Order Paper
Date: 14 October 2025
Indicative timings for order of business
The Assembly to sit at 10.30am.
1. Prayers
2. Members' Statements
3. Question Time
4. Opposition Business
Motion: Delivery of an Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland
Proposed:
That this Assembly laments the failure to publish an Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland, promised in the Programme for Government and critical to the delivery of major infrastructure, economic development, long-term investment and job creation; expresses disappointment at the Executive's failure to meaningfully advance pre-agreed flagship infrastructure projects, including the A5 Western Transport Corridor and Casement Park; regrets the Executive's failure to implement the recommendations set out in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review, or to deliver increased investment in wastewater infrastructure; rejects the efforts by some to distract from the clear failure of Executive delivery with petty rows; and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to publish an Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland without delay, with clear timebound delivery plans.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: Tackling Child Poverty
Proposed:
That this Assembly expresses alarm at the rate of child poverty in Northern Ireland, with one in five children living in absolute poverty, as detailed in the Northern Ireland Poverty and Income Inequality Report 2023/24; expresses concern that the proposed Anti-Poverty Strategy will have little impact in addressing this challenge, with no new policies, no timeline for delivery and no budget; and calls on the Executive to make the eradication of child poverty a cross-departmental priority and to develop a fit for purpose Anti-Poverty Strategy, shaped by lived experience, including commitments on the creation of a new child payment, an enhanced Childcare Subsidy Scheme and enhanced provision of free school meals.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: Closure of the Community Crisis Intervention Centre
Proposed:
That this Assembly reaffirms its commitment to tackling Northern Ireland's growing mental health crisis; expresses regret at the recent closure of Extern's Community Crisis Intervention Service in Foyle due to funding cuts and the lack of action taken to develop a cross-cutting approach to funding by the Executive; and calls on the Executive to adopt a person-centred approach to the budget that ensures that services such as this can continue to meet the needs of those who need them.
Leader of the Opposition
5. Adjournment
- Post-19 Adult Respite Provision at Woodlawn House, Dungannon
Mr Colm Gildernew
