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  1. Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment

    I absolutely agree with the Member. The people in the PSNI do an incredible and, at times, difficult job. We should take the opportunity to say, "Thank you" to them and pay tribute to all that they do. Likewise, we should pay tribute to the legacy of those who served also in the RUC in defence of so many across this…

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  2. Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment

    Does the deputy First Minister further agree that, rather than the nonsense written on the pages of the 'Belfast Telegraph', one of the greatest barriers to some people applying to join the police is when they see their political leaders continue to celebrate terrorists who murdered police officers? Does she also…

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  3. Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment

    I thank the Member for his important question. It is absolutely key that we move forward in this place with that sense of fairness and equity. That must be based on the best person for the job, not on discriminatory practices. That is fundamental if this place is going to move forward. I want to encourage as many…

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  4. Debate contribution: St Patrick's Day Washington Visit

    I will be absolutely clear: we will engage with the US Administration and the president of the United States of America for the benefit of the people of Northern Ireland. That includes in relation to trade, because that trading relationship is hugely important. I gently remind the Member that one has to engage with…

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  5. Debate contribution: St Patrick's Day Washington Visit

    Thank you, deputy First Minister. My party has always believed in engaging in the US and not just with the Administration. She and I were interns many years ago in Washington, I believe, and engaged with people there. In recent weeks, people in Northern Ireland and elsewhere will have seen the new president suggest…

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  6. Debate contribution: St Patrick's Day Washington Visit

    I thank the Member for his question. Unfortunately, unlike the SDLP, we are not in the spirit of turning down invitations that we have not yet received and may never receive. We will wait to see what comes through about that week. I notice that the Irish Government have just released information about their attendance…

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  7. Debate contribution: St Patrick's Day Washington Visit

    Deputy First Minister, you said earlier that you and the First Minister were driving delivery: I would hate to see the instructor who passed you both in the test. I suggest that you need to revisit some of that.

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  8. Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update

    I thank the Member for his question. The draft ISNI is under active consideration. Part of the challenge around the investment strategy will be the capital budget that we have available. We are currently in a one-year Budget, and that is frustrating. However, that should not hold back progress on that. It is important…

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  9. Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update

    I am glad that the deputy First Minister did not indulge us on the lack of progress that the former Minister made when he was in office. However, that said, Minister, could you indicate when the investment strategy will be published?

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  10. Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update

    I want all parts of Northern Ireland to thrive and succeed. As I have always said, it is simple: if we can bring those infrastructure projects in on time and on budget, we can do more with the capital allocation that we have; if those projects take longer and cost more, we can do less with it. It is that simple. That…

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  12. Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update

    I thank the Member for his question. Absolutely: doing nothing is not an option. We want to improve the processes that we have to make sure that more of our capital projects come in on time and on budget. Unfortunately, the public sector does not do large infrastructure projects well. There are all kinds of reasons…

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  13. Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update

    I thank the deputy First Minister for her answer. Given the lamentable track record of the Executive in the delivery of major projects — they take far too much time and cost far too much money, which is not just a recent phenomenon — does the deputy First Minister agree that doing nothing is not an option and that, if…

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  14. Debate contribution: Infrastructure Commission: Update

    The interdepartmental working group was established in 2021 to bring forward advice on the options for an infrastructure commission. A draft paper was produced in early 2022 that set out an initial assessment of options for consideration and as a precursor to more detailed analysis and development of a business case.…

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  15. Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update

    It is important to remember that, when we ask Ministers for Bills that will be included in the legislative programme, we do not see the substance of that legislation. As it comes up for consideration to the Executive, there may well be large parts of it that not everyone agrees with. We are always conscious of that…

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  17. Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update

    I thank the Member for his question. We are in a four-party coalition. There will be many different aspirations in all four parties, but we are determined to make a tangible difference to people's lives on the issues that matter to them. We listened to what people said in the draft Programme for Government process,…

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  19. Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update

    I thank the Member for his question. It has been a busy first 12 months, and, of course, we make it clear that that is not the totality of our ambition. We are finalising the Programme for Government, and we hope to come forward with that very shortly. It will set the high-level prioritisation. Of course, the…

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  21. Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update

    I am not sure whether I can choose which question to answer, but I thank the Member for his supplementary questions. First, from a standing start, we were keen for the legislative programme to have ambition. When we came in just a year ago, Ministers were required to go into their Departments and assess what was…

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  22. Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update

    Deputy First Minister, an ordinary, reasonable person out there who looked at a target for 2024 that is just about half met in 2025 would think that that is pathetic. The Executive promised a modest list of Bills that they are not even halfway through. When will the 2024 legislative programme be complete? Furthermore,…

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  23. Debate contribution: Legislative Programme: Update

    Since our statement last May on the initial legislative programme for the 2024-25 Assembly session, seven Bills have been introduced, with the introduction of a school uniforms Bill expected shortly. We recognise that there has been some slippage. However, that reflects the complexities involved in turning policy into…

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  24. Debate contribution: Climate Change

    I thank the Member for his important question. I spoke to many families who were very much in that situation. It was not just a single issue of having no electricity but two, three or more issues, in that multiple key aspects were down from their mobile phone signal to internet and broadband to water. We simply must…

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