:00:22. > :00:26.Moving forward on a more united footing and facing up
:00:27. > :00:32.Just two of the themes that emerged during today's discussions
:00:33. > :00:34.in the chamber. So, coming up tonight:
:00:35. > :00:37.The Deputy First Minister says cohesion is key for moving forward
:00:38. > :00:44.and resolving outstanding differences.
:00:45. > :00:50.There are many many people within our society who were previously at
:00:51. > :00:53.odds with one another who recognise the need to be involved in this sort
:00:54. > :00:54.of work. The others, we can leave behind.
:00:55. > :00:58.But with the European referendum looming, agreement is harder to find
:00:59. > :01:06.So why's the minister coming to this has pretending we don't know the
:01:07. > :01:13.question when we know what the questionnaires. We didn't know what
:01:14. > :01:15.the unemployment rate was a week ago, he was wrong about that, and he
:01:16. > :01:15.was wrong about this. And I'm joined tonight
:01:16. > :01:18.by our Political Correspondent, Brexit - Britain's possible exit
:01:19. > :01:27.from the EU - and the timing of the referendum, came up
:01:28. > :01:30.during questions to the Deputy But first - what progress
:01:31. > :01:38.is being made in implementing TBUC - the Together: Building
:01:39. > :01:39.a United Community strategy? Announced nearly three years ago,
:01:40. > :01:42.the initiative was meant to reflect the Executive's commitment
:01:43. > :01:54.to improved community relations. This is a very exciting programme,
:01:55. > :01:59.one that we are prepared to put a tremendous amount of funds into
:02:00. > :02:06.because it is absolutely vital that we ensure that we bring our
:02:07. > :02:09.community together, and I think also recognising the huge responsibility
:02:10. > :02:16.that politicians have not just in the delivery of a programme but by
:02:17. > :02:19.leading by example to ensure that the... We're not just mean
:02:20. > :02:24.grassroots people together, but the grassroots of experts --
:02:25. > :02:32.politicians, working together for the common good. Achieving a united
:02:33. > :02:34.community based on equality and opportunity, the desirability of
:02:35. > :02:40.good relations and reconciliation requires the collective commitment
:02:41. > :02:43.of everyone, government must work alongside statutory and voluntary
:02:44. > :02:50.and community you partnerships, achieving a shared vision and
:02:51. > :02:56.strategy. We feel that Cliff continued political implementation
:02:57. > :03:02.is essential. I must remind them that everyone has a role to play,
:03:03. > :03:06.and that is welcome, but how does he feel in terms of trying to show
:03:07. > :03:09.forward thinking and leadership in terms of trying to bring the
:03:10. > :03:15.community together, how does he feel that on Friday a former terrorist
:03:16. > :03:21.who was questioned by the police in the Republic followed his lead in
:03:22. > :03:25.declining to give any information about a present that was still
:03:26. > :03:29.alive, had been involved in the building of pub bombs, given that
:03:30. > :03:33.the First Minister to the same stance when he was in the box in
:03:34. > :03:35.terms of the Savile enquiry, refusing to name anyone else
:03:36. > :03:42.involved in terrorism alone with him? Well, first of all I think
:03:43. > :03:49.maybe there's some this particular member doesn't understand that the
:03:50. > :03:53.question that he is answering -- asking is to the office of first and
:03:54. > :03:59.deputy first Prime Minister -- Minister. I am here to aunts were on
:04:00. > :04:09.the behalf of the First Minister. I'd don't believe that that question
:04:10. > :04:12.is in any. All of us have a duty and responsibility to recognise the
:04:13. > :04:18.importance of building that's better future, and unfortunately there are
:04:19. > :04:23.some members, quite a number of members in this house, who are only
:04:24. > :04:26.really interested in recrimination, and not interested in
:04:27. > :04:33.reconciliation, and I think that is very sad will stop I spoke about
:04:34. > :04:40.this at the weekend when I was at the Kinsale Peace Project in County
