:00:25. > :00:27.Hello, and welcome to Stormont Today. And it's been a day of
:00:27. > :00:33.meditation and confrontation, salmon fishing and even Eminem up
:00:33. > :00:39.here on the hill - all of human life. Don't say we don't bring you
:00:39. > :00:47.variety. Plus, are a handful of fishermen endangering salmon stocks
:00:47. > :00:53.in our rivers? Those same assurances haven't come from them,
:00:53. > :00:57.so they haven't given us proper assurances they're getting their
:00:57. > :01:01.licences and anyone salmon fishing won't be prosecuted.
:01:01. > :01:03.And relax. A Zen master urges MLAs to connect with their spiritual
:01:03. > :01:06.side as he leads a meditation walk from Parliament buildings. And
:01:06. > :01:15.keeping me calm throughout the programme, Jim Haughey of the
:01:15. > :01:18.Ulster Anglers' Federation. Crisis in the level of salmon
:01:18. > :01:21.stocks is a topic that's come up more and more frequently here at
:01:21. > :01:25.Stormont of late. If more isn't done to preserve the fish, then we
:01:25. > :01:28.could face fines from the EU. With me now to explain is Jim Haughey of
:01:28. > :01:31.the Ulster Anglers' Federation. Jim, you're very welcome to the
:01:31. > :01:36.programme. Stocks are dangerously low. How concerned is your
:01:36. > :01:40.organisation about the way this is being handled? We're extremely
:01:40. > :01:44.disappointed how this has been handled. The Ulster Anglers'
:01:44. > :01:48.Federation have been lobbying about salmon stocks for many, many years,
:01:48. > :01:58.decades in fact. During the course of those decades of lobbying we
:01:58. > :02:00.have had some successes along the way. We - Michael instituted - in
:02:00. > :02:05.2003. The Ulster Anglers' Federation we bought out our first
:02:05. > :02:11.net in 2001. We have been at it a long time, but recently we have
:02:11. > :02:14.become more and more concerned about salmon stocks. Some of our
:02:14. > :02:18.rivers have protection under European legislation, and some of
:02:18. > :02:28.those stocks have reduced very significantly. One particular river,
:02:28. > :02:32.the River Donny Gall, the stock has fallen greatly. It gets protection
:02:32. > :02:41.under European legislation. There was immediate action to take the
:02:41. > :02:48.nets off after the fin stock reduced, but Decal did not, and we
:02:48. > :02:51.lobbied them for quite awhile to take the same action. Decal chose
:02:51. > :02:56.not to. We couldn't believe it, but they didn't do it. Eventually we
:02:56. > :03:01.had to lodge an objection with the Environment Director, and that
:03:01. > :03:05.forced the issue. We're going to talk about the salmon nets. There
:03:05. > :03:08.are six currently. Four have licences, provided they don't fish
:03:08. > :03:11.this year. How receptive is the Minister to your concerns, do you
:03:11. > :03:17.think? We asked for a meeting with the
:03:17. > :03:20.Minister in the autumn on the issue, and he is too busy to see us, and
:03:20. > :03:23.we were not able to get an audience with the Minister. Since then we
:03:23. > :03:29.have been lobbying at a distance. There was a very significant
:03:29. > :03:33.lobbying exercise by the anglers at Stormont, a lot of letters written
:03:33. > :03:36.to Decal, an open debate at Stormonts a very significant
:03:36. > :03:40.lobbying exercise. That coincided with our objection at Brussels
:03:40. > :03:45.coming to fruition, so the situation is now that Decal can't
:03:45. > :03:52.issue licences or - if salmon netsmen are going to net because
:03:52. > :03:58.they'd be in breach of the Habitats Directive. We'll hear the Culture
:03:58. > :04:01.Minister answer issues on this in a moment, but first, agriculture and
:04:01. > :04:07.the ongoing plans to relocate the department's headquarters from
:04:07. > :04:12.Dundonald. My department has continued to consult with staff in
:04:12. > :04:16.relation to the relocation of headquarters. A subcommittee of
:04:16. > :04:19.departmental and staff representatives has been set up
:04:19. > :04:23.specifically to consult on all issues relating to the relocation.
