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Latest News and Opportunities
Keep up to date with the latest news and opportunities from the Assembly.
Speaker's Correspondence: Assembly arrangements to mark the passing of Pope Francis
Miss the recent Women's Parliament? Watch it back to see what was debated...
View the latest consultations and have your say
Latest Written Ministerial Statements
Speaker's Correspondence: View the latest updates from the Speaker to Members
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Press Releases and Media
View the latest press releases to find out what is happening with Committees and within the Assembly.
- The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Edwin Poots MLA, Comments on Rory McIlroy
- Finance Committee Visits Kilkeel Banking Hub, Highlighting Vital Community Service
- Public Accounts Committee calls £3 billion overspend on major capital projects here 'unacceptable'
Further information
Consultations on Members' Bills Proposals
Most primary legislation that passes through the Assembly is brought forward by the Minister of an Executive Department, however bills can also be introduced by an individual Member.
When this happens the Member will seek the views of the public to help shape their proposal.
Current consultations include:
- Claire Sugden MLA is consulting on Addressing Age Discrimination in Goods, Facilities and Services.
- Ciara Ferguson MLA is consulting on a bill to ban unfair letting fees.
- Stewart Dickson MLA is consulting on a Members’ Bill on Social Value.
- Mark Durkan MLA is consulting on the Environment and Nature Restoration Bill.
To find out how to have your say on these proposals, visit our Non-Executive Bill Proposals page.
Calls for Evidence - Have your say
As part of their regular scrutiny duties, Committees may ask stakeholders and members of the public for their views on a particular subject or piece of legislation.
This is a chance for you to have your say and help Committees with their work.
You can check out current calls for evidence below:
Please note that these consultation links will take you to our Citizen Space survey site.
- Assembly and Executive Review Committee would like to hear your views on Assembly and Executive Reform (deadline for responses is Monday 26 May 2025)
- Education Committee would like to hear your views on the School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill (deadline for comments is Tuesday 13 May 2025)
- Communities Committee would like to hear your views on the Sign Language Bill (deadline for comments is Friday 9 May 2025)
View the status of all our consultations by visiting our Citizen Space hub hompage.
You can also view previous calls for evidence on our Citizen Space 'Find activities' page.
Research Matters
The Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) publishes topical articles on its dedicated 'Research Matters' blog site. The articles provide impartial, timely analysis of the current issues in the spotlight.
The blogs cover a wide range of topics from agriculture and the environment to education, finance and more.
Read the latest 'Research Matters' articles
In focus... Sign Language Bill
The Sign Language Bill was introduced to the Assembly by the Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons, on Monday 10 February 2025.
Much of the coverage of the Bill, as it makes its way through the legislative process, will be accompanied by interpretation with BSL and ISL. This includes debates in the Assembly chamber and evidence sessions undertaken by the Communities Committee in its scrutiny role during the Committee Stage of the Bill.
Follow and watch the progress of the Bill on our dedicated section on niassembly.tv
View Assembly terms in sign language
View Assembly coverage that is accompanied with sign language interpretation
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