Monday, 5 February 2001
The Assembly met at 10.30 am (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
As no amendments to clauses 1 to 8 have been tabled, I propose, by leave of the Assembly, to group those clauses. Clauses 1 to 8 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 9 (Discretionary grounds...
I want to draw the attention of the House to the fact that three questions to the Minister of the Environment for this afternoon have been redirected. It was only at 9 o’clock this morning...
I beg to move That the Planning (Compensation, etc.) Bill (NIA 7/00) do now pass. This Bill will repeal various provisions in the Land Development Values Compensation Act (Northern Ireland) 1965...
At the sitting of the Assembly on Monday 29 January, Mr Hussey raised a point of order in relation to the ruling that his oral question on rural proofing to the First Minister and the Deputy...
1. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail (a) the timetable for the fundamental review of the council tier of local government and (b) if it will be...
5. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to indicate a date for the introduction of legislation proposals designed to consolidate the provisions of current equality...
3. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail (a) when the next meeting of the Assembly Executive will take place and (b) what issues will be raised with the...
4. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to outline any meetings with the Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association. (AQO 709/00)
5. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail the costs associated with the establishment and running of the Civic Forum. (AQO 692/00)
6. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to comment on the report ‘All Truth Is Bitter’ published by Victim Support Northern Ireland and the Northern...
1. asked the Minister for Regional Development to outline the start date for the final stage of the Omagh throughpass. (AQO 681/00)
2. asked the Minister for Regional Development to detail when he expects to announce a decision on the future of the port of Belfast. (AQO 711/00)
3. asked the Minister for Regional Development to undertake improvements to footpaths beside roads where there has been a significant build-up in traffic in recent years. (AQO 725/00)
4. asked the Minister for Regional Development to include a companion free travel pass facility in his pending free travel for senior citizens scheme, for the benefit of senior citizens who, for...
5. asked the Minister for Regional Development to outline the steps he is taking to address the underfunding of the road infrastructure and increase standards to an acceptable level. (AQO 668/00)
6. asked the Minister for Regional Development to outline his plans to alleviate traffic congestion in Downpatrick. (AQO 664/00)
7. asked the Minister for Regional Development to give his assessment of the use of Irish on traffic signs. (AQO 698/00)
8. asked the Minister for Regional Development to detail any plans to survey schools in the West Belfast constituency in relation to road safety in the vicinity of the schools. (AQO 732/00)
9. asked the Minister for Regional Development to outline his plans to address traffic congestion during peak periods at the junction of the A57 Ballyclare-to-Templepatrick road and the B59...
1. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail the progress he is making in clearing the backlog of planning applications. (AQO 704/00)
2. asked the Minister of the Environment if he will undertake to designate Curran Bog a special area of conservation (SAC) as it is one of the best bogs remaining outside the current SAC network...
3. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail the number of tree preservation orders made in the Lagan Valley constituency in each of the last five years for which figures are available....
6. asked the Minister of the Environment if he intends to hold a public inquiry into planning application 2/2000/0520/F in respect of major redevelopment between Royal Avenue and Donegall Street....
7. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail the proportion of houses built on (a) brownfield and (b) greenfield sites in each of the last five years, and the optimum target for brownfield...
8. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail the resources available for policing incidents of pollution. (AQO 719/00)
11. asked the Minister of the Environment if he will make it his policy, in liaison with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, to ensure that the farming community will be consulted...
14. asked the Minister of the Environment to outline the steps he is taking to give greater protection to areas of special scientific interest. (AQO 675/00)
I beg to move the motion standing in the name of the Committee Chairperson: That this Assembly annuls the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (SR 389/2000). Members may wonder why a...
The current Northern Ireland Assembly was established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement. It was suspended on the 14th of October 2002, and remained suspended until 8th May 2007.
Between 8 May 2006 and 22 November 2006 the Assembly established under the Northern Ireland Act 2006, and between November 2006 and January 2007 the Transitional Assembly created by the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006, met in order to prepare for the restoration of devolved government.