:04:23. > :04:29.The first meeting related to that took place in January of this year.
:04:29. > :04:34.Staff and the department have been kept informed with regular monthly
:04:34. > :04:38.updates in the magazine. It's my intention that all staff in Dard
:04:38. > :04:41.will continue to be kept informed of progress and are completely
:04:41. > :04:45.engaged throughout the whole programme. The previous Minister
:04:45. > :04:50.gave a commitment to engage with him following the process. I too
:04:50. > :04:54.stand over that commitment and reaffirm that position. Today the
:04:54. > :04:58.reengagement has been meaningful. I intend to ensure that continues.
:04:58. > :05:03.Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Minister and I
:05:03. > :05:06.am familiar with the argument made by the department the new
:05:06. > :05:11.headquarters would help ensure wealth across our economy but
:05:11. > :05:16.surely taking the �26 million and adding it to existing schemes to
:05:16. > :05:18.tackle rural poverty could do this in a better way without creating
:05:18. > :05:25.staff uncertainty for those currently working in Dundonald
:05:25. > :05:29.House which is in east Belfast. The member is being very parochial.
:05:29. > :05:33.I absolutely stand over the need to bring high value public sector jobs
:05:33. > :05:39.in our rural economy. I think the benefits speak for themselves in
:05:39. > :05:42.terms of stimulating the rural economy, in terms of the potential
:05:42. > :05:46.job creation, the increased local spend, and as I said, I will
:05:47. > :05:50.continue to consult with staff, and I have received some positive
:05:50. > :05:55.feedback from staff in terms of the mood, but I think it's important
:05:55. > :06:03.they're kept informed as we move along the entire process.
:06:03. > :06:06.Never one to miss a trick, Barry MacElduff can turn any issue into a
:06:06. > :06:11.constituency issue, but all politics is local as they say.
:06:11. > :06:15.I ask the Minister if it's her intention to invest further funds
:06:15. > :06:22.into rural broadband provision rather than handing the money back?
:06:22. > :06:30.Can money be invested in rural broadband? The Minister will know
:06:30. > :06:36.of my interest for securing rural broadband for counties in my
:06:36. > :06:41.constituency. I know he campaigns very strongly for those rural areas.
:06:41. > :06:43.He's a strong advocate for the rural community.
:06:43. > :06:48.LAUGHTER But yes, it is my contention to
:06:48. > :06:52.invest in rural broad band. It has been a priority of mine over a year.
:06:52. > :06:55.I will continue to do that. I have announced �5 million under this
:06:55. > :07:03.current phase will be invested, and we're going to work with a
:07:03. > :07:07.programme on that. But it has to be about targeting the areas that are
:07:07. > :07:11.under two megabite lanes because they're the areas most effected.Ue
:07:11. > :07:20.there is no point putting the money into broadband if we can't be sure
:07:20. > :07:24.it's targeted to rural areas. Angling and salmon stocks falls
:07:24. > :07:31.within the agriculture department's remit. So here is the Agriculture
:07:31. > :07:35.Minister. Discussions between the department and the netsmen provides
:07:35. > :07:43.them with an opportunity to confirm their readiness to conserve salmon
:07:43. > :07:47.as I called for earlier in January of this year to date - the six
:07:47. > :07:52.netsmen have provided the department - satisfactorily not to
:07:52. > :07:56.fish for salmon and have been issued their licences. Discussions
:07:56. > :08:00.have been ongoing with the two remaining netsmen for the 2012
:08:00. > :08:06.season. I thank the Minister for Her answer, but could she indicate
:08:06. > :08:11.to us what will happen if no great such agreement is made? They start
:08:11. > :08:15.fishing, and we potentially reach EU fines - what action can she make
:08:15. > :08:20.in such situations and will she ensure us we can't get the
:08:20. > :08:24.situation where people are granted licences which could potentially
:08:24. > :08:28.lead to infraction proceedings? Well, the four netsmen who have
:08:28. > :08:33.received their licences have given assurances to the department and it
:08:33. > :08:37.was on the basis of those assurances that the licences were
:08:37. > :08:41.awarded. Those same assurances haven't came from the two remains
:08:41. > :08:44.netsmen, so they haven't given us proper ashuciouss they're not
:08:44. > :08:48.getting their licences. Anyone found fishing for salmon will be
:08:48. > :08:53.prosecuted. The department will make sure we'll do everything we
:08:53. > :08:57.can to address and honour the EU Habitats Directive. It's very, very
:08:57. > :09:03.important. That's why we brought this proposal forward in January.
