norris is no longer in that post, and the meeting planned for today has been postponed…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Local Growth Fund
Uachtarán Shinn Féin produces alternative policy documents, alternative Budgets and alternative Programmes for Government. I am the Minister of Finance. My responsibility is to engage with the Treasury on the release of the £50 million in FTC funding. I have actively and productively followed that through. The…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park
I appreciate the answer, Minister, and I am glad that you have read our six tests. You will know that I am not in government; I am in opposition, as is your colleague, uachtarán Shinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald, who talked yesterday about being in opposition. My job is to ask you questions, because you have power. I did…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park
Mmm. When the Member completes his homework, I will tick the boxes in his test for him. I am still waiting for his homework on a wide range of issues. I believe that Casement Park will be built. Commitment is required from the Executive and the Assembly to deliver on that and many other areas of the Programme for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park
Yes.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park
For the record, there was no underspend in financial transactions capital for the previous year, as the Member knows, because we have this conversation every time we have Question Time or a ministerial statement. I and my officials have engaged directly with the NIO and the Treasury on how that much welcomed…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park
I am pleased to say that good progress has been made by my Department in bringing that work forward. In line with my intention to act at pace to make progressive and positive changes to the rating system, I submitted an Executive paper prior to recess on the next steps regarding the maximum capital value and the early…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Strategic Rating Review 2025-26 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Strategic Rating Review 2025-26
That piece of work has started and will have to continue. Obviously, we prioritise our Budget against our Programme for Government. Therefore, as part of the Budget sustainability plan, the Executive committed to the development of a future work plan. My officials recently completed an initial analytical exercise to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Green Growth Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Green Growth
Minister, what steps are being taken to improve the alignment of Budget data with the Programme for Government?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Green Growth Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Green Growth
As I said to one of your colleagues, my job as Finance Minister is to present a Budget to the Executive and the Assembly. If and when it is agreed, it is up to each Minister to use that Budget as has been agreed and outlined and to certainly do so in line with all the policies that govern us as Ministers, particularly…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Green Growth Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Green Growth
I thank the Minister for his answer. Given the growth of renewables, specifically offshore renewables, what assurances can the Minister give to the industries in South Down that any forthcoming finances and policies will be regionally balanced?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Green Growth Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Green Growth
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