A fortnight on from the DUP collapsing the Executive, the true impact of the move is the subject of heated debate at Stormont.
While rivals are blaming the party's walkout for inaction over key decisions, the DUP is in turn accusing them of making excuses for their own failures in office.
The main battleground this week was a £36.2 million programme to redevelop local sub-regional football stadia after Sinn Féin Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey claimed she could not progress the scheme.