:04:41. > :04:42.Cork, a very hugely attended conversation between myself and
:04:43. > :04:46.those people who were interested in what was happening here,
:04:47. > :04:49.particularly in the peace process, and during that engagement, a man
:04:50. > :04:55.stepped forward who informed the audience that he was a former member
:04:56. > :04:59.of the Grenadier Guards. He was very generous, in his remarks, and we
:05:00. > :05:03.both shook hands. I think that's where the encouragement comes from,
:05:04. > :05:06.that there are many, many people within our society who were
:05:07. > :05:10.previously at odds with one another who recognise the need to be
:05:11. > :05:15.involved in this sort of work. The others, we can leave behind. The
:05:16. > :05:19.debate around our membership of the European Union is an important one
:05:20. > :05:26.and in order to make sure we have a proper debate about this, can I ask
:05:27. > :05:33.him what discussions the elephant gave him have given him involving
:05:34. > :05:41.devolved authorities in England, and what scope we have for negotiation
:05:42. > :05:49.to pick a September date? It is very important that the First Minister
:05:50. > :05:55.and myself engage with David Cameron, and talk to Scotland and
:05:56. > :05:59.Wales about the issue, but it is on the public record, the First
:06:00. > :06:05.Minister of Scotland has put it on the public record stop think it will
:06:06. > :06:11.come as no surprise to anybody that we here will also share concerns of
:06:12. > :06:16.proximity to a referendum in June, and we haven't even dealt with the
:06:17. > :06:18.argument around the merits of staying in nor stay out.
:06:19. > :06:22.So, the timing of the EU referendum is causing concern
:06:23. > :06:33.Big concerns, and he heard Martin McGuinness talks about the close
:06:34. > :06:37.proximity of the referendum and assembly elections and I think
:06:38. > :06:43.people are concerned that the two issues could become merged them and
:06:44. > :06:46.what they are out on the door ship -- doorstep trying to talk about the
:06:47. > :06:49.election, they will have the referendum in the background, and
:06:50. > :06:53.that is an argument coming from many quarters, that the EU referendum
:06:54. > :06:57.which shouldn't happen in June, should happen in September to create
:06:58. > :07:03.a distance between the referendum and the assembly election. The dates
:07:04. > :07:07.talked about at the moment would be about seven weeks after the
:07:08. > :07:16.referendum election. Do you think those fears are real? I think so.
:07:17. > :07:19.They are getting assembly elections campaigns together at the moment,
:07:20. > :07:23.beginning to canvas, and they are really concerned about selling on
:07:24. > :07:27.the doorsteps trying to encourage people to vote for the assembly
:07:28. > :07:33.elections with this other issue of Europe, and they are worried that
:07:34. > :07:35.these two issues will be joined together. As Arlene Foster raised
:07:36. > :07:37.last week, there are concerns. And we saw earlier, quite a bit
:07:38. > :07:39.of friction between Martin McGuinness and Gregory Campbell -
:07:40. > :07:46.not for the first time... No, there is history between Martin
:07:47. > :07:50.McGuinness and Gregory Campbell. They come from similar parts of the
:07:51. > :07:54.world, they often clashed in the chamber. Gregory Campbell would like
:07:55. > :07:58.Martin McGuinness to be a bit more forthright about his past, and
:07:59. > :08:01.clearly Martin McGuinness today felt that the question was being asked
:08:02. > :08:06.wasn't appropriate, and he made comments saying he didn't name
:08:07. > :08:10.Gregory Campbell directly, but he was obvious that that was who he was
:08:11. > :08:13.talking about, saying that some people in the assembly were more
:08:14. > :08:16.interested in recrimination and reconciliation, basically Martin
:08:17. > :08:20.McGuinness thought that the question was out of order. The other thing we
:08:21. > :08:23.must think about when this relationship is that if Gregory
:08:24. > :08:26.Campbell leave the assembly, then these encounters will be quite rare.
:08:27. > :08:29.Stephen, we will talk to you very shortly.