:09:03. > :09:08.So Titanic has been and gone. Now bring on the Ulf Ryberg covenants,
:09:08. > :09:12.the next centenary on the horizon. We'll jointly bring forward a
:09:12. > :09:16.programme based on the principles of an education focus for
:09:16. > :09:20.reflection, inclusivety, tolerance, respect, responsibility and
:09:20. > :09:24.interdependence, work on developing this programme has begun, but
:09:24. > :09:28.organisations supported by my department have already been
:09:28. > :09:33.planned, a diverse range of activities. The core theme of the
:09:33. > :09:36.covenant was the preservation of our cherished position of equal
:09:36. > :09:43.citizenship in the United Kingdom, something the Minister is in office
:09:43. > :09:48.to destroy, so rather than peddle the fiction that nonetheless this
:09:48. > :09:56.Minister will supposedly celebrate the covenant, could I ask her for
:09:56. > :10:05.aassurance that she and her party will not sully this centenary by
:10:05. > :10:09.imposing herself in some false spectacle of support? Um, well, on
:10:09. > :10:13.that, Jim, Alastair, I believe in the Irish Proclamation which
:10:13. > :10:16.charges the children of all of the nation equally, and I recently
:10:16. > :10:22.attended the event in Dublin, didn't impose himself, didn't sit
:10:22. > :10:27.on anybody's knee, didn't become a nuisance. I attended the event in
:10:27. > :10:30.Dublin where Peter Robinson delivered a lecture which referred
:10:31. > :10:34.to the Ulster covenant. I did so willingly and did so in a
:10:34. > :10:37.respectful way. Other members of this House were at that event. If
:10:37. > :10:42.anybody has been silly and imposed themselves, it has been yourself.
:10:42. > :10:47.It's the largest lake in these islands and Sinn Fein wants to have
:10:47. > :10:50.Lough Neagh - currently owned by the Earl of Shaftesbury - returned
:10:50. > :10:52.to public ownership. A motion calling on the Agriculture and
:10:52. > :10:55.Culture Ministers to convene a working group to consider the
:10:55. > :10:58.proposal, was passed in the Chamber this morning.
:10:58. > :11:03.The reality of the situation is you cannot drag a post down into Lough
:11:03. > :11:06.Neagh without actually paying a fee for it. If a council wants to
:11:06. > :11:13.develop, if anyone wants to develop anything around Lough Neagh, you
:11:13. > :11:18.have to pay a fee to the Shaftsbury chaff. If the Dard or any other
:11:18. > :11:21.person or development want to extract the sound from the Lough
:11:21. > :11:25.Neagh, again, you have to pay for that. I understand the arguments
:11:25. > :11:29.he's put forward. I think they're exploring in a working group, and I
:11:29. > :11:32.don't think anybody would have a difficulty with this, looking at a
:11:32. > :11:36.working group with better management. You would have to
:11:36. > :11:40.discuss those issues within that context. There does have to be an
:11:40. > :11:45.issue raised about if we pursued the line that the member wants us
:11:45. > :11:51.to go down in purchasing Lough Neagh that comes at a cost. Given
:11:51. > :11:56.there was no money paid for the loch by the Shaftsbury or their
:11:56. > :11:59.predecessors in 1641, perhaps they may be magnanimous enough to give
:11:59. > :12:06.it back to the Irish. I am concerned hidden behind this motion
:12:06. > :12:10.is the taking away of property rights as stealth towards a united
:12:10. > :12:13.Ireland and is driven by Marxist and Communist philosophies. If you
:12:13. > :12:18.add both those together - now, they're just hints at the back, but
:12:18. > :12:21.they're very much, I feel, driving what is here, and Mrs Kelly hinted
