DOCSLIB.ORG

Plenary Book 27 November.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Plenary Book 27 November.Pdf Official Report (Hansard) Tuesday 27 November 2012 Volume 79, No 8 Session 2012-2013 Contents Ministerial Statement North/South Ministerial Council: Agriculture ................................................................................... 1 Executive Committee Business Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) Bill: Second Stage ................................................... 5 Private Members' Business Transport: EU Funding for 2014-2020………………………………….………………………………… 14 Oral Answers to Questions Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister ...................................................................... 21 Justice .......................................................................................................................................... 27 Assembly Business……………………………………………………………………………………….. 34 Private Members' Business Transport: EU Funding for 2014-2020 (continued) ......................................................................... 35 Adjournment St Lucia Site, Omagh .................................................................................................................... 42 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) Brown, Ms Pam (South Antrim) McDevitt, Conall (South Belfast) Buchanan, Thomas (West Tyrone) McDonnell, Alasdair (South Belfast) Byrne, Joe (West Tyrone) McElduff, Barry (West Tyrone) Campbell, Gregory (East Londonderry) McGahan, Ms Bronwyn (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) Clarke, Trevor (South Antrim) McGimpsey, Michael (South Belfast) Cochrane, Mrs Judith (East Belfast) McGlone, Patsy (Mid Ulster) Copeland, Michael (East Belfast) McGuinness, Martin (Mid Ulster) Craig, Jonathan (Lagan Valley) McIlveen, David (North Antrim) Cree, Leslie (North Down) McIlveen, Miss Michelle (Strangford) Dallat, John (East Londonderry) McKay, Daithí (North Antrim) Dickson, Stewart (East Antrim) McKevitt, Mrs Karen (South Down) 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) Molloy, Francie (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 Tuesday 27 November 2012 The Assembly met at 10.30 am (Mr Speaker in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence. exotic animal disease incursion. The MOU Ministerial Statement underlines the commitment to key principles in the all-island animal health and welfare North/South Ministerial Council: strategy. It sets out the principles to be Agriculture followed throughout the island to help to prevent the entry and spread of exotic animal Mrs O'Neill (The Minister of Agriculture and diseases through either jurisdiction and to Rural Development): Go raibh maith agat, a provide assurance regarding the controls Cheann Comhairle. With your permission, a applied throughout the island. Cheann Comhairle, I wish to make a statement in compliance with section 52 of the 1998 Act The Council welcomed an update on the regarding the seventeenth meeting of the delivery of the all-island animal health and North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in welfare strategy action plan since the last agriculture sectoral format, which was held in agriculture sectoral meeting. The Armagh on Wednesday 31 October. achievements included getting Aujeszky’s disease-free status throughout the island of The Executive were represented by Minister Ireland, which will obviously open us up further Jonathan Bell MLA and me. The Irish to export opportunities for the pig sector; the Government were represented by Simon ongoing co-operation between officials on Coveney TD, the Minister for Agriculture, Food industry-led initiatives on production diseases and the Marine, and Phil Hogan TD, the that are not subject to control programmes, Minister for the Environment, Community and such as bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD); the Local Government. I chaired the meeting. This setting up of an industry-led organisation statement has been agreed with Minister Bell, Animal Health and Welfare NI, which will take and I am making it on behalf of both of us. forward initiatives to deal with such diseases; and agreement on reciprocal arrangements Ministers discussed the measures that were between industry bodies, North and South, being taken in their respective jurisdictions to which was signed by Animal Health Ireland and deal with the outbreak of ash dieback and Animal Health and Welfare NI. agreed to maintain contact to facilitate a co- ordinated approach to the problem. We also We also welcomed progress on the INTERREG exchanged views on farm safety and expressed IVa funding for strategic cross-border rural our sympathies to the bereaved families development projects, including the launch of following recent tragic incidents. the Regeneration in Villages, Emergency Rescue and Social Farming Across Borders The Council discussed and noted the most projects. It was agreed that DARD, the recent developments with regard to Department of the Environment, Community negotiations on CAP reform and the next steps and Local Government and their respective in the reform process, including that rural networks would organise an event to negotiations will continue at technical and specifically encourage further co-operation political levels between the European Council between local action groups on a North/South and the European Parliament. As the basis. negotiations progress, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) The Council also agreed that Department and Department of Agriculture, Food and the officials would engage to identify common Marine officials will continue to monitor priority issues that could be addressed on a developments and maintain close contact. cross-border basis through European territorial co-operation