Northern Ireland Assembly debates
Tuesday, 29 May 2012

• Northern Ireland Assembly (0 speeches)
  The Assembly met at 10.30 am (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
• Assembly Business (1 speech)
  Before we start today’s business, let me say that it seems it is going to be another warm day. If Members wish to take their jackets off in the Chamber they may do so.
• Executive Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Finance Bill: Second Legislative Consent Motion (6 speeches)
    I beg to move That this Assembly agrees that the provisions in clause 49 of and Schedule 14 to the Finance Bill, as introduced in the House of Commons on 10 May 2012, dealing with gifts to the...
• Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • GP Surgeries: Telephone Numbers (19 speeches)
    The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour and 30 minutes for the debate. The proposer will have 10 minutes to propose the motion and 10 minutes to wind. All other Members who wish...
  • Single-use Carrier Bags (16 speeches)
    The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour and 30 minutes for the debate. The proposer will have 10 minutes to propose the motion and 10 minutes to make a winding-up speech. One...
• Oral Answers to Questions (0 speeches)
• Health, Social Services and Public Safety (1 speech)
  Questions 4, 8 and 10 have been withdrawn and require written answers.
  • Speech and Language Therapy (10 speeches)
    1. asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the speech and language therapy waiting list.          (AQO 2076/11-15)
  • Health Service: Royal College of Nursing (6 speeches)
    2. asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has had any engagement with the royal college of nurses to discuss the concerns raised in the recent survey on the...
  • Human Papilloma Virus (11 speeches)
    3. asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the human papilloma virus vaccine, including when the quadrivalent vaccine will be made...
  • Health Service: Consultants (10 speeches)
    5. asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what steps have been taken to deal with the shortage of consultants and the impact that this is having on health service...
  • Alcohol: Minimum Pricing (8 speeches)
    6. asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol.        (AQO 2081/11-15)
  • Skin Cancer (4 speeches)
    7. asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what actions he has taken to reduce the number of deaths from skin cancer.    (AQO 2082/11-15)
• First Minister and deputy First Minister (1 speech)
  Question 13 has been withdrawn.
  • Social Investment Fund: Zones (1 speech)
    1. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what is the estimated date for the publication of the finalised social investment fund zones. (AQO 2091/11-15)
  • Social Investment Fund: Educational Underachievement (10 speeches)
    3. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister how educational underachievement will be addressed by the social investment fund. (AQO 2093/11-15)
  • Integrated Education (10 speeches)
    2. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the importance of additional investment and specific targets for increasing integrated education opportunities in...
  • Queen Elizabeth II: Diamond Jubilee (13 speeches)
    4. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what plans they have to mark Her Majesty’s diamond jubilee by way of a gift on behalf of her subjects in this part of the United...
  • Executive: Legislative Programme (8 speeches)
    5. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on when a legislative programme will be published. (AQO 2095/11-15)
  • Peace-building and Conflict Resolution Centre (2 speeches)
    6. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the peace-building and conflict resolution centre at the Maze/Long Kesh site. (AQO 2096/11-15)
• Assembly Business (2 speeches)
  On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I noticed that Mr Alex Maskey walked in front of Mr Durkan when he was asking a supplementary to the first OFMDFM question for oral answer. I know that you have...
• Ministerial Statement (0 speeches)
  • Public Expenditure: Provisional Out-turn 2011-12 (27 speeches)
    Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to update the Assembly on the outcome of the 2011-12 provisional out-turn exercise. I bring glad tidings of great joy in the statement today, and it is...
• Assembly Business (2 speeches)
  On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. With regard to some of the issues that were raised by the Minister, maybe somebody could explain the workings of the Assembly. It is not actually the...
• Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Single-use Carrier Bags (7 speeches)
    Debate resumed on amendment to motion: That this Assembly recognises that the intention of a charge on single-use carrier bags is to reduce bag consumption and the impact on the environment; and...
• Adjournment (0 speeches)
  • The Causeway Hospital, Coleraine (36 speeches)
    The proposer of the topic will have 15 minutes. The Minister will have 10 minutes to respond. There has been considerable interest in this debate, so we have had to cut down to four minutes the...