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Thank you very much, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Members, I begin by drawing the House's attention to table 1 on the page marked with Roman numeral vii in the book that I have here. You will notice that the heading on the table tells us that the money that we are debating today is not in thousands but in the…
I thank the Member for giving way. I go back to his earlier remarks. On the prioritisation of Health and the state of the health service, we, as the Opposition, have always said that the Executive's priority needs to be to give Health not just a budget but a budget next to a clear plan to get waiting lists down. That…
As the UUP spokesperson on finance, I will speak about the spring Supplementary Estimates and the Vote on Account. Despite the many continuing reservations that I and other Members from our party will speak to, the Ulster Unionist Party will support the motions before us today and the Budget Bill at Second Stage.…
I thank the Minister of Finance for tabling the Supply resolutions for the spring Supplementary Estimates, the Vote on Account and the 2023-24 Excesses. I congratulate him on his new ministerial post and on sitting through what will be one of many boring Budget debates. I thank the Department of Finance and all the…
I speak as a DUP member of the Committee for Communities and the Committee for the Executive Office. I take the opportunity to welcome the Finance Minister to his new post. The three Supply resolution motions before us today relate to the finances for the last financial year, this financial year and the next financial…
Will the Member agree that, when it comes to what are often called "difficult decisions" — cuts, if you prefer — the trade-off for the public and, indeed, the people working in those services is supposed to be that the Minister and the Executive produce a plan that will lead to, as Diane Dodds mentioned, shorter…
I wish the Minister well in his new role in the Department of Finance and with the challenges that he will undoubtedly have in the time ahead. Finances have long been the subject of scrutiny for those who debate the ability or the long-term viability of this place and how we spend our money. If we want this place to…
I welcome the opportunity to speak as a DUP member of the Infrastructure Committee on the important issue of the spring Supplementary Estimates. There is no doubt that infrastructure is a vital economic driver and social enabler across our country. It is the foundation that underpins the economic and social fabric of…
I congratulate the Minister on his new role and wish him well in it. I will make a few short remarks on the Supply resolutions in my capacity as the Alliance Party's spokesperson on justice. From the beginning, this financial year was marked as challenging — a time for tough decisions, stringent, sustainable spending…
I rise as the DUP's health spokesperson to make a few remarks on the 2024-25 budget for Health. The Health budget of 2024-25 saw huge pressures in Health but also significant in-year allocations. That allowed the Minister to meet the pay requirements for HSC staff. We should say that and congratulate the Minister when…
To be very clear: the Committee has asked for a review of the system for allocating minor works capital funding, so that will clearly take in more than one school. I do not underestimate the scale of the challenge facing the Education Minister. He has set out many times the financial pressures that his Department…
I thank the Member for giving way. Is it just one project that he is looking for clarity on, or will he provide a list to the House of all the projects and schools that he wants to go through with regard to the money that has been spent in the past financial year?
I support the Supply resolutions for the spring Supplementary Estimates, the Vote on Account and the Excess Vote. I intend to speak relatively briefly, as we will have an opportunity to rehearse many of these issues and themes again during the passage of the Budget Bill. At the outset, I welcome the return to the…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to correct the record in relation to the debate on the Second Stage of the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill that was held earlier this afternoon. Mr Carroll made an intervention to ask me whether the Assembly Commission had discussed the names of who might serve on the…
Will the Minister outline whether any financial support will be made available to proactively increase biosecurity measures at entrances to poultry farms and related businesses to prevent the disease spreading and reduce the likelihood of future cross-contamination?
With the arrival of this highly pathogenic avian disease in County Tyrone and the devastating impact that it has had, the Minister said that his heart goes out to the farmers involved. Will he please outline the extent of his interactions with the farmers involved and with the Chief Veterinary Officer, Brian Dooher?
Minister, what steps is your Department taking to inform domestic flock keepers about how to comply with the advice and guidance issued by your Department?
Minister, I come back to the point that my colleague from Mid Ulster made about compensation. You touched on lost birds. What about litter removal? The houses will obviously need to be disinfected, which will involve a massive cost because the litter is, technically, contaminated. How far beyond the cost of the birds…
I thank the Minister for his acknowledgement of the family in my constituency who are at the centre of this. When it comes to wider human impact, Minister, can you assure us that the way in which it will be managed will not be detrimental to human health?
Minister, what potential sources of funding have you been seeking or sourcing for loss of income, particularly for some of the farmers involved? It is a devastating blow for any farm of any type to have such an outbreak inflicted upon it, so could you advise us about that. Secondly, with the Speaker's forbearance,…