:08:30. > :08:31.The Enterprise Minister updated Members on a recent meeting
:08:32. > :08:32.of the North/South Ministerial Council.
:08:33. > :08:34.There was a discussion about tourism, but perhaps most
:08:35. > :08:37.memorable was a sharp attack on the Minister by Jim Allister.
:08:38. > :08:39.He asked Jonathan Bell for his position on the EU
:08:40. > :08:42.referendum and then accused him of not knowing what he was doing
:08:43. > :08:47.But before that, the more sedate matter of increasing tourism
:08:48. > :08:52.and getting new airlines to Belfast International Airport.
:08:53. > :08:59.Can we perhaps get the aerial development route fund up and
:09:00. > :09:04.running, because adding that will a difference as you know south of the
:09:05. > :09:09.border, tourism is a huge percent of GDP, and I am closing that gap up it
:09:10. > :09:14.would be enormously helpful to our industries. Think of course of this
:09:15. > :09:19.states, the great boost that we would join our Belfast and Boston
:09:20. > :09:24.sister cities. The others to your question is yes, we are hoping to
:09:25. > :09:28.get that done, in terms of the development fund, and how we could
:09:29. > :09:32.get that out before, within the financial year, so that people could
:09:33. > :09:35.be aware of that. Because the purpose is to develop the
:09:36. > :09:39.collectivity as the member says between business destinations, and
:09:40. > :09:46.also look at those routes that have an inbounds for tourism potential.
:09:47. > :09:51.I'm thinking critically about key destinations on either Germany or
:09:52. > :09:55.Scandinavia, and also city destinations such as in Munich,
:09:56. > :10:02.Madrid, Milan. In terms of access, yes, funding is orally provided, we
:10:03. > :10:07.are working with the airports to facilitate that inbounds
:10:08. > :10:13.performance, in both new and existing routes. We will do is do
:10:14. > :10:16.continue to look at both airports as to how we can maximise the
:10:17. > :10:20.potential. There is a debate on this. I am pressing the UK
:10:21. > :10:27.Government in terms of air passenger duty. And I do think and we have
:10:28. > :10:31.said that it does unfairly impact Northern Ireland. I want the UK
:10:32. > :10:36.Government to address that, to deal with it, and ideally to abolish it.
:10:37. > :10:40.I have to say, that we don't seem to be getting a lot of traction back
:10:41. > :10:44.from the UK Government in relation to that, we continue to press the
:10:45. > :10:49.case. Minister, you may not have heard yesterday in the statement
:10:50. > :10:54.made by Mr Hastings who I think most will agree is an expert on tourism
:10:55. > :10:57.in Ireland. How would you propose to assuage his concerns amongst others
:10:58. > :11:05.in terms of Northern Ireland that is not enough is being done. I'd like
:11:06. > :11:09.to thank Doctor Hastings for his time, coming in quite fun as an
:11:10. > :11:15.unofficial adviser in somebody's of mine, and he's put a huge amount of
:11:16. > :11:20.intelligence, of energy and used wonderful network from and earns
:11:21. > :11:29.trepidation in tourism that the Hastings who actually has do help us
:11:30. > :11:33.going forward. There is not a single minister who has been challenged in
:11:34. > :11:36.a particular area. The house will be aware that my own apartment has
:11:37. > :11:42.invested significantly in tourism in the last number of years. We have
:11:43. > :11:49.put over ?100 million of money into the tourism infrastructure, and
:11:50. > :11:54.tourism budgets are still healthy, we have allocated ?30 million to our
:11:55. > :11:59.two tourism bodies, and we need to be smart with the resources that are
:12:00. > :12:03.available. Can I say I look forward to the minister coming off the fence
:12:04. > :12:07.on the issue of EU, and joining the ranks of those who want to liberate
:12:08. > :12:19.our great trading nation from the shackles of the EU. It is an easy
:12:20. > :12:23.point to make, and is uncertain. I do not know what the referendum
:12:24. > :12:29.question is standing here today. We have not been given the terms of the
:12:30. > :12:33.referendum question. Is it going to be a question that simply says do we
:12:34. > :12:37.wish to leave the European Union? In that case, I imagine the member will
:12:38. > :12:44.be saying yes is up for what happens if the question is will we stay in
:12:45. > :12:49.the European Union? I imagine the member but 's answer will be no. In
:12:50. > :12:55.the absence of a question, it is a very, very foolish question to ask
:12:56. > :13:03.for they know the exact nature of the question. To suggest that we
:13:04. > :13:09.don't know what the question in the referendum is when section one of
:13:10. > :13:12.the European Union referendum act 2015 with Royal Assent already
:13:13. > :13:17.setting out the question. The question being should the United
:13:18. > :13:24.Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European
:13:25. > :13:28.Union? Why the Minister coming to this as pretending we don't know
:13:29. > :13:30.this question, when the law of the land states or the questionnaires. A
:13:31. > :13:33.couple of weeks ago, he didn't know what the unemployment rate was. He
:13:34. > :13:36.told his it was a third of Europe and a third of the Republic Ireland.
