:00:24. > :00:29.Day two in the top job and Arlene Foster announces
:00:30. > :00:34.She names Mervyn Storey as her successor in Finance
:00:35. > :00:37.and appoints Lord Morrow to take over his old job
:00:38. > :00:43.And you can award yourself a bonus point if you remembered that he did,
:00:44. > :00:46.in fact, hold that post before a decade and a half ago.
:00:47. > :00:49.Two new ministers, but the First Minister stresses
:00:50. > :00:56.it will be business as usual in the coming months.
:00:57. > :01:02.We will have continuity of service, I think that's what people want to
:01:03. > :01:07.see, they do not want disruption of public services, and see us continue
:01:08. > :01:09.to deliver and we will do that until election day.
:01:10. > :01:11.But things were a lot less cordial in the chamber
:01:12. > :01:14.strong views on exactly what to call this place.
:01:15. > :01:20.Just to be clear I've absolutely nothing to confess, I have no
:01:21. > :01:23.problem saying Northern Ireland, it's not a term I use, absolutely
:01:24. > :01:26.not a term I use. And joining me with his thoughts
:01:27. > :01:28.on today's proceedings After some fervent media
:01:29. > :01:36.speculation, the new First Minister unveiled the changes
:01:37. > :01:38.to her ministerial line-up There must have been disappointment
:01:39. > :01:43.for several MLAs whose names had reportedly been in the mix,
:01:44. > :01:45.but in the end, Arlene Foster opted to go with
:01:46. > :01:48.the "safe hands make sense" policy. So, in comes Mervyn Storey
:01:49. > :01:51.to Finance and it's a case of welcome back to Social
:01:52. > :02:02.Development for Lord Morrow. As you know, he has served in that
:02:03. > :02:06.position before and I'm delighted he is taking up the position again,
:02:07. > :02:12.albeit only for a relatively short period of time and of course we know
:02:13. > :02:15.that the pre-election period is coming at us quite fast and the
:02:16. > :02:20.priority was to make sure there was minimal disruption to public
:02:21. > :02:23.services and to make sure that we continue to have practical services
:02:24. > :02:30.on the ground, while delighted board colleagues have said yes. I look
:02:31. > :02:34.forward to the great honour and challenge of being Finance Minister
:02:35. > :02:38.and we have an agreed budget and there will be the implementation of
:02:39. > :02:44.that through the Assembly. I want to peter Brooke to the former finance
:02:45. > :02:49.minister. -- I want to pay tribute. And thank her for placing in me that
:02:50. > :02:53.responsibility for the Department of Finance. I've been here before, it's
:02:54. > :02:58.like back to the future! And although things have moved on in
:02:59. > :03:03.some 14 years, since I was in Social Development, and I've been looking
:03:04. > :03:08.at how well it has been looked after, I hope he has left plenty of
:03:09. > :03:12.money, because I'm looking forward to my first day of briefings and to
:03:13. > :03:16.see exactly where we are in the department, but it is for a short
:03:17. > :03:22.period, coming to the end of this mandate, and I will apply myself
:03:23. > :03:26.with all my might to continue the good work that Mervyn Storey has
:03:27. > :03:30.been doing over the weeks ahead. I firmly believe that Mervyn Storey
:03:31. > :03:34.having been in the Department of Social Development can pick up what
:03:35. > :03:39.is happening in the Department of Finance and as far as the Department
:03:40. > :03:44.of Social Development, I believe he has been there before, he knows what
:03:45. > :03:48.the issues are and will settle into that belief without a lot of
:03:49. > :03:52.reacquainting of the issues so we will have continuity of service,
:03:53. > :03:56.people don't want disruption in relation to public services, but see
:03:57. > :04:02.us continue to deliver and we will do that right up until election day.