:12:21. > :12:24.at it already in what she said that there could be something hidden
:12:24. > :12:28.behind this. I don't feel that this is purely about better management
:12:29. > :12:33.of the loch although that is what we'd all like to see today. If it
:12:33. > :12:39.can be done in a voluntary way, I'd be happy enough to do so. I mean, I
:12:39. > :12:41.know that Mr Malloy spends his every working hour trying to run
:12:41. > :12:46.Northern Ireland into a united Northern Ireland but I don't think,
:12:46. > :12:48.to be fair to him that by bringing Lough Neagh into public ownership
:12:48. > :12:52.we'll actually take a united Northern Ireland one step further
:12:52. > :12:55.because you're bringing in the public ownership of an integral
:12:55. > :12:58.part of the United Kingdom and a Northern Ireland Executive which is
:12:58. > :13:04.born of the four devolved administrations within the United
:13:04. > :13:10.Kingdom, so it's certainly not the rocky road to a united Ireland or a
:13:10. > :13:14.rocky river to a loch to a united Ireland. The motion was passed.
:13:14. > :13:18.There is going to be a working group examining its future. What do
:13:18. > :13:21.you think of bringing it into public ownership? Our priority is
:13:21. > :13:24.the fish stocks on Lough Neagh. We have been quite worried about the
:13:24. > :13:30.fish stocks recently. There seems to be a large element of illegal
:13:30. > :13:34.fishing going on at the moment. We have been lobbying Decal about that
:13:34. > :13:38.and the results are under way at the moment of the fish stocks. Fish
:13:38. > :13:41.stocks are our main point of interest, and it's hard to see how
:13:41. > :13:47.public ownership of the loch can affect that as the fishing rights
:13:47. > :13:51.in the loch are owned by the Lough Neagh Fishing Rights Cooperative.
:13:51. > :13:57.We don't know whether this includes nationalisation of the current
:13:57. > :14:00.rights owned by the Lough Neagh Fishing Rights Cooperative. At the
:14:00. > :14:04.moment it's going to be examined, and there are many questions
:14:04. > :14:07.that'll have to be addressed. not clear the type of ownership
:14:07. > :14:10.that's coming, but we'll see what's happening in the months ahead.
:14:10. > :14:12.Thank you. MLAs were urged to enter a new zone
:14:12. > :14:15.today and connect with their spiritual side. The Vietnamese
:14:15. > :14:17.master of Mindfulness led a meditation walk from Parliament
:14:18. > :14:20.buildings down the Prince of Wales Avenue. Earlier, the 85-year-old
:14:20. > :14:23.Buddist, told a packed Senate chamber of the importance of
:14:23. > :14:33.focusing on the present and not dwelling on the past. Sounds
:14:33. > :14:36.
:14:36. > :14:40.familiar! The SDLP's Conall The way you came to encounter those
:14:40. > :14:43.men who played an important part in our history, in the United States,
:14:43. > :14:48.why youen countered them because Vietnam was descending into war and
:14:48. > :14:56.how you felt it was your duty to advocate in the United States, at
:14:56. > :15:01.that time in the mid-1960s, against a war, to let democracy and
:15:01. > :15:09.dialogue ring. To let peaceful interaction come through. But
:15:09. > :15:14.enough of the history, what I would really like to do is ask you all in
:15:14. > :15:20.joining me in welcoming him and asking thoim share with us some
:15:20. > :15:29.reflections and some thoughts that will hopefully inspire us and guide
:15:30. > :15:39.us. I would like to share some of our experiences with you today. We
:15:39. > :15:48.need to speak to help us take care of our body, our feelings and our
:15:48. > :15:58.perceptions, emotions so that we can respond with clarity and
:15:58. > :15:59.
