Monday, 24 January 2022
The Assembly met at 12 noon (Speaker [Mr Maskey] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
If Members wish to be called to make a statement, they should indicate that by continually rising in their place. Members who are called will have up to three minutes in which to make their...
Across the North, there is a chronic lack of provision for NHS menopause services. There is only one dedicated NHS menopause service in Belfast, and, according to the Department's data, there are...
Throughout the public health crisis, care homes across Northern Ireland have faced significant challenges as they have aimed to keep those who are in their homes safe and well. Our communities...
Being a parent is a blessing, but it is not always easy. It is one job role that maybe you are never truly prepared for, and, rewarding as it is, parenthood is not all sunshine and rainbows....
We must all be mindful of our language: I have said so on the Floor of this Chamber on many occasions. We must guard against language that is both hurtful and harmful. Over the weekend, I let my...
I want to highlight the shocking lack of data on the women in Northern Ireland who are living with secondary breast cancer. I start by thanking Ann McBrien and Julie Ann Lillis of Beaconbridge...
I wish to speak about cervical cancer. Screening is one of the best ways to prevent cervical cancer, but over one in four do not attend their appointments when they are invited. We know that...
Last week, the Executive Office announced the very welcome news that an apology to victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse will be made in March this year. I was elected to the...
The reckless pursuit by some in the House of a net zero emissions target by 2045 is irresponsible and threatens devastation to the Northern Ireland economy, including our £5·2 billion...
I declare an interest as a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, as I wish to comment on correspondence published over the weekend from the Chief Constable to the Policing Board on...
I welcome the opportunity to talk a little bit more about my concern about the North losing its best and brightest young people to other shores. In December, a new report revealed that ongoing...
I am tempted to comment on the exposure that the previous Member to speak gave to the Belfast Agreement institutions' failure to deliver for younger people and others, but I will address an issue...
This is not the happiest of topics to discuss of a late January afternoon, but there is a suicide epidemic in our society, and it really worries me. The number of young people whom it is...
I have received notice from the Minister of Finance that he wishes to make a statement. Before I call the Minister, I remind Members in the Chamber that, in the light of social distancing being...
Resolved (with cross-community support): That Standing Orders 10(2) to 10(4) be suspended for 24 January 2022. — [Mr C Murphy (The Minister of Finance).]
Just by way of information, the Minister for Infrastructure will join us by StarLeaf. She is trying to get on to StarLeaf, but there seem to be some technical difficulties. We will iron those out...
Question 3 has been withdrawn.
1. Mr O'Toole asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether any proposals on the operation of the protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland have been raised via the North/South...
2. Ms Dolan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the development of a strategy to address violence against women and girls. (AQO 2978/17-22)
4. Mr McGrath asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what work their Department is undertaking to secure representation from Northern Ireland during the development and approval of...
5. Mr Stalford asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the review of the international relations strategy. (AQO 2981/17-22)
T1. Mr Stalford asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, with the Executive due to meet this week, whether the deputy First Minister can give Members a sense of where she thinks that...
T2. Mr Chambers asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to confirm that the Executive Office received correspondence dated 1 December 2021 from Mr Gerard Lawlor, chief executive of the...
T4. Ms Armstrong asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether any thought has been given to increasing the parenting programmes, which were one of the Executive Office’s six...
T5. Mrs Erskine asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the publication of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on Westminster's Online Safety Bill, when...
T6. Mr Beggs asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the fact that, in GB, under mounting pressure, it is likely that there will be a reduction in VAT on heating fuel, and...
T7. Mr McAleer asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the implementation of the recommendations in the Hart report, albeit he very much welcomes the recent...
T8. Ms Ennis asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the deputy First Minister agrees that it is time for fundamental change in how women are viewed in this society, with the...
1. Mr Allister asked the Minister for the Economy what is the ongoing cost of the protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland economy. (AQO 2992/17-22)
2. Mrs D Kelly asked the Minister for the Economy for an update on the skills strategy for Northern Ireland. (AQO 2993/17-22)
3. Mr Blair asked the Minister for the Economy to outline the number of jobs with apprenticeships that could be affected as a result of the loss of £100 million in core funding from the EU....
5. Mr Sheehan asked the Minister for the Economy what impact the loss of EU funding has had on his Department's budget. (AQO 2996/17-22)
T1. Ms Flynn asked the Minister for the Economy what proposals his Department will bring forward to support those people who are struggling financially, given that she understands that it plans...
T2. Mr Dunne asked the Minister for the Economy how important the creative industries are to the local economy, especially in light of the general UK release last week of Sir Kenneth Branagh's...
T3. Mr Robinson asked the Minister for the Economy whether there will be another extension of the highly successful high street scheme for the people who, through no fault of their own, missed...
T4. Mr McGuigan asked the Minister for the Economy why in the action plan generated by his energy strategy, in which he acknowledges that we must move away from fossil fuels as a matter of...
T5. Mr McHugh asked the Minister for the Economy what steps his Department is taking to address the crisis in student accommodation, given that he will be well aware, as everyone is, of the...
T6. Mr Sheehan asked the Minister for the Economy when he will deliver on the New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) agreement proposals to strengthen workers’ rights, including the end of...
Debate resumed on motion: That the draft Grants to Water and Sewerage Undertakers Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 be approved. — [Ms Mallon (The Minister for Infrastructure).]
I call the Minister of Health, Mr Robin Swann, to move the Bill. Moved. — [Mr Swann (The Minister of Health).]
I call the Minister for the Economy, Gordon Lyons, to move the Bill. Moved. — [Mr Lyons (The Minister for the Economy).]
I call the Minister for Communities to move the Bill.
I beg to move That the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill [NIA 45/17-22] do now pass.
I beg to move That this Assembly agrees, in line with section 87 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, the principle of the extension to Northern Ireland of the provisions of the Pension Schemes...
