Order Paper
Date: 22 June 2026
Indicative timings for order of business
The Assembly to sit at 11.00am.
1. Prayers
2. Members’ Statements
3. Question Time
4. Opposition Business
Motion: Failure to Agree a Budget
Proposed:
That this Assembly notes with extreme concern the failure of the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a multi-year budget; supports any efforts to secure maximum possible funding from the British Government; urges UK Ministers to engage constructively with the Executive to ensure that public services are properly funded; acknowledges that if a budget is not agreed, the Executive will only be able to spend 95 per cent of the 2025-2026 Budget; further notes that in this scenario the Executive would be imposing a brutal five per cent cut on their own budget, punishing ordinary families and workers for their collective failure; and calls on the Minister of Finance to explain why the Executive is deciding to impose further austerity on the public at a time of huge cost of living pressures.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: Trust in Public Appointments
Proposed:
That this Assembly notes growing public concern regarding appointments to public bodies, arm’s-length bodies and other publicly funded organisations; believes that such appointments must be made on the basis of merit, expertise and the ability to deliver better outcomes for the people of Northern Ireland, rather than political patronage; expresses concern that the office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments remained vacant for over four years, weakening independent oversight of the appointments process; and acknowledges that perceptions of cronyism within public appointments will further damage confidence and trust in devolved government.
Leader of the Opposition
Motion: In Vitro Fertilisation Equality
Proposed:
That this Assembly acknowledges the valuable role that in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other assisted fertility treatments play in supporting individuals and couples to build families; recognises that the cost of accessing fertility treatment privately can be prohibitive and creates unequal access based on ability to pay; notes that National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines recommend the provision of up to three cycles of IVF for eligible patients; further notes the commitment in New Decade, New Approach to expand publicly funded IVF provision in Northern Ireland to three cycles; expresses regret that this commitment has not been delivered, leaving people in Northern Ireland with lower levels of access to fertility treatment than those in Wales and Scotland; and calls on the Minister of Health to urgently bring forward proposals, and secure the necessary funding, to expand publicly funded IVF provision in Northern Ireland to allow for up to three cycles of treatment by the end of the 2022-2027 Assembly mandate.
Leader of the Opposition
5. Executive Committee Business
Further Consideration Stage: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (NIA Bill 15/22-27)
The Executive Office
Motion: Suspension of Standing Order 39(2)
Proposed:
That Standing Order 39(2) be suspended in respect of the passage of the Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill.
The Executive Office
Consideration Stage: Justice Bill (NIA Bill 07/22-27) (Day 6)
Minister of Justice
