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No. 6-08/09

MINUTE OF PROCEEDINGS

TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2008

The Assembly met at 10.30 am, the Speaker in the Chair

  1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

  1. Executive Committee Business

2.1 Motion - Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Proposed: That the Pneumoconiosis, Etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, be affirmed.

[Minister for Social Development]

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

  1. Committee Business

3.1 Motion - Public Accounts Committee - Committee Reports

Proposed: That this Assembly takes note of the Public Accounts Committee First Composite Report (03/08/09R) and of the following Committee Reports:

Report on the Upgrade of the Belfast to Bangor Railway Line (1/07R)

Report on Outpatients: Missed Appointments and Cancelled Clinics (01/07/08R)

Report on Springvale Educational Village Project (04/07/08R)

Report on Northern Ireland’s Road Safety Strategy (05/07/08R)

Report on the Transfer of Surplus Land in the PFI Education Pathfinder Project (11/07/08R)

Report on Tackling Public Sector Fraud (13/07/08R)

Report on Use of Consultants (16/07/08R)

Report on Job Evaluation in the Education and Library Boards (18/07/08R)

Report on Excess Votes (Northern Ireland) (20/07/08R)

Report on Northern Ireland Resource Accounts - Northern Ireland Child Support Agency Client Funds 200304 - 2006-07 (21/07/08R)

Report into Older People and Domiciliary Care (24/07/08R)

Further Report on the Use of Operating Theatres in the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services (25/07/08R)

Report on Social Security Benefit Fraud and Error (26/07/08R)

Report on Good Governance - Effective Relationships between Departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies (28/07/08R)

Report on National Fraud Initiative (33/07/08R)

Report on Northern Ireland Tourist Board - Contract to Manage the Trading Activities of Rural Cottage Holidays Limited (35/07/08R)

Report on Hospitality Association of Northern Ireland: A Case Study in financial management and the public appointments process (36/07/08R)

and the following Department of Finance and Personnel Memoranda of Reply:

The Upgrade of the Belfast to Bangor Railway Line (NIA 20/07-08)

Outpatients: Missed Appointments and Cancelled Clinics (NIA 63/07-08)

Springvale Educational Village Project (NIA 67/07-08)

Northern Ireland’s Road Safety Strategy (NIA 71/07-08)

The Transfer of Surplus Land in the PFI Education Pathfinder Projects (NIA 99/07-08)

Tackling Public Sector Fraud (NIA 112/07-08)

Job Evaluation in the Education and Library Boards (NIA125/07-08)

Use of Consultants (NIA 127/07-08)

Northern Ireland Resource Accounts - Northern Ireland Child Support Agency Client Funds 2003-04 - 2006-07 (NIA 136/07-08)

Older People and Domiciliary Care (NIA 176/08-09)

The Use of Operating Theatres in the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services (NIA 187/07-08)

Social Security Benefit Fraud and Error (NIA 187/07-08)

Good Governance - Effective Relationships between Departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies (NIA 209/07/08)

Northern Ireland Tourist Board - Contract to Manage the Trading Activities of Rural Cottage Holidays Limited (NIA 16/07-08)

Hospitality Association of Northern Ireland: A Case Study in the financial management and the public appointments process.

[Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee]

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

The sitting was suspended at 12.30 pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.00 pm with the Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) in the chair.

  1. Private Members’ Business

4.1 Motion - Dental Care

Proposed: That this Assembly calls upon the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to review the current dental service and ensure that Health Service dental care is available to all citizens.

[Lord Browne]
[Mr R Newton]

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was carried without division.

4.2 Motion - Environmental Improvement Schemes in the Markets Area, Belfast

Proposed: That this Assembly calls on the Minister for Social Development to fulfil the commitments given by her Department to the local community in relation to the Environmental Improvement Schemes in the Markets area, Belfast.

[Mr A Maskey]
[Ms C Ní Chuilín]

Debate ensued.

The Question being put, the Motion was negatived (Division No. 1).

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Molloy) in the chair.

  1. Adjournment

Mr Ian Paisley Junior spoke on the future of Ballycastle Health Centre.

Proposed: That the Assembly do now adjourn.

[The Speaker]

The Assembly adjourned at 4.50 pm.

