Minutes of Proceedings

The Assembly met at 10.30am, the Speaker in the Chair.

1. Personal Prayer or Meditation

Members observed two minutes’ silence.

2. Assembly Business

2.1 Member Resignation

The Speaker informed Members that the Speaker’s Office had received a letter from Dr Alasdair McDonnell giving notice of his intention to resign as a Member of the Assembly with effect from midnight on Sunday 28 June 2015. The Speaker advised that the Speaker’s Office had notified the Chief Electoral Officer, in accordance with section 35 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

3. Executive Committee Business

3.1 Second Stage – Budget (No. 2) Bill 2015 (NIA Bill 53/11-16)

Debate, suspended on 22 June, resumed.

The Principal Deputy Speaker (Mr Newton) took the Chair.

The Speaker took the Chair.

The Principal Deputy Speaker (Mr Newton) took the Chair.

The Budget (No. 2) Bill 2015 (NIA 53/11-15) passed Second Stage with cross-community support (Division).

The Deputy Speaker (Mr Beggs) took the Chair).

3.2 Consideration Stage – Budget (No. 2) Bill 2015 (NIA Bill 53/11-16)

The Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mrs Arlene Foster, moved the Consideration Stage of the Budget (No. 2) Bill 2015 (NIA Bill 53/11-16).

No amendments were tabled to the Bill.

Clauses

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Clauses 1 to 8 stand part of the Bill.

Schedules

The question being put, it was agreed without division that Schedules 1 to 4 stand part of the Bill.

Long Title

The question being put, the Long Title was agreed without division.

The Budget (No. 2) Bill 2015 (NIA Bill 53/11-16) stood referred to the Speaker.

3.3 Final Stage – Reservoirs Bill (NIA Bill 31/11-15)

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Michelle O’Neill, moved that the Final Stage of the Reservoirs Bill (NIA 31/11-15) do now pass.

Debate ensued.

The Reservoirs Bill (NIA Bill 31/11-15) passed Final Stage without division.

4. Adjournment

Proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

The Speaker

The Assembly adjourned at 2.28 pm.

Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
The Speaker
24 June 2015

Northern Ireland Assembly

24 June 2015
Division

Second Stage – Budget (No. 2) Bill 2015 (NIA Bill 53/11-16)

The Question was put and the Assembly divided.

Ayes: 63
Noes: 3

AYES

NATIONALIST:

Ms Boyle, Ms Fearon, Mr Flanagan, Mr Hazzard, Mr G Kelly, Mr Lynch, Mr McAleer, Mr F McCann, Ms McCorley, Mr McElduff, Ms McGahan, Mr M McGuinness, Mr McKay, Ms Maeve McLaughlin, Mr McMullan, Mr Maskey, Mr Milne, Mr Murphy, Ms Ní Chuilín, Mr Ó hOisín, Mr Ó Muilleoir, Mr O'Dowd, Mrs O'Neill, Ms Ruane, Mr Sheehan.

UNIONIST:

Mr Anderson, Ms P Bradley, Mr Buchanan, Mrs Cameron, Mr Clarke, Mr Craig, Mr Douglas, Mr Dunne, Mr Easton, Mrs Foster, Mr Frew, Mr Girvan, Mr Givan, Mrs Hale, Mr Hilditch, Mr Humphrey, Mr Irwin, Mr McCausland, Mr I McCrea, Mr D McIlveen, Miss M McIlveen, Mr McNarry, Mr McQuillan, Mr Moutray, Mr G Robinson, Mr P Robinson, Mr Ross, Mr Spratt, Ms Sugden, Mr Weir, Mr Wells.

OTHER:

Mrs Cochrane, Dr Farry, Mr Ford, Ms Lo, Mr Lunn, Mr Lyttle, Mr McCarthy.

Tellers for the Ayes: Mr McQuillan, Mr G Robinson.

NOES

UNIONIST:

Mr Allister, Mr McCallister.

OTHER:

Mr Agnew.

Tellers for the Noes: Mr Agnew, Mr Allister.

Total votes 66 Total Ayes 63 [95.5%]

Nationalist Vote 25 Nationalist Ayes 25 [100%]

Unionist Votes 33 Unionist Ayes 31 [93.9%]

Other Votes 8 Other Ayes 7 [87.5%]

The Motion was carried on a cross-community vote.

Northern Ireland Assembly

Papers Presented to the Assembly on
24 June 2015

1. Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly

2. Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly

3. Orders in Council

4. Publications Laid in the Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland Audit Office Resource Account 2014/15 (DFP).

5. Assembly Reports

Report on a complaint against Mr Sammy Wilson MLA (NIA 238/11-16) (Committee on Standards and Privileges).

Report on Inquiry into Growing the Economy and Creating Jobs in a Reduced Tax Environment (NIA 259/11-16) (Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment).

6. Statutory Rules

S.R. 2015/281 The Social Security (Application of Reciprocal Agreements with Australia, Canada and New Zealand) (EEA States and Switzerland) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015.

7. Written Ministerial Statements

Crannóg in Drumclay Townland (DOE).

8. Consultation Documents

9. Departmental Publications

10. Agency Publications

11. Westminster Publications

12. Miscellaneous Publications

Department of Education: Sustainability of Schools (NIAO).

Northern Ireland Assembly Legislation:

Stages in Consideration of Public Bills

First Stage : Introduction of Bill.

Second Stage : General debate of the Bill with an opportunity for Members to vote on its general principles.

Committee Stage (Comm. Stage) : Detailed investigation by a Committee which concludes with the publication of a report for consideration by the Assembly.

Consideration Stage (CS) : Consideration by the Assembly of, and an opportunity for Members to vote on, the details of the Bill including amendments proposed to the Bill.

Further Consideration Stage (FCS) : Consideration by the Assembly of, and an opportunity for Members to vote on, further amendments to the Bill.

Final Stage : Passing or rejecting of Bill by the Assembly, without further amendment.

Royal Assent .

Proceedings as at 25 June 2015

2011-2016 Mandate
Executive Bills

2011-2016 Mandate
Non-Executive Bills

/ Bill progressing by accelerated passage

** Please note that any bills that received Royal Assent in the previous session have been removed from the table.