Garth Scates On Monday 12 September 2016, MLAs debated the following motion: That this Assembly calls on the Minister for Communities to bring forward a replacement to the housing selection scheme that ensures a fairer and more transparent system of assessing housing need. You can read the transcript in the Official Report.
The Minister for the Economy answered questions on: Broadband Connectivity; Fishing; Caterpillar; Brexit: Impact on Border Areas; NI Manufacturers: Export Success; Ulster Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index Survey; Farm Safety: HSE Media Campaigns You can read a transcript in the Official Report http://nia1.me/3ai
The Minister of Education answered questions on: Strule Shared Education Campus; SEN Review; Schools: DE Budget Funding; Preschool Admissions Criteria; St Columbanus College: Temporary Classrooms; Transfer Test: Preparation of Children; School Transport; School Budgets 2016-17; Irish-medium Sector. You can read the transcript in the Official Report http://nia1.me/3aj
On Monday 12 September 2016, MLAs debated the following motion: That this Assembly notes with concern that for too long stalking has remained a hidden crime, which is not only insidious and terrifying, but can result in psychological harm and, in the most serious of cases, murder; and calls on the Minister of Justice to… Continue Reading Private Members Motion on Stalking – Monday 12 September 2016
The Economy Committee met on Wednesday 7th September 2016 in the Conference Room in the Armagh City Hotel. The Committee received oral briefings from NI Hotels Federation and the Federation of Small Businesses. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.
The Committee for Education met on Wednesday 7th September 2016 in Tor Bank Special Needs School. Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Soundcloud
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
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
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
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