programmes and that the steering We agreed a memorandum of understanding committee for cross-border rural development (MOU) for protecting the island of Ireland from would collaborate to propose a mechanism for 1 Tuesday 27 November 2012 the co-ordination and targeting of support for Mr McMullan: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann cross-border areas. Comhairle. I thank the Minister for her statement. I congratulate her and her officials The meeting concluded with Ministers noting on helping to get Aujeszky’s disease clearance the forthcoming EU presidency in the first half here, which will really help the beleaguered pig of the new year. The date of the next sectoral industry. Will the Minister update us on the meeting is June 2013. Go raibh míle maith present situation with the all-island animal agat. health and welfare strategy action plan? Mr Frew (The Chairperson of the Committee Mrs O'Neill: As I said in the statement, we for Agriculture and Rural Development): I welcomed a lot more progress on the all-island welcome the statement and the Minister's animal health and welfare plan. The comments. The statement
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Complete Dissertation
    VU Research Portal Convictions, Conflict and Moral Reasoning McMillan, D.J. 2019 document version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Link to publication in VU Research Portal citation for published version (APA) McMillan, D. J. (2019). Convictions, Conflict and Moral Reasoning: The Contribution of the Concept of Convictions in Understanding Moral Reasoning in the Context of Conflict, Illustrated by a Case Study of Four Groups of Christians in Northern Ireland. General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal ? Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. E-mail address: [email protected] Download date: 29. Sep. 2021 VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT CONVICTIONS, CONFLICT AND MORAL REASONING The Contribution of the Concept of Convictions in Understanding Moral Reasoning in the Context of Conflict, Illustrated by a Case Study of Four Groups of Christians in Northern Ireland ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad Doctor of Philosophy aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, op gezag van de rector magnificus prof.dr.
    [Show full text]
  • The Concise Dictionary A-Z
    The Concise Dictionary A-Z Helping to explain Who is responsible for the key services in our district. In association with Newry and Mourne District Council www.newryandmourne.gov.uk 1 The Concise Dictionary Foreword from the Mayor Foreword from the Clerk As Mayor of Newry and Mourne, I am delighted We would like to welcome you to the third to have the opportunity to launch this important edition of Newry and Mourne District Council’s document - the Concise Dictionary, as I believe Concise Dictionary. it will be a very useful source of reference for all Within the Newry and Mourne district there our citizens. are a range of statutory and non-statutory In the course of undertaking my duties as organisations responsible for the delivery a local Councillor, I receive many calls from of the key services which impact on all of our citizens regarding services, which are not our daily lives. It is important that we can directly the responsibility of Newry and Mourne access the correct details for these different District Council, and I will certainly use this as organisations and agencies so we can make an information tool to assist me in my work. contact with them. We liaise closely with the many statutory This book has been published to give you and non-statutory organisations within our details of a number of frequently requested district. It is beneficial to everyone that they services, the statutory and non-statutory have joined with us in this publication and I organisations responsible for that service and acknowledge this partnership approach.
    [Show full text]
  • The EU Referendum and Northern Ireland: Information Resources
    Research and Information Service Briefing Paper Paper 34/16 20 May 2016 The EU Referendum and Northern Ireland Information Resources Research and Information Service briefings are compiled for the benefit of MLAs and their support staff. Authors are available to discuss the contents of these papers with Members and their staff but cannot advise members of the general public. We do, however, welcome written evidence that relates to our papers and this should be sent to the Research and Information Service, Northern Ireland Assembly, Room 139, Parliament Buildings, Belfast BT4 3XX or e-mailed to [email protected] Providing research and information services to the Northern Ireland Assembly 1 Briefing Paper CONTENTS 1 Introduction 3 2 Legislatures and governments 4 Northern Ireland Assembly National Assembly for Wales Scottish Parliament House of Commons UK Government Tithe An Oireachtas/Houses Of The Oireachtas Government of Ireland 3 Academia and Think Tanks 10 4 Interest groups and others 14 5 Opinion Polls 16 6 Press 17 7 Forthcoming events 34 If you experience difficulties in opening links directly from this paper, please try copying and pasting the link into your browser. Providing research and information services to the Northern Ireland Assembly 2 Briefing Paper 1) INTRODUCTION The European Union Referendum Act 2015 provides for the question of whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union to be put to a referendum held in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar. The date for the referendum has now been set as 23 June 2016 and the question that is to appear on ballot papers is: ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union’ The answers that are to appear on the ballot papers are: ‘Remain a member of the European Union’ and ‘Leave the European Union’.
