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Recruitment opportunity: Librarian (apply by Monday 28 July 2025)
Speaker's Correspondence: View the latest updates from the Speaker to Members
Have your say on what should be discussed at the next Disabled People's Parliament
View the latest consultations and have your say
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Visit our recruitment website to learn about the latest opportunities
Press Releases and Media
View the latest press releases to find out what is happening with Committees and within the Assembly.
- AERA Committee Launches Call for Evidence on Upcoming Dilapidation Bill
- AERA Committee Successfully Hosts Meeting at CAFRE Hill Farm, Antrim Hills
- Northern Ireland Assembly Committee begins work on scrutinising the Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill
- Northern Ireland Youth Assembly Showcases Impact
- NI Assembly AERA Committee Visits Groundbreaking SULS Phase 2 Project at Blakiston-Houston Estates
- Statement from the Assembly’s Committee for Education
- Northern Ireland Assembly Celebrates Polish Community at Parliament Buildings
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:
- Colm Gildernew MLA is consulting on a Homelessness Prevention Bill
- Sian Mullholland MLA is consulting on a Lotteries for Communities Bill
- Órlaithí Flynn MLA is consulting on a Suicide Prevention Training Bill
- Cara Hunter MLA is consulting on a Victims of Sexual Crimes Trauma Mitigation Bill
- Deborah Erskine MLA is consulting on an Unadopted Developments Bill
- Diane Forsythe MLA is consulting on a Women and Girls in Sport in Northern Ireland Bill
- Paul Frew MLA is consulting on a Duty of Candour in Healthcare Settings Bill
- Linda Dillon MLA is consulting on a Breastfeeding 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.
- The Committee for Agriculture, Environment an Rural Affairs would like to hear your views on the Dilapidation Bill (deadline for responses 10 October 2025)
- The Executive Office Committee would like to hear your views on the the Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (deadline for responses 29 September 2025)
- The Committee for Health would like to hear your views on the Adult Protection Bill (deadline for responses is Friday 26 September 2025)
- Assembly and Executive Review Committee would like to hear your views on Assembly Committee engagement on cross-cutting Executive strategies (deadline for responses is Tuesday 30 September 2025)
- Assembly and Executive Review Committee would like to hear your views on the development of a formal process and guidance on the handling of Westminster Statutory Instruments (deadline for responses is Tuesday 30 September 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
Find out more about the Committee for Communities scrutiny of the Bill
View Assembly terms in sign language
View Assembly coverage that is accompanied with sign language interpretation
Assembly Business
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.
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