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OP 36-07/08

ORDER PAPER

TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2008

The Assembly to sit at 10.30 am

1. PRAYERS

2. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS

[Minister of Finance and Personnel]

-Motion - The Draft Disability Discrimination (Private Clubs, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

- Proposed: That the draft Disability Discrimination (Private Clubs, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 be approved.

[First Minister and deputy First Minister]

3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS

- Motion - Amend Standing Orders

- Proposed: In Standing Order 49, after paragraph (1) insert:

"(2) The Committee may exercise the power in section 44(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998."

[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]

- Motion - Amend Standing Orders

- Proposed: In Standing Order 50, after paragraph (1) insert:

"(2) The Committee may exercise the power in section 44(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998."

[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]

- Motion - Amend Standing Orders

- Proposed: In Standing Order 53, delete all and insert:

"(1) There shall be a Standing Committee of the Assembly to be known as the Audit Committee to exercise the functions mentioned in section 66(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. In accordance with section 66(2) of that Act, no more than one Member of the Committee shall at the same time be a Member of the Public Accounts Committee.

(2) Any motion for a resolution of the Assembly relating to the salary payable under Article 4(1) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 to the holder of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General shall be tabled on behalf of the Committee.

(3) The Committee may exercise the power in section 44(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

(4) The Committee shall have a membership of five and a quorum of two."

[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]

- Motion - Extension of Committee Stage - Charities Bill (NIA 9/07)

- Proposed: That, in accordance with Standing Order 31(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 31(2) be extended to 27 June 2008, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Charities Bill (NIA Bill 9/07).

[Chairperson, Committee for Social Development]

4. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

- Motion - Bullying of Children and Young People with Disabilities

- Proposed: That this Assembly calls on the Executive to carry out a thematic inspection across public bodies, to establish their response to bullying experienced by children and young people with disabilities.

[Ms C Ní Chuilín]
[Mrs M O’Neill]
[Ms S Ramsey]

5. ADJOURNMENT

[Mr B McElduff]