https://youtu.be/uo53ixtKxbg The Audit Committee held its first meeting in Room 21 on 6 March 2024. The Committee received briefings from the NI Audit Office , the NI Public Services Ombudsman and the NI Assembly Commission on the 24/25 budget position. View Agenda
https://youtu.be/a_sGFyFo0Kw Proposed: That this Assembly believes apprenticeships offer an opportunity for everyone, regardless of age or sector, to upskill or reskill as part of their lifelong learning journey; welcomes the commitment in the Skills Strategy for Northern Ireland Skills for a 10x Economy to introduce all age apprenticeships across key sectors of our economy; further… Continue Reading Motion: Expanding Support for Apprenticeships
https://youtu.be/i21mxF7YCwQ Proposed: That this Assembly notes the findings of the 2023 Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) survey on back to school costs which shows that 41 per cent of parents in this jurisdiction go into debt due to back to school costs, with the largest expense for parents being school uniforms; is deeply concerned… Continue Reading Motion: Making School Uniforms More Affordable
https://youtu.be/SxrAyI9pHo0 The Committee held an additional meeting on the 5th March 2024. Members heard from the DAERA Minister on the first day brief. View Agenda
https://youtu.be/JJt19wkYZNk Proposed: That this Assembly is ashamed of the long suspensions of devolution over the last ten years; accepts responsibility for the decline in public services that have taken place over that time; apologises to public sector workers who have experienced pay injustice over the last ten years; resolves that the functioning of the Assembly… Continue Reading Opposition Business – Motion: Executive Reform
https://youtu.be/f7rDlUV0pKM Proposed: That, as provided for in Standing Order 53(1), this Assembly appoints an Ad Hoc Committee to consider legislation to prevent the suspension of the devolved institutions at the discretion of a single party or an Executive Minister; and to submit a report to the Assembly by 16 September 2024. Composition: Sinn Féin 2Democratic… Continue Reading Motion: Establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to consider legislation to prevent the suspension of devolved institutions
https://youtu.be/niYO-uMZMVQ Health Minister Robin Swann answers questions on Monday 4 March 2024. View Questions
https://youtu.be/VTH0YZz8cX8 Ms Cara Hunter MLA asks an urgent oral question of Minister for Health Robin Swann in relation to the funding cuts to Nexus NI.
https://youtu.be/iXrbvlp1M00 deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly answers questions on Monday 4 March 2024. View Questions
https://youtu.be/CHhkdk9VWjM deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly answers questions on Monday 4 March 2024. View Questions