:04:03. > :04:05.Let's remember we had the challenge and Social Development for welfare
:04:06. > :04:10.reform and I have to work through those particular issues and I am not
:04:11. > :04:16.in any way underestimating the challenge that there will be, but as
:04:17. > :04:21.I endeavour to apply myself, as like I was in DSD, I will do the same in
:04:22. > :04:25.the Department of Finance because it is important to have continuity of
:04:26. > :04:28.service, as the First Minister said, and this year begins Northern
:04:29. > :04:32.Ireland with a considerable degree of hope and we need to see the
:04:33. > :04:37.fermentation of the budget, challenging as that will be, --
:04:38. > :04:39.implementation of the budget. And give Northern Ireland the stability
:04:40. > :04:40.needed. The new Finance Minister,
:04:41. > :04:48.Mervyn Storey. What do you make of the mini
:04:49. > :04:55.reshuffle from Arlene Foster? Make sense? There had been speculation
:04:56. > :05:00.that underneath this ministerial change be may get indication as to
:05:01. > :05:05.what an Arlene Foster lead DUP might look like, but she has gone to
:05:06. > :05:09.receive Conservative option, using the phrase continuity of service,
:05:10. > :05:13.but wants it to be an unremarkable change, going for two people who
:05:14. > :05:20.have been ministers before, making the point Lord Morrow was there,
:05:21. > :05:24.albeit a decade and a half ago, this and I think she is away there are
:05:25. > :05:28.only 10-11 weeks of this term left until we have the elections, so
:05:29. > :05:31.rather than doing something different, like appointing Alistair
:05:32. > :05:38.Ross or Peter Weir, something that would have been a story in and of
:05:39. > :05:41.itself, she has decided to leave the 15 changes until the other side of
:05:42. > :05:46.the election. Quite a vote of confidence in Mervyn Storey. Do you
:05:47. > :05:54.see him as somebody whose star is still in the ascendant? I think so,
:05:55. > :05:58.I think when you look at him in education, he was combative with
:05:59. > :06:03.Sinn Fein and now with Social Development, there is a sense he is
:06:04. > :06:08.from the more traditional wing of the party, from North Antrim, and a
:06:09. > :06:12.number of other people, like Simon Hamilton or Peter Weir, coming like
:06:13. > :06:15.Arlene Foster through the Ulster Unionist Party moving over, and
:06:16. > :06:20.weird as we have here Arlene Foster when she took over the leadership
:06:21. > :06:22.saying there is only one DUP. But like any other single political
:06:23. > :06:29.party it has its own branches in camps. And a job for any leader to
:06:30. > :06:34.keeping everyone happy. Quite a challenge for Arlene Foster after
:06:35. > :06:38.the May election, the number of department dropping, and she will
:06:39. > :06:42.have one position less to give out. Yes, and it is going to be a very
:06:43. > :06:46.short honeymoon period for Arlene Foster, because she has come to the
:06:47. > :06:51.leadership and vision of the DUP when they were at their peak. The
:06:52. > :06:55.last Assembly election, I sense they had peaked, and the only way is
:06:56. > :07:01.down. If they come out of this election losing a few seats, it
:07:02. > :07:07.feeds into the Ulster U slime that they are growing, and she may have
:07:08. > :07:11.to appoint with less posts. -- it feeds into the Ulster Unionist Party
:07:12. > :07:13.line. We will see what happens after that. And we will speak to you in a
:07:14. > :07:16.moment. Thank you. In the chamber, the Culture Minister
:07:17. > :07:18.faced question time today and, during it, she clashed
:07:19. > :07:20.with the Ulster Unionist Danny Kennedy over her reluctance
:07:21. > :07:23.to use the term "Northern Ireland". In fact, Caral Ni Chuilin
:07:24. > :07:26.was in combative form all afternoon as she answered questions
:07:27. > :07:27.from several unionists the Minister wasn't giving
:07:28. > :07:44.away any ground. The cost of the consultation was
:07:45. > :07:48.?14,300, a very success of -- successful consultation, 95% of
:07:49. > :07:52.responses expressed support for an anguished language act. It was
:07:53. > :07:59.published on the 18th of December and it is available on the
:08:00. > :08:06.departmental website. Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Can the Minister not
:08:07. > :08:09.see that this consultation was a poor use of resources? When you
:08:10. > :08:14.consider the political reality, it is that such a bill would require
:08:15. > :08:18.cross community support. My party has medically and we will not be
:08:19. > :08:24.supporting any act like this. Because not only of how divisive it
:08:25. > :08:29.will be but because of the cost of implementing the use of Irish
:08:30. > :08:36.courts, and in the Assembly, the language humanist... Can you come to
:08:37. > :08:41.the question please? The political reality is when it comes to
:08:42. > :08:47.equality, the member and his party have a very poor record, very poor
:08:48. > :08:53.record of implementing what were lodged cited reports and
:08:54. > :09:01.internationally binding agreements. The Irish language act was in the
:09:02. > :09:04.Good Friday Agreement, and it has been an subsequent documents after
