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Much has been said in the news about the UK contribution of £50 million towards Casement Park, but when I read into the detail of it, I noticed that Treasury has indicated that the Executive will receive £50 million in financial transactions capital (FTC) between 2026 and 2030 for Casement Park. My understanding of…
I welcome the Minister's statement. Minister, did the Chancellor announce a replacement for the Shared Prosperity Fund, and how will that be delivered?
There is lots to unpack. I have only one question. The Finance Committee will be scrutinising this in detail later this week. Specifically on Casement Park, you say that you welcome the additional allocation from the UK Government of £50 million, and you say that you urge all partners to work together to get Casement…
Thank you for the opportunity to update Members today on the implications of last week's spending review announcement on our public finances. As Members will be aware, my predecessor, Dr Caoimhe Archibald, secured a commitment from Treasury in May 2024 to review the approach to funding the Executive at the relevant…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank all Members who contributed to the debate. During the Second Stage debate, the Assembly Commission acknowledged: "there is no good time to deal with issues relating to Members' salaries and pensions" — [Official Report (Hansard), 17 February 2025, p7, col 2]. and…
My position on the Bill is clear, so my comments will be relatively brief. Underpaid workers across the North, including those in this Building, would bite your hand off for the chance to have their mates set their salaries and expenses. They are not being given such an opportunity, but, with the vote on the Bill…
I am trying to get some concept of parity here. Did the Member's party leader, who sits in Westminster and was given a pay rise by a board that has a former Member of Parliament on it, take that pay rise without questioning it? What did he do in that situation? Did he disagree with that payment in the House of Commons…
Well, we have reached the Final Stage of a Bill that should never have made it this far. From the beginning, the legislation has been marked by secrecy, self-interest and, indeed, plenty of spin. It was conceived behind closed doors, pushed forward without proper public consultation and dressed up as reform. In…
I gcroílár an Bhille seo, tá prionsabal simplí, ach má tá sé simplí féin tá sé fíorthábhachtach: má tá athruithe le déanamh ar thuarastail Comhaltaí den Tionól Reachtach, ba chóir sin a dhéanamh go neamhspleách. Cinnteofar le the Assembly Members (Independent Remuneration Board) Bill gur ar fhoras neamhspleách…
I beg to move The Assembly Commission welcomes the opportunity to bring the Bill back to the Assembly to conclude its legislative process. From the outset, the Assembly Commission has set out that the Bill is a technical Bill, dealing with the process of how the salaries and pensions of Members are determined. That…
I beg to introduce the Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill [NIA 15/22-27], which is a Bill to make provision relating to a Truth Recovery Public Inquiry into Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses between 1922 and 1995; to…
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Last week's disorder in Ballymena has greatly saddened me. A town that I am proud to represent has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, leaving destruction and heartbreak, including for the young men who are facing prosecution. I condemn the violence. I deplore racism. Violence…
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Like all those who spoke before me in the Chamber, I condemn, utterly, the violence that took place on our streets last week. The violent scenes on our streets are not who we are as a people. There is and has always been an alternative to violence. I must say that the violent scenes have served to overshadow the…
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Mr Speaker, first, I must apologise for not being in my place during Question Time last week. Yesterday, 15 June, marked World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. That is a day on which we are asked not just to recognise elder abuse but to act on it. It is not a hidden issue. It is happening in our homes and communities and,…
I want to be clear that the violence that I saw last week in my home town of Larne, in Ballymena and across Northern Ireland must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. The people of Northern Ireland lived through a generation in which violence was used to police identity and belonging, and we all know where…
Over the past few days, we have witnessed the lengths to which Israel will go and the lives that it will take to maintain its genocidal project. On one level, we have the attacks on Iran and the death and destruction that they have caused. When it comes to who is the main instigator and perpetrator of violence in the…
I add my voice to the condemnation of the violent attacks on PSNI officers in Portadown last week. I want to be clear: what we witnessed was not protest. It was not legitimate and cannot be explained, excused or contextualised. It was wanton, racist thuggery. Those responsible for violence over the past week cannot…
I put on record my condemnation of an incident that occurred in Omagh on Saturday during the pride parade: a place of worship — Omagh Gospel Hall — was used by those parading as the subject of their mockery. A drag queen posing on the boundary wall at the front of the gospel hall, with the images posted all over…
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