No. 18-07/08

MINUTE OF PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2007

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

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Executive Committee Business

2.1 Motion – Local Government – Review of Public Administration

Proposed: That this Assembly notes the emerging findings of the review of the Review of Public Administration decisions, as they relate to local government, and the initial proposals for the future shape of local government.

[Minister of the Environment]

The Deputy Speaker (Mr McClarty) in the chair.

2.2 Amendment

Proposed: At end insert:

‘; and calls on the Executive to transfer meaningful and significant functions to local government.’

[Mr B McCrea]
[Mr L Cree]
[Mr B Armstrong]
[Mr R Beggs]

Debate ensued.

The Amendment being put, the Amendment was made without division.

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

The sitting was suspended at 12.34 pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.00 pm, the Deputy Speaker (Mr Molloy) in the chair.

3. Executive Committee Business

3.1 Statement – North-South Ministerial Council Institutional Format

The deputy First Minister, Mr Martin McGuinness, made a statement to the Assembly regarding the North-South Ministerial Council meeting in Institutional format, following which he replied to questions.

4. Private Members’ Business

4.1 Motion – Sports Strategy

Proposed: That this Assembly recognises the importance of sport in the physical, social and economic well-being of society; expresses concern that National Lottery funding is being diverted to the 2012 London Olympics and will have a negative impact on community sport; and believes that the proposed draft budget is not sufficient to meet the standards and priorities of the proposed sports strategy recently announced by the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure.

[Mr P Ramsey]

4.2 Amendment

Proposed: Leave out all after the second ‘sport’ and insert:

‘; welcomes the proposed sports strategy recently announced by the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure; recognises that funding of the strategy should be considered in the context of the findings of the Vernon assets group; and calls on all stakeholders to work together to maximise the opportunities that exist in the sports strategy.’

[Mr J Shannon]
[Lord Browne]

Debate ensued.

The Amendment being put, the Amendment was made without division.

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

4.3 Motion – Irish-Medium Club Bank

Proposed: That this Assembly opposes the introduction of a club bank arrangement for establishing Irish-Medium schools in Northern Ireland.

[Miss M McIlveen]
[Mr M Storey]

Debate ensued.

The Speaker in the chair.

After debate, and following receipt of a Petition of Concern, under Standing Order 27, Members were informed that the Business Committee had agreed that the Question would be put as the first item of business on Monday 19 November 2007.

5. Adjournment

Dr Stephen Farry spoke on the proposed new build campus for Priory Integrated College, Holywood.

Proposed: That the Assembly do now adjourn.

[The Speaker]

The Assembly adjourned at 5.58 pm.

Mr William Hay
The Speaker

13 November 2007

 

NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY

PETITION OF CONCERN

MOTION: IRISH-MEDIUM CLUB BANK

Date to be debated: 13 NOVEMBER 2007

The undersigned Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly present this Petition of Concern in accordance with Standing Order 27.

NAME MICHELLE O’NEILL
FRA MCCANN
CARÁL NÍ CHUILÍN
GERRY MCHUGH
MICKEY BRADY
JENNIFER MCCANN
RAYMOND MCCARTNEY
FRANCIE MOLLOY
MITCHEL MCLAUGHLIN
MARTINA ANDERSON
FRANICE BROLLY
PAUL MASKEY
JOHN O’DOWD
SUE RAMSEY
CONOR MURPHY
MICHELLE GILDERNEW
MARTIN MCGUINNESS
GERRY KELLY
CATHAL BOYLAN
WILLIE CLARKE
CLAIRE MCGILL
PAUL BUTLER
TOMMY GALLAGHER
DECLAN O’LOAN
PAT RAMSEY
DOLORES KELLY
CAITRÍONA RUANE
BARRY MCELDUFF
THOMAS BURNS
GERRY ADAMS

NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY

PAPERS PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY ON

13 NOVEMBER 2007

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

Department of Finance and Personnel Resource Accounts for year ending 31 March 2007 (NIA 12/07-08)

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

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

7. Consultation Documents

8. Departmental Publications

Noise Complaint Statistics for Northern Ireland 2006-2007 (DOE)

9. Agency Publications

10. Westminster Publications

11. Miscellaneous Publications

NORTHERN IRELAND LEGISLATION:
EXECUTIVE BILLS
PROCEEDINGS AS AT 13 NOVEMBER 2007

Session 2006-2007

 

Title & Bill Number	First Stage	Second Stage	Committee Stage Extension	Committee Stage Report		Consideration Stage Concluded	Further Consideration Stage	Final Stage	Royal Assent
				Laid	Printed
**Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 1/07)	4.06.07	12.06.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	18.06.07	19.06.07	25.06.07	29.06.07
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (NIA Bill 2/07)	5.06.07	19.06.07	7.11.07	12.10.07	22.10.07
**Budget Bill (NIA Bill 3/07)	11.06.07	12.06.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	18.06.07	19.06.07	25.06.07	29.06.07
Taxis Bill (NIA Bill 4/07)	11.06.07	26.06.07	7.12.07
Libraries Bill (NIA Bill 5/07)	11.06.07	19.06.07	25.02.08

 

Session 2007-2008

Title & Bill Number	First Stage	Second Stage	Committee Stage Extension	Committee Stage Report		Consideration Stage Concluded	Further Consideration Stage	Final Stage	Royal Assent
				Laid	Printed
**Children (Emergency Protection Orders) Bill (NIA Bill 6/07)	22.10.07	5.11.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.11.07
Pensions Bill (NIA Bill 7/07)	12.11.07

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