:09:05. > :09:11.that, I know the member is intelligent and I can't understand
:09:12. > :09:19.how he feels to see the 13,000 responses, 95% of which are
:09:20. > :09:23.supportive. -- how he fails. It came from right across its unity and
:09:24. > :09:35.ahead of some of your party are at. Can I ask the Minister, and plead
:09:36. > :09:40.with the Minister, to stop... To stop refusing to use the term
:09:41. > :09:48.Northern Ireland, simply for a political reason? And for no good
:09:49. > :09:50.reason at all. You are a minister in the Northern Ireland executive, you
:09:51. > :09:53.are expected to perform on behalf of the people of Northern Ireland, it's
:09:54. > :09:58.time you and your party realised that. First of all, as a former
:09:59. > :10:03.minister, I think that's a fairly pure question, and what's even more
:10:04. > :10:07.disappointing is the subsequent follow-up question. It actually
:10:08. > :10:11.shows that first of all, just to be clear, I've nothing to confess, I
:10:12. > :10:22.have no problem seeing Northern Ireland. It's not a term I use. Not
:10:23. > :10:26.a term I use. -- no problem saying. But I think the member asking a
:10:27. > :10:31.question like this, given his role in departments, real issue it is
:10:32. > :10:37.like backroom boy stuff, seriously! It is really sad summer like you
:10:38. > :10:39.asked a question like that. Yesterday the Deputy First Minister
:10:40. > :10:45.said this is an important year for unionism with the 100th anniversary
:10:46. > :10:49.of the Battle of the Somme, those remarks should not have been made,
:10:50. > :10:53.that is not just associated with the Unionist committee or those of a
:10:54. > :10:57.Protestant background, or other men, both Roman Catholic and resident
:10:58. > :11:03.Unionist and nationalist, leaving these shores to fight in France. --
:11:04. > :11:10.Protestant Unionist and nationalist. No one team unity owns the Battle of
:11:11. > :11:15.the Somme. -- no one community. Yes, I agree and I think you are
:11:16. > :11:18.misrepresenting the sentiments in which Martin McGuinness said he
:11:19. > :11:21.recognised the importance of the Battle of the Somme in the Unionist
:11:22. > :11:25.committee, he is well aware of the numbers of people, and indeed the
:11:26. > :11:30.background of the people who left these shores to die elsewhere, he is
:11:31. > :11:33.well aware of that. We have been very generous and consistent and
:11:34. > :11:41.open in giving acknowledgement and respect to of the events that will
:11:42. > :11:45.be marked. Martin McGuinness has done it, I have done it, other
:11:46. > :11:46.members have done it, I would encourage the members opposite to do
:11:47. > :11:48.this. It was a busy day for the Employment
:11:49. > :11:53.and Learning Minister today for further education
:11:54. > :11:56.in the Assembly. Stephen Farry told MLAs he wants see
:11:57. > :11:58.further education valued similarly to higher education
:11:59. > :12:06.and the school system. Today I am launching the new father
:12:07. > :12:11.education strategy for Northern Ireland, father education mean
:12:12. > :12:15.success. What I am outlining and the steps we will take to implement the
:12:16. > :12:18.new strategy will enable colleges to build on the green breaking
:12:19. > :12:23.achievements of the sector over the last decade. It will ensure colleges
:12:24. > :12:28.continue to vote for the important jewel role of developing a strong
:12:29. > :12:32.and vibrant economy and supporting social inclusion. It will also
:12:33. > :12:37.enable further education to be recognised as an equal and valued
:12:38. > :12:41.pillar of the education system alongside higher education and the
:12:42. > :12:45.secondary school system. In 2014 launch the review of further
:12:46. > :12:49.education in Northern Ireland and on the 2nd of July 2015 I published a
:12:50. > :12:52.consultation document on development of father education strategy for not
:12:53. > :12:57.an island, it was wide-ranging in its approach and considerable
:12:58. > :13:02.reasonable and national and international policies for several
:13:03. > :13:11.commitments, including underlying evidence
:13:12. > :13:15.commitments, including underlying analysis of best practice in further
:13:16. > :13:21.education colleges and colleges in other parts of the world. Details
:13:22. > :13:26.statistical analysis of education activity and the consultation with
:13:27. > :13:30.stakeholders. We have current and future jobs requiring increasing and
:13:31. > :13:36.high level of skills and breadth of knowledge. Over the next ten years
:13:37. > :13:40.the pace of change will accelerate, driven by globalisation, advances in
:13:41. > :13:45.technology, new business models and rapidly changing consumer needs. The
:13:46. > :13:50.planned introduction of bridges corporation tax can invigorate the
:13:51. > :13:59.economy. These development will lead to substantial changes in the world
:14:00. > :14:02.of work. Four key objectives, 21 policy commitments in the statement,
:14:03. > :14:07.could the Minister provide the more detailed figures in what the budget
:14:08. > :14:13.will be the in the next mandate and how many students will be supported?
