Northern Ireland Assembly debates
Monday, 25 June 2012

• Northern Ireland Assembly (0 speeches)
  The Assembly met at 12.00 noon (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
• Assembly Business (9 speeches)
  : On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to raise a point of appreciation of your good self for securing the clock at that end of the Chamber. It is most beneficial for those of us who sit at...
• Executive Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Suspension of Standing Orders (4 speeches)
    : I call the Minister of Education to move the motion on behalf of the Minister of Finance and Personnel.
• Ministerial Statement (0 speeches)
  • Schools: Capital Investment (72 speeches)
    : Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. A Cheann Comhairle, ba mhaith liom ráiteas a dhéanamh leis an Tionól maidir leis na pleananna atá agam le haghaidh...
• Executive Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Business Improvement Districts Bill: First Stage (1 speech)
    I beg to introduce the Business Improvement Districts Bill, which is a Bill to make provision for business improvement districts and for connected purposes. Bill passed First Stage and ordered to...
  • Criminal Justice Bill: First Stage (1 speech)
    I beg to introduce the Criminal Justice Bill, which is a Bill to amend the law relating to sex offender notification, sexual offences prevention orders and human trafficking and to provide for...
  • Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide (2007 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (7 speeches)
    I beg to move That the draft Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide (2007 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 be approved. This motion covers the commencement of certain...
  • Race Relations Order 1997 (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (13 speeches)
    I beg to move That the draft Race Relations Order 1997 (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 be approved. The order was laid in draft form before the Assembly on 17 April 2012. It will amend...
  • Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Bill: Second Stage (4 speeches)
    I beg to move That the Second Stage of the Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Bill [NIA 7/11-15] be agreed. There cannot be a single soul present in the House, whether here on the...
• Oral Answers to Questions (0 speeches)
• Justice (0 speeches)
  • Agricrime (11 speeches)
    1. asked the Minister of Justice what plans he has to tackle the problem of agricrime in rural communities. (AQO 2224/11-15)
  • Criminal Justice: Sentencing (11 speeches)
    2. asked the Minister of Justice to outline the timescale for a review of sentencing for the murder of PSNI officers. (AQO 2225/11-15)
  • Criminal Justice: Bereaved Relatives (8 speeches)
    3. asked the Minister of Justice what provision is made for the relatives of a deceased victim of crime to be kept updated on the progress of a subsequent court case. (AQO 2226/11-15)
  • Legal Aid (8 speeches)
    4. asked the Minister of Justice how much money has been recovered over the last two years from people who received legal aid but were later found to have sufficient finances to fund their legal...
  • Human Trafficking (8 speeches, 1 annotation)
    6. asked the Minister of Justice what plans he has to address the needs of victims of human trafficking. (AQO 2229/11-15)
  • Criminal Justice: Whistle-blowers (8 speeches)
    7. asked the Minister of Justice what protection and rights are offered to whistle-blowers within the criminal justice system. (AQO 2230/11-15)
  • Prisoners: Prescription Drugs (2 speeches)
    8. asked the Minister of Justice what actions he intends to take to ensure that the Northern Ireland Prison Service implements measures to prevent the misuse of prescription drugs within the...
• Regional Development (0 speeches)
  • A6: Public Inquiry (10 speeches)
    1. asked the Minister for Regional Development whether the A6 dualling public inquiry is still scheduled to begin in the late summer. (AQO 2239/11-15)
  • Traffic Congestion: North Belfast (12 speeches)
    2. asked the Minister for Regional Development what proposals his Department has to reduce traffic congestion in residential areas of north Belfast. (AQO 2240/11-15)
  • M2: Belfast International Airport (10 speeches)
    3. asked the Minister for Regional Development for his assessment of the current connections between Belfast International Airport and the M2 motorway. (AQO 2241/11-15)
  • Pelican Crossings (11 speeches)
    4. asked the Minister for Regional Development how many pelican crossings across Northern Ireland are not functioning properly. (AQO 2242/11-15)
  • Belfast on the Move: North Belfast (6 speeches)
    6. asked the Minister for Regional Development what plans his Department has for north of Belfast city centre as part of the Belfast on the Move master plan. (AQO 2244/11-15)
  • Railways: Belfast to Derry (2 speeches)
    7. asked the Minister for Regional Development what progress has been made on shortening the timescale predicted for the work on the railway line to the north-west by additional work being...
  • Questions for Urgent Oral Answer (0 speeches)
• Social Development (0 speeches)
  • Benefit claimants affected by ongoing problems at Ulster Bank (1 speech)
    Mr Phil Flanagan has given notice of an urgent oral question to the Minister for Social Development.
  • Mr Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Development what actions his Department is taking to support benefit claimants who are affected by the ongoing problems accessing funds with Ulster Bank. (10 speeches)
    Up to Friday 22 June, approximately 27,000 Social Security Agency customers have been affected by the technical problems within the Ulster Bank that have prevented customers’ accounts being...
• Health, Social Services and Public Safety (0 speeches)
  • Royal Victoria Hospital: X-rays (5 speeches)
    The Chairperson of the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Ms Sue Ramsey, has given notice of a question for urgent oral answer to the Minister of Health, Social Services and...
• Executive Committee Business (0 speeches)
  • Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Bill: Second Stage (14 speeches)
    Debate resumed on motion: That the Second Stage of the Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse Bill [NIA 7/11-15] be agreed. — [Mr Bell]
  • Budget (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (49 speeches)
    I inform Members that confirmation has now been received from the Committee for Finance and Personnel, in accordance with Standing Order 42(2), that the Committee is satisfied that there has been...