:15:59. > :16:06.compassion and lovingness. When we breathe in mindfully, when we focus
:16:06. > :16:12.our attention on our in breathe and out breathe -- in Brett and out
:16:12. > :16:19.Brett we can release the past and ab our future and come in touch
:16:19. > :16:26.with our body again and become freer in one in breath and out
:16:26. > :16:31.breath made in mindfulness. When I bring my mind back to my body by
:16:31. > :16:37.breathing in mindfully, suddenly I find a new possibilities arise and
:16:37. > :16:44.I think I feel that I have more freedom. There are many ways to
:16:44. > :16:48.respond to the same challenge. Today your visit, you visit a very
:16:48. > :16:53.transformed society, as well as one without doubt that is still
:16:53. > :16:58.transforming. It was not that long ago that when political opponents
:16:58. > :17:03.that here in this Chamber now sit around the table, talking and
:17:03. > :17:07.engaging with one another, could not enter into the one room
:17:07. > :17:13.together. Yet, all of the major political parties now are involved
:17:13. > :17:17.in a very powerful power-sharing executive. So, I know that it has
:17:17. > :17:21.been a difficult journey and road for some. Perhaps, you know, some
:17:21. > :17:27.of us would call it different things and describe it very
:17:27. > :17:31.differently to each other, but for many of us it has involved
:17:31. > :17:34.mindfulness. MLAs have been calling for greater support for what's
:17:34. > :17:38.known as "kinship carers". These are people who take care of
:17:38. > :17:41.children or young people into their homes when they can no longer be
:17:41. > :17:45.looked after by their parents and are often relatives or family
:17:45. > :17:51.friends. It won support from across the chamber. Here's the motion's
:17:51. > :17:55.proposer Michelle McIlveen. It's very obvious that so many kinship
:17:55. > :17:58.carers have respond out of instincts to a child in their own
:17:58. > :18:03.family who has become vulnerable and who needs the adults around
:18:03. > :18:07.them to act out of love and protection. It's imperative in this
:18:07. > :18:12.debate, and in all our discussions, that the best interests of the
:18:12. > :18:17.child are central. Any decision that is are made must fully reflect
:18:17. > :18:21.and take this into account and on every occasion the individual
:18:21. > :18:25.child's wellbeing is paramount for all those concerned. As with so
:18:25. > :18:29.many things, care provision cannot be one-size-fits-all. It's also
:18:29. > :18:33.important that I put on-the-record that each child requires an
:18:33. > :18:37.individual care decision and that we have available a variety of
:18:37. > :18:41.packages of care that can be tailored to a child's needs. This
:18:42. > :18:47.means that there can be no hierarchy of care. Care must be
:18:47. > :18:50.developed to ensure each child does indeed matter. While I support the
:18:50. > :18:54.many kinship kaifrers who responded to the needs of children in their
:18:54. > :18:59.families, it's important to say that the decisions made in relation
:18:59. > :19:06.to care for children ensure their safety and put the interests of the
:19:06. > :19:09.children first. The issue around kinship care can be confusing. Not
:19:09. > :19:13.all children living in kinship care arrangements will be looked after
:19:13. > :19:15.children. It's in the appropriate they would be. Many families will
:19:15. > :19:20.make their own arrangements for children in times of crisis. In
:19:20. > :19:23.many of our constituents we find families where, because of death,
:19:23. > :19:28.illness, physical or mental or another family crisis or tragedy,
:19:28. > :19:32.such as a parent in prison, it has meant children have gone to live
:19:32. > :19:37.with a close family relative. This may be for a short period of time,
:19:37. > :19:40.for some, and for others it will become their permanent arrangement.