Mr William Hay
The Speaker
30 September 2008

NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY

30 SEPTEMBER 2008

DIVISIONS

Division No. 1

Environmental Improvement Schemes in the Markets Area, Belfast

Proposed: That this Assembly calls on the Minister for Social Development to fulfil the commitments given by her Department to the local community in relation to the Environmental Improvement Schemes in the Markets area, Belfast.

[Mr A Maskey]
[Ms C Ní Chuilín]

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.

Ayes: 28
Noes: 50

Ayes

Ms Anderson, Mr Boylan, Mr Brady, Mr Butler, Mr W Clarke, Dr Deeny, Mr Doherty, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Mr G Kelly, Ms Lo, Mr A Maskey, Mr P Maskey, Mr F McCann, Ms J McCann, Mr McCarthy, Mr McCartney, Mrs McGill, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Mr McLaughlin, Mr Molloy, Mr Murphy, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr O’Dowd, Mrs O’Neill, Ms S Ramsey, Mr B Wilson.

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr P Maskey and Ms J McCann.

Noes

Mr Armstrong, Mr Attwood, Mr Beggs, Mr D Bradley, Mrs M Bradley, Mr P J Bradley, Mr Bresland, Lord Browne, Mr Buchanan, Mr Burns, Mr T Clarke, Mr Cobain, Mr Craig, Mr Cree, Mr Dodds, Mr Durkan, Mr Easton, Mr Elliott, Mr Gallagher, Mr Gardiner, Mr Hamilton, Mrs Hanna, Mr Hilditch, Mr Irwin, Mr Kennedy, Mr A Maginness, Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Dr W McCrea, Dr McDonnell, Mr McGlone, Mr McNarry, Lord Morrow, Mr Moutray, Mr Newton, Mr O’Loan, Mr Paisley Jnr, Mr Poots, Ms Ritchie, Mr G Robinson, Mrs I Robinson, Rt Hon P Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Savage, Mr Shannon, Mr Simpson, Mr Spratt, Mr Weir, Mr Wells , Mr S Wilson.

Tellers for the Noes: Mr D Bradley and Mr Burns.

The Motion was negatived.

NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY

PAPERS PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY ON
30 SEPTEMBER 2008

  1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly

  2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly

  3. Orders in Council

  4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly

  5. Assembly Reports

  6. Statutory Rules

(The Department identified after each rule is for reference purposes only.)

For Information Only:

S.R. 2008/398 The Parking Places on Roads (Strabane) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (DRD)

  1. Consultation Documents

  2. Departmental Publications

  3. Agency Publications

  4. Westminster Publications

  5. Miscellaneous Publications

NORTHERN IRELAND LEGISLATION:

EXECUTIVE BILLS

PROCEEDINGS AS AT 1 OCTOBER 2008

Session 2008-2009

Executive Bills

Title & Bill Number First Stage Second Stage Committee Stage Extension Committee Stage Report Consideration StageConcluded Further Consideration Stage Final Stage Royal Assent
Laid Printed
/Building Regulations (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 11/07) 25.02.08 4.03.08 27.06.08 12.06.08 25.06.08        
/Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Bill (NIA Bill 15/07) 12.05.08 20.05.08 12.12.08            
/Public Authorities (Reform) Bill (NIA Bill 19/07) 17.06.08 30.06.08              
/Civil Registration Bill (NIA Bill 20/07) 17.06.08 1.07.08              
/Health and Social Care (Reform) Bill (NIA Bill 21/07) 23.06.08 1.07.08              
/Diseases of Animals Bill (NIA Bill 22/07) 30.06.08 15.09.08              
/Presumption of Death (NIA Bill 23/07) 1.07.08 15.09.08              

Session 2007-2008

Non-Executive Bills

Title & Bill Number First Stage Second Stage Committee Stage Extension Committee Stage Report Consideration StageConcluded Further Consideration Stage Final Stage Royal Assent
Laid Printed
/Carer’s Allowance Bill (NIA Bill 13/07) 31.03.08                

**Bill which are granted accelerated passage do not pass through a Committee Stage.

/ Bill carried over from 2007-2008 by leave of the Assembly as Royal Assent had not been achieved.