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Official Report Tuesday Volume 32 24 June 2008 No 2 OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) CONTENTS Matters of the Day: Murder in Londonderry [p47] Assembly Business [p48] Ministerial Statements: North/South Ministerial Council — Education Sectoral Meeting [p49] North/South Ministerial Council — Health and Food Safety Sectoral Meeting [p57] June Monitoring Outcome [p61] Executive Committee Business: Budget (No. 2) Bill: Final Stage [p68] Child Maintenance Bill: Final Stage [p77] Committee Business: Public Enquiry into the Maureen McGinley Case [p79] Private Members’ Business: Irish-Medium Primary School [p90] Adjournment: Funding for School-Age Childcare Services in Lurgan [p106] £5.00 Suggested amendments or corrections will be considered by the Editor. They should be sent to: The Editor of Debates Room 248 Parliament Buildings Stormont Belfast BT4 3XX Tel: 028 9052 1135 E-mail: [email protected] to arrive not later than two weeks after publication of this Report. This document is available in a range of alternative formats. For more information please contact the Northern Ireland Assembly, Printed Paper Office, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3XX Tel: 028 9052 1078 ASSEMBLY MEMBERS Adams, Gerry (West Belfast) McCarthy, Kieran (Strangford) Anderson, Ms Martina (Foyle) McCartney, Raymond (Foyle) Armstrong, Billy (Mid Ulster) McCausland, Nelson (North Belfast) Attwood, Alex (West Belfast) McClarty, David (East Londonderry) Beggs, Roy (East Antrim) McCrea, Basil (Lagan Valley) Boylan, Cathal (Newry and Armagh) McCrea, Ian (Mid Ulster) Bradley, Dominic (Newry and Armagh) McCrea, Dr William (South Antrim) Bradley, Mrs Mary (Foyle) McDonnell, Dr Alasdair (South Belfast) Bradley, P J (South Down) McElduff, Barry (West Tyrone) Brady, Mickey (Newry and Armagh) McFarland, Alan (North Down) Bresland, Allan (West Tyrone) McGill, Mrs Claire (West Tyrone) Brolly, Francie (East Londonderry) McGimpsey, Michael (South Belfast) McGlone, Patsy (Mid Ulster) Browne, The Lord (East Belfast) McGuinness, Martin (Mid Ulster) Buchanan, Thomas (West Tyrone) McHugh, Gerry (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Burns, Thomas (South Antrim) McIlveen, Miss Michelle (Strangford) Burnside, David (South Antrim) McKay, Daithí (North Antrim) Butler, Paul (Lagan Valley) McLaughlin, Mitchel (South Antrim) Campbell, Gregory (East Londonderry) McNarry, David (Strangford) Clarke, Trevor (South Antrim) McQuillan, Adrian (East Londonderry) Clarke, Willie (South Down) Maginness, Alban (North Belfast) Cobain, Fred (North Belfast) Maskey, Alex (South Belfast) Coulter, Rev Dr Robert (North Antrim) Maskey, Paul (West Belfast) Craig, Jonathan (Lagan Valley) Molloy, Francie (Mid Ulster) Cree, Leslie (North Down) Morrow, The Lord (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Dallat, John (East Londonderry) Moutray, Stephen (Upper Bann) Deeny, Dr Kieran (West Tyrone) Murphy, Conor (Newry and Armagh) Dodds, Nigel (North Belfast) Neeson, Sean (East Antrim) Doherty, Pat (West Tyrone) Newton, Robin (East Belfast) Donaldson, Jeffrey (Lagan Valley) Ní Chuilín, Ms Carál (North Belfast) Durkan, Mark (Foyle) O’Dowd, John (Upper Bann) Easton, Alex (North Down) O’Loan, Declan (North Antrim) Elliott, Tom (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) O’Neill, Mrs Michelle (Mid Ulster) Empey, Sir Reg (East Belfast) Paisley, Rev Dr Ian (North Antrim) Farry, Dr Stephen (North Down) Paisley Jnr, Ian (North Antrim) Ford, David (South Antrim) Poots, Edwin (Lagan Valley) Foster, Mrs Arlene (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Purvis, Ms Dawn (East Belfast) Gallagher, Tommy (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Ramsey, Pat (Foyle) Gardiner, Samuel (Upper Bann) Ramsey, Ms Sue (West Belfast) Gildernew, Ms Michelle (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Ritchie, Ms Margaret (South Down) Robinson, George (East Londonderry) Hamilton, Simon (Strangford) Robinson, Mrs Iris (Strangford) Hanna, Mrs Carmel (South Belfast) Robinson, Ken (East Antrim) Hay, William (Speaker) Robinson, Peter (East Belfast) Hilditch, David (East Antrim) Ross, Alastair (East Antrim) Irwin, William (Newry and Armagh) Ruane, Ms Caitríona (South Down) Kelly, Mrs Dolores (Upper Bann) Savage, George (Upper Bann) Kelly, Gerry (North Belfast) Shannon, Jim (Strangford) Kennedy, Danny (Newry and Armagh) Simpson, David (Upper Bann) Lo, Ms Anna (South Belfast) Spratt, Jimmy (South Belfast) Long, Mrs Naomi (East Belfast) Storey, Mervyn (North Antrim) Lunn, Trevor (Lagan Valley) Weir, Peter (North Down) McCallister, John (South Down) Wells, Jim (South Down) McCann, Fra (West Belfast) Wilson, Brian (North Down) McCann, Ms Jennifer (West Belfast) Wilson, Sammy (East Antrim) NortHERN IRELAND Mr McLaughlin: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. I am grateful to Gregory Campbell for ASSEMBLY bringing the matter so swiftly to the notice of the Assembly. My colleagues Martina Anderson and Raymond McCartney have been active in dealing with the local response. Our community is shattered and Tuesday 24 