Media Operational Notice

Northern Ireland Assembly to hold Plenary Sitting

There will be a Plenary sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Wednesday, 17 January 2024 at 12 noon.

The purpose for which the Assembly has been summoned is to elect a Speaker and Deputy Speakers; to appoint a First Minister and deputy First Minister and all other Executive Ministers and to debate the following motion:

“That this Assembly endorses the demand for fair pay settlements for public sector workers; urges the DUP to respect the democratic outcome of the May 2022 Assembly election; and emphasises the pressing need to urgently reinstate the Executive to tackle the unprecedented challenges confronting citizens and our public services, particularly the immediate matter of public sector pay.”

The Order Paper and Indicative Timings will be available on the Assembly website http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/

Please Note: All media who have not been issued with a permanent pass will need to sign the Code of Conduct, which can be found at http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/news-and-media/media-handbook/.

If you have not already signed this, please complete and return to the email address below before 4pm, Tuesday 16 January 2024.

The code for media to access the Press Gallery in the Assembly Chamber is available from the Communications Office.

For any media enquiries, please contact:

Northern Ireland Assembly
The Communications Office
Email: info@niassembly.gov.uk