:14:14. > :14:20.The FE sector has had difficult times over the years in terms of
:14:21. > :14:28.efficiency savings and cuts that have been passed on from the
:14:29. > :14:32.executive. In all of my approach to trying to find savings in my own
:14:33. > :14:37.department to address cuts that have been imposed upon us, we've always
:14:38. > :14:42.sought to as far as possible protect the front line. Sadly last year that
:14:43. > :14:46.was not something that was possible given the magnitude of the cuts we
:14:47. > :14:50.were facing and we have seen, regrettably, loss of some provision
:14:51. > :14:55.in terms of blazes. The first time we've seen a retreat for many years
:14:56. > :14:59.in Northern Ireland. We are still working through the implications of
:15:00. > :15:06.the budget agreed by the executive before Christmas. The incoming
:15:07. > :15:09.department of the economy is facing a cut and that will create a
:15:10. > :15:12.challenging context for all of the different skills that includes
:15:13. > :15:15.further education. Stephen Farry on the continuing
:15:16. > :15:18.challenges of managing his department in the current
:15:19. > :15:19.funding climate. Now, the eagle-eyed among you might
:15:20. > :15:22.have noticed two new faces on the SDLP's benches
:15:23. > :15:23.since yesterday. Gerard Diver has replaced
:15:24. > :15:26.Pat Ramsey as an MLA for Foyle and Daniel McCrossan has succeeded
:15:27. > :15:38.Joe Byrne in West Tyrone. Congratulations. I'm getting to
:15:39. > :15:42.grips with Stormont? I am, it's a big change but I'm getting used to
:15:43. > :15:47.it quickly. You've had to go through quite a few selection processes and
:15:48. > :15:52.people are a bit confused. One in October and one more recently. Why
:15:53. > :15:57.so many? Why this whiff of controversy about you? In October
:15:58. > :16:08.the focus was on selecting an assembly candidate. Joe has had to
:16:09. > :16:14.stand down earlier than planned and that led to the second selection a
:16:15. > :16:18.few weeks thereafter. If you were already selected to be the assembly
:16:19. > :16:23.candidate, surely it was obvious you would be the Co-op tea. They didn't
:16:24. > :16:26.have to go through a second selection process in which you won
:16:27. > :16:31.anyway. The party is very democratic and we don't do things by half
:16:32. > :16:36.measures. I'm very happy to go through both selection processes.
:16:37. > :16:42.You're a big supporter of Alasdair McDonnell. Are you now fully behind
:16:43. > :16:49.the leadership of Colum Eastwood? Absolutely. My loyalty was -- is
:16:50. > :16:57.with the leader. Colum Eastwood will continue with the great work. There
:16:58. > :17:01.are a number of changes. It's a positive note and eclipse of what
:17:02. > :17:06.Colum is about to do. You didn't back him for the leadership. You
:17:07. > :17:09.backed Alister McDermott. I backed the sitting leader because my
:17:10. > :17:15.loyalty were with the sitting leader, but now Colum is the leader
:17:16. > :17:19.and he has my full support. Do you have any concerns that you're
:17:20. > :17:24.backing for Alasdair McDonnell might count against you? Absolutely not.
