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Official Report (Hansard) Monday 13 January 2014 Volume 90, No 5 Session 2013-2014 Contents Matters of the Day Paul Goggins MP ............................................................................................................................... 1 Flooding: Impact on Coastal Areas ................................................................................................... 4 Assembly Business Extension of Sitting ............................................................................................................................ 9 Ministerial Statements Apprenticeships: Interim Report ........................................................................................................ 9 Common Agricultural Policy 2014-2020: EU Budget Allocation ........................................................ 19 Oral Answers to Questions Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister ......................................................................... 23 Agriculture and Rural Development .................................................................................................. 32 Questions for Urgent Oral Answer Health, Social Services and Public Safety: Emergency Departments: Crisis 41 Conditions…………………………………………………………………………………………………. Enterprise, Trade and Investment: Mivan………………………………………………………………... 47 Ministerial Statements Common Agricultural Policy 2014-2020: EU Budget Allocation (Continued) .................................... 49 North/South Ministerial Council: Roads and Transport ..................................................................... 53 North/South Ministerial Council: Road Safety ................................................................................... 57 Private Members’ Business Haass/O‘Sullivan Proposals .............................................................................................................. 62 Written Ministerial Statements Agriculture and Rural Development: Common Agricultural Policy: Transfer of Moneys from Pillar 1 to Pillar 2 Budget………………………………………………………………………………………….. 88 Health, Social Services and Public Safety: Child Sexual Exploitation: Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland Thematic Review………………………………………………………………………... 89 Suggested amendments or corrections will be considered by the Editor. They should be sent to: The Editor of Debates, Room 248, Parliament Buildings, Belfast BT4 3XX. Tel: 028 9052 1135 · e-mail: [email protected] to arrive not later than two weeks after publication of this report. Assembly Members Agnew, Steven (North Down) McAleer, Declan (West Tyrone) Allister, Jim (North Antrim) McCallister, John (South Down) Anderson, Sydney (Upper Bann) McCann, Fra (West Belfast) Attwood, Alex (West Belfast) McCann, Ms Jennifer (West Belfast) Beggs, Roy (East Antrim) McCarthy, Kieran (Strangford) Bell, Jonathan (Strangford) McCartney, Raymond (Foyle) Boylan, Cathal (Newry and Armagh) McCausland, Nelson (North Belfast) Boyle, Ms Michaela (West Tyrone) McClarty, David (East Londonderry) Bradley, Dominic (Newry and Armagh) McCorley, Ms Rosaleen (West Belfast) Bradley, Ms Paula (North Belfast) McCrea, Basil (Lagan Valley) Brady, Mickey (Newry and Armagh) McCrea, Ian (Mid Ulster) Buchanan, Thomas (West Tyrone) McDonnell, Alasdair (South Belfast) Byrne, Joe (West Tyrone) McElduff, Barry (West Tyrone) Cameron, Mrs Pam (South Antrim) McGahan, Ms Bronwyn (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Campbell, Gregory (East Londonderry) McGimpsey, Michael (South Belfast) Clarke, Trevor (South Antrim) McGlone, Patsy (Mid Ulster) Cochrane, Mrs Judith (East Belfast) McGuinness, Martin (Mid Ulster) Copeland, Michael (East Belfast) McIlveen, David (North Antrim) Craig, Jonathan (Lagan Valley) McIlveen, Miss Michelle (Strangford) Cree, Leslie (North Down) McKay, Daithí (North Antrim) Dallat, John (East Londonderry) McKevitt, Mrs Karen (South Down) Dickson, Stewart (East Antrim) McKinney, Fearghal (South Belfast) Dobson, Mrs Jo-Anne (Upper Bann) McLaughlin, Ms Maeve (Foyle) Douglas, Sammy (East Belfast) McLaughlin, Mitchel (South Antrim) Dunne, Gordon (North Down) McMullan, Oliver (East Antrim) Durkan, Mark (Foyle) McNarry, David (Strangford) Easton, Alex (North Down) McQuillan, Adrian (East Londonderry) Eastwood, Colum (Foyle) Maginness, Alban (North Belfast) Elliott, Tom (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Maskey, Alex (South Belfast) Farry, Stephen (North Down) Milne, Ian (Mid Ulster) Fearon, Ms Megan (Newry and Armagh) Morrow, The Lord (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Flanagan, Phil (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Moutray, Stephen (Upper Bann) Ford, David (South Antrim) Nesbitt, Mike (Strangford) Foster, Mrs Arlene (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Newton, Robin (East Belfast) Frew, Paul (North Antrim) Ní Chuilín, Ms Carál (North Belfast) Gardiner, Samuel (Upper Bann) Ó hOisín, Cathal (East Londonderry) Girvan, Paul (South Antrim) O‘Dowd, John (Upper Bann) Givan, Paul (Lagan Valley) O‘Neill, Mrs Michelle (Mid Ulster) Hale, Mrs Brenda (Lagan Valley) Overend, Mrs Sandra (Mid Ulster) Hamilton, Simon (Strangford) Poots, Edwin (Lagan Valley) Hay, William (Speaker) Ramsey, Pat (Foyle) Hazzard, Chris (South Down) Ramsey, Ms Sue (West Belfast) Hilditch, David (East Antrim) Robinson, George (East Londonderry) Humphrey, William (North Belfast) Robinson, Peter (East Belfast) Hussey, Ross (West Tyrone) Rogers, Sean (South Down) Irwin, William (Newry and Armagh) Ross, Alastair (East Antrim) Kelly, Mrs Dolores (Upper Bann) Ruane, Ms Caitríona (South Down) Kelly, Gerry (North Belfast) Sheehan, Pat (West Belfast) Kennedy, Danny (Newry and Armagh) Spratt, Jimmy (South Belfast) Kinahan, Danny (South Antrim) Storey, Mervyn (North Antrim) Lo, Ms Anna (South Belfast) Swann, Robin (North Antrim) Lunn, Trevor (Lagan Valley) Weir, Peter (North Down) Lynch, Seán (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Wells, Jim (South Down) Lyttle, Chris (East Belfast) Wilson, Sammy (East Antrim) Northern Ireland Assembly Monday 13 January 2014 The Assembly met at 12.00 noon (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes‟ silence. exceptional — but differences were always Matters of the Day honourably dealt with and respected. Paul Goggins MP For me, Paul‘s standing was recognised last week in the House of Commons when political Mr Speaker: Dr Alasdair McDonnell has been opponents from all parties, from all corners and given leave to make a statement, which fulfils of all hues, as well as his colleagues in the the criteria set out in Standing Order 24, on the Labour Party, queued to sing his praises and death of Paul Goggins MP. If other Members pay tribute to him and his many outstanding wish to be called to speak, they should rise in human qualities, of which there were too many their places continually. All Members will have for me to go into in detail. up to three minutes to speak on the subject matter. I remind Members again that no points Paul had a deep Christian faith. I say that of order or any other items of business will be because he was Christianity in action as he taken until we finish this item. If that is clear, I pursued his political career. At the time of his will call Dr Alasdair McDonnell. death, he was attempting to arrange a memorial service for my good friend and colleague Eddie Dr McDonnell: It is with sadness that I rise this McGrady. We will remember Paul in his afternoon before the House. It is extremely standing for a long time. I think of not just his appropriate that I offer my sympathy and wife and sons and daughter but his elderly deepest condolences, and those of my party, to father, and of the deep sadness that they are experiencing. I hope that that sadness will be the family of our friend Paul Goggins. eased somewhat by the recognition and tributes Paul came here some years ago as a junior in the House of Commons and our tribute Minister. Many of us met him as a stranger, but today. he very quickly became a trusted Minister and, in time, a valued friend to all of us. It is my earnest wish that almighty God, in His mercy, will show ultimate mercy to Paul and Paul was humble. He never sought benefit, reward him for his selflessness and tremendous glory or publicity for himself. He constantly generosity in life. May God bless him. sought progress on issues that would bring the greatest benefit to those in greatest need; those Mr Campbell: It is with a deep sense of around him on the margins of society. Perhaps sadness that I stand on behalf of my party to that was driven by the fact that he represented join the honourable Member for South Belfast Wythenshawe, one of the biggest housing Mr McDonnell in passing our condolences and developments in Britain. He was very aware of sympathy to the family and wife of Paul poverty and how people struggled on the Goggins MP. margins of society. I, as did many others in the House, got to know Paul was a very valued and good Minister here. Paul when he came to Northern Ireland. Many Beyond that, I was very lucky that, following my former Northern Ireland Office Ministers will just election to the House of Commons in May periodically refer to their time in Northern 2005, I got to know Paul even better. Unlike Ireland. It was not the same with Paul. He had many of those who served here as Ministers, a deep sense of companionship and Paul never forgot us as individuals or parties, humanitarianism, and he loved the people of and he never forgot the interests of the people Northern Ireland. of Northern Ireland. As I got to know him better, I came to depend on him as a trusted I remember when I met him over the Magilligan