Order Paper
Date: 18 May 2026
Indicative timings for order of business
The Assembly to sit at noon.
1. Prayers
2. Members’ Statements
3. Question Time
3.1 Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
4. Opposition Business
Motion: Change on these Islands
Proposed:
That this Assembly notes the outcome of the recent elections in Britain; expresses concern at the rise of right-wing populism embodied by Reform UK; believes that a Reform UK-led government would be hugely damaging for people living here as well as British-Irish relations; further notes recent polling which indicates majority support for a new Ireland within the European Union; affirms that any process of constitutional change must be carefully managed, protecting the relationships and multiple identities outlined in the Good Friday Agreement; and further affirms that the only credible way of decisively exercising democratic control over our future is to build a new Ireland.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: Introducing an Integrated 111 Service for Northern Ireland
Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the sustained and growing pressures facing Northern Ireland’s urgent and emergency care system, including increasing attendances and unacceptable waiting times at Emergency Departments; acknowledges the Executive’s commitment to shifting care closer to home through the shift left agenda focused on prevention, early intervention and strengthening community provision; notes that an integrated 111 urgent care service can play a complementary and enabling role in this transformation by providing a single, accessible front door with clinically-led triage and direct booking into appropriate community, primary and urgent care services; and calls on the Minister of Health to bring forward proposals for the establishment of a Northern Ireland-wide 111 service no later than September 2026.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: Post-19 Special Educational Needs Support
Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the importance of ensuring that all young people with special educational needs (SEN) are supported to reach their full potential beyond the age of 19; acknowledges that every year, families across Northern Ireland face a devastating cliff edge when their child leaves special school, with support falling away and too many young people left without the care, structure and dignity they need to live a full life; further acknowledges that current provision for post-19 SEN support in Northern Ireland lags significantly behind that available in other jurisdictions; and calls on the Executive to bring forward legislation which ensures consistent, high-quality provision and clear entitlements to SEN support for young people between the ages of 19 and 25.
Leader of the Opposition