:19:40. > :19:44.It's important that the role of families in coming together to
:19:44. > :19:48.support and protect children within them is valued and supported. The
:19:48. > :19:52.state should not undermine this, but, at the same time, ensure that
:19:52. > :19:57.families are not left to cope alone or become so over burdened that
:19:57. > :20:03.children are then put at risk. politicians are often accused of
:20:03. > :20:09.being out of touch. Surely not our Culture Minister with her well
:20:09. > :20:14.documented love of music. Caral Ni Chuilin often tweets about the
:20:14. > :20:21.tunes she's listening to. Today she admitted that rap music might not
:20:21. > :20:29.be on her playlist. I confess I had to think who Eminem was. I'm
:20:29. > :20:35.showing my age. I was thinking it was M & M's I was thinking
:20:35. > :20:40.chocolate or peanut. I know who he is. The minister siemed seemed to
:20:40. > :20:45.sympathise with those who were upsthaet acts such as Eminem won't
:20:45. > :20:50.be able to appear at some North Down music events. That's because
:20:50. > :20:56.local councillors have blocked any act that's not fit for mainstream
:20:56. > :20:58.broadcast. Joining me to discuss the issue is the MLA for North Down,
:20:58. > :21:01.Steven Agnew. You share her concerns? I don't think it's for
:21:01. > :21:06.councillors to decide what particularly young people should
:21:06. > :21:12.listen to. I see it as a form of censorship.' restriction of freedom
:21:12. > :21:20.of expression. If we look back, people protested against The
:21:20. > :21:25.Beatles and protested against Elvis Presley. With respect, they didn't
:21:25. > :21:32.have explicit lyrics that weren't fit for broadcast. There were
:21:32. > :21:37.attempts to ban Elvis from the waist down? That was as big an
:21:37. > :21:43.issue then as Eminem. I'm not a big fan. It's not the role role of
:21:43. > :21:50.councils to decide. It's great North Down has been successful in
:21:50. > :21:53.bringing big acts to Bangor. I would applaud the council offices
:21:53. > :21:57.who put in that hard work. We are putting that hard work in danger.
:21:57. > :22:05.We may not be able to get future acts when they see a council that
:22:05. > :22:09.is trying to meddle in the acts who can and cannot perform at Ward Park.
:22:09. > :22:12.Councils are objecting to the anti- social behaviour that comes with
:22:12. > :22:18.concerts like. This one councillor suggesting there were complaints,
:22:18. > :22:24.50 over the last year's concert? need to address the issues of anti-
:22:24. > :22:28.social behaviour. We recently had an Orange March in North Down there
:22:28. > :22:31.was anti-social behaviour in and around that. Any major event that
:22:31. > :22:35.draws people into the town we need to work with police and other
:22:35. > :22:40.organisations to ensure that the minimum impact on residents. That
:22:40. > :22:46.is key, ultimately, you know residents have to be happy with any
:22:46. > :22:50.event that does take place. By in large, the people of Bangor have
:22:50. > :22:55.supported the concerts held in Ward Park. It's good the council have a
:22:55. > :22:59.policy on such concerts. The attempts by CllrS to say what is
:22:59. > :23:04.appropriate and what is not that is overstepping the remit of the
:23:04. > :23:10.council. Does it have the last word on it or will it be reversed? The
:23:10. > :23:14.minister talked about going to the Arts Council? I will meet with
:23:14. > :23:21.council officers involved in this. I would appeal to the councillors
:23:21. > :23:24.to change their tune on this issue. And, equally, you know, if the Arts
:23:24. > :23:27.Council have a role I will seek a meeting with them as well. We will
:23:28. > :23:31.have to wait and see what happens. Thank you very much. That Zen
:23:31. > :23:35.master we heard from earlier visited Stormont just as the new
:23:35. > :23:39.Ulster Unionist leader seeks inner peace for his party. Mike Nesbitt
:23:39. > :23:44.has been busy soothing nerves. Jim Nicholson has accused colleagues of
:23:44. > :23:49.briefing against him and trying to ease him out of his job as MEP. I
:23:49. > :23:53.caught up with our political editor who had all the details.
:23:53. > :23:57.Nicholson made it clear, on the Sunday Politics that he wanted to
:23:57. > :24:04.run again in Europe. What happened over the course of the weekend was
:24:04. > :24:09.that one of the Sunday papers, the Sunday Life said they may want to
:24:09. > :24:13.replace him with Tom Elliot or Joanne Dobson. In the Newsletter
:24:13. > :24:20.today and in conversations with the BBC Mr Nicholson made it clear he
:24:20. > :24:25.is unhappy, as he sees it, about "faceless gutless people", as he
:24:25. > :24:30.calls them. He will take them on in public and take them out. Senior
:24:30. > :24:33.Ulster Unionist sources reacting to that saying they are happy that Mr
:24:34. > :24:37.Nicholson's experience he wants to run again. The two named members of
:24:37. > :24:47.the Parliament say they would support him and don't intend to
:24:47. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:54.stand against him. Everyone seems to to -- have kissed and made up?
