Order Paper
Date: 18 May 2026
1. Prayers
2. Members’ Statements
3. Question Time
3.1 Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
4. Opposition Business
Motion: Change on these Islands
Proposed:
That this Assembly notes the outcome of the recent elections in Britain; expresses concern at the rise of right-wing populism embodied by Reform UK; believes that a Reform UK-led government would be hugely damaging for people living here as well as British-Irish relations; further notes recent polling which indicates majority support for a new Ireland within the European Union; affirms that any process of constitutional change must be carefully managed, protecting the relationships and multiple identities outlined in the Good Friday Agreement; and further affirms that the only credible way of decisively exercising democratic control over our future is to build a new Ireland.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: Introducing an Integrated 111 Service for Northern Ireland
Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the sustained and growing pressures facing Northern Ireland’s urgent and emergency care system, including increasing attendances and unacceptable waiting times at Emergency Departments; acknowledges the Executive’s commitment to shifting care closer to home through the shift left agenda focused on prevention, early intervention and strengthening community provision; notes that an integrated 111 urgent care service can play a complementary and enabling role in this transformation by providing a single, accessible front door with clinically-led triage and direct booking into appropriate community, primary and urgent care services; and calls on the Minister of Health to bring forward proposals for the establishment of a Northern Ireland-wide 111 service no later than September 2026.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: Post-19 Special Educational Needs Support
Proposed:
That this Assembly recognises the importance of ensuring that all young people with special educational needs (SEN) are supported to reach their full potential beyond the age of 19; acknowledges that every year, families across Northern Ireland face a devastating cliff edge when their child leaves special school, with support falling away and too many young people left without the care, structure and dignity they need to live a full life; further acknowledges that current provision for post-19 SEN support in Northern Ireland lags significantly behind that available in other jurisdictions; and calls on the Executive to bring forward legislation which ensures consistent, high-quality provision and clear entitlements to SEN support for young people between the ages of 19 and 25.
Leader of the Opposition