:17:25. > :17:27.Colum get on very well and have a good working relationship and we
:17:28. > :17:31.share the same vision. We will rebuild the party and we will do a
:17:32. > :17:36.constituency by constituency that will happen over the next couple of
:17:37. > :17:40.months. You talked about your party being democratic. There was a rift
:17:41. > :17:45.in West Tyrone. You had your supporters and you are selected and
:17:46. > :17:53.you're here now. Some people weren't very enthusiastic about your
:17:54. > :17:55.candidacy. Has that rift gone away? Have you kissed and made up with
:17:56. > :17:58.those individuals who worked enthusiastic about you? That's a
:17:59. > :18:02.consequence of democracy. Not everybody agrees with the outcomes.
:18:03. > :18:07.I do believe those relationships have mended and will continue to
:18:08. > :18:10.mend. We all have plans for the party and the party membership from
:18:11. > :18:13.across the constituency share my vision on how we take the party
:18:14. > :18:20.forward. You might find it tricky to hold onto this seat in May. Joe
:18:21. > :18:25.Burns, if you look back to last time, he got the sixth seat with
:18:26. > :18:30.3001st preferences, which was less than half, or about half, what Barry
:18:31. > :18:36.Mackle Duff got, who topped the poll. That's one way of looking at
:18:37. > :18:42.it. Since then a lot of work has been. The SDLP gained seats in Omagh
:18:43. > :18:46.in the council election. Our vote went up when I was Westminster
:18:47. > :18:49.candidate last year. That sends a positive message that what we are
:18:50. > :18:55.doing is working and we will retain the seat. I'm very confident and I'm
:18:56. > :18:59.happy to be the representative. If you were very confident, you would
:19:00. > :19:02.have waited for the election in May and taken your chances rather than
:19:03. > :19:09.become what did at this stage. That's the true for answer. Joe had
:19:10. > :19:13.to go as a result of his ill health. It was a difficult decision for him,
:19:14. > :19:17.but he had all our support and we had to find an immediate
:19:18. > :19:21.replacement. I'm very happy to be that replacement. Good to talk to
:19:22. > :19:26.you and no doubt we will hear more from you over the next few weeks.
:19:27. > :19:28.The Agriculture Minister may have answered an urgent oral question
:19:29. > :19:31.on recent flooding yesterday in the House, but Members
:19:32. > :19:32.were still concerned about her department's response
:19:33. > :19:35.First up for Michelle O'Neill, though, was a question
:19:36. > :19:38.from her Sinn Fein colleague Oliver McMullan about the recent
:19:39. > :19:43.approval of local pork exports to China.
:19:44. > :19:50.The pig industry is an important sector here and die was delighted
:19:51. > :19:57.when China announced its intention to approve plans in the North for
:19:58. > :20:02.pork exports to China. Securing access to one of the primary new
:20:03. > :20:08.markets is a very welcome development and followed by my third
:20:09. > :20:12.visit to China in June last year which focused on negotiating these
:20:13. > :20:16.appraisals. It represents a major boost for the pork industry. It's
:20:17. > :20:21.difficult to precisely quantify the value of the market because of
:20:22. > :20:25.uncertainty around exchange rates and potential demand and other
:20:26. > :20:30.exporters. This trade could generate as much as 10 million in revenue per
:20:31. > :20:34.year. Given the uncertainties is difficult to know if the potential
:20:35. > :20:38.can be relied but when we work with the industry I'm looking forward to
:20:39. > :20:43.the potential that there and for the industry to reach into what is
:20:44. > :20:47.expected to become the leading consumer of pig meat by 2022 and
:20:48. > :20:54.what we have to offer is something the Chinese market values. I welcome
:20:55. > :20:59.the announcement this morning. Can she give the house some estimate as
:21:00. > :21:03.to the size of the two potential markets and also an update on what
:21:04. > :21:09.she's doing to get Northern Irish beef into the American markets?
