| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQW 41610/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance whether any Department has formally advised that its proposed 2026/27 allocation is insufficient to meet statutory or contractual obligations.
| 27/02/2026 |
To be answered by 16/03/2026
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AQW 41609/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount of unallocated resource DEL headroom remaining in 2026/27 after first-call Executive commitments and earmarked allocations have been met.
| 27/02/2026 |
To be answered by 16/03/2026
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AQW 41608/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the total departmental resource bids submitted for 2026/27; (ii) the total allocated in the Draft Budget; and (iii) the resulting shortfall.
| 27/02/2026 |
To be answered by 16/03/2026
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AQW 41607/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the real-terms percentage change in the block grant between 2025/26 and 2026/27 after accounting for Reserve repayments.
| 27/02/2026 |
To be answered by 16/03/2026
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AQW 41606/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the total public sector headcount in Northern Ireland; and (ii) the equivalent figure per 1,000 population, compared to England
| 27/02/2026 |
To be answered by 16/03/2026
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AQW 41513/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any Irish language training provided to Northern Ireland Civil Service staff by Conradh na Gaeilge since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024, including (i) the procurement route used; and (ii) the contractual value and duration of the contract.
[Priority Written]
| 26/02/2026 |
To be answered by 03/03/2026
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AQW 41512/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any modelling undertaken by his Department on the interaction between pay parity commitments and Barnett consequentials over the Budget period.
| 26/02/2026 |
To be answered by 13/03/2026
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AQW 41511/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the total projected cost of maintaining pay parity with England across the (i) Health sector; (ii) Education sector; and (iii) Justice sector, in each year between 2026/27 and 2028/29.
| 26/02/2026 |
To be answered by 13/03/2026
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AQW 41510/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the estimated additional cost in 2026/27 of implementing a 3.3 per cent pay award for Agenda for Change staff.
| 26/02/2026 |
To be answered by 13/03/2026
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AQW 41509/22-27
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Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail how the £80 million Reserve repayment due in 2026/27 has been reflected in departmental opening baselines for that financial year.
| 26/02/2026 |
To be answered by 13/03/2026
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