:24:54. > :24:58.Now, a case of MLAs behaving badly. We had a debate on Accident &
:24:58. > :25:08.Emergency services in the chamber last month. The Health Minister
:25:08. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:17.referred to comments by Alliance's Kieran McCarthy about, "a village
:25:17. > :25:23.idiot". He ruled they were out of order. The minister has indicated
:25:23. > :25:31.that he was prepared to come and apologise to the member. However,
:25:31. > :25:38.the member, Mr McCarthy, was unwilling to attend to receive and
:25:38. > :25:43.accept the apology. Order, order. Standing orders are clear. The
:25:43. > :25:46.speaker's ruling is final. Speaker thinks the matter should
:25:46. > :25:50.end there. Alliance wasn't happy. They thought, given that the
:25:50. > :25:54.original insult had been delivered in public, in the chamber, any
:25:54. > :26:01.apology also should have been delivered in public, in the chamber.
:26:01. > :26:04.This is what Mr McCarthy's colleague had to say. The speaker
:26:04. > :26:09.said to Mr McCarthy that the minister would make his apology to
:26:09. > :26:15.Mr McCarthy in the Speaker's office. Mr McCarthy indicated that was
:26:15. > :26:21.unacceptable. The insult was made in the Assembly and any apology by
:26:21. > :26:25.the Minister should be made in the same place. Lord More owe unveiled
:26:25. > :26:31.legislation of his own? There has been criticism about them not
:26:31. > :26:36.bringing forward legislation. We see small sessions were we are
:26:36. > :26:41.debating motions not processing laws. Lord More owe will bring
:26:41. > :26:44.forward a law dealing with human trafficking. He says his Bill if
:26:44. > :26:50.implemented will bring in European directives that should make things
:26:50. > :26:57.safer for the victims of what he refers to as, "a modern form of
:26:57. > :27:01.slavery". They say if you want to get ahead, get a had. MLAs were
:27:01. > :27:06.sporting their finest Easter bonnets today. We sent a hatless
:27:06. > :27:11.Gareth Gordon along to find out why. It was easy. When I suggested it
:27:11. > :27:19.they were willing to get on board and support Action for Brain Injury
:27:19. > :27:24.Week. One of the events we are haig is to wear your hat, a fundraising
:27:24. > :27:29.day. We are urging schools, organisations and colleges to wear
:27:29. > :27:37.their hat. Wear colourful hat to work or schooled and donate �1 to
:27:37. > :27:43.Headway. It suits you? It's like Panama hat. The man from Del Monte
:27:43. > :27:49.says yes. It's sometimes good for a Minister to say, yes. You were
:27:49. > :27:55.claiming that Steven Agnew had joined the DUP? He was in a red
:27:55. > :28:01.beret. One last word from you about anglers concerns that are putting
:28:01. > :28:06.jobs before other considerations? The current proposal from
:28:06. > :28:11.government is to prioritise job creation. From past IDB exercises
:28:11. > :28:14.claims about job creation often don't materialise in the event.
:28:14. > :28:20.Also, the interpretations of whether one job, a claim for
:28:20. > :28:25.creation of one job is going to give prioritisation over absolutely
:28:25. > :28:30.everything else. There are issues surrounding this. There is an issue
:28:31. > :28:35.giving prior tidesation -- prioritisation may be illegal.
:28:35. > :28:41.There are other European directives that have to be observed. We are
:28:41. > :28:45.concerned about it. We may be in for another long battle between the
:28:45. > :28:54.anglers' and the minister. Thank you very much. That is it from
:28:54. > :28:58.Stormont today. If you can't get enough of politics join us at the