Press Releases 2013-2014

06/11/2013

Assembly Community Connect Calls on Upper Bann Community Groups to ‘Get Involved’

The Northern Ireland Assembly will host a ‘Get Involved’ event at the Brownlow Community Hub, Craigavon on Friday 8 November. The event is part of the Assembly’s Community Connect (ACC) initiative and aims to help local community and voluntary sector groups to work more effectively with the Assembly and its Committees.

Reference: SO 04/13/14

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05/11/2013

Committee Welcomes New Utility Regulator

The Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment today welcomed the new Utility Regulator, Ms Jenny Pyper during her first appearance in front of the Committee since taking on her new role.

Reference: ETI 02/12/13

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04/11/2013

Committee Sets Record Straight on its Transport Structure Proposals

The Chairman of the Committee for Regional Development, Mr Jimmy Spratt MLA, has today set the record straight following the publication and debate on the Committee report on its Inquiry into Comprehensive Transport Delivery Structures.

Reference: CRD 02/13/14

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24/10/2013

Committee Explores Wind Energy Issues

The Committee for the Environment has commenced a review into wind energy, with a focus on the environmental and planning aspects of wind energy development.

Reference: ENV 02/13/14

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18/10/2013

Social Development Committee Launches Inquiry

The Assembly Committee for Social Development has just launched an inquiry into allegations arising from a BBC NI Spotlight programme which aired on 3 July 2013.

Reference: SD 01/13/14

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17/10/2013

Supermarket Fuel Pricing Policies Need More Consistency, says Committee

The Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment quizzed officials from Tesco, Asda and the NI Retail Consortium on their respective fuel pricing policies.

Reference: ETI 01/12/13

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16/10/2013

Committee condemns NI Fire and Rescue Service leadership

The Public Accounts Committee has today condemned the poor leadership provided by the senior management in the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) in its report, NI Fire and Rescue Service: An Organisational Assessment and Review of Departmental Oversight, and Report on Accounts 2011-12.

Reference: PAC 01/13/14

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03/10/2013

Committee to Scrutinise Major Reform of Local Government

The Committee for the Environment is now considering the Local Government Bill, which will introduce significant changes to local government in Northern Ireland. The Bill will provide for new governance arrangements for local councils, including changes to how decisions are made and how positions of responsibility on councils are shared across political parties. It will also introduce a new ethical standards regime and council-led community planning arrangements.

Reference: ENV 01/13/14

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01/10/2013

Colleges Bring Best in Show to Parliament Buildings

Catwalk fashion, cutting-edge technology and an award-winning skin lotion — just a sample of what was on show today at a colleges event held at Parliament Buildings. The event, sponsored by the Committee for Employment and Learning and held in conjunction with Colleges NI, showcased the work of students across the six colleges in Northern Ireland.

Reference: E&L 02/13/14

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30/09/2013

Assembly Speaker Welcomes His Counterparts To Northern Ireland

The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Mr William Hay MLA, welcomed Speakers/Presiding Officers from the various legislatures from UK and Ireland to Northern Ireland.

Reference: SO 04/13/14

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