:21:10. > :21:14.That's one of our priorities. We want to build on the successes we've
:21:15. > :21:18.had. We are working closely with the industry around the US market and
:21:19. > :21:23.the Philippine market for beef. They are key markets which the industry
:21:24. > :21:27.has identified. We are also working hard in terms of Australia add pork.
:21:28. > :21:31.There are a number of key areas the industry want us to focus on and
:21:32. > :21:35.that's the way we should be targeting these new markets. We've
:21:36. > :21:40.had some is excessive in terms of the monetary value of getting into
:21:41. > :21:50.these new markets. It's dependent on the take-up. Very much working in
:21:51. > :21:52.tandem with my department and the enterprise Department around
:21:53. > :21:56.showcasing our products wherever we can and also letting everybody know
:21:57. > :22:02.that what we have is fully traceable food that we can stand over, we have
:22:03. > :22:06.very wholesome food and that's one of our biggest strengths. She says
:22:07. > :22:11.she's been on the ground, she certainly wasn't on the ground when
:22:12. > :22:18.31 retail units were flooded. She refused to go out. That was in very
:22:19. > :22:23.poor taste. The minister at least owes those retailers of apology
:22:24. > :22:26.because of the negligence of her and her department. Can the Minster
:22:27. > :22:30.given assurance today that the problems that existed there will be
:22:31. > :22:36.remedied to such an extent that it will not happen again? It was sheer
:22:37. > :22:39.negligence. I don't agree with your assessment in relation to sheer
:22:40. > :22:45.negligence. What happened was clearly an example of a blocked
:22:46. > :22:50.grill. The grill was cleared in advance of the storm and it was left
:22:51. > :22:56.clear. Unfortunately we had extreme weather, three storms. That storm
:22:57. > :23:00.that affected lead to extreme rain and high winds which means debris
:23:01. > :23:05.got blocked up in the grill. As soon as the grill was cleared, the water
:23:06. > :23:08.flowed away within half an hour. The member will be very clear on those
:23:09. > :23:14.facts. I never refuse to go anywhere. I'm happy to meet anybody
:23:15. > :23:19.at any time in relation to flooding issues and the response of my
:23:20. > :23:21.agency. Has she made a representation to her executive
:23:22. > :23:26.colleagues that the businesses which have been victims of the flooding
:23:27. > :23:31.incident will be compensated in some way by this executive? I can't say
:23:32. > :23:35.it any clearer than what I've said. The executive agreed yesterday that
:23:36. > :23:40.we will take a look at the ?1.3 million and how best we spend that
:23:41. > :23:42.money. I would much rather protect businesses against flooding as
:23:43. > :23:44.opposed to giving them money to clean up afterwards.
:23:45. > :23:47.The flooding issue still very much on Michelle O'Neill's agenda.
:23:48. > :23:50.The Second Stage of the Employment Bill was on the floor today,
:23:51. > :23:52.so Stephen Farry was back on his feet.
:23:53. > :24:01.Northern Ireland is the only region of the UK in which implement law is
:24:02. > :24:02.devolved. This provides us with the opportunity and responsibility
:24:03. > :24:04.developed unemployment relations framework that meets the needs of
:24:05. > :24:18.our region. I was impressed by the arguments of
:24:19. > :24:22.many consultees who made the point that it is the quality rather than
:24:23. > :24:26.the length of consultation that matters. I was all social drug by
:24:27. > :24:32.the arguments against having the three redundancy periods. It is with
:24:33. > :24:36.regret that I have decided not to take forward that matter in the
:24:37. > :24:43.present bill as there is insufficient political consensus on
:24:44. > :24:46.the issue. I also believe it was an opportunity to improve workers
:24:47. > :24:49.rights, but in some cases that opportunity had not been taken. CBI
:24:50. > :24:55.had said it was broadly content with the bill but noted there would be
:24:56. > :25:00.resource imprecations. The CBI also believed that more could be done by
:25:01. > :25:04.the LRH to insure the claims are rooted out and the process speeded
:25:05. > :25:07.up. The CBI believed the bill was a missed opportunity to extend the
:25:08. > :25:16.qualification period for unfair dismissal to two years. Both of
:25:17. > :25:21.which would have brought Northern Ireland into line with GB. The
:25:22. > :25:27.department objectives to identify opportunities to reduce regulation
:25:28. > :25:34.and minister to burden on businesses while protecting the rights of Poyet
:25:35. > :25:37.is under the three key themes, early resolution of workplace disputes,
:25:38. > :25:42.efficient and effective employment tribunal 's better regulation
:25:43. > :25:46.measures has in general received a broad welcome from all stakeholders.
