Llun, 4 Mawrth 2024
The Assembly met at 12 noon (Speaker [Mr Poots] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
At the outset, I put on record my concern that, during Question Time at both plenary sittings last week, a total of five Members were not in their place when they were called for items of...
If Members wish to be called to make a statement, they should indicate that by rising in their place. Members who are called will have up to three minutes in which to make their statement. I...
I pay tribute to a giant of Down GAA, Dan McCartan, who passed away over the weekend. He and his brother were part of the heroic generation of Down footballers who won the All-Ireland in 1960 and...
Idir 1ú – 17ú de mhí Mhárta bímid ag ceiliúradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2024 fud fad na tíre. Is ócáid iontach tábhachtach í Seachtain...
Today, I mark the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), which is dedicated to saving lives at sea. As we sit, a service of thanksgiving is taking place in...
In making my Member's statement, I follow on from what Ms Forsythe said by congratulating the RNLI. Today, we stand on the cusp of history, celebrating a monumental milestone in maritime safety...
I take this opportunity to welcome the registration of Irish grass-fed beef as an all-island protected geographical indication (PGI). That designation will deliver significant benefits for our...
I rise with surprise and concern as I have become aware that 14 MOT lifts have cracks appearing on them again. That is concerning for employees' safety in our test centres and, indeed, could add...
I am sure that everyone in the Chamber will join me in sending our best wishes to Ireland's male cricketers, who had their first-ever test match victory against Afghanistan on Friday, which they...
I rise this afternoon to highlight the situation around funding for specialist counselling services for survivors of sexual violence. Nexus has been providing a specialist service for five years,...
I rise to speak about an issue that, unfortunately, arose once again in my constituency last night when arsonists attacked the former Faughan Valley High School site. Unfortunately, 50 fire crew,...
I rise this afternoon as the Sinn Féin Member elected in south Derry to stand in solidarity with and in full support of the family of Sean Brown. Sean Brown was a proud Gael who was murdered...
I declare an interest as a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Every month, the resources committee is given a list of medical assessments for those officers who are seeking either...
I would like to say a few words on yesterday's day of reflection, organised by Marie Curie, which will now occur on the first Sunday in March in line with the first recommendation of the UK...
I rise to put on the record my concerns about yet another funding cut by the Department of Health. The cut is to core grant funding that is provided to vital community organisations across...
I raise important issues facing a number of schools in Omagh. The ongoing delays to the Strule education campus have had an impact on a huge number of children and young people whom I represent...
During Members' statements, a Member challenged a decision not to accept a question for urgent oral answer. To do that is entirely out of order, and it should not have happened. I remind Members...
I beg to move That this Assembly is ashamed of the long suspensions of devolution over the past 10 years; accepts responsibility for the decline in public services that has taken place over that...
1. Mr Allen asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline when they expect a Programme for Government to be finalised. (AQO 91/22-27)
3. Mr Stewart asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the work of the Northern Ireland Bureau. (AQO 93/22-27)
4. Mr Irwin asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline how they plan to continue developing diplomatic links with key international regions. (AQO 94/22-27)
5. Mr O'Toole asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether a Programme for Government will be aligned to a multi-year Budget. (AQO 95/22-27)
6. Ms Brownlee asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline what steps they intend to take to improve the application process for the Troubles permanent disablement payment...
8. Mr Butler asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline what discussions have taken place regarding the development of the Maze/Long Kesh site. (AQO 98/22-27)
T1. Mr O'Toole asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister why, on the first Opposition day of the mandate, they failed to respond to the Executive reform motion, given that...
T2. Mr Donnelly asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, after congratulating the deputy First Minister on her new role, for an update on whether the inquiry into mother-and-baby homes...
T3. Mr Carroll asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their office will commit to not meeting and engaging with Israeli state representatives on account of Israel’s...
T4. Mr McAleer asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will associate themselves with the apology that was issued by the Executive to the victims of historical...
T5. Mrs Dodds asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the fact that she knows that the deputy First Minister is deeply committed to expanding childcare in Northern Ireland...
T6. Mr Robinson asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the discussions that have taken place about Shackleton barracks in Ballykelly. (AQT 66/22-27)
T9. Mr Delargy asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to state what the Executive plan to do at Ebrington, given that Ebrington has been mentioned, which delighted him, to meet the...
T10. Mr Brooks asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to confirm a date for the establishment of the east-west council that is outlined in the safeguarding the Union Command Paper and...
1. Ms Brownlee asked the Minister of Health for his assessment of the NHS provision of insulin pumps for people with type 1 diabetes. (AQO 105/22-27)
3. Mrs Dodds asked the Minister of Health to outline the progress that has been made to deliver 'A Cancer Strategy for Northern Ireland 2022-2032', published in March 2022. (AQO 107/22-27)
4. Ms Ní Chuilín asked the Minister of Health to outline what dual-diagnosis services are available in emergency departments for patients with poor mental health and addictions. (AQO...
5. Mr McGrath asked the Minister of Health for an update on ongoing pay negotiations. (AQO 109/22-27)
7. Mr Tennyson asked the Minister of Health for an update on the progress of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust's (SHSCT) cervical screening review. (AQO 111/22-27)
T1. Mr McGrath asked the Minister of Health, in light of the fact that during the most-recent collapse of the institutions, the Department of Health slashed the amount of funding allocated to the...
T2. Ms Armstrong asked the Minister of Health what his Department is doing to reduce the long waiting lists to access ADHD medication. (AQT 72/22-27)
T3. Mr Allen asked the Minister of Health when he expects to receive instructions from the First Minister and deputy First Minister in relation to orthopaedic services for veterans, given that,...
T4. Mr Buckley asked the Minister of Health what assurances about continuity of care provision he can give to the almost 10,000 patients of the Annagh and Waterside medical practices at Portadown...
T5. Ms Mulholland asked the Minister of Health for an update on his Department’s action plan to undertake the recommendations from Ray Jones’s independent review of children’s...
T7. Mr Tennyson asked the Minister of Health whether he plans to introduce legislation to ban the sale of disposable vapes, given the prevalence of their sale to underage children and the...
T8. Mr Honeyford asked the Minister of Health, given the recent publication of waiting times, to outline when the data from the South Eastern Trust will be made available and to state whether...
Cara Hunter has given notice of a question for urgent oral question to the Minister of Health. I remind Members that, if they wish to ask supplementary questions, they should rise continually in...
Debate resumed on motion: That this Assembly is ashamed of the long suspensions of devolution over the past 10 years; accepts responsibility for the decline in public services that has taken...
I beg to move That this Assembly recognises the immense burden placed on public-sector workers by the political uncertainty and the failure to deliver equitable pay awards; resolves that all...
I beg to move That, as provided for in Standing Order 53(1), this Assembly appoints an Ad Hoc Committee to consider legislation to prevent the suspension of the devolved institutions at the...
