Education Committee meeting – Wednesday 7 September 2016
The Committee for Education met on Wednesday 7th September 2016 in Tor Bank Special Needs School. Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Soundcloud
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Committee for Finance Meeting – Wednesday 07 September 2016
The Committee met to discuss: Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland – Consideration of allegations relating to the former Chairperson of the previous Committee for Finance & Personnel Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Soundcloud
Matter of the day – Death of Northern Ireland fan in Nice
Transcript from the Offiicial Report (Hansard) Mr Speaker: Mr Robin Swann has been given leave to make a statement on the death of a Northern Ireland fan in Nice, which fulfils the criteria set out in Standing Order 24. If other Members wish to be called, they should rise in their place and continue to… Continue Reading Matter of the day – Death of Northern Ireland fan in Nice
Matter of the day – Mass Shooting in Orlando
Transcript from the Offiicial Report (Hansard) Mr Speaker: Mr Nesbitt has been given leave to make a statement on the mass shooting in Orlando, which fulfils the criteria set out in Standing Order 24. If other Members wish to be called, they should rise in their place and continue to do so. All Members called… Continue Reading Matter of the day – Mass Shooting in Orlando
Committee for Communities meeting – Thursday 02 June 2016
The Committee for Communities met in Room 29 Parliament Building on Thursday 02 June 2016. The Committee started in closed session talk about Committee Practices. In open session the committee discussed the Departmental guidance on timescales for interaction between Assembly Committees and Departments. View the agenda here
Committee for Health Committee Meeting – Thursday 02 June 2016
The Health Committee met in the Senate Chamber and started in closed session. During open session they confirmed Committee membership and staff contact details. The Committee also discussed the correspondence regarding the 2011 – 2016 Health Committee Legacy Report. View the agenda here
Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (ID): Transitioning into Older Years
Dr Lisa Hanna-Trainor and Dr Laurence Taggart (Ulster) – Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (ID): Transitioning into Older Years People with intellectual disabilities are living longer and many are living with ageing family carers: this presents challenges surrounding how services respond to the needs of both cohorts. This is a fundamental issue for policy makers, commissioners and… Continue Reading Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (ID): Transitioning into Older Years
Supporting General Practitioners in Northern Ireland in the care of dementia patients as they near the end of life
Dr Gillian Carter (QUB) – Supporting General Practitioners in Northern Ireland in the care of dementia patients as they near the end of life The general practitioner (GP) is in a pivotal position to initiate and adapt end of life care for their patients living with dementia. A postal survey was conducted to gauge GPs’ perceptions… Continue Reading Supporting General Practitioners in Northern Ireland in the care of dementia patients as they near the end of life
Waste management and disposal
Dr Alastair Ruffell (QUB) – Waste management and disposal: locating illegal buried waste using remote sensing (satellites, aircraft, drones and geophysics) Buried illegal waste and uncontrolled legal waste dumps are a major problem in Northern Ireland, as well as in Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Canada. The mention of the words ‘Moubouy Road’ are enough to demonstrate… Continue Reading Waste management and disposal