:13:37. > :13:38.He was wrong about that, he's wrong about this.
:13:39. > :13:40.The TUV's Jim Allister not at all impressed with Jonathan Bell.
:13:41. > :13:53.A fascinating exchange between Jim Allister and the minister. We do
:13:54. > :14:00.know the EU referendum question because we looked it up tonight on
:14:01. > :14:04.the website and I can quote the question, "Should the United Kingdom
:14:05. > :14:08.remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union".
:14:09. > :14:13.That is the question agreed. It is possible when he gave a response
:14:14. > :14:17.that's what Jonathan Bell meant was the negotiations have not been
:14:18. > :14:22.concluded and David Cameron is involved in negotiations and has not
:14:23. > :14:26.seen the final deal, that is perhaps what Jonathan Bell meant to say but
:14:27. > :14:31.didn't and when it comes to the issue of the question Jim Allister
:14:32. > :14:36.is right. When the minister said we do not know, he was wrong. The
:14:37. > :14:41.question is in the legislation and the legislation has been given Royal
:14:42. > :14:45.assent. A fascinating exchange. Thank you.
:14:46. > :14:47.The Regional Development Minister also faced Question Time today
:14:48. > :14:49.and she was even congratulated by the Speaker for a "busy
:14:50. > :14:54.But perhaps Michelle McIlveen has already had enough of repeatedly
:14:55. > :14:56.facing questions about paying for improvements to Northern
:14:57. > :15:07.Included in the fresh start agreement is a commitment by the
:15:08. > :15:13.executive to advance the Western transport project. The Irish
:15:14. > :15:18.government has made a commitment to contribute ?75 million funding
:15:19. > :15:22.towards the project. This funding commitment is intended to ensure
:15:23. > :15:26.subject to the successful completion of statutory procedures,
:15:27. > :15:32.construction of the new buildings can commence in 2017 with an
:15:33. > :15:39.estimated completion of 2019. I understand that after the public
:15:40. > :15:45.consultation and I know from previous questions there have been
:15:46. > :15:51.public exhibitions and could minister give us any date of when it
:15:52. > :15:57.might be signed off and the consultation will start? The member
:15:58. > :16:05.will be aware I have been doing work in relation to this further to the
:16:06. > :16:10.announcement I'm looking for to introduce the land acquisition and
:16:11. > :16:14.compensation bill in order to assist those landowners as a move forward.
