No. 05-10/11

Minute of Proceedings
Monday 27 September 2010

The Assembly met at noon, the Speaker in the Chair.

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

2. Executive Committee Business

2.1 Statement - European Commission Disallowance of Single Farm Payments

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ms Michelle Gildernew, made a statement to the Assembly regarding the European Commission Disallowance of Single Farm Payments, following which she replied to questions.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) took the Chair.

3. Committee Business

3.1 Motion - Extension of Committee Stage: Transport Bill (NIA Bill 29/09)

Proposed:

That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 17 December 2010, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Transport Bill (NIA Bill 29/09).

Chairperson, Committee for Regional Development

Debate ensued.

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

3.2 Motion - Extension of Committee Stage: Tourism (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 30/09)

Proposed:

That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 29 November 2010, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Tourism (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 30/09).

Chairperson, Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment

Debate ensued.

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

3.3 Motion - Standing Committee Membership

Proposed:

That Mr Paul Givan be appointed as a member of the Assembly and Executive Review Committee.

Mr P Weir
Lord Morrow

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

4. Private Members’ Business

4.1 Motion - Planning Appeals Commission

Proposed:

That this Assembly calls on the Planning Appeals Commission to carry out its work more efficiently and to give priority to major planning applications on which public inquiries are to be held.

Mr P Givan
Mr S Hamilton
Mr P Weir
Mr P McGlone

Debate ensued.

The sitting was suspended at 2.14pm.

The sitting resumed at 2.30pm, with the Deputy Speaker (Mr McClarty) in the Chair.

5. Question Time

5.1 Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister

Questions were put to, and answered by, the First Minister, Rt Hon Peter Robinson. The Junior Minister, Mr Robin Newton, also answered a number of questions.

5.2 Regional Development

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister for Regional Development, Mr Conor Murphy.

6. Private Members’ Business (Cont’d)

6.1 Motion - Planning Appeals Commission (Cont’d)

Debate resumed on the Motion.

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

6.2 Motion - Proposed Rose Energy Incinerator at Glenavy

The following Motion stood on the Order Paper in the names of Mr Mitchel McLaughlin, Mr Paul Butler and Mr Cathal Boylan.

Proposed:

That this Assembly calls on the Minister of the Environment to set up a full public inquiry into the Rose Energy proposal to build an incinerator at Glenavy on the shores of Lough Neagh; and to ensure that the inquiry will facilitate an open and transparent consideration of the key issues and an independent review of the evidence provided, both for and against the application.

The motion was not moved.

7. Adjournment

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 3.57pm.

Mr William Hay
The Speaker

27 September 2010

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly from
22 - 27 September 2010

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

The Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Annual Report and Accounts for 2009/2010 (DCAL)

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

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

S.R. 2010/325 The Fire Safety Regulations ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DHSSPS)

S.R. 2010/326 Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) (Amendment) Regulations ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DETI)

S.R. 2010/329 The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) Regulations ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DOE)

S.R. 2010/332 The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DSD)

For Information Only:

S.R. 2010/327 (C.19) The Welfare Reform (2010 Act) (Commencement No.1 and Transitory Provision) Order ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DSD)

S.R. 2010/328 (C.20) The Fire and Rescue Services (2006 Order) (Commencement No.2) Order ( Northern Ireland) 2010 (DHSSPS)

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

9. Departmental Publications

A Scoping Study of those young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) in Northern Ireland (DEL)

North/South Language Body Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2006 (DCAL)

Energy - A Strategic Framework for Northern Ireland (DETI)

10. Agency Publications

The Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland Annual Report and Accounts 09/10

11. Westminster Publications

12. Miscellaneous Publications