Point of Order: Muckamore Abbey Hospital

Part of Assembly Business – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at on 22 January 2007.

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Photo of Ian Paisley Ian Paisley Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party

On a point of order, Madam Speaker. What arrangements are you prepared to make to allow the House to discuss some matters that should be debated before this Assembly is dissolved next week? I refer to the serious problems at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. When people are locked away because there is no accommodation elsewhere to allow them to be at liberty, the House should have an opportunity to discuss the matter.

Is there any reason why we cannot take more time next week to debate a motion on the situation? That would allow any Members who wished to speak 10 minutes in which to make their case.