Archive Minutes of Evidence

Date Title Action

14/12/2016

Additional Plenary Sitting

There will be an additional Plenary sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday, 19 December 2016 after the Speaker received a valid request from the First Minister and deputy First Minister to recall the Assembly.

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15/12/2016

Minister Invited to Give Evidence in RHI Scheme Inquiry

The Public Accounts Committee has agreed to invite Arlene Foster MLA to give evidence on its Inquiry into the Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme.

Reference: PAC 07/16/17

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11/01/2017

Committee Finds Little Progress in Reducing Cost of Legal Aid

The Public Accounts Committee has found little progress has been made in reducing the cost of legal aid. The conclusion came in a report, published today, into Managing Legal Aid, which followed up on a previous Committee report issued in 2011.

Reference: PAC 08/16/17

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12/01/2017

Committee for Health concerned about impact of political situation on reform of Health and Social Care

Reference: CFH01/16/17

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25/01/2017

Committee disappointed with Translink fare hikes

The Committee for Infrastructure has expressed its disappointment at a Translink fare hike at their last meeting before the election.

Reference: CfI 15/16/17

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25/01/2017

£4M funding for York Street Interchange

The Committee for Infrastructure has welcomed the allocation of £4 million to the York Street Interchange Scheme and the announcement that the scheme development will now go ahead.

Reference: CfI 14/16/17

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21/03/2017

Condolences and tributes to the former deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness

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21/03/2017

Assembly to mark the passing of Former deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness

Speaking today on the death of former deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Robin Newton MBE MLA said: “While I am the Speaker of an Assembly in which Martin McGuinness played an integral part as a Member, Minister and deputy First Minister, I am mindful that today a family has lost a husband, a father, a brother and a grandfather. On behalf of the Northern Ireland Assembly, I express my sincere condolences and sympathy to his family whom I know he held dear.

Reference: SO/01/17/18

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27/03/2017

Plenary Sitting – Monday 27 March 2017

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20/04/2017

Filming in the Senate

Due to construction work, the Senate and Senate Rotunda will not be available for filming purposes until further notice.

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