OP 54-07/08
ORDER PAPER
TUESDAY 29 APRIL 2008
The Assembly to sit at 10.30 am
PRAYERS
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS
- Consideration Stage - Local Government (Boundaries) Bill (NIA 14/07)
[Minister of the Environment]
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COMMITTEE BUSINESS
- Motion - New Standing Order- Proposed: After Standing Order 23 insert:
“23A MATTERS OF THE DAY
(1) A Member may seek leave of the Speaker to make a statement to the Assembly on a matter which fulfils the criteria specified in paragraph (2) by making a formal request not later than the time provided for in paragraph (3), which formal request shall outline the subject matter of the proposed statement.
(2) In deciding whether to grant leave to a Member who has made a formal request under paragraph (1) the Speaker shall take account of the following criteria –
(a) whether the proposed statement relates to a matter which has occurred and has come to public attention since the Assembly last stood adjourned;
(b) whether the proposed statement relates to a matter which is of exceptional public interest;
(c) whether the proposed statement relates to a matter which directly affects the people of Northern Ireland;
(d) that the specific subject matter of the proposed statement is not, and has not previously been, the subject of or directly related to a statement, application, notice or referral made or given under this or any other Standing Order.
(3) Any request under this Standing Order shall be made not later than–
(a) 9.30 am on any sitting day; or
(b) if the Speaker is satisfied that the event or incident to which the formal request relates came to the attention of the Member at such time that the Member could not reasonably have made a formal request by the time stipulated in sub-paragraph (a), such later time as the Speaker may direct.
(4) As soon as possible after receipt of a formal request under this Standing Order the Speaker shall decide whether to give a Member who has made the formal request under this Standing Order leave to make a statement, and shall forthwith notify the Member of that decision. If the Speaker gives leave for a statement to be made he/she shall allow the Member (together with such other Members as the Speaker may select) to make the statement as soon as reasonably practicable.
(5) No Member may intervene during a Member’s statement under this Standing Order and there will be no questions and no vote will be taken at the conclusion of the statement or statements.”
[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]
- Motion - Amend - Standing Order 10(1)
- Proposed: In Standing Order 10(1), after sub-paragraph (h) insert new sub-paragraph
“(i) Matters of the day.”
[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]
- Motion - Amend - Standing Order 68(1)
- Proposed: In Standing Order 68(1), after sub-paragraph (c) insert new sub-paragraph “(d) in any statement made pursuant to Standing Order 23A,”
[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]
- Motion - Amend - Standing Order 68(2)
- Proposed: In Standing Order 68(2), after sub-paragraph (c) insert new sub-paragraph “(d) in any statement made pursuant to Standing Order 23A,”
[Chairperson, Committee on Procedures]
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PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS
- Motion - Access to Health Service Dental Treatment
- Proposed: That this Assembly expresses concern about the lack of access to Health Service dental treatment across all Health Board areas; and calls on the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to urgently bring forward an action plan to address the problem.
[Ms C Ní Chuilín]
[Mrs M O’Neill]
[Ms S Ramsey]
- Motion - Aggregates Mapping Programme
- Proposed: That this Assembly notes the finite nature of aggregate resources in Northern Ireland; and calls upon the Minister of the Environment to introduce an aggregates mapping programme to ensure the sustainable future of the aggregate and construction industry.
[Mr F Cobain]
[Mr J McCallister]
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ADJOURNMENT
- Regeneration of the Sandy Row area in South Belfast.
[Mr J Spratt]