Speeches by Swann.

“You have talked about the individuals who have come into the organisation. Your report notes that a number of ICRIR staff are currently seeking other roles or secondments, and that reflects the cultural health of the organisation. Have you any suggestions as to how that high turnover of staff is affecting the functioni…”

“Peter said he had eight letters that were not responded to. A Garda unit has been set up, but the phones are not being answered. You can understand how that feeds into the frustration in the organisation.”

“The Minister said that the road map was not written in Whitehall and handed down, but it is an England-only document, despite Baroness Batters receiving submissions from Northern Ireland. All family farm structures in Northern Ireland are impacted by Treasury decisions, from the family farm tax to the cost of fuel. Wha…”

“Sir Declan and Peter, you have both mentioned the frustrations due to the lack of engagement from the Irish Government and how that played into the frustrations within the organisation. Do you want to unpack what an unsettling impact that has? We got told that the Garda have set up their own establishment unit. Some of…”

“Let me declare an interest: I worked with Peter for a number of years. I want to make that transparent. Peter, your report noted that culture was the element most remarked on during your meetings with staff, and you made a number of recommendations. Are you confident that the culture of the current organisation can be …”

“You have talked about the individuals who have come into the organisation. Your report notes that a number of ICRIR staff are currently seeking other roles or secondments, and that reflects the cultural health of the organisation. Have you any suggestions as to how that high turnover of staff is affecting the functioni…”

“Do you think there was also a public expectation that did not allow senior leadership at the time to establish that culture, because so much was expected of them when the organisation was initially stood up?”

“Sir Declan and Peter, you have both mentioned the frustrations due to the lack of engagement from the Irish Government and how that played into the frustrations within the organisation. Do you want to unpack what an unsettling impact that has? We got told that the Garda have set up their own establishment unit. Some of…”

“In an earlier answer, the Minister ruled out a VAT reduction for hospitality businesses across the United Kingdom. Will he at least meet me, Hospitality Ulster and the Northern Ireland Food to Go Association to discuss the concept of a Northern Ireland-specific pilot?”

“Thank you, Mr Robinson, for attending. I am sorry, but I think, Gavin, you have taken the wrong attitude towards what this session is about. It is about teasing out how reforms could come about and could actually be supportive; it is not to denigrate and say that if we change the titles for First Minister, everything w…”

“Thank you, Mr Robinson, for attending. I am sorry, but I think, Gavin, you have taken the wrong attitude towards what this session is about. It is about teasing out how reforms could come about and could actually be supportive; it is not to denigrate and say that if we change the titles for First Minister, everything w…”

“That is what I wanted to be clear about. I do not want to portray that they were DUP changes, because the changes of designation at St Andrews that Claire mentioned, to appoint the First Minister and Deputy First Minister rather than have them elected by the Assembly, were actually a detriment, from a personal view and…”

“To pick up on one point, Mr Robinson, with regard to your process for establishing a Programme for Government after an election, do you agree that if you pack that out, the next step is a Programme for Government supported by a Budget before d’Hondt? Is that something you would be willing to endorse and support, rather…”

“That is what I wanted to be clear about. I do not want to portray that they were DUP changes, because the changes of designation at St Andrews that Claire mentioned, to appoint the First Minister and Deputy First Minister rather than have them elected by the Assembly, were actually a detriment, from a personal view and…”

“In what timeline do you think that that should be done? Before the next election, or after? That is why I asked you at the start about the synchronisation of Programme for Government and budget before d’Hondt. A review could be put in, but—I say this as someone who was also involved in earlier conversations: the Stormo…”

“In what timeline do you think that that should be done? Before the next election, or after? That is why I asked you at the start about the synchronisation of Programme for Government and budget before d’Hondt. A review could be put in, but—I say this as someone who was also involved in earlier conversations: the Stormo…”

“On a point of clarification, not all Ministers didn’t attend scrutiny committees. As a former Minister who attended 14 times in two years, there is an opportunity to do that. I agree that there are some who avoid the scrutiny committees. Jon, you spoke of fundamental changes to strand 1. Some of the changes that you ar…”

“In what timeline do you think that that should be done? Before the next election, or after? That is why I asked you at the start about the synchronisation of Programme for Government and budget before d’Hondt. A review could be put in, but—I say this as someone who was also involved in earlier conversations: the Stormo…”

“To pick up on one point, Mr Robinson, with regard to your process for establishing a Programme for Government after an election, do you agree that if you pack that out, the next step is a Programme for Government supported by a Budget before d’Hondt? Is that something you would be willing to endorse and support, rather…”

“On a point of clarification, not all Ministers didn’t attend scrutiny committees. As a former Minister who attended 14 times in two years, there is an opportunity to do that. I agree that there are some who avoid the scrutiny committees. Jon, you spoke of fundamental changes to strand 1. Some of the changes that you ar…”