Monday, 20 April 2015
The Assembly met at 12 noon (Speaker [Mr Mitchel McLaughlin] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
As with other similar motions, this is a business motion and there will be no debate. Resolved: That Mr Gary Middleton be appointed as a member of the Committee for Social Development. —...
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a joint statement on a new strategy to address economic inactivity in Northern Ireland. The Executive's Programme for Government includes a...
I beg to introduce the Public Services Ombudsperson Bill [NIA 47/11-16], which is a Bill to establish and make provision about the office of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsperson; to...
I beg to move That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 13 November 2015, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Special...
I wish to inform the House that the Chairperson of the Committee for Education has written to the Speaker's Office to advise that the Committee has agreed not to move the motion. I call Miss...
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....
I inform Members that questions 2 and 11 have been withdrawn. Mr Chris Hazzard is not in his place, so I call Lord Morrow.
3. Lord Morrow asked the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the Northern Ireland Civil Service voluntary exit scheme. (AQO 7948/11-15)
4. Mr Poots asked the Minister of Finance and Personnel what measures can be taken to ensure payments to subcontractors are made in accordance with his Department's guidelines. (AQO 7949/11-15)
5. Mr Rogers asked the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of the non-domestic rates revaluation. (AQO 7950/11-15)
T1. Mr Ó Muilleoir asked the Minister of Finance and Personnel, in a move back to the contentious issue of rates, but perhaps from a different angle, and given that the Minister said that it...
T2. Mr McNarry asked the Minister of Finance and Personnel to confirm what criteria are being used to identify redundancies in the Civil Service. (AQT 2362/11-15)
T3. Ms Maeve McLaughlin asked the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he agrees that, with the economy slowly moving towards recovery, now is the time to urge the private sector to raise...
T4. Miss M McIlveen asked the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he has received the pay remit for Northern Ireland Water, given that he will recall the strike by Northern Ireland Water...
T5. Mr Ó hOisín asked the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the opening of applications for Peace funding. (AQT 2365/11-15)
1. Mrs Dobson asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on how many patients urgently referred with suspected cancer are beginning their treatment within 62...
2. Mr Buchanan asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what discussions he has had about raising awareness of health promotion messages on skin cancer and other conditions...
3. Ms McGahan asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what assurances he can give that the Southern Health and Social Care Trust has sufficient capital in its 2015-16...
4. Mr G Robinson asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of cross-departmental support to address suicide. (AQO 7964/11-15)
5. Ms Ruane asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline what procedures are in place for sleep clinic patients forced to wait for an appointment beyond the 18-week...
T1. Mr Milne asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many families have been impacted adversely by the lack of weekend and bank holiday post-mortem services. (AQT...
T2. Mr Sheehan asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety where the guidelines on the termination of pregnancy currently sit, given that, five weeks ago, he said that he was...
T4. Mr Lyttle asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how he intends to support the Alzheimer’s Society’s Right to Know campaign, given that there are around...
T5. Mr McNarry asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the salary increases received by Northern Ireland’s senior health service staff in the past two...
T6. Mr Rogers asked the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what he will do, first, to enhance out-of-hours services in Kilkeel through extra funds for GP services so that...
Debate resumed on amendment to motion: That this Assembly expresses its concern at the continuing high levels of fuel laundering, the organised criminal activity surrounding it and the evident...
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 in which to make a winding-up...