Eoin Curran The Public Accounts Commitee met to consider a Memorandum of Reply on the Inquriy into Bytel – The Cross Border Broadband Initiative. The Committee then considered an update on a Memorandum of Reply on the Report on Account NI. Finally, the Committee considered a Press Release on the Report on DSD:Advanced Land Purchases. View the… Continue Reading Public Accounts Committee Meeting 14 October 2015
The Committee received an oral briefing from the Department of Education on its Teacher Education / Teacher Continuous Professional Development Strategy. The Committee also commenced the formal clause by clause scrutiny of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill. View the agenda.
On Tuesday 13th October 2015 MLAs debated the following motion “That the Second Stage of the Civil Service (Special Advisers) (Amendment) Bill [NIA Bill 61/11-16] be agreed.” You can read the full transcript on our website: http://nia1.me/2sa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9l_sU0iVPAThe Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development heard from the NI Grain Trade Association on industry issues. The Committee also heard from DARD on plant health and NAP (amendment) Regulations. View the agenda.
Mr. John McCallister MLA briefed the Committee on his Private Members’ Bill – Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill. View the agenda. Please note that there is no video coverage of this meeting.
The Adjournment Debate on Tuesday 13th October 2015 was regarding Rail Services in East Antrim. From the Official Report: Stewart Dickson MLA “Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to bring forward this Adjournment debate today. This issue has been greatly exercising my constituents in my local offices in Carrickfergus and Larne. I take this… Continue Reading Rail Services: East Antrim
The Audit Committee considered the ‘NIAO Resources: 2015-16 Financial Position’; received a briefing from the NIAO Audit Committee; considered the ‘Public Service Ombudsperson Bill’ and the Audit Committee’s ‘End of Session Report’. View the agenda.
On Tuesday 13th October 2015 MLAs debated the following motion: “That this Assembly notes the reliance of thousands of low- and middle-earning families on the tax credits system to top up their earnings; deplores the recent attack by the British Government on the tax credits system, which will reduce further the income of thousands of… Continue Reading Tax Credits
Environment Minister, Mark Durkan, discussed climate change priorities ahead of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference during today’s Question Time. TheIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) fifth assessment report highlights the dramatic changes to our climate and their causes. The Minister will be attending the Conference of Parties 21 (COP21) as part of the… Continue Reading Question Time: Environment 13 October 2015
Finance Minister, Arlene Foster, provided an update on the inescapable financial pressures facing the Executive during today’s Question Time. The Minister revealed that “Departments have registered pressures in the June monitoring round of £234.6m on resource departmental expenditure limits (DEL) and £327.1m on capital DEL. A recent high-level assessment by my officials indicates that over… Continue Reading Question Time: Finance and Personnel 13 October 2015