:16:15. > :16:19.That is accompanied by work I have been doing with land agents is part
:16:20. > :16:25.of the preparation work which I've wanted to complete before moving
:16:26. > :16:31.onto any announcement. I am hopeful the announcement will be made quite
:16:32. > :16:38.surely. Can I ask her for her assessment of the prospects of a
:16:39. > :16:46.railing to Belfast International? I thank the member for the question. I
:16:47. > :16:54.imagine he is talking in relation to the branch line which is maintained
:16:55. > :16:58.by Translink. The investment priority strategy for Northern
:16:59. > :17:05.Ireland published in May 2014 set out a vision for future railways
:17:06. > :17:12.over 20 years and there's an economic benefit in relation to the
:17:13. > :17:15.Antrim line and opportunities to establish a real link to Belfast
:17:16. > :17:22.International airport though my understanding is the usage around
:17:23. > :17:27.the airport would need to increase to 10 million passengers just to
:17:28. > :17:31.make that railing viable. Would you agree in terms of the airport
:17:32. > :17:38.Ryanair are coming to Belfast International, that will produce an
:17:39. > :17:43.uplifting passengers, do we need to wait until we have ten million-plus
:17:44. > :17:51.before we do something about this, coming not anticipate what will
:17:52. > :17:54.happen? I thank the member for his question and sustainability are
:17:55. > :18:02.something which is key in everything we do, particularly in relation to
:18:03. > :18:10.our public transport routes. You need any speak to his colleagues in
:18:11. > :18:17.East Antrim and members in Newry in relation to the service they have,
:18:18. > :18:22.we do need to look at costs, that is also key to where we are but the
:18:23. > :18:29.member needs also to be aware we do have a good bus link going from the
:18:30. > :18:29.international airport into the city centre.
:18:30. > :18:34.The Rates Bill continues its accelerated passage
:18:35. > :18:38.In the last few weeks we've heard amendments concerned with rates
:18:39. > :18:40.relief for sports club and empty buildings
:18:41. > :18:43.Today an Ulster Unionist amendment sought to include pigeon racing
:18:44. > :18:45.in the list of specified recreations that would benefit
:18:46. > :19:01.Since Ian has no issues with the pigeon racing amendment in terms of
:19:02. > :19:08.the list of sports, recreations on this list or ready from a wide
:19:09. > :19:15.variety, some might argue some are lesser sports pigeon racing, I see
:19:16. > :19:20.no reason why this should be included as well and no doubt if it
:19:21. > :19:26.is passed by the assembly it will give him something to tweet about or
:19:27. > :19:31.should that be too. I know to as my colleague Robin Swan who really
:19:32. > :19:36.drove this amendment forward. He did fly off to America and it's
:19:37. > :19:40.interesting we have not had a tweet from him since. It will be a good
:19:41. > :19:46.test to see if he can home his way back again. The inclusion of pigeon
:19:47. > :19:50.racing in the list will allow the 80 descent rate relief and I believe
:19:51. > :20:01.the premise to exclude pigeon racing because of a perceived lack of
:20:02. > :20:11.sport... How could they and the UK sporting bodies explain ballooning,
:20:12. > :20:17.model aircraft flying, gliding, yoga and rambling as activities that
:20:18. > :20:22.require a greater degree level of physical activity than that involved
:20:23. > :20:27.in pigeon racing. To refuse to treat pigeon racing equally in the rates
:20:28. > :20:31.legislation with these non-sport activities is discriminatory and
:20:32. > :20:39.should not be condoned by this house. Regarding the new clause, I
:20:40. > :20:45.will try to kill two birds with one stone, we think it is compatible and
:20:46. > :20:49.in terms of the target demographic you outline participate in the sport
:20:50. > :20:54.we think it is appropriate and there is a relevant social benefits so we
:20:55. > :21:02.will let this one fly. The policy does have wings. The first point I
:21:03. > :21:07.would make if it is more appropriate for the changed proposed the
:21:08. > :21:11.amendment to be housed in the subordinate legislation that lists
:21:12. > :21:16.prescribed sport and recreation is in response to his amendment I will
