Tuesday, 23 February 2016
The Assembly met at 10:30 am (Speaker [Mr Mitchel McLaughlin] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
Debate [suspended on 22 February 2016] resumed. Clause 26 (Commencement)
I call the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Michelle O'Neill, to move the Consideration Stage of the Fisheries Bill. Moved. — [Mrs O'Neill (The Minister of Agriculture and...
I call the Minister for Social Development, the Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley, to move the Bill. Moved. — [Lord Morrow (The Minister for Social Development).]
The following questions have been withdrawn: 7, 8, 13 and 14. Daniel McCrossan is not in his place to ask question 1.
2. Mrs Dobson asked the Minister for Social Development for an update on the changes made to improve and simplify housing benefit award notifications. (AQO 9695/11-16)
3. Mrs Cochrane asked the Minister for Social Development, following his Department's consultation on the reform of liquor licensing legislation in 2012, whether he intends to implement the...
4. Mr Allister asked the Minister for Social Development to outline the rationale for his proposal that people injuring themselves during terrorist activity would qualify for extra points in...
5. Mrs D Kelly asked the Minister for Social Development for an update on the use of the apartments at Mount Zion, Lurgan. (AQO 9698/11-16)
6. Mr Newton asked the Minister for Social Development to outline his plans to promote public knowledge and awareness of state pension reforms. (AQO 9699/11-16)
9. Mr Hilditch asked the Minister for Social Development how he is addressing the need to install ramps in Northern Ireland Housing Executive properties for tenants that use mobility scooters....
10. Mr Weir asked the Minister for Social Development for an update on the progress of insulation schemes in North Down. (AQO 9703/11-16)
T1. Mr McNarry asked the Minister for Social Development to state where in the Fresh Start proposals it identifies the number of new affordable homes to be built this year and in the next four...
T2. Mrs McKevitt asked the Minister for Social Development for an update on the progress of welfare reform. (AQT 3542/11-16)
T3. Mr McCausland asked the Minister for Social Development for an update on the work that is to be undertaken by the Housing Executive to deal with finlock guttering on houses in Silverstream...
I congratulate the Minister. I think this is the first exchange we have had since he took up post.
T5. Mr Ross asked the Minister for Social Development what maintenance programmes are planned for the Monkstown estate in the near future; an estate that, last week, he viewed with the community...
T6. Mrs Hale asked the Minister for Social Development for an update on the Dales flats in Seymour Hill. (AQT 3546/11-16)
T7. Mr McMullan asked the Minister for Social Development what plans his Department has to improve the social housing stock in rural east Antrim, especially along the Antrim coast and glens. (AQT...
Questions 4 and 7 have been withdrawn.
1. Mrs Hale asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how she is working with Forest Service to manage better Hillsborough forest. (AQO 9708/11-16)
2. Ms Hanna asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline how she plans to spend the £250 million allocated for the Going for Growth scheme in the 2016-17 Budget. (AQO...
3. Mr McNarry asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how much her Department has paid in fines and financial penalties levied by the European Union since 2008. (AQO 9710/11-16)
5. Mr Gardiner asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the support offered to farmers affected by the recent flooding in Upper Bann. (AQO 9712/11-16)
8. Mrs Cameron asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on her Department's investigations into the effect that overcrowding has on incidences of tail-biting amongst...
9. Mr Hilditch asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the review of the horse racing fund. (AQO 9716/11-16)
T1. Mr I McCrea asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the discussions she has had about the reduction in milk prices received by dairy farmers, albeit that he...
T5. Mr McAleer asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, in light of the fact that this will be her final Question Time as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, given...
T6. Mrs McKevitt asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether any financial assistance is available for the farm business development groups, which were mentioned in an earlier...
T7. Mr Dallat asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, in this Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink, what steps her Department is taking to develop a local food economy, given...
T8. Mr Lyons asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether it is satisfactory that a new entrant to the single farm payment scheme, who is struggling to establish his new...
I beg to move That the Housing (Amendment) Bill [NIA 58/11-16] do now pass. The Housing (Amendment) Bill is short, but it is, potentially, very effective enabling legislation. Its provisions are...
I beg to move That the Charities Act 2008 (Designated Religious Charities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 be approved. I seek the Assembly's approval to make this order under powers conferred by...
I call on the Minister of Education, Mr John O'Dowd, to move the Further Consideration Stage of the Shared Education Bill. Moved. — [Mr O'Dowd (The Minister of Education).]
I inform the House that consent for the Bill, as amended, has been received from the Secretary of State.
I beg to move That the Budget Bill [NIA 77/11-16] do now pass. Today's Final Stage debate concludes the financial legislative process for the 2015-16 year. To those who say that there has not...
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.
