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Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a fhreagra. Does the Minister believe that further progress could be made if the British Government were to take a constructive approach to the negotiations?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Finances Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Finances
Conversations and letters have gone back and forth over the past week or so. Last Tuesday — I am trying to get the days right — we had an urgent Executive meeting to discuss the latest offer from the Secretary of State. There was significant engagement around the Executive table. We discussed our priority of securing…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Finances Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Finances
As I have said three times now, I am working my way through the processes, legal and other, to see how we can secure a public-sector pay rise. It is an important topic that Mr O'Toole raises with me, but I thought that he might also use today as an opportunity to apologise to me for comments that he has made in the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay Rise Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay Rise
With the greatest respect, Mr Speaker, that is not good enough. Working for legal contingencies when the British Government could, at any minute, step in — a British Government who, we all agree, do not prioritise this place — and impose a Budget on this place, preventing pay rises, is a completely unacceptable…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay Rise Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay Rise
As I said to Mr O'Toole during Question Time, I am exploring all legal options to see how we can secure a pay rise for our nurses, teachers and public-sector workers. That is my ambition and my plan. The ideal way forward is to secure a Budget. In the absence of that, I will work with my Executive colleagues to secure…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay Rise Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay Rise
I sincerely hope that we set a Budget before we get to that stage. My focus is on continuing engagement with my Executive colleagues and with the British Government.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
I thank the Minister for that answer. Minister, in light of the failure to pass this year's Budget, what baselines will be used for setting next year's?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 10 and 11 together. My priority remains to secure a fair and sustainable multi-year Budget that gives Departments certainty and enables them to plan, invest in and transform public services. Members will be aware that there has been extensive engagement with…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Executive Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Executive Budget
The Civil Service is an equal opportunities employer, including for students who come into the scheme. Measures are put in place to ensure that everyone has equal access to the workforce and within it.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers
Minister, will you outline how any students with a disability can be assured that opportunities to be successful in the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) student placement scheme will be equitable?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers
Since 2024, we have offered apprenticeships in a range of fields, including heritage skills, such as joinery, stonemasonry and blacksmithing; ICT; work psychology; electrical, mechanical and civil engineering; and vehicle and plant fitting. During 2026, more than 200 people were appointed through the operational…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers
Go raibh maith agat, Minister. Thank you for outlining the opportunities that the Civil Service can offer our young people. You touched briefly on apprenticeship offers. What apprenticeship opportunities can the Civil Service offer our young people?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers
Attracting more young people to the Civil Service is a priority for my Department. We promote the wide range of available careers through engagement with schools, universities and careers events. We also provide practical routes to public service through apprenticeships, skills academies, student placements and work…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Civil Service Careers
Yes. The Fiscal Council was keen to make the point that the report was the start of a conversation, rather than definitive conclusions on those matters. It is an interesting area of study, and we have to understand cost variations in a detailed way. The headlines, as I said to Dr Aiken, are about how we deliver public…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report
I thank the Minister for that assessment and for reinforcing the need for the British Government to adequately fund the North. Minister, you referred to this already, but do you agree that the Fiscal Council report is only the start of the conversation?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report
The Treasury report was far off the mark regarding our society. That goes back to Diane's question about the National Wealth Fund. The Treasury does not fully understand how this place works or the differences between the roles of Departments, councils and arm's-length bodies (ALBs). When you compare apples and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report
I thank the Minister for his answer. The Minister will be aware that, when the Treasury came to do the open-book exercise, one issue that was raised was the cost of providing public services in Northern Ireland compared with the costs in England and Wales. The Fiscal Council report looked quite closely at those…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report
The report makes an important contribution to the discussion on how fair and affordable public-sector pay awards can be delivered sustainably. In particular, it highlights the structural pressure created by the way that public services are organised and funded here, including where pay costs are not fully reflected…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay: Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Report
As the father of two young drivers, I assure you that I am acutely aware of the cost of insurance in this society. It is prohibitive to many and needs to be properly managed and regulated, as seen in a number of evidence sources, some of which Mr Kingston outlined. As I said, we are working our way through it. It has…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance
Minister, many young people have become priced out of owning a car by extortionate insurance fees. Will you bring forward tighter regulations for insurance companies, particularly multi-national companies, so that younger people, especially those in rural areas, can afford access to a car? What representations have…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance
I congratulate Mr Kingston on a well-researched question. That gave me a chance to catch a breather. All of those factors come into play to varying degrees. Another factor is the lack of competition: as a result of Brexit, a number of insurance companies from the South pulled out of the market, which left a gap in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance
This is the question, Mr Speaker: given the need for cross-departmental working on the issue, will the Minister commission a working group alongside the Department of Justice, in particular, and, potentially, the Department for Infrastructure, to look at all the relevant issues?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance
I thank the Minister for that answer. Indeed, that ABI report set out that, in 2025, motor insurance premiums were 9% higher in Northern Ireland than they were in the rest of the UK. It highlighted a number of factors, including that claims here were 59% higher than the UK average, and that bodily injury claims here…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance
I recognise the significant pressures that high motor insurance premiums are placing on citizens across the North. While insurance regulation is a reserved matter, I have continued to engage with the British Government, regulators and the insurance industry to highlight concerns about affordability and to press those…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Motor Insurance
As I said, I am exploring all avenues, including engaging with the Executive's legal advisers and my Department's legal advisers to see what methods we can use to secure and deliver pay uplifts for public-sector workers. I continue to do that. The ideal way in which to do so would be to secure a Budget, but we would…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Pay
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