:21:17. > :21:22.find out that point out that part of the usual standard for the list of
:21:23. > :21:25.sports and recreations is of compulsory requirement for
:21:26. > :21:30.consultation with sporting bodies and representatives of local
:21:31. > :21:34.councils under article 30 16. Members note such consultation
:21:35. > :21:39.process is not in evidence in respect of the amendment before us
:21:40. > :21:46.today. Sponsors of the amendment as understandably pointed out anomalies
:21:47. > :21:51.and they were listed by Mr Cree, model aeroplane flying, and wild
:21:52. > :21:56.fouling. I agree with the member that these are pursuits not in
:21:57. > :22:02.keeping with the principle enshrined in the governing primary legislation
:22:03. > :22:10.of the activities involving a degree of physical effort. I estimate that
:22:11. > :22:14.the inclusion of these anomalies and activities have no practical effect
:22:15. > :22:18.because there are no rateable premises associated with them and
:22:19. > :22:19.therefore the removal from the list would be a straightforward tidy up
:22:20. > :22:21.exercise. And that amendment was
:22:22. > :22:23.passed by 55 votes to 29. The bill reaches its
:22:24. > :22:25.final stage tomorrow. Another piece of legislation that
:22:26. > :22:27.passed today was the Housing It concerns how estate agents
:22:28. > :22:31.operate and are regulated. Today's Legislative Consent Motion
:22:32. > :22:33.was brought to the floor by the enterprise
:22:34. > :22:45.minister, Jonathan Bell. The Housing and planning Bill was
:22:46. > :22:49.adduced in Parliament on the 13th of October 2015 by the Department for
:22:50. > :22:53.community is an local government. The overall purpose of the bill is
:22:54. > :22:58.to make changes to the law in England and Wales concerning
:22:59. > :23:03.housing, rent charges, planning and compulsory purchase. The bill was
:23:04. > :23:06.considered to be a suitable vehicle to introduce changes that the
:23:07. > :23:13.Department for business innovation skills considered necessary to make
:23:14. > :23:22.to the 1979 UK wide estate agent act which I will refer to as the 79 act.
:23:23. > :23:26.These changes relate only to 79 acts enforcement responsibilities. The 79
:23:27. > :23:30.act is largely limited to regulating the activities of estate agents in
:23:31. > :23:38.selling property on behalf of their clients. When it was enacted the
:23:39. > :23:43.Office Of Fair Trading or the OST had certain responsibilities under
:23:44. > :23:49.the 79 act notably the part to ban unfit persons from carrying out
:23:50. > :23:53.estate agency work is took the 79 act also contained other enforcement
:23:54. > :23:56.responsibilities that were carried out by local authority trading
:23:57. > :24:02.standards departments within their respective areas in Great Britain
:24:03. > :24:06.and my department in Northern Ireland. Responsibilities falling to
:24:07. > :24:10.trading standards departments include requirements relating to the
:24:11. > :24:16.handling of clients money and ensuring requirements to provide
:24:17. > :24:20.vendors with certain information are complied with. Essentially, all
:24:21. > :24:25.complaints about estate agents under the 79 act were investigated and
:24:26. > :24:29.assessed by trading standards departments who referred the most
:24:30. > :24:36.serious complaints to the OST to consider with a view to banning an
:24:37. > :24:41.estate agent or warning. A failure to amend the act could result in
:24:42. > :24:46.unfit and fraudulent estate agents being allowed to continue to
:24:47. > :24:49.operate, this would cause increased harm to consumers and prevent
:24:50. > :24:55.complied estate agents from operating on a level playing field.
:24:56. > :24:59.The proposed amendment of the 79 act would allow the Secretary of State
:25:00. > :25:06.for the Department for business innovation and skills or a person
:25:07. > :25:11.who never took over the role of lead authority for the UK. The person
:25:12. > :25:19.chosen by the Secretary Of State could be any local authority or the
:25:20. > :25:23.Department of enterprise, trade and investment in Northern Ireland. The
:25:24. > :25:27.provision will allow the Secretary Of State to appoint a new
:25:28. > :25:28.enforcement authority for the 79 act from time to time as necessary.
:25:29. > :25:31.for the 79 act from time to time as necessary.
