Northern Ireland Assembly News

<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/Documents/images/Speaker&#39;s%20Office/so011112.jpg" alt="William Hay MLA, re-elected Speaker of the Assembly" width="500" height="356" /> <h5>Mr William Hay MLA , unanimously re-elected as Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly at the first sitting of the 2011-2015 Mandate.</h5> The Northern Ireland Assembly has today...

The Northern Ireland Assembly wants to hear your views on plans for a new Northern Ireland Youth Assembly. The plans [1] were developed by a group of young people from across Northern Ireland who have been working together to consider how a Youth Assembly could represent and promote the views of local young people. Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Chair of the Assembly Commission,...

The Northern Ireland Assembly today became the first legislature in the United Kingdom to be awarded the prestigious RNID Action on Hearing Loss “Louder than Words” best practice chartermark. The “Louder than Words” charter mark was awarded to the Northern Ireland Assembly following a lengthy audit process, during which the organisation was required to demonstrate a commitment to improving acce...

A new radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin Hospital, a more efficient health service, and local services in communities are some of the top priorities for the new Assembly Health Committee. The Committee met for the first time today and began to set its work programme and priorities for the new Assembly term. Finance is a major issue and in the coming months the Committee will look at where...

Keen to get immersed in environmental issues as quickly as possible the new Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Environment Committee, Anna Lo MLA, took the opportunity to meet with visiting US environmental policy maker, Frances Dubrowski [1] today. Committee Chairperson, Anna Lo said: " Ms Dubrowski advises US government agencies on environmental issues and provides advice to NGOs on how t...

The new members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission met for the first time today, following their appointment at the sitting of the Assembly last week. The Assembly Commission is the corporate body which oversees the day to day running of the Assembly. It’s membership includes the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly and a representative from each of the five main political parties....

<div> Scottish, Welsh and Irish Ombudsmen have given evidence to the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister. The Committee is currently looking at updating the legislation for the Northern Ireland Ombudsman’s Office with a view to implementing best practice. The current Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has responsibility for investigatin...

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Regional Development today visited the Northern Ireland Water call centre in Belfast city centre. The Committee held a meeting and quizzed the interim Chief Executive on Northern Ireland Water’s performance, particularly regarding its Major Incident Plan. The Committee also toured the call centre facilities, viewing at first hand the communications...

Scottish, Welsh and Irish Ombudsmen have given evidence to the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister. The Committee is currently looking at updating the legislation for the Northern Ireland Ombudsman’s Office with a view to implementing best practice. The current Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has responsibility for investigating...