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Minister, frankly, it is not fair for you to accuse me of making grandiose statements when I am not the one who is responsible for setting a Budget. My job, as the leader of the Opposition, is to hold you and the Executive to account. Public sector workers and the public want that. I contacted public sector workers,…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
I would say to them today that grandiose statements from you will not produce one penny extra for public services or the economy. The work that we are doing has the potential to make real and meaningful change not only to the quantum of funding that the Executive receive but to how that funding is assessed in the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
As I said, £1·8 billion is being invested here. That is a game changer, so it is one of the most significant pieces of investment that has ever taken place in the region. It is also a very good example of how the Executive, the British Government, councils, the private sector, further education institutions,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals
As a representative for Mid Ulster, I know that the Mid South West growth deal is vital. Can the Minister give us some sense of the benefits from the Mid South West growth deal and of when we might see them?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals
There has been much misinformation about the project — loss of funding etc — from those on the Benches opposite in particular. Let me assure the Member, the people of Enniskillen and those further afield that the funding for the project is part of the funding for Executive flagship projects. In fact, it was one of the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals
I thank the Minister for his answer. He will be aware of the A4 Enniskillen southern bypass project, which is a crucial infrastructure project that is part of the Mid South West growth deal. I was pleased that the Minister for Infrastructure recently indicated to me that she has now included it in her Department's…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals
The total of £1·8 billion that is being invested through the city and growth deals represents a major opportunity to strengthen our economy, support regional balance, create employment opportunities and improve productivity. The Mid South West growth deal is progressing towards deal signing, with a current target for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: City and Growth Deals
That matter is being dealt with by the Department for the Economy directly.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Electricity Bills: VAT Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Electricity Bills: VAT
Has your Department sought clarity on how much money the Executive may receive as part of the UK Government's decision to cut VAT on household electricity bills?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Electricity Bills: VAT Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Electricity Bills: VAT
I wrote to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 24 July urging her to progress the necessary steps to secure European Commission agreement to extend the VAT reduction to here from 1 October. In parallel, my officials, working closely with colleagues in the Department for the Economy, have also engaged extensively…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Electricity Bills: VAT Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Electricity Bills: VAT
As I said, the Casement Park project is a significant economic driver and a catalyst for regeneration, not just in west Belfast but across Belfast, the region and the island of Ireland. It will be a driver for economic growth, job creation and investment. With all those boxes ticked, it is everything that any…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding
Notwithstanding the misplaced commentary from my colleague, Minister, in reality, Casement must be seized as a flagship project on the part of our Executive and wider society, because, as you correctly say, sport should be celebrated in our community regardless of the discipline or the code. Will you therefore…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding
As I understand it, the publicity centring on the project over the summer was not about an official announcement. The GAA has yet to make its position clear on the matter. I will not speculate on what leaks there may or may not have been or on who said what at a meeting. It is for the GAA to say what it requires of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding
I thank the Minister for his answer. Minister, the announcement in the summer about the scaling back of the Casement Park project left many people wondering what the point was of the past decade of turmoil. Antrim Gaels, Ulster Gaels and the people of west Belfast have been left in no man's land. What engagement have…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding
Casement Park is an Executive flagship commitment, as reaffirmed in our Programme for Government. The Executive, the Irish Government and the GAA have committed to funding the development. I have also successfully ensured that the British Government lived up to their commitment to make a £50 million contribution…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Casement Park: Funding
I will certainly take that under consideration. That might be a good project. I welcome the work of the Finance Committee on the matter. Despite there sometimes being a bit of friction between a Minister and a Committee, which is often healthy, on this occasion, everybody worked well together. I also commend the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme
Minister, we on the Finance Committee were pleased to work closely with you to bring forward this important scheme. As you say, the impact of the baby loss certificates has been profound. A lot of people have been in touch with me to talk about their certificates and what they mean. We are approaching Baby Loss…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme
Each person who received a certificate will have their own story to tell about the impact that it has had on them and their family. I have had testimony from a number of people who have been through the process and who found great comfort in receiving the certificate. I also have to say that they were very…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. The Minister will understand that the loss of a baby is devastating for mothers, fathers and families. This recognition of life and loss is meaningful for many. What impact has the scheme had since its introduction?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme
Since the launch of the scheme on 22 June 2026, the General Register Office has had almost 6,500 applications to the baby loss certificate scheme and has processed and issued nearly 8,000 certificates. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, demonstrating that the time spent during the scheme's development to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Baby Loss Certificate Scheme
At no stage during the conversation or debate have I said that I did not publish a draft Budget. I published a draft Budget because a draft Budget needed to be published for the reasons that I set out to Mr Buckley and because of the consultation process that was required under legislation. All of those reasons are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
You did not say at the time that that was for negotiation. What changed?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
— in January.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
This point is important. You have set out a strong argument in relation to some of the Fiscal Council's findings around differentials between Scotland and Wales and pressing for more funding, but, in January of this year, when you published the draft Budget, you did not say that it was a document to enable a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
To get a process started, you need a starting point. I published a draft Budget. I am on record as saying, when I published that draft Budget, "I am in listening mode". Without the draft Budget, there was no starting point. What would we have talked to the British Government about in terms of the pressures that face…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
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