:25:32. > :25:34.Now, last week much was made of waffling Ministers and today
:25:35. > :25:39.the Speaker had this to say to those who stay on their feet too long.
:25:40. > :25:46.Answers to questions may be no longer than two minutes, 40 minute
:25:47. > :25:50.interview to exceed this time in the face of repeated reminders is
:25:51. > :25:53.discourteous to the house and is unacceptable. Ministers may from
:25:54. > :25:58.time to time needs more time to provide answers on complex issues
:25:59. > :26:04.and a deputy speakers and I will accept requests for additional time
:26:05. > :26:08.in no circumstances. However, filibustering a waffling is not in
:26:09. > :26:10.order and if ministers slip beyond that time we will intervene and move
:26:11. > :26:12.on. I hope that is clear. Clear as day - and it'll be
:26:13. > :26:18.interesting to see if those guidelines are strictly
:26:19. > :26:19.adhered to in future. And Stephen is with me
:26:20. > :26:30.for a final word... A warning to ministers to stop time
:26:31. > :26:33.wasting. Yes, what's interesting about this is it seems to be a
:26:34. > :26:37.recent complaint, number of MLAs have complained when ministers come
:26:38. > :26:41.to the box and asked questions rather than rattling through the
:26:42. > :26:46.questions quickly so they can get to a lot of questions in the session,
:26:47. > :26:50.they are taking their time and what we witnessed was him saying you need
:26:51. > :26:55.to give the answer within two minutes, you can't take your time,
:26:56. > :27:10.get the point, get as many Malays possible asking questions and
:27:11. > :27:13.let's get the proceedings moving as quickly as possible. And that's
:27:14. > :27:15.because we have topical questions which is a recent element meaning
:27:16. > :27:17.ministers cannot pre-prepare everything in advance and sometimes
:27:18. > :27:19.they can be blindsided by a cheeky question from about venture. Yes,
:27:20. > :27:22.they can be caught off-guard. It is those questions they don't know that
:27:23. > :27:24.coming which they can be caught off-guard and that is the area where
:27:25. > :27:29.Mitchell McLauchlan thinks some ministers have been doing time
:27:30. > :27:34.wasting. To be fair, it is an ongoing issue, we talked about it
:27:35. > :27:41.before. We have, the fact when you have ministers with a list of
:27:42. > :27:44.questions and maybe nine or ten questions and the other day there
:27:45. > :27:49.were only three or four questions so clearly it is a problem because
:27:50. > :27:57.ministers are clearly taking their time. Finally, Sinn Fein's ranks in
:27:58. > :28:04.Fermanagh and South Tyrone. There has been an awful lot of
:28:05. > :28:07.development. Basically, Phil Flanagan who was originally
:28:08. > :28:10.deselected and then there was a second selection meeting and then
:28:11. > :28:16.Phil Flanagan is back on the ticket for Sinn Fein and the person who has
:28:17. > :28:20.lost out most is Michelle, the former MP. She is not on the Sinn
:28:21. > :28:25.Fein ticket for Fermanagh and South Tyrone which is a big surprise.
:28:26. > :28:31.There was speculation she might move into Mid Ulster, you have Martin
:28:32. > :28:34.McGuinness going from but Michelle Gilda new has made it clear her
:28:35. > :28:38.heart is in Fermanagh and South Tyrone but it was a surprise. It
:28:39. > :28:42.expected to see Michelle Gilder knew get the nomination. We will see if
:28:43. > :28:44.that is an end to it. But do join me again tomorrow
:28:45. > :28:48.night at the same time. Eight famous pensioners are looking
:28:49. > :29:03.to retire to an exotic land... I had never thought about India
:29:04. > :29:06.but...maybe. ..enjoying the fantastic local
:29:07. > :29:10.cultures... Ooh! ..discovering true spiritual
:29:11. > :29:13.enlightenment... ..and finding out if they could
:29:14. > :29:18.spend their golden years... Wow! Yeah, it really does feel like home.
:29:19. > :29:23.You come face-to-face with yourself.