Monday, 1 February 2016
The Assembly met at 12 noon (Speaker [Mr Mitchel McLaughlin] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
I wish to advise the House that I have been informed by the Chief Electoral Officer that Mr Alastair Patterson has been returned as a Member of the Assembly for the Fermanagh and South Tyrone...
I want to return to the point of order raised by Mr McCarthy after last Tuesday's Question Time. Standing Order 20(8A) is very clear that answers to questions may be no longer than two minutes....
I beg to move That Standing Orders 10(2) to 10(4) be suspended for 1 February 2016.
The next item on the Order Paper is a motion regarding Committee membership. As with similar motions, it will be treated as a business motion. Therefore, there will be no debate. Resolved: That...
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement in compliance with section 52 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 regarding a meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in...
That went so well that the Minister wishes to make another statement.
I call the junior Minister, Mrs Emma Pengelly, to move the Further Consideration Stage of the Departments Bill. Moved. — [Mrs Pengelly (Junior Minister, Office of the First Minister and...
I call the Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr Mervyn Storey, to move the Further Consideration Stage of the Bill. Moved. — [Mr Storey (The Minister of Finance and Personnel).]
We will start with listed questions. Questions 1, 4, and 6 have been withdrawn.
2. Mr Newton asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on social investment fund projects in East Belfast. (AQO 9495/11-16)
3. Mr McCarthy asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the progress made in implementing Together: Building a United Community in rural areas. (AQO 9496/11-16)
5. Ms Ruane asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the delivery of the active ageing strategy. (AQO 9498/11-16)
7. Mrs McKevitt asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister why they plan to retain in the new Executive Office the power to appoint commissioners, including the Commissioner for Older...
9. Mr Campbell asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they are showing leadership in progressing the Together: Building a United Community strategy. (AQO 9502/11-16)
T1. Mr Diver asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given today’s OECD findings, which, unfortunately, indicate that some of our students are struggling with literacy and...
T2. Mr Ross asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, following speculation over the weekend that the Prime Minister is likely to look at a referendum on the European in-out question in...
T3. Mr G Kelly asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to expand on the financial implications of Britain exiting the European Union, given that this region is a net beneficiary of the...
T4. Mr Nesbitt asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the £1 billion of spending to enhance mental health services in England, which was announced by the Prime Minister...
T5. Mr I McCrea asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether, if we had taken on board the Ulster Unionist Party’s suggestions as part of its Budget proposals for the last...
1. Ms Ruane asked the Minister for Regional Development for her estimate of the level of structural maintenance resurfacing in the 2015-16 year. (AQO 9508/11-16)
2. Mr Lyons asked the Minister for Regional Development what action her Department has taken to prevent landslide risk and improve sea defences along the Antrim Coast Road. (AQO 9509/11-16)
3. Mr McAleer asked the Minister for Regional Development when she will agree the draft order to enable the A5 project to advance to its next stage. (AQO 9510/11-16)
4. Mr Lyttle asked the Minister for Regional Development for an update on the Belfast bicycle network. (AQO 9511/11-16)
5. Ms Maeve McLaughlin asked the Minister for Regional Development following the commencement of the Moneynick section of the A6, will the Dungiven bypass be her next priority. (AQO 9512/11-16)
6. Mr Milne asked the Minister for Regional Development for her assessment of the Quarry Products Association's assertion that the £97 million underspend on structural maintenance in 2015...
T1. Mr Lunn asked the Minister for Regional Development for her assessment of the prospect of a rail link to Belfast International Airport. (AQT 3411/11-16)
T2. Mr Anderson asked the Minister for Regional Development for an update on the proposed park-and-ride facility in Portadown, along with the potential costings for the project. (AQT 3412/11-16)
T3. Mr G Kelly asked the Minister for Regional Development for an update on the York Street interchange project. (AQT 3413/11-16)
T4. Ms McGahan asked the Minister for Regional Development for an update on the Enniskillen bypass. (AQT 3414/11-16)
T5. Ms Ruane asked the Minister for Regional Development for an update on her Department’s plan to deal with roads damaged by flooding in South Down, given the severe weather conditions,...
T6. Mr McCartney asked the Minister for Regional Development whether she has a completion date for phase 2 of the Derry to Coleraine line, including the halt at Bellarena, which featured on a...
T7. Mr Ross asked the Minister for Regional Development, given that she will be aware that DETI has granted an exploratory drilling licence for Woodburn forest in the East Antrim constituency,...
T8. Mr McCrossan asked the Minister for Regional Development, given that she will be aware of the considerable delays felt by new applicants and those who are renewing their applications to the...
I beg to move That this Assembly endorses the principle of the extension to Northern Ireland of the provisions in the Housing and Planning Bill dealing with enforcement of the estate agents...
I call the Minister for Social Development, the Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley, to move the Consideration Stage of the Housing (Amendment) Bill.
I beg to move That Standing Order 39(1) and Standing Order 37A(1), (2) and (3)(b) & (c) be suspended in respect of the Exceptional Further Consideration Stage of the Public Services Ombudsman...
I call the Chairperson of the Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, Mr Mike Nesbitt, to move the Bill. Moved.—[Mr Nesbitt (The Chairperson of the...