    [Show full text]
  • University of Huddersfield Repository
    University of Huddersfield Repository Brook, Jane Celtic Ties That Bind? An Examination of Scotland’s Influence on Northern Ireland Politics Following the Scottish Independence Referendum Original Citation Brook, Jane (2018) Celtic Ties That Bind? An Examination of Scotland’s Influence on Northern Ireland Politics Following the Scottish Independence Referendum. Masters thesis, University of Huddersfield. This version is available at http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34546/ The University Repository is a digital collection of the research output of the University, available on Open Access. Copyright and Moral Rights for the items on this site are retained by the individual author and/or other copyright owners. Users may access full items free of charge; copies of full text items generally can be reproduced, displayed or performed and given to third parties in any format or medium for personal research or study, educational or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge, provided: • The authors, title and full bibliographic details is credited in any copy; • A hyperlink and/or URL is included for the original metadata page; and • The content is not changed in any way. For more information, including our policy and submission procedure, please contact the Repository Team at: [email protected]. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/ Celtic Ties That Bind? An Examination of Scotland’s Influence on Northern Ireland Politics Following the Scottish Independence Referendum Jane Claire Brook U1157862 A thesis submitted to the University of
    [Show full text]
  • Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2011
    Northern Ireland Assembly Elections: 2011 RESEARCH PAPER 11/42 18 May 2011 Elections on 5 May 2011 resulted in little change in the overall party composition of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Gains and losses by individual parties involved just one or two seats. 108 Assembly Members were elected by Single Transferrable Vote, 6 Members for each of 18 constituencies. Following the 2011 elections the two largest parties in the Assembly are the DUP (38 MLAs) and Sinn Féin (29 MLAs). Richard Cracknell Recent Research Papers 11/26 Unemployment by Constituency 16.03.11 11/27 Economic Indicators, Budget update 22.03.11 11/28 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill: Committee 24.03.11 Stage Report 11/29 Economic Indicators, April 2011 05.04.11 11/30 Direct taxes: rates and allowances 2011/12 06.04.11 11/31 Health and Social Care Bill: Committee Stage Report 06.04.11 11/32 Localism Bill: Committee Stage Report 12.04.11 11/33 Unemployment by Constituency, April 2011 14.04.11 11/34 London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill 21.04.11 [Bill 165 of 2010-12] 11/35 Economic Indicators, May 2011 03.05.11 11/36 Energy Bill [HL] [Bill 167 of 2010-12] 04.05.11 11/37 Education Bill: Committee Stage Report 05.05.11 11/38 Social Indicators 06.05.11 11/39 Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill: Committee Stage Report 11.05.11 Research Paper Contributing Authors: Richard Cracknell Jeremy Hardacre This information is provided to Members of Parliament in support of their parliamentary duties and is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular individual.
    [Show full text]
  • A Great Day for the Irish
    April 2010 VOL. 21 #4 $1.50 Boston’s hometown journal of Irish culture. Worldwide at bostonirish.com All contents copyright © 2010 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH Walking down the steps on Capitol Hill with President Obama after attending a Friends of Ireland luncheon with him on St. Patrick’s Day were, from left: Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Richard Neal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, and Ireland Prime Minister Brian Cowen. Associated Press photo by Charles Dharapak. Next Stop: A Fixture The Saint’s Czech Republic on the Cape Influence Irish Studies specialist John Francis Murphy, right, Joe Leary writes, Richard Finnegan, right, is the puckish proprietor of Page 6 of Stonehill will switch the the eclectic Land Ho! taverns focus of his scholarship on Cape Cod who cut his teeth next year to the Czech on the restaurant business in Hail the Boston Republic where he will the 1960s at Anthony’s Pier Comhaltas spend a semester teaching 4 in Boston as an assistant at Masaryk University as a to the legendary Anthony Ceili Band Fulbright scholar. Athanas. Sean Smith writes, Page 3 Profile, Page 6 Page 14 Page 2 April 2010 BOSTON IRISH RePORTeR Worldwide at www.bostonirish.com the eire society Gold medal dinner and awards ceremony Honoring ed Forry 6:00 p.m., april 30, 2010 rooF top Ballroom, omni parKer house, Boston The eire SocieTy’S Gold Medal iS award- hoTel in downTown boSTon on friday, ed annually To a perSon or perSonS who april 30, 2010, recepTion beGinS aT 6:00 haS Made SiGnificanT conTribuTionS To p.M.
