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Sinn Féin 2006 Ard Fheis TIMETABLE 2.45Pm Sinn Féin 2006 Ard Fheis TIMETABLE 2.45pm ........... Education Pages 38-42 Motions 254-281 AND MOTIONS 3.15pm ........... Culture & Teanga Pages 42-44 Motions 282-301 FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY 3.45pm ........... International Guests 3.55pm ........... Economy and 5.00pm ........... Registration Natural Resources Pages 45-48 Motions 302-327 6.00pm ........... Opening Address 4.45pm ........... Hunger Strike Commemoration 6.20pm ........... Equality and Human Rights Pages 4-7 Motions 1-27 5.00 ................ Presidential Address 7.00pm Peace Process Pages 8-12 Motions 28-61 6.00 ................ END 8.00pm EU & International Pages 12-18 Motions 62-95 SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY 9.00pm ........... END 10.00am ......... Registration 11.00am ......... Negotiations Report SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY 11.15am ......... Party Development, 9.00am ........... Registration Constitution and Rules Pages 48-55 Motions 328-393 10.00am ......... Environment Pages 19-23 Motions 96-128 12.00pm Policing and Justice Pages 55-60 Motions 394-431 10.45am .......... All Ireland Agenda Pages 24-26 Motions 129-150 1.00pm ........... Housing Pages 60-62 Motions 432-441 11.30am ......... Workers Rights & Trade Union Pages 26-29 Motions 151-173 1.30pm ........... Political Prisoners Pages 62-63 Motions 442-453 12.15pm ......... Health and Children Pages 29-35 Motions 174-229 2.00pm ........... Social Justice Pages 64-66 Motions 454-474 1.30pm ........... Lón 3.00 pm .......... END 2.00pm ........... Elections and Electoral Strategy Pages 35-38 Motions 230-253 STANDING ORDERS decisions which emerged after the deadline for submission of motions as per Rule 12d of the 1. Standing Orders shall be adopted at the Constitution and Rules) must be handed in writing to commencement of each Ard Fheis. It shall require a the Ard Fheis Committee at Head Office not less two-thirds majority of the delegates present to than 7 days before the scheduled start of the Ard suspend Standing Orders. Fheis. Emergency resolutions or emergency amendments shall be accepted at the discretion of 2. A steering committee and at least four tellers shall be the Steering Committee. approved by the Ard Fheis at the commencement of each Ard Fheis. Delegates or persons nominated for 8. Other Emergency Motions (resolutions referring to officership or membership of the Ard Chomhairle events which occur while the Ard Fheis is in session) shall not be eligible to act as Tellers. may only be put to the Ard Fheis at the discretion of the Steering Committee and shall require the 3. The length of time allocated to each section and suspension of Standing Orders to allow the adoption therefore the timetable of the Ard Fheis will be of the resolution onto the Ard Fheis Clár. determined in advance of the Ard Fheis by the Chairperson of the Steering Committee in 9. Visitors shall be admitted at the discretion of the Ard consultation with the Coiste Seasta. The timetable Fheis. A visitor representing an accredited shall be adopted by the Ard Fheis at its organisation can be invited to speak at the discretion commencement. of the Steering Committee on behalf of that organisation for a specified time period. 4. The steering committee will determine the length of time to be allocated to speakers prior to the 10. ‘Points of Order’ will be allowed at the discretion beginning of each section of the Ard Fheis. The of the Chairperson and shall be limited to 30 Steering Committee shall ensure that preference be seconds. given to the proposers of motions and amendments 11. The Ruling of the Chairperson must be accepted at being taken in each section. all times. A challenge to the decision of the Chairperson requires the suspension of Standing 5. Only the membership of the Ard Fheis as per rule 9 Orders in order that a motion of no confidence in the and Rule 66 (4) and accredited visitors allowed Chair is taken. under Standing Order are automatically entitled to address the Ard Fheis. The Steering Committee at its 12. A motion for the suspension of Standing Orders discretion may permit other accredited visitors to must be submitted in writing to the Steering address the Ard Fheis. Those addressing the Ard Committee outlining the reason for such a motion Fheis must when speaking give their names and the before that motion can be put to the floor. The length name of the body and area they are representing. of time given to the discussion of such a motion will be at the discretion of the steering committee. A vote 6. On the motion being moved “that the question be to suspend Standing Orders requires a two-thirds put” the Chairperson shall have no option but to put majority of delegates present in the hall. Standing that motion to a vote of the delegates present. In the Orders must be reinstated again by two-thirds of the event of the motion being carried, the Chairperson, delegates present in the hall when the