Minutes of Proceedings
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Date: 14 June 2016
The Assembly met at 10.30am, the Speaker in the Chair.
1. Prayers
Members observed two minutes’ silence.
2. Public Petition
2.1 Public Petition – Special Educational Needs Nursery Provision
Mr Chris Lyttle was granted leave, in accordance with Standing Order 22, to present a Public Petition regarding Special Educational Needs Nursery Provision.
3. Executive Committee Business
3.1 Statement – June Monitoring
The Minister of Finance, Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, made a statement regarding June Monitoring, following which he replied to questions.
The Principal Deputy Speaker (Ms Ruane) took the Chair.
3.2 Second Stage Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21)
Minister of Finance
The Minister of Finance, Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, moved the Second Stage of the Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21).
Debate ensued.
The sitting was suspended at 12.57pm.
The sitting resumed at 2.00pm, with the Speaker in the Chair.
4. Question Time
4.1 Communities
Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister for Communities, Mr Paul Givan.
4.2 Economy
Questions were put to, and answered by, the Minister for the Economy, Mr Simon Hamilton.
The Deputy Speaker (Mr Kennedy) took the Chair.
5. Executive Committee Business (cont’d)
5.1 Second Stage Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21) (cont’d)
Debate resumed.
The sitting was suspended at 5.29pm.
The sitting resumed at 5.43pm, with the Deputy Speaker (Mr Kennedy) in the Chair.
The Speaker took the Chair.
The Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21) passed Second Stage with cross-community support (Division).
6. Adjournment
Mr Barry McElduff spoke to his topic regarding the Condition of Rural Roads in West Tyrone.
Proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
The Speaker
The Assembly adjourned at 9.27pm.
Mr Robin Newton
The Speaker
14 June 2016
Northern Ireland Assembly
14 June 2016
Division
Motion - Second Stage Budget (No.2) Bill (NIA Bill 1/16-21)
Minister of Finance
The Question was put and the Assembly divided.
Ayes: 46
Noes: 32
AYES
NATIONALIST:
Ms Archibald, Mr Boylan, Ms Boyle, Ms Dillon, Ms Fearon, Ms Gildernew, Mr Hazzard, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Mr McCartney, Mr McElduff, Mr McKay, Mr McMullan, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Mr Murphy, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Ms Seeley, Mr Sheehan.
UNIONIST:
Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mr K Buchanan, Mr T Buchanan, Mrs Bunting, Mrs Cameron, Mr Clarke, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Girvan, Mr Irwin, Mrs Little Pengelly, Ms Lockhart, Mr Logan, Mr Lyons, Mr McCausland, Miss McIlveen, Mr McQuillan, Mr Middleton, Mr Poots, Mr Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Stalford, Mr Storey, Mr Weir
Tellers for the Ayes: Mr McAleer, Mr Robinson.
NOES
NATIONALIST:
Mr Attwood, Mrs S Bradley, Mr Durkan, Mr Eastwood, Ms Hanna, Mr McCrossan, Mr McGlone, Mr McGrath, Mr McNulty, Mr McPhillips, Mr Mullan.
UNIONIST:
Mr Aiken, Mr Allister, Mrs Barton, Mr Beggs, Mr Butler, Mr Chambers, Mrs Dobson, Mr McKee, Mr Nesbitt, Ms Palmer, Mr Smith, Mr Swann.
OTHER:
Mr Agnew, Ms Armstrong, Ms Bradshaw, Mr Carroll, Mr Dickson, Dr Farry, Mr Lunn, Mr Lyttle, Mr E McCann.
Tellers for the Noes: Ms S Bradley, Mr Smith
Total Votes 78 Total Ayes 46 [59.0%]
Nationalist Votes 32 Nationalist Ayes 21 [65.6%]
Unionist Votes 37 Unionist Ayes 25 [67.6%]
Other Votes 9 Other Ayes 0 [0.0%]
The Motion was carried on a cross-community vote.
Northern Ireland Assembly
Papers Presented to the Assembly on 14 June 2016
1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly
3. Orders in Council
4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly
5. Assembly Reports
6. Statutory Rules
7. Written Ministerial Statements
8. Consultation Documents
9. Departmental Publications
10. Agency Publications
11. Westminster Publications
12. Miscellaneous Publications