    [Show full text]
  • Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
    Monday Volume 508 22 March 2010 No. 61 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Monday 22 March 2010 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2010 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Parliamentary Click-Use Licence, available online through the Office of Public Sector Information website at www.opsi.gov.uk/click-use/ Enquiries to the Office of Public Sector Information, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; e-mail: [email protected] HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT MEMBERS OF THE CABINET (FORMED BY THE RT.HON.GORDON BROWN,MP,JUNE 2007) PRIME MINISTER,FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY AND MINISTER FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE—The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, MP LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,LORD PRIVY SEAL AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITY—The Rt. Hon. Harriet Harman, QC, MP FIRST SECRETARY OF STATE,SECRETARY OF STATE FOR BUSINESS,INNOVATION AND SKILLS AND LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL—The Rt. Hon. Lord Mandelson CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER—The Rt. Hon. Alistair Darling, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS—The Rt. Hon. David Miliband, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR JUSTICE AND LORD CHANCELLOR—The Rt. Hon. Jack Straw, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT—The Rt. Hon. Alan Johnson, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT,FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS—The Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT—The Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT—The Rt. Hon. John Denham, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CHILDREN,SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES—The Rt.
    [Show full text]
  • Devolution Monitoring Programme 2006-08
    DEVOLUTION MONITORING PROGRAMME 2006-08 Northern Ireland Devolution Monitoring Report January 2007 Professor Rick Wilford & Robin Wilson Queen’s University Belfast (eds.) ISSN 1751-3871 The Devolution Monitoring Programme From 1999 to 2005 the Constitution Unit at University College London managed a major research project monitoring devolution across the UK through a network of research teams. 103 reports were produced during this project, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (grant number L 219 252 016) and the Leverhulme Nations and Regions Programme. Now, with further funding from the Economic and social research council and support from several government departments, the monitoring programme is continuing for a further three years from 2006 until the end of 2008. Three times per year, the research network produces detailed reports covering developments in devolution in five areas: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Englsh Regions, and Devolution and the Centre. The overall monitoring project is managed by Professor Robert Hazell and Akash Paun at the Constitution Unit, UCL and the team leaders are as follows: Scotland: Peter Jones Honorary Senior Research Fellow, The Constitution Unit, UCL Former political correspondent for The Economist Wales: Dr Richard Wyn Jones & Dr Roger Scully Institute of Welsh Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth Northern Ireland: Professor Rick Wilford & Robin Wilson Queen’s University, Belfast English Regions: Martin Burch & James Rees, IPEG, University of Manchester Alan Harding, SURF, University of Salford The Centre: Professor Robert Hazell, The Constitution Unit, UCL Akash Paun, The Constitution Unit, UCL The Constitution Unit and the rest of the research network is grateful to all the funders of the devolution monitoring programme.
    [Show full text]
  • Legislative Behaviour in the Northern Ireland Assembly, 2007-2011: Conflict and Consensus in a Developing Consociational Democracy”
    “Legislative Behaviour in the Northern Ireland Assembly, 2007-2011: Conflict and Consensus in a Developing Consociational Democracy” Richard S. Conley Associate Professor University of Florida Department of Political Science 234 Anderson Hall Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 317-1860 [email protected] Charles Dahan PhD Candidate University of Florida Department of Political Science 234 Anderson Hall Gainesville, FL 32611 Word count: 8,991 “Legislative Behaviour in the Northern Ireland Assembly, 2007-2011: Conflict and Consensus in a Developing Consociational Democracy” ABSTRACT While most research has focused on the executive in Northern Ireland, this study examines behavioural dynamics in the legislative assembly by focusing sharply on division votes and the use of procedural mechanisms in the four sessions from 2007-2011. By assessing patterns of coalition configurations and employing Poole’s (2005) “Optimal Classification” method for examining dimensionality on division votes, the analysis explores the basis for the relative consensus and conflict that have marked legislative behaviour in the most recent attempt at power-sharing. This research uncovers two essential dimensions to legislative behaviour: a cross-community dimension that diminished over time in advance of the 2011 election, and a more traditional left-right and nationalist-unionist divide. The study accentuates, however, that unionist and nationalist parties do not vote consistently as cohesive, monolithic blocs. Further the empirical analysis shows that use of the ‘minority veto’ was sparing and reserved largely for the most controversial issues of importance to each community. The consociational or power-sharing model of governance advocated for divided societies like Northern Ireland has drawn intense scholarly interest (Lijphart 2004).