reason for the after allowing time as allocated by the Steering suspension has been dealt with before the Ard Fheis Committee under Standing Order 4 to the proposer can proceed. of the motion or any amendment/addendum under discussion, shall have no option but to put the 13. Standing Orders must be suspended at the resolution or amendment to a vote. commencement of the Ard Fheis to allow the adoption onto the Ard Fheis Clár, Emergency 7. Emergency Motions or emergency amendments (i.e. Motions, Amendments, and Addenda as indicated to resolutions or amendments referring to events or the delegates by the Steering Committee. Equality & Human Rights Anti-Racism 1. This Ard Fheis directs that Sinn Féin: • Pro-actively opposes racism; • Organise an anti-racism campaign; • Lobby the Ministers for Education, north and south, to change the curriculum to be more pro-active and inclusive in education about racism; and • Challenge the Minister for Justice on state acceptance of ingrained racism, especially against members of the traveling community. O’Hanlon/ McCusker Cumann, Belfast 2. This Ard Fheis calls on the Irish government to ratify Protocol 12 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms which will ensure that legal sanctions for racial discrimination will be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Comhairle Ceantair Ghaillimh Thiar People with disabilities 3. This Ard Fheis: • Believes that the Fianna Fail/ Progressive Democrat Disability Act 2005 is not rights- based, fails to satisfy the Good Friday Agreement equivalence test and is therefore unacceptable; • Commits Sinn Féin to continue working with people with disabilities, their families and representative organisations until an unequivocally rights-based act is delivered, as per the Sinn Fein amendments to the Bill; and • Commends the work of the Disability Legislation Consultation Group, congratulates the Rights make the Difference Campaign and thanks our own TDs and other activists around the country for supporting their worthy efforts. Ard Chomhairle 4. This Ard Fheis calls on the government of the day, from the Taoiseach down, to embark on an accessibility awareness campaign to ease the lives of those with disabilities. John Francis Green Cumann, Monaghan 5. This Ard Fheis calls on planning sections of local authorities to insist that wheelchair/ accessibility/ automated doors be incorporated in any shop/ office reconstruction. John Francis Green Cumann, Monaghan Cuige Connacht/Uladh 6. This Ard Fheis calls on Iarnród Eireann to adopt a more pro-active policy on ramp availability on train platforms. John Francis Green Cumann, Monaghan 7. This Ard Fheis calls on the present government to appoint a minister to represent people with disabilities and that resolves that Sinn Féin will include it as a policy in its election manifesto. Gaughan/Stagg Cumann, Mayo 8. This Ard Fheis highlights the need for more support and awareness of disabilities and calls on the governments in both jurisdictions to implement more investment in Community Support Services integrated in the local area that can provide a better quality of life for its users. Sinn Féin Patrick Cannon Cumann, Dublin 2006 Ard Fheis 4 9. This Ard Fheis recognises the difficulties faced by disabled people around our cities. In particular: • Pedestrian crossings where the lights often change too fast to allow disabled people to cross the road; • Access to footpaths are often too high; and • The conditions of many streets and footpaths are very poor and are not suitable for wheelchairs. This Ard Fheis calls on the government to rectify this situation immediately. Joe Clarke Cumann, Dublin 10. This Ard Fheis calls on planning sections of Local Authorities to insist that when Recreation/Community centres/Churches are being built that: • Front door ramped accessibility is mandatory with wheelchair-friendly automatic door (activated by underfloor mechanism), without lip and with outside level and inside floor level exactly flush; and • A wheelchair-friendly changing room/toilet be incorporated into the plan. Cuige Connacht/Uladh Abortion 11. This Ard Fheis supports the Irish Family Planning Association’s Safe and Legal Campaign. We acknowledge the reality that 230,000 women have travelled abroad for abortions since 1983, and deplore the additional funding and emotional stress such enforced travel places on women in crisis. We accept the principle of a woman’s right to choose, and demand legislation and constitutional amendments be brought forward to enable this right to be exercised within the island of Ireland. Cathal Brugha Cumann, Waterford 12. This Ard Fheis amends our current policy on abortion so that it reflects that the right to life of the unborn is equal to the right to life of the woman. Tadgh Barry Cumann, Cork 13. This Ard Fheis resolves that every Sinn Féin member from party president to cumann member should have the right to articulate and campaign on the issue of abortion according to their conscience.
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