Monday, 5 March 2001
The Assembly met at 10.30 am (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
I have received notice from the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development that she wishes to make a statement on the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
I wish to make a statement on energy — a subject in which there is keen interest. That has been clearly demonstrated by the Assembly’s debate on electricity costs and by the volume of...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You will be aware, as will other Members, that I tabled 12 amendments for consideration at this stage of the Bill. In our view, the purpose of those...
That the Government Resources and Accounts Bill [NIA 6/00] do now pass. I would like to take the opportunity to thank the various Committees that were involved in the scrutiny of the Bill. The...
At Further Consideration Stage of the Bill, an amendment was made to clause 17, which deals with a penalty. As that is a reserved matter under paragraph 9(b) of schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland...
Question 10, standing in the name of Mr David Ford, has been transferred to the Department for Social Development and will receive a written response. Question 4, in the name of Mr Roy Beggs, has...
1. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail what contact have they had with representatives of children’s groups regarding the creation of a...
2. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail the items planned for discussion at the next North/South Ministerial Council plenary session. (AQO 997/00)
3. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail when it is intended that the First Minister or the Deputy First Minister will visit the office of the Northern...
6. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail the departmental targeting social need action plans approved by the Executive to date. (AQO 994/00)
7. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail discussions the Victims Unit has had with the Victims Liaison Unit in the Northern Ireland Office regarding the...
8. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail the average time taken by each Department to reply to written representations by Members of the Assembly and to...
1. asked the Minister for Regional Development to detail his plans to alter the timings attributed to control zones on urban clearways. (AQO 960/00)
2. asked the Minister for Regional Development to review public transport services in rural areas; and to make a statement. (AQO 989/00)
3. asked the Minister for Regional Development to give his assessment of the time taken by developers to complete housing schemes in bringing roads and services up to the required standard, thus...
4. asked the Minister for Regional Development to detail his Department’s expenditure during the last financial year on public liability claims arising out of defects on public roads....
5. asked the Minister for Regional Development to detail any plans for upgrading the road infrastructure in the Moyle Council area and, in particular, the fourth phase of dual carriageway on the...
6. asked the Minister for Regional Development to detail the level of subsidy provided by his Department to operate the Antrim-Knockmore railway line. (AQO 953/00)
7. asked the Minister for Regional Development to detail his plans to relieve traffic congestion on the Saintfield Road approach to Belfast. (AQO 983/00)
8. asked the Minister for Regional Development to detail any plans to upgrade the roads in the Hannahstown and Glenavy areas. (AQO 961/00)
1. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail planning restrictions on the approval of houses of multiple occupation to avoid causing destruction to local communities. (AQO 942/00)
2. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail his policy on the preservation of buildings of architectural merit and historic interest that are not listed. (AQO 958/00)
3. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail when he expects to introduce legislation governing the use of public and private hire taxis. (AQO 982/00)
4. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail the steps he is taking to reduce the risk of damage to the environment caused by animal waste. (AQO 985/00)
5. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail the current situation in implementing area plans across Northern Ireland. (AQO 990/00)
6. asked the Minister of the Environment to explain how two planning applications have been approved by the Planning Service while other applications have been deferred until the new Kircubbin...
7. asked the Minister of the Environment to detail his plans to introduce legislation for the implementation of the European Union Landfill Directive. (AQO 959/00)
We now come to the motion on the Programme for Government. As Members will know from the Order Paper, this debate will start today and continue tomorrow. No time limit has been set at this point...
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.