June 2008 shocked at what happened. The deceased is my near neighbour — I know the family particularly well. I support all that Members have said. The situation The Assembly met at 10.30 am (Mr Speaker in the demands a community response, and any information Chair). that can assist the PSNI in bringing the perpetrators to justice should urgently be made available to it. Members observed two minutes’ silence. If the Assembly stands for anything, it stands for resolution of our many differences through dialogue and discussion. There is no longer any scope for the MatterS OF THE DAY gun in our society. I join Gregory Campbell in offering condolences to the family and earnestly expressing the Murder in Londonderry hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice swiftly. Mr Speaker: Mr Campbell has sought leave to Mr McClarty: I first heard reports of the incident make a statement on a matter that fulfils the criteria set on a news bulletin while travelling here this morning. out in Standing Order 23A. I shall call Mr Campbell to Like everyone in the House, I am filled with shock and speak for up to three minutes on the subject. I shall horror. I extend my deepest sympathy to the victim’s then call a Member from each of the other political family circle. parties, as agreed with the Whips; those Members will However, I note with concern the emergence of have up to three minutes to speak. There will be no increasing intelligence that republican terrorist groups opportunity for interventions, questions or for a vote throughout the Province are stepping up their on the matter. I shall not take any points of order until activities. We need to know as soon as possible who the item of business is concluded. If that is clear, we carried out the attack. In the light of this tragic death shall proceed. and the increase in such activities, the usual description of the perpetrators as “dissidents” is no longer Mr Campbell: I raise the very serious matter of a acceptable. As soon as possible, the police must inform murder that has been committed in Londonderry in the the public explicitly who was responsible for that early hours of this morning. I trust that everyone in the cold-blooded murder. Locally, there has been some House will offer their sympathies and condolences to criticism of the police’s response to the incident; but I the family of the young man who was the victim of the have heard the police’s explanation and am content attack. Murder, in any circumstances, is wrong. It with it. In the light of recent attacks in Castlederg and cannot be justified, defended or condoned. Rosslea, it is perfectly understandable and correct for Although it has only been a few hours since the the police to have been cautious. Any injury or further attack, there has been universal condemnation across loss of life would have been another tragedy. the political divide — it is quite right and proper that I call on anyone who has the merest snippet of that should be so. More is required than simple information about that dastardly murder to pass it on to condemnation of such an attack — information is the PSNI. essential, and evidence is required in order to bring the perpetrators to justice. Mr P Ramsey: I thank my colleague Gregory Campbell for seeking leave to make a statement, It is hoped that the Assembly — speaking as it does because we need to pass on our sympathy and prayers for the entire community across Northern Ireland — to the family. I spoke with family members this will send out a signal to the community of the Creggan morning, and they are shocked and anguished. The estate in Londonderry to do whatever it can to give father is choked with emotion. However, they will whatever information it has to the police in order to appreciate and acknowledge the comments from all the bring the perpetrators — the murderers — to justice. Members and parties represented in the Chamber. Murder was wrong 30 years ago. It could not be The feeling in the city is that the hurt, grief and defended, condoned or justified then; nor can it today. turmoil are widely shared. In any circumstance, at any I hope that we can play a small part in bringing to time, it is difficult to answer a knock on the door and justice those who carried out that heinous act. be told that a member of one’s family has been killed, 47 Tuesday 24 June 2008 but to be told that a relative has been executed in his ASSEMBLY BUSINESS own city is not nice. People in the Creggan community are appalled and Mr Attwood: On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I ask grieving at the loss of a young man’s life. The family that the Speaker considers making a ruling on a matter also want it put on record that anyone with information on which the ‘Northern Ireland Assembly Companion’ that leads to the arrest of those who perpetrated that awful is silent. Given that silence, I checked Erskine May on deed in Derry should come forward. I accept Gregory’s the matter on which I think that you should make a point that no community should have to face or accept ruling.
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