Monday, 24 June 2002
The Assembly met at noon (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
Mrs Eileen Bell has begged leave to present a public petition in accordance with Standing Order 22.
Mr Armstrong has begged leave to present a public petition in accordance with Standing Order 22.
Resolved (with cross-community support): That this Assembly suspends Standing Order 10(2) and Standing Order 10(3) for Monday 24 June 2002 — [The First Minister (Mr Trimble).]
I beg leave to lay before the Assembly a Bill [NIA 20/01] to provide for the appointment and functions of the Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland; and for connected...
I beg leave to lay before the Assembly a Bill [NIA 21/01] to amend the law relating to education and libraries; and for connected purposes. Bill passed First Stage and ordered to be printed.
I beg leave to lay before the Assembly a Bill [NIA 22/01] to make provision for the protection of children and vulnerable adults. Bill passed First Stage and ordered to be printed.
I beg to move That the Second Stage of the Planning (Amendment) Bill (NIA 12/01) be agreed. I am pleased to present the Bill to the Assembly. It is the first major piece of planning legislation...
Members will have a copy of the Marshalled List of amendments, which details their order for consideration. The amendments have been grouped for debate. There are two groups of amendments, and we...
I wish to inform Members that question 3, in the name of Mr Alban Maginness, has been withdrawn and will receive a written answer. Mr Dalton is not in his place, so I call Dr Adamson.
2. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to outline the number of Executive meetings planned for the months of July and August 2002. (AQO 1632/01)
4. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail any discussions held with the Prime Minister at the recent British-Irish Council meeting; and to make a...
5. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to outline the launch date and timescale for the review of public administration. (AQO 1650/01)
6. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister what co-ordination is likely to take place between the Executive and the national development finance agency in the...
7. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to outline the Executive’s proposed calendar for September 2002 to March 2003. (AQO 1627/01)
8. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to make a statement on the management of tensions at community interfaces. (AQO 1652/01)
9. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQO 1551/01, whether the Executive have discussed the recent sectarian violence in areas of Belfast....
Question 3, standing in the name of Mrs Courtney, has been transferred to the Minister of the Environment and will receive a written answer.
1. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to AQO 1055/01, when the response to the review of regional museums will be published. (AQO 1639/01)
2. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what channels exist for liaison between his Department and Environment and Heritage Service to protect our historic buildings. (AQO 1631/01)
4. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what plans he has to encourage Omagh to become an arts and culture centre for the west. (AQO 1628/01)
6. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to outline his policy on the provision of library services for blind and partially sighted persons. (AQO 1640/01)
Question 9, in the name of Mr Kane, has been withdrawn and will receive a written reply.
1. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the light of the recent Ulster Farmers’ Union report ‘Stress in Ulster Farmers’ highlighting "suicide" as a...
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3. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline (a) the number of jobs created by (i) LEADER+ and (ii) the rural development programme during the last year of funding; and...
4. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what measures she is implementing to raise farmers’ incomes to 1996 levels. (AQO 1629/01)
6. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what steps she has taken to ensure regional status regarding agrimonetary compensation. (AQO 1648/01)
8. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what steps she has taken to ensure all rural constituencies benefit from rural development funding. (AQO 1646/01)
Debate resumed
I remind Members that the Assembly agreed in April to amend Standing Order 35, which now allows debate and votes at Further Consideration Stage only when amendments have been tabled. There will...
No amendments to the Bill have been tabled. The Further Consideration Stage of the Budget (No.2) Bill is therefore concluded. The Bill stands referred to the Speaker.
I beg to move That this Assembly endorses the terms of reference for the Review of Public Administration. In February, the First Minister and I outlined the challenges presented by this review...
I beg to move That this Assembly approves the report of the Ad hoc Committee, which considered the criteria for the disqualification of persons listed under Schedule 1 of the Northern Ireland...
I beg to move That this Assembly takes receipt of the First Report of the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (NIA 102/01). I assume from the attendance in the Chamber this evening that there...
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.
