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| Stormont deal: Executive discusses government's financial offer | |
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| The Northern Ireland executive has met to discuss the government's offer of money to implement the Stormont deal. | |
| It is understood Health Minister Robin Swann updated the executive on his plans to resolve the pay parity dispute for health workers. | |
| He is due to meet the health unions later on Tuesday. | |
| Finance Minister Conor Murphy has said that the proposed financial support was "way short" of what was expected. | Finance Minister Conor Murphy has said that the proposed financial support was "way short" of what was expected. |
| He was speaking following a meeting between the Stormont parties and Secretary of State Julian Smith where the financial offer was made. | He was speaking following a meeting between the Stormont parties and Secretary of State Julian Smith where the financial offer was made. |
| The new finance minister said the government's proposal did not go far enough. | The new finance minister said the government's proposal did not go far enough. |
| "We have to analyse the verbal figures that were given to us tonight by the secretary of state, but my initial read of them is they fall way short and I wouldn't tend to accept that," he said. | "We have to analyse the verbal figures that were given to us tonight by the secretary of state, but my initial read of them is they fall way short and I wouldn't tend to accept that," he said. |
| "They can't come today [Monday] and congratulate us for living up to our commitments and then not live up to their own." | "They can't come today [Monday] and congratulate us for living up to our commitments and then not live up to their own." |
| Earlier, the prime minister said the government had made "huge commitments" as part of the deal. | Earlier, the prime minister said the government had made "huge commitments" as part of the deal. |
| But he did not state how much money would be provided to support the deal, saying it was not about money but leadership. | But he did not state how much money would be provided to support the deal, saying it was not about money but leadership. |
| The 10 new executive ministers are facing their first challenge - finalising the amount of money they are getting to sort out issues stalled over the past three years. | The 10 new executive ministers are facing their first challenge - finalising the amount of money they are getting to sort out issues stalled over the past three years. |
| The executive has a raft of issues it wants to tackle and if it does not get the sum it was expecting, it may have to review its priorities. | The executive has a raft of issues it wants to tackle and if it does not get the sum it was expecting, it may have to review its priorities. |
| The assembly is also sitting as MLAs meet to appoint the new chairs of Stormont's nine scrutiny committees. |