Monday, 13 April 2015
The Assembly met at 12 noon (Speaker [Mr Mitchel McLaughlin] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
Before we proceed to today's business, I advise the House that Mr Maurice Devenney resigned as a Member of the Assembly on 25 March 2015. I have notified the Chief Electoral Officer, in...
I advise the House that I have been informed by the Chief Electoral Officer that Mr Gary Middleton has been returned as a Member of the Assembly for the Foyle constituency to fill the vacancy...
I beg to move That, as set out in section 2(4) of the Financial Assistance for Political Parties Act (Northern Ireland) 2000, this Assembly approves the revised scheme NIA 241/11-16 laid before...
The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour and 30 minutes for the debate. The proposer will have 10 minutes to propose the motion and 10 minutes to make a winding-up speech. All...
The Business Committee has agreed to allow up to one hour and 30 minutes for the debate. The proposer of the motion will have 10 minutes to propose and 10 minutes to make a winding-up speech....
1. Mr Rogers asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of anti-discrimination legislation being extended to under-16s in regard to goods, facilities and services....
2. Mrs Overend asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on progress made in redeveloping the Maze site. (AQO 7890/11-15)
5. Mr McGlone asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether two applicants were deemed appointable as Victims' Commissioner following the recent recruitment process for the post....
6. Mr Weir asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on urban villages projects, under Together: Building a United Community. (AQO 7894/11-15)
7. Mr A Maginness asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they plan to address deficiencies identified in the consultation responses to the racial equality strategy. (AQO 7895/11-15)
T1. Mr Cree asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that they will be aware that there are several strategies within their Department, when those strategies were commenced and...
T2. Mr McGlone asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what financial commitment the Executive have made to the Desertcreat Community Safety College outside Cookstown. (AQT 2322/11-15)
T3. Mr Brady asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that it has now emerged that Francis McCabe Jnr, who was injured in a bomb attack in Crossmaglen in February while removing...
T5. Ms McGahan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the cuts to the Executive’s block grant have impacted on Departments’ ability to continue to deliver services....
T6. Ms Fearon asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the child rights indicator framework. (AQT 2326/11-15)
Before we begin, I inform Members that questions 1, 4 and 13 have been withdrawn within the agreed time frame and protocols.
2. Mr Givan asked the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the impact of a reduction in the rate of corporation tax to 12.5% would have on the level of employment in...
3. Mrs Cameron asked the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the recent difficulties surrounding applications to the European social fund. (AQO 7906/11-15)
5. Mr Ramsey asked the Minister for Employment and Learning to outline any plans to introduce workplace mentoring. (AQO 7908/11-15)
6. Mr Poots asked the Minister for Employment and Learning to outline the options he is considering to ensure that local universities can continue to be competitive globally. (AQO 7909/11-15)
7. Mr Boylan asked the Minister for Employment and Learning whether universities set a minimum target for course directors to include e-books that are available through their library catalogue as...
8. Mr McMullan asked the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the review of higher education funding. (AQO 7911/11-15)
T1. Mr McAleer asked the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the success of the Assured Skills programme. (AQT 2331/11-15)
T2. Mr Lyttle asked the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the implementation of the apprenticeships strategy and his work to ensure parity of esteem for vocational training in...
T5. Ms McGahan asked the Minister for Employment and Learning whether his Department will consider holding a jobs fair in the Dungannon district, particularly in the Killeeshil community centre,...
T6. Ms Boyle asked the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the work to develop the North West Regional College in Strabane. (AQT 2336/11-15)
T7. Mr Swann asked the Minister for Employment and Learning how he thinks the £108,000 that he recently announced for the NEET strategy forum will be spent. (AQT 2337/11-15)
T8. Mr D Bradley asked the Minister for Employment and Learning which projects in the Newry and Armagh constituency have progressed to the next stage under the European social fund. (AQT 2338/11-15)
Debate resumed on amendment to motion: That this Assembly notes the failure of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to repeal the exemption in fair employment law allowing discrimination...
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.