Monday, 23 September 2002
The Assembly met at noon (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes’ silence.
Two Members wish to make points of order. I will take Mr ONeill’s, and then Mr John Kelly’s.
I wish to inform the House that I will be absent from the plenary sittings of the Assembly next week.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker.
I have received notice from the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister that they wish to make a statement on behalf of the Executive on the draft Programme for Government 2003-2004....
I beg leave to lay before the Assembly a Bill [NIA 6/02] to provide for access by the Comptroller and Auditor General to information for the purposes of audits and examinations; to transfer to...
Go raibh maith agat, a LeasCheann Comhairle. Molaim go dtugtar a Chéad Chéim don Bhille Sláinte, Seirbhísí Sóisialta agus Pearsanta (Cáilíocht,...
I am not exactly firing on all cylinders today, so I beg the indulgence of the House. I have a slight flu, to say the least, and perhaps I should not even be here. I am trying to breathe directly...
Clauses 1 to 27 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedules 1 to 4 agreed to. Long title agreed to.
Clauses 1 to 21 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedules 1 to 3 agreed to. Long title agreed to.
I beg to move That the Social Security Bill (NIA 3/02) do now pass. I thank Members for their consideration of the Bill and the speed with which the deliberations took place. Question put and...
Before I ask Ms Hanna to move the motion, I remind Members that a draft Statutory Rule that is subject to approval by resolution requires the approval of the Assembly before it can be made by the...
I wish to advise the House that questions 1, 2, and 5 in the names of Mr Gibson, Mr Fee and Mr John Kelly have been withdrawn and will receive written answers. Question 8, in the name of Mr...
3. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail how the numbers working in its Department compare with the numbers in (i) the Prime Minister’s office and...
4. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister if it has met with the Chairman of the Policing Board to discuss the location of the police training college, and if it...
9. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister what discussions it has had with the Chairman of the Policing Board. (AQO 159/02)
7. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail its European Policy Co-Ordination Unit’s (EPCU) efforts to ensure that the best interests of the people of...
10. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to detail any recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Office on the subject of community relations. (AQO 147/02)
11. asked the Office of the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister to outline what progress has been made on the review of public administration. (AQO 146/02)
1. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to outline (a) the status of his football strategy and (b) when he hopes to see the strategy fully implemented. (AQO 162/02)
2. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to provide an update on progress towards providing a new public library in Lisburn. (AQO 160/02)
4. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to give his assessment of the proposed new-build football stadium projects announced at various venues in the Province. (AQO 164/02)
5. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to outline discussions he has had about extending the Football (Offences) Act 1991 to Northern Ireland. (AQO 167/02)
6. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail the nature and extent of all-Ireland co-operation and partnership in promoting the arts. (AQO 143/02)
1. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to update the Assembly on the suggestion that a food body should be established in Northern Ireland; and to make a statement....
2. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether she intends to prevent the absorption of the Province’s dedicated agricultural colleges into the further and higher...
3. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what assessment she has made of the rapid on-site testing system used by the agriculture research service of the United States...
4. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what progress has been made in achieving wet weather payments for farmers. (AQO 163/02)
7. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail any special measures and actions taken by her Department to assist farmers following the wet summer weather conditions; and to...
11. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the light of the deteriorating climatic conditions in Ireland, what assessment she has made on the impact this has had on...
19. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the light of the impact the bad weather is having on production this year, if she will be preparing a dossier for submission to the...
5. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail any discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues in Britain or the Republic of Ireland about the possible introduction...
9. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to make a statement about the regulations that allow the import of weaning cattle from the Republic of Ireland, cattle subsequently...
12. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to make a statement on the European Commission’s decision to relax the date-based export scheme rules for Northern Ireland....
16. asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to make a statement on the series of delays which have occurred in the delivery of the vision report action plan. (AQO 166/02)
Mrs Eileen Bell will respond on behalf of the Assembly Commission. Mr Paisley Jnr is not in his place, so we will move to question 2.
2. asked the Assembly Commission if it has any plans to publish a public information leaflet on the workings of the Assembly. (AQO 128/02)
3. asked the Assembly Commission whether it has any plans to review press access arrangements to Parliament Buildings. (AQO 127/02)
Debate resumed on motion: That the draft Fixed Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 be approved. — [The Minister for Employment and...
I beg to move That in accordance with Standing Order 31(5), the period referred to in Standing Order 31(3) be extended to 29 November 2002, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Planning...
I beg to move That in accordance with Standing Order 31(5), the period referred to in Standing Order 31(3) be extended to 29 November 2002, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Local Air...
I beg to move That this Assembly take note of the response from the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to the Committee’s Report on Energy (03/01R). Go raibh maith agat, 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.