    [Show full text]
  • Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies Unions: Past – Present – Future
    Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies Volume 1: Issue 2 Unions: Past – Present – Future AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen JOURNAL OF IRISH AND SCOTTISH STUDIES Volume 1, Issue 2 Unions: Past – Present – Future Published by the AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen in association with The universities of the The Irish-Scottish Academic Initiative and The Stout Research Centre Irish-Scottish Studies Programme Victoria University of Wellington ISSN 1753-2396 Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies Issue Editors: Cairns Craig and Michael Brown Associate Editors: Stephen Dornan, Rosalyn Trigger, Paul Shanks Editorial Advisory Board: Fran Brearton, Queen’s University, Belfast Eleanor Bell, University of Strathclyde Ewen Cameron, University of Edinburgh Sean Connolly, Queen’s University, Belfast Patrick Crotty, University of Aberdeen David Dickson, Trinity College, Dublin T. M. Devine, University of Edinburgh David Dumville, University of Aberdeen Aaron Kelly, University of Edinburgh Edna Longley, Queen’s University, Belfast Peter Mackay, Queen’s University, Belfast Shane Alcobia-Murphy, University of Aberdeen Ian Campbell Ross, Trinity College, Dublin Graham Walker, Queen’s University, Belfast International Advisory Board: Don Akenson, Queen’s University, Kingston Tom Brooking, University of Otago Keith Dixon, Université Lumière Lyon 2 Luke Gibbons, Notre Dame Marjorie Howes, Boston College H. Gustav Klaus, University of Rostock Peter Kuch, University of Otago Graeme Morton, University of Guelph Brad Patterson, Victoria University, Wellington Matthew Wickman, Brigham Young David Wilson, University of Toronto The Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies is a peer reviewed journal, published twice yearly in September and March, by the AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Aberdeen.
    [Show full text]
  • The EU Referendum and Northern Ireland
    Research and Information Service Briefing Paper Paper 34/16 20 May 2016 NIAR 683-015 The EU Referendum and Northern Ireland Information Resources Research and Information Service briefings are compiled for the benefit of MLAs and their support staff. Authors are available to discuss the contents of these papers with Members and their staff but cannot advise members of the general public. We do, however, welcome written evidence that relates to our papers and this should be sent to the Research and Information Service, Northern Ireland Assembly, Room 139, Parliament Buildings, Belfast BT4 3XX or e-mailed to [email protected] Providing research and information services to the Northern Ireland Assembly 1 NIAR 683-15 Briefing Paper CONTENTS 1 Introduction 3 2 Legislatures and governments 4 Northern Ireland Assembly National Assembly for Wales Scottish Parliament House of Commons UK Government Tithe An Oireachtas/Houses Of The Oireachtas Government of Ireland 3 Academia and Think Tanks 10 4 Interest groups and others 14 5 Opinion Polls 16 6 Press 17 7 Forthcoming events 34 If you experience difficulties in opening links directly from this paper, please try copying and pasting the link into your browser. Providing research and information services to the Northern Ireland Assembly 2 NIAR 683-15 Briefing Paper 1) INTRODUCTION The European Union Referendum Act 2015 provides for the question of whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union to be put to a referendum held in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar. The date for the referendum has now been set as 23 June 2016 and the question that is to appear on ballot papers is: ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union’ The answers that are to appear on the ballot papers are: ‘Remain a member of the European Union’ and ‘Leave the European Union’.
    [Show full text]
  • Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report
    Community Relations Council Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report Number Three March 2014 Paul Nolan Peace Monitoring Report The Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report Number Three Paul Nolan March 2014 3 Peace Monitoring Report Data sources and acknowledgements This report draws mainly on statistics that are in the public domain. Data sets from various government departments and public bodies in Northern Ireland have been used and, in order to provide a wider context, comparisons are made which draw upon figures produced by government departments and public bodies in England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland. Using this variety of sources means there is no standard model that applies across the different departments and jurisdictions. Many organisations have also changed the way in which they collect their data over the years, which means that in some cases it has not been possible to provide historical perspective on a consistent basis. For some indicators, only survey-based data is available. When interpreting statistics from survey data, such as the Labour Force Survey, it is worth bearing in mind that they are estimates associated with confidence intervals (ranges in which the true value is likely to lie). In other cases where official figures may not present the full picture, survey data is included because it may provide a more accurate estimate – thus, for example, findings from the Northern Ireland Crime Survey are included along with the official crime statistics from the PSNI. The production of the report has been greatly assisted by the willing cooperation of many statisticians and public servants, particularly those from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, the PSNI and the various government departments.
    [Show full text]