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It’s a second stage log jam of legislation with the Agriculture Minister taking the Welfare of Animals Bill, Regional Development shepherding the Transport Bill and Enterprise keeping an eye on the Tourism (Amendment) Bill through the house. Question time sees DCAL’s Nelson McCausland at the dispatch box before the Assembly does a spot of end [...]

The week begins with two public petitions, the first from DUP East Londonderry MLA George Robinson on the Out-of-hours GP Service in Limavady before the SDLP’s Tommy Gallagher protests the Removal of Funding for Summer Schemes for Children with Learning Disabilities. DETI Minister Arlene Foster opens up some procedural jiggery-pokery before the Regional Development Minister [...]

The legislation comes thick and fast today on the Hill when DFP Minister Sammy Wilson gets things underway with the second stage of the Budget (No.3) Bill. His Executive colleague at Enterprise Arlene Foster follows with the same process for the Energy Bill before Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy moves the Roads (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill for its further [...]

It’s that stuff that makes the world go round that dominates the early part of today’s agenda with the Finance Minister Sammy Wilson leading two supply resolutions and the first stage of the Budget (No. 3) Bill. The Minister of Social Development Alex Attwood then shepherds the Welfare Reform Bill through its consideration stage. Finance Minister [...]

DEL Minister Sir Reg Empey gets things underway on the hill today bringing the Student Loans (Amendment) Bill to its second stage. Next Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy goes in at the deep end as he seeks affirmation for both the River Bann Navigation Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and the Donaghadee Harbour Order (Northern Ireland) [...]

It’s definitely a day for an MLA to bring their reading glasses to the chamber as they have four separate pieces of legislation to wade through. OFMDFM will bring the Commissioner for Older People Bill through its second stage, Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew will then move the Dogs (Amendment) Bill to the same juncture, Regional [...]

Legislation dominates the early part of today with the Sunbeds Bill being led through its second stage by Health Minister Michael McGimpsey getting things off and running. This is closely followed by his party colleague Sir Reg Empey bringing the Employment Bill to its consideration stage and the Minister of Agriculture completing the journey for [...]

After Pat Ramsey is admitted to the Assembly Commission substantive business kicks off today with oral questions for both OFMDFM and Social Development. The Social Development committee will ask for an extension for their scrutiny of the Welfare Reform Bill. Next its more SDLP shuffling of the decks with changes to both their statutory and [...]

Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy gets things under way at the dispatch box with oral questions. It’s a case of ‘Go Compare’ in Private Members Business with a SF motion focussing on higher insurance premiums and calling on DETI Minister Arlene Foster to engage with the industry to reduce the disparity with other UK regions. [...]

It seems you have to get up very early to get the better of our Education Minister who today will be one step ahead the first item on the agenda. The presentation of a petition for a rebuild of Whitehouse PS is rendered largely redundant with the Minister’s announcement of funding and the official go-ahead [...]

Question Time for both Environment Minister Edwin Poots and the Assembly Commission opens the agenda on the hill today. The DETI Committee will apply for an extension for its committee stage on the Unsolicited Services (Trade and Business Directories) Bill. Following that the Chairs of the Finance and Enterprise Committees will present a joint motion [...]

Environment Minister Edwin Poots gets things underway on the hill today with the High Hedges Bill reaching its second stage. Fresh from his victory in East Antrim Finance Minister Sammy Wilson will be bringing the Construction Contracts (Amendment) Bill to its second stage. Oral Questions sees OFMDFM and the Enterprise Minister at the dispatch box [...]

Environment Minister Edwin Poots gets a relatively light agenda underway today with the second reading of the Local Government (Finance) Bill, before his counterpart in Agriculture Michelle Gildernew begins the consideration stage for the Forestry Bill and for her encore answers oral questions. Private members business sees a SF motion firing a warning shot across [...]

OFMDFM oral questions gets things underway at the Assembly but are likely to be overshadowed somewhat by our brand new Justice Minister’s first foray at the dispatch box. Both the Environment & Enterprise Committees will apply for extensions for their homework on the Local Government (Disqualification) (Amendment) Bill and the Debt Relief Bill’s respectively. Delays [...]