Eoin Curran Watch the full plenary sitting from Monday 20 January 2020. During this sitting the membership of Assembly committees was finalised and MLAs discussed the proposed European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. Read the Official Report.
Watch the full Plenary Session from Tuesday 14 January 2020. Business includes the appointment of Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons to Assembly committees, a statement from the minister of Education on the school enhancement programme and a statement from the Health Minister on the resolution of HSC Agenda for Change staff dispute.
Michelle O’Neill MLA (Sinn Fein) makes her first speech following appointment as deputy First Minister.
Arlene Foster MLA (DUP) makes her first speech following her appointment as First Minister.
Watch the full Plenary session from Saturday 11 January 2020. During the session Alex Maskey MLA was appointed as Speaker, Arlene Foster MLA was appointed as First Minister and Michelle O’Neill MLA was appointed as deputy First Minister. The Executive was also formed with the appointment of new Ministers. View the Order Paper
The Executive is formed as parties appoint Ministers to Departments. Peter Weir MLA is appointed Minister of Education Diane Dodds MLA is appointed Minister for the Economy Conor Murphy MLA is appointed Minister of Finance Robin Swann MLA is appointed Minister of Health Naomi Long MLA is appointed Minister of Justice Deirdre Hargey MLA is… Continue Reading Appointment of all Ministers at the Assembly
Naomi Long MLA (Alliance) is appointed Justice Minister.
Watch the full plenary session from Monday 21 October 2019. Read the official report of proceedings.
The concept of “parity of esteem” is central to diverse constitutional, political, legal and socio-economic narratives of Northern Ireland and of these islands. In 1994, Professor Simon Lee analysed the history and philosophical underpinning of “parity of esteem” in a collection of essays in honour of Reverend Eric Gallagher, tracing the history of its use… Continue Reading Parity of Esteem Re-visited & Re-imagined
This presentation focuses on an independent funded project (Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust) that seeks to address the issue of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland in the context of Brexit. A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland remains part of the unfinished work of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement. In response to its mandate under… Continue Reading The Northern Ireland Bill of Rights in the Context of Brexit