Sign Language Bill: Extension of the Committee Stage, Tuesday 11 March 2025 (with BSL)

Communities Committee Chairperson Colm Gildernew proposes the extension of the Committee Stage of the Sign Language Bill (with a BSL interpreter in the foreground).

https://youtu.be/QuDzKNZPCzg Chairperson of the Committee for Communities, Colm Gildernew, proposes a motion that, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the Committee Stage of the Sign Language Bill is extended to 13 February 2026. This recording is accompanied with BSL interpretation. Read the Official Report written transcript

Question Time: Education, Monday 10 March 2025 with ISL

Education Minister Paul Givan answers questions during Question Time in the Assembly Chamber on Monday 10 March 2025. In the foreground we see an Irish Sign Language interpreter providing interpretation.

https://youtu.be/V8COgpqNtLw Minister for Education, Paul Givan, answers Members questions during Question Time in the Assembly Chamber on Monday 10 March 2025. This recording is accompanied by ISL interpretation. View the Official Report written transcript of the questions and answers

Committee for Health, Thursday 13 March 2025

Colm Gildernew MLA poses questions during a meeting of the Committee for Health on Thursday 13 March 2025.

https://youtu.be/p9YGPvX0zqc The Committee met in room 29, Parliament Buildings, on Thursday 13 March 2025. On the agenda: Committee Business Department of Health Briefing – Respite Services / Short Breaks Oral briefing from Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) – Review of Emergency General Surgery Oral briefing from Department of Health and Western Health and Social… Continue Reading Committee for Health, Thursday 13 March 2025

Motion: International Women’s Day 2025, Tuesday 4 March 2025

Claire Sugden MLA addressing the Chamber during the adjournment debate on International Women's Day 2025 on Tuesday 4 March 2025.

https://youtu.be/nD9wcq6_aQE Watch Members contribute to the adjournment debate on International Women’s Day 2025. The following was proposed by MLAs Claire Sugden, Paula Bradshaw, Carál Ní Chuilín and Diane Dodds: That this Assembly welcomes the theme of Accelerate Action for International Women’s Day 2025; recognises that focusing on the need to accelerate action emphasises the importance… Continue Reading Motion: International Women’s Day 2025, Tuesday 4 March 2025

Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill briefing from Assembly Research, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with ISL)

The Committee for Communities receiving a briefing from the Assembly Research service in relation to the Sign Language Bill.

https://youtu.be/kLpnZogKcXY Assembly Research Officers brief the Committee for the Communities with their research on a Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by ISL interpretation. Read the Research Paper that the Research Officer produced and discussed during the evidence session (PDF, 59 pages, 467KB) The video below goes through the key points of the research… Continue Reading Committee for Communities: Sign Language Bill briefing from Assembly Research, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with ISL)

Committee for Communities: Arrangements for Committee Stage of Sign Language Bill, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with ISL)

The Committee for Communities discuss arrangements for its scrutiny of the Sign language Bill.

https://youtu.be/6lm7-OhHoSw The Committee for Communities discuss arrangements for its scrutiny of the Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by ISL interpretation. Related videos: Watch this recording with BSL interpretation Watch the full meeting of the Committee for Communities, Thursday 27 February 2025

Committee for Communities: Arrangements for Committee Stage of Sign Language Bill, Thursday 27 February 2025 (with BSL)

The Committee for Communities discuss arrangements for its scrutiny of the Sign language Bill.

https://youtu.be/gymsIIXfw-I The Committee for Communities discuss arrangements for its scrutiny of the Sign Language Bill. This recording is accompanied by BSL interpretation. Related videos: Watch this recording with ISL interpretation Watch the full meeting of the Committee for Communities, Thursday 27 February 2025

Sign Language Bill: Second Stage, Tuesday 18 February 2025 (with BSL and ISL)

Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons opens the debate on the Sign Language Bill using sign language.

https://youtu.be/7PpY49gakRw Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons moves the Second Stage of the Sign Language Bill, followed by Members debating the Bill. This recording is accompanied by simultaneous translation in BSL (interpreter on the right) and ISL (interpreter on the left). You can also read the Official Report transcript of the debate.

Urgent Oral Question: Avian Influenza – Monday 17 February 2025

Minister for Agriculture, environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, answers an urgent oral question on avian flu in the Plenary Chamber on Monday 17 February 2025.

https://youtu.be/bArohnZpM7o Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, answers an urgent oral question from Jonathan Buckley MLA. Mr Buckley asked the Minister to outline what steps he is taking to support farm businesses, as well as the wider poultry industry, following the suspected case of avian influenza in County Tyrone. Read the Official… Continue Reading Urgent Oral Question: Avian Influenza – Monday 17 February 2025