:25:47. > :25:52.Everyone wants to see less bureaucracy and more effective and
:25:53. > :25:57.efficient streamlined system. Employers and employees want to see
:25:58. > :26:00.these matters dealt with in an informal away as possible. If
:26:01. > :26:05.conciliation or agreement can be reached outside of a formal tribunal
:26:06. > :26:09.setting, that's what the majority of people want to see. Nobody wants to
:26:10. > :26:15.have to go through a formal employment tribunal because it is a
:26:16. > :26:18.context and burdensome process. Often resolutions -- opportunities
:26:19. > :26:23.for resolution outside the formal tribunal setting is something we
:26:24. > :26:28.should continue to explore at every opportunity. I only picked up this
:26:29. > :26:32.issue this week. Pat Ramsey was leading this. I don't know if it is
:26:33. > :26:40.a departmental or executive oversight we have an with. Zero our
:26:41. > :26:48.contracts. -- hour. I don't think something this big... It shouldn't
:26:49. > :26:51.be dealt with in emergency amendment and it would probably derail the
:26:52. > :26:55.bill and the other good stuff we want to get through in this mandate.
:26:56. > :26:59.Zero our contracts are undermining decent work. They are one of the big
:27:00. > :27:02.implement issues of our time. And the second stage
:27:03. > :27:04.of the Employment Bill And Chris Donnelly has
:27:05. > :27:14.joined me for a final word. What did you make of what Daniel
:27:15. > :27:17.McCrossan had to say? He seems an impressive candidate. He is
:27:18. > :27:22.something new for the party in that area. Joe Byrne was a veteran
:27:23. > :27:26.candidate. He made the point that Joe Byrne only got in last time and
:27:27. > :27:30.that's an area where Sinn Fein have a formidable electoral machine. He
:27:31. > :27:35.did well last year in Westminster, he grew the vote and presented the
:27:36. > :27:39.vote. I can see him developing his presence and if you do look at the
:27:40. > :27:44.SDLP now under Colum Eastwood, there are a number of areas where they
:27:45. > :27:49.have introduced younger faces, a different generation. You have
:27:50. > :27:56.Colum, Claire Hanlon, Nicola Balin will probably be the candidate in
:27:57. > :28:00.north Belfast. We see a generational change which has been successfully
:28:01. > :28:05.transitioned. It's ironic that perhaps Sinn Fein have missed a
:28:06. > :28:08.trick. They haven't so far made that transition and that will be
:28:09. > :28:13.interesting to see in the next assembly term for these people, what
:28:14. > :28:16.is the nation -- the competent relationship they will have is in
:28:17. > :28:22.opposition. Do you think that's something the SDLP needs to think
:28:23. > :28:26.about? After May, moving out of the executive and coming back clearly in
:28:27. > :28:30.opposition? One of the things they are trying is to present themselves
:28:31. > :28:34.as the younger face. Youth on its own will not deliver what they need.
:28:35. > :28:38.They have to find a place to call their own. They can only do that if
:28:39. > :28:45.they go into opposition and try to make noise or make critiques of what
:28:46. > :28:45.the government are doing across-the-board. Interesting
:28:46. > :28:47.thought. Thanks, Chris.
:28:48. > :28:49.That's it for tonight. The View is back this Thursday
:28:50. > :28:52.at 10.35 on BBC One and the new First Minister
:28:53. > :28:54.Arlene Foster. For now, though, from everyone
:28:55. > :29:04.in the team, bye-bye. dogs and like,
:29:05. > :29:13.I'd call them cannibals. We're talking hypothetical, here.
:29:14. > :29:16.Yeah. But, I, personally, would probably
:29:17. > :29:24.put the dog before me. I've got myself into a situation
:29:25. > :29:25.with someone