Order Paper
Reference: OP 95/17-22
Date: 11 May 2021
Indicative Timings for the Order of Business
The Assembly to sit at 10.30am.
1. Prayers
2. Question Time
3. Private Members’ Business
Motion: Autism Strategy
Proposed:
That this Assembly notes with deep concern that, by the end of 2020, almost 4,500 children across Health and Social Care Trusts were awaiting diagnosis for autism, with some reportedly waiting more than 2 years; recognises the distress and harm that this places on those awaiting diagnosis and tailored support services, as well as on their families; expresses its concern at the growing inequality of access to autism services and diagnosis; further notes the stark difference in waiting times across Health and Social Care Trusts; and calls on the Minister of Health to bring forward a longer-term strategy, to be progressed urgently in partnership with those with autism, their families, carers, and community and voluntary sector organisations, to ensure equality of care and services that are free at the point of access and based on need.
Mr Colm Gildernew
Ms Cáral Ní Chuilín
Ms Órlaithí Flynn
Ms Karen Mullan
Motion: Strategies to Protect Peatlands and Woodlands
Proposed:
That this Assembly pays tribute to the heroic efforts by those emergency service personnel from across these islands and the local community who responded to the recent wildfires in the Mournes; notes the importance of preserving the natural environment for improving air quality, biodiversity, carbon capture and combatting the climate emergency; further notes the importance of both rewilding and protecting peatlands in tackling the climate emergency; and calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to produce fully resourced strategies and implementation plans to protect, preserve and enhance our peatlands and woodlands without further delay.
Mr Patsy McGlone
Mrs Dolores Kelly
Mr Colin McGrath
Ms Sinead Bradley
4. Adjournment
- Enniskillen Bypass and A4 Upgrade
Ms Jemma Dolan
