Order Paper
Date: 20 January 2026
The Assembly to sit at 10.30am.
Indicative Timings for Order of Business.
1. Prayers
2. Members' Statements
3. Assembly Business
Motion: Committee Membership
Proposed:
That Ms Aoife Finnegan replace Mr Danny Baker on the Committee for Justice; and that Mr Danny Baker replace Ms Aoife Finnegan on the Committee on Procedures.
Mrs Sinéad Ennis
Mr Philip McGuigan
4. Question Time
5. Private Members' Business
Motion: Waiting Lists Affecting Winter Preparedness Proposed:
That this Assembly deplores the appalling pressures being faced by both patients and staff in emergency departments; expresses particular concern that this was entirely foreseeable but that planning was not carried out early enough; expresses alarm at the ongoing failure to address hospital throughput issues identified in the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Sustainability Report 2022: special focus - Health, which contributes to the number of people being left in corridors or ambulances; recognises that those who need access to, or work in, emergency departments have been let down by a failure to take early and specific action to address waiting times; and calls for an assurance, matched by a clearly set out timeline, that winter pressures planning for 2026-27 will proceed much earlier with detailed plans published no later than the summer of 2026.
Miss Nuala McAllister
Mr Danny Donnelly
Ms Paula Bradshaw
Mr Eóin Tennyson
Motion: Illegal Erection of Sinn Féin Billboards Proposed:
That this Assembly condemns the unlawful erection of Sinn Féin billboards in Newry and surrounding areas, including at the Egyptian Arch; notes with concern that these structures constitute a risk to public safety and were erected without the necessary permissions; believes the Department for Infrastructure's failure to remove these displays stands in marked contrast to the approach by statutory agencies to businesses or individuals that erect signage without lawful authority or planning permission; believes the Minister for Infrastructure's failure to resolve this situation in favour of the public interest and rule of law represents a breach of the Ministerial Code; and calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to instruct her Department to provide the necessary resources and authority to remove these illegal Sinn Féin displays without further delay.
Mr Gareth Wilson
Mr Peter Martin
Mr Stephen Dunne
6. Adjournment
Support for Young Adults with recognised Learning Difficulties and Complex Needs in Mid-Ulster
Ms Emma Sheerin
