Order Paper
Reference: OP 14/22-27
Date: 26 February 2024
The Assembly to sit at noon.
1. Prayers
2. Members' Statements
3. Assembly Business
Motion: Committee Membership
Proposed:
That Mr Pádraig Delargy be appointed as a member of the Committee for the Executive Office.
Mrs Sinéad Ennis
Mr Trevor Clarke
Ms Paula Bradshaw
Mr John Stewart
Mr Colin McGrath
Ms Claire Sugden
Motion: Committee Membership
Proposed:
That Miss Jemma Dolan and Mr Stephen Dunne be appointed as members of the Committee on Standards and Privileges; and that Mr Nick Mathison be appointed as a member of the Audit Committee.
Mrs Sinéad Ennis
Mr Trevor Clarke
Ms Paula Bradshaw
Mr John Stewart
Mr Colin McGrath
Ms Claire Sugden
4. Question Time
5. Private Members' Business
Motion: Implementation of the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls
Proposed:
That this Assembly affirms that the Executive Office's Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls must recognise that misogyny is a root cause of violence against women and girls; laments that since 2021, we have had the joint highest rate of femicide in Europe; expresses deep sadness that violence against women and girls is endemic here, with one woman killed every three months; regrets that victims of sexual and gender-based violence still face obstacles within the justice system and within society itself and that these obstacles prevent many women from reporting their abuse; condemns the budget cuts imposed by the British Government which significantly cut funding for public services, early intervention and rehabilitation services, community and voluntary sector services and Women's Aid; and calls on the Executive Office to urgently implement, in full, the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls to transform how society understands and responds to violence against women and girls.
Ms Emma Sheerin
Miss Deirdre Hargey
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
Motion: Special Educational Needs and Disability – Investment and Transformation
Proposed:
That this Assembly commits to prioritising the needs of our most vulnerable children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND); notes that the current system for supporting children with SEND has failed to deliver appropriate and timely support for parents, pupils and schools; and calls on the Minister of Education to prioritise and invest in SEND transformation, to ensure that the End to End Review of Special Educational Needs produces an action plan that will be implemented urgently, and to make a commitment that all children with SEND in key transition years are notified of a school placement which meets their needs no later than children without special educational needs.
Mr Nick Mathison
Ms Kate Nicholl
Ms Sian Mulholland
Ms Sorcha Eastwood
