Carál Ní Chuilín: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. [Translation: Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.] At the outset, I acknowledge that the Minister has had a day of talking about social care, but he is up for it, so he will be grand. This debate is not about criticising social services. If anything, I am trying to make a case for getting additional workers into both constituencies. It is also about...
Carál Ní Chuilín: I call Danny Donnelly to conclude and make his winding-up speech on the debate. Danny, you have 10 minutes.
Carál Ní Chuilín: I ask Members to take their ease. (Mr Deputy Speaker [Dr Aiken] in the Chair)
Carál Ní Chuilín: I call the Minister of Health, Mr Mike Nesbitt, to respond to the debate. Minister, you will have 15 minutes.
Carál Ní Chuilín: Thank you, Minister. I call Alan Robinson to wind up on the amendment. Alan, you have five minutes.
Carál Ní Chuilín: The Business Committee has arranged to meet at 1.00 pm today. I propose, therefore, by leave of the Assembly, to suspend the sitting until 2.00 pm. The debate will continue after Question Time, when the first Member to be called will be Diana Armstrong. The debate stood suspended. The sitting was suspended at 12.57 pm. On resuming (Mr Speaker in the Chair) —
Carál Ní Chuilín: Diane, you will have 10 minutes to propose the amendment and five minutes in which to make a winding-up speech. All others Members will have five minutes. Diane, please open the debate on the amendment.
Carál Ní Chuilín: 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. As an amendment has been selected and is published on the Marshalled List, the Business Committee has agreed that 15 minutes will be added to the total time for the debate.
Carál Ní Chuilín: I call Áine Murphy to conclude and make a winding-up speech on the motion. Áine, you have up to 10 minutes.
Carál Ní Chuilín: Before I put the Question on amendment No 1, I remind Members that, if it is made, I will not put the Question on amendment No 2. Question put, That amendment No 1 be made. The Assembly divided: Ayes 31; Noes 19 AYES Mr Allen, Dr Archibald, Ms D Armstrong, Mr Baker, Mr Boylan, Miss Brogan, Mr Butler, Mr Delargy, Mr Durkan, Ms Ennis, Ms Ferguson, Ms Flynn, Mr Gildernew, Miss Hargey, Ms...
Carál Ní Chuilín: Thank you, Minister. I call Tom Buchanan to wind up the debate on amendment No 2. You have five minutes.
Carál Ní Chuilín: Your time is up, Tom.
Carál Ní Chuilín: Thank you. I appreciate that. I call Colin McGrath to wind on amendment No 1. Colin, you have five minutes.
Carál Ní Chuilín: Time is up. Thank you, Claire. The Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is next to respond to the debate. Minister, you will have 15 minutes.
Carál Ní Chuilín: This is Diana Armstrong's first opportunity to speak as a private Member, so I remind the House that it is convention that an inaugural speech is made without interruption. Diana, if you choose, however, to express views that would provoke an interruption — just saying — you are likely to forfeit that protection.
Carál Ní Chuilín: The Member's time is up.
Carál Ní Chuilín: Sorry, Diana.
Carál Ní Chuilín: 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. As two amendments have been selected and are published on the Marshalled List, the Business Committee has agreed that 30 minutes will be added to the total time for the debate.
Carál Ní Chuilín: You will have 10 minutes to propose amendment No 1 and five minutes to make a winding-up speech. Please open the debate on amendment No 1.
Carál Ní Chuilín: Go raibh maith agat as sin, a Phatsy. [Translation: Thank you for that, Patsy.]
