The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland. It is responsible for making laws on transferred matters in Northern Ireland and for scrutinising the work of Ministers and Government Departments.

• Committees
• Legislation
• Questions
• Official Report
• Research and Information Service (RaISe)

The Northern Ireland Assembly sits in Parliament Buildings and is open to all members of the public. You can attend debates and watch committee hearings or tour Parliament Buildings.

• Visiting
• Tours
• Online Tours
• Information Leaflet

Assembly Extra is our new web-based programme about the Northern Ireland Assembly. It will give you an insight into how the Assembly works with a mix of informative features, interviews and behind-the-scenes pieces.

• Watch Assembly Extra

Committees examine Bills put forward by government Departments and hold inquiries on issues that are important to everyone in Northern Ireland. Current Committee Inquiries and Calls for Evidence are listed below.

• Pensions Bill
• Inquiry into Unadopted Roads in NI
• Review of Judicial Appointments in NI
• Victims and Witnesses of Crime
• School Councils
• Used Tyre Disposal
• Marine Bill
• Devolution of Air Passenger Duty
• Size of the Assembly and Number of Departments
• Superannuation Bill
• Inquiry into Topical Questions
• Review of Bovine Tuberculosis

The Assembly Information Management System (AIMS) provides easy access to information on MLAs and the procedural information published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

• Find out more about Your MLAs
• View Assembly Questions & Answers
• Conduct a Search of Plenary Business

The Assembly passed the Single Use Carrier Bags Act (Northern Ireland) in 2011. The Committee for the Environment wants to hear your views on the Department for the Environment (DOE) plans for implementing this Act. Please let us know your thoughts by responding to the questions at the end of our blog by using our Comment box. Please respond by Friday 18 May 2012.

• Read the blog here.