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Commuters arriving at their desks having survived motorway hell will be delighted that traffic kicks off the agenda on Monday morning with a public petition on Camlough Road and Millvale Road Junction, Newry. Health Minister Michael McGimpsey is next at the dispatch box with Oral Questions before Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy takes time out [...]
After all the excitement yesterday Tuesday’s agenda seems somewhat pale by comparison. Executive business kicks off with the Environment Minister bringing the Waste and Contaminated Land (Amendment) Bill before the house for its second stage. Next the Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew takes time out from a close Westminster race in Fermanagh & South Tyrone to [...]
It’s Justice Day at Stormont! Substantive events kick off with the First & Deputy First Minister proposing a motion establishing the office before the Assembly attempts to fill it with Alliance Leader David Ford expected to step up to the plate. Oral questions for OFMDFM & Environment will be a mere distraction before the business [...]
The early part of today is dominated by legislation at a variety of stages. The Finance Minister gets matters underway leading the consideration stage of the Budget Bill (No.2) before the Enterprise Minister drives the Debt Relief Bill through its second stage. They then reverse order with Arlene proposing the approval of the Draft Renewables [...]
The important things are dealt with early today on the hill with a financial supply resolution being passed before two stages of the Budget Bill (No.2) are pushed though. Fresh from the drowning the shamrock in green Guinness oral questions see OFMDFM at the dispatch box before Employment & Learning brings up the rear. Expect [...]
Whilst our leaders are stateside preparing to drown their shamrock in green beer the Finance & Personnel Minister gets Tuesday under way at the dispatch box with oral questions. Sinn Féin open private members business with a motion calling for greater community involvement in the spending of European funding. The UUP then turns up the [...]
It’s straight into the thick of the action this week with Education oral questions which can often get the political pulses racing. Minister Ruane is always a tough act to follow but this week it falls to her party colleague Michelle Gildernew to bring up the rear with Agriculture questions. Stormont Watchers can finally stop [...]
And so it comes to pass…. our MLAs will at last get their hands on devolved Policing & Justice powers with the OFMDFM motion proposing that ‘certain matters should cease to be reserved’. However Stormont Watchers will have to display a degree of patience as this won’t happen until the Housing Bill reaches its final stage. To [...]
A busy agenda gets underway this week with a clearing of decks motion to neuter some pesky standing orders that may have impacted on Tuesday’s big debate on the devolution of Policing & Justice. Health Questions are always relatively lively and expect robust exchanges over recent increases of waiting times and budgetary pressures. Fresh from [...]
The Minister for Finance & Personnel’s day gets off to busy start with as he shepherds three separate pieces of legislation through the house. In all likelihood the Budget Bill will complete its journey before the Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 is affirmed and the Draft Rates [...]
Legislation tries to banish the Monday morning blues at the Assembly with the Housing (Amendment) Bill and Budget Bills both reaching further consideration stage before the likely affirmation of the Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010. OFMDFM questions will attract their usual attention before Environment Minister Edwin Poots provides the encore at the dispatch [...]
Legislation in various stages comes thick and fast on the floor of the house in the Assembly today. The Budget Bill arrives at its consideration stage, the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill reaches its final stage before the Environment Minister seeks Assembly approval for the Draft CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010. Minister Arlene Foster [...]
Finance & Personnel Minister Nigel Dodds get things underway at the Assembly this week as he shepherds the affirmation of Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and an attempt to extend provisions of the Equality Bill (dealing with the abolition of the presumption of advancement) to Northern Ireland. Regular Stormont-watchers will know that Education [...]
The Executive business comes thick and fast today with no fewer than three bills at three different stages reaching the floor of the house. DFP’s Budget Bill arrives at its second stage, DSD’s Housing (Amendment) Bill will receive its consideration stage before DRD’s Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) Bill completes its journey at the final [...]
Financial matters kick off the agenda in the Assembly today with two DFP sponsored motions firstly to approve Supply Resolution for the 2009-2010 Spring Supplementary Estimates and then the Supply Resolution for the 2010-2011 Vote on Account. OFMDFM question time could be lively as it’s their first turn at the dispatch box since the Hillsborough [...]
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