No. 20-10/11

Minute of Proceedings
Monday 22 November 2010

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

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Executive Committee Business

2.1 Consideration Stage - Student Loans (Amendment) Bill (NIA Bill 22/09)

The Minister for Employment and Learning, Mr Danny Kennedy, moved the Consideration Stage of the Student Loans (Amendment) Bill.

No amendments were tabled to the Bill.

Clauses

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 1 and 2 stand part of the Bill.

Long Title

The question being put, the Long Title was agreed without division.

Bill (NIA 22/09) stood referred to the Speaker.

3. Committee Business

3.1 Motion - Extension of Committee Stage: Armed Forces and Veterans Bill (NIA Bill 33/09)

Proposed:

That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 28 January 2011, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Armed Forces and Veterans Bill (NIA 33/09).

Chairperson, Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister

Debate ensued.

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

3.2 Motion - Statutory Committee Membership

Proposed:

That Mr Pól Callaghan replace Mrs Mary Bradley as a member of the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

Mr P Ramsey
Mr T Burns

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

4. Private Members’ Business

4.1 Motion - 70 th Anniversary of the Death of Lord Craigavon

Proposed:

That this Assembly notes the 70th anniversary of the death of Lord Craigavon, the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.

Mr M Storey
Mr G Campbell
Mr S Moutray

Debate ensued.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Dallat) took the Chair.

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

4.2 Motion - Domiciliary Care

Proposed:

That this Assembly notes the challenges posed by the changing demographics; and calls on the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to ensure that there is adequate investment in domiciliary care to meet the current and future needs of an ageing population.

Ms M Anderson
Mrs M O’Neill
Mr M Brady

Debate ensued.

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Molloy) took the Chair.

The debate was suspended for Question Time.

5. Question Time

5.1 Agriculture and Rural Development

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ms Michelle Gildernew.

5.2 Culture, Arts and Leisure

Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, Mr Nelson McCausland.

6. Question for Urgent Oral Answer

6.1 Implications of Irish Government's Request for Financial Assistance

The Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Mrs Arlene Foster, replied to a Question for Urgent Oral Answer, tabled by Mr Mitchel McLaughlin.

7. Private Members’ Business (Cont’d)

7.1 Motion - Domiciliary Care (Cont’d)

Debate resumed on the Motion.

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

8. Adjournment

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 4.07pm.

Mr William Hay
The Speaker

22 November 2010

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly from
17 to 22 November 2010

1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 Chapter 13 – Corrections

2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Hunting Bill (As Introduced) NIA Bill 5/10

Victims and Survivors (Disqualification) Bill (As Introduced) NIA Bill 6/10

3. Orders in Council

4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly

The Sports Council for Northern Ireland Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2008 (DCAL)

5. Assembly Reports

6. Statutory Rules

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

S.R. 2010/377 Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Full-Time) (Severance) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (DOJ)

S.R. 2010/378 The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (DSD)

S.R. 2010/379 The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2010 (DOJ)

S.R. 2010/381 The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No.2) 2010 (DOJ)

7. Written Ministerial Statements

8. Consultation Documents

9. Departmental Publications

Publication of Gender-Specific Standards for Working with Women Prisoners (Northern Ireland Prison Service)

10. Agency Publications

11. Westminster Publications

12. Miscellaneous Publications