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The redevelopment of Casement Park remains an Executive flagship capital project. While responsibility for the redevelopment lies with the Minister for Communities, we have reiterated our commitment to making progress on the matter in the Programme for Government (PFG). Progress on the site has been made, and we need…
— with the need for the residents to have their progress protected. I commend them for that. Everybody standing up for the right thing is always the right thing to do. We are not going back to the days when there are going to be marches put down roads where they are not wanted. Residents expect much more; I expect…
Uncertain: close callSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics, Dog-whistle messaging.
I thank the Member for her question. I can say to you that, yes, I am fully committed to the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts and to the principles that underpin it: equality, respect and peace. My decision, which I own, to stand with the people of the Garvaghy Road was about standing with a community that made…
Uncertain: close callSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing.
First Minister, you have consistently demonstrated your commitment to the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts. Your decision to stand alongside the people of the Garvaghy Road was an act of leadership at a time of real concern over an unwanted sectarian parade through their community. Do you agree, therefore, that…
Again, more attempts to demonise the people of Garvaghy Road, both the residents and those who stood in solidarity with and support of a community that refused to live in fear and a community that refused to allow people to drag them backwards. I will take no lectures from you, and I remind you and your colleagues…
Uncertain: close callSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics, Controversy escalation.
Very short, I suppose, but will the First Minister-not-in-my-name take the opportunity today to accept that she blatantly broke the law, disregarded the Pledge of Office and showed complete disrespect for the PSNI when she took part in an illegal protest at Drumcree, not only blocking the road but calling on others to…
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…
Does the First Minister now accept that the draft Budget produced by her party colleague in January was wholly inadequate, failed to address the scale of the pressures facing our public services and would have left Northern Ireland facing impossible choices? Does she acknowledge that it was the determination of DUP…
Had we taken your party's advice, of course, we would be no further on today. As a matter of fact, we have advanced the envelope that we have to deal with those matters. I would say to anybody who is on a waiting list that we are fighting every day for them to have access to healthcare. We are fighting every day for…
First Minister, the Budget is now beyond six months late. On your watch as First Minister, our public services have crumbled to the worst state that they have been in since devolution. What do you have to say to people who are languishing on waiting lists, suffering and in pain, due to the lack of a Budget? Is it…
A number of pieces of work are happening right now, looking at different scenarios and the situation in which we find ourselves. All of our energy and efforts right now, however, are on trying to secure additional funding. We will continue those conversations later this week; the Secretary of State will be here for…
I fully accept, First Minister, that you are trying to get a Budget across the line. Has she done a detailed assessment of the impact on front-line services if the Executive do not agree a Budget, and will she publish that detailed assessment?
Everything that we are doing right now is to get a Budget over the line. We have continued to make advances, but it is still not enough; it does not cut it. The challenges that we face, particularly in this financial year, are really acute and really stark. We all want to get enough funding on the table to allow us to…
Thank you for that question. You are absolutely right: I think that there is a collective will across the Executive to deliver on public-sector pay. Nurses, other Health and Social Care (HSC) staff, teachers and other public servants keep all our essential services running and should therefore not be left waiting for…
I thank the First Minister for her response. As we know, our public-sector workers, including our nurses, face huge uncertainty over their pay awards while the British Government continue to insist that no further funding is available. Will the First Minister outline her position on public-sector pay, explain why the…
Someone said "Good luck on Thursday": thank you very much to whomever said that. There has been extensive engagement over recent months, including with the Secretary of State, most recently on 16 October. There have also been meetings with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. We have been clear that, although we…
We all know what sort of armed forces Michelle O'Neill has sworn allegiance to. Given this morning's revelation that her Provisional IRA was a factor in the Chief Constable's decision to surrender the Garvaghy Road, does Ms O'Neill believe that she will still be in office come Wednesday to attend the Committee, or…
FlaggedLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarismCriteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
I say to that student that everything that we are doing has to build on, secure and ensure the peace that has been built over the past 28 years. We have to continue to look to the future and build on the progress, despite moments like this. When there are huge setbacks in community relations, we have to work even…
Uncertain: close callSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing.
First Minister, just today a young school student said to me that community tensions as a result of Drumcree are his number-one concern. What actions are you undertaking to improve community relations in Portadown and across Northern Ireland? Who will you be working with to achieve that?
Thank you for that. Yes, I absolutely agree. As I said, I was proud to stand with the residents of the Garvaghy Road. Again, I pay tribute to the people of the Garvaghy Road for the resilience and steadfastness that they have shown through everything that they have gone through and been put through. It has not been of…
Uncertain: close callSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics.
First Minister, your decision to stand with the people of the Garvaghy Road in solidarity with a community that is completely opposed to an unwanted and provocative Orange Order march was a hugely important act of leadership. Do you agree that some of the language that has been used by unionist politicians in response…
FlaggedSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.