:00:29. > :00:33.Welcome to Stormont Today. We often criticise our MLAs fought lack of
:00:33. > :00:38.progress on real issues. Today they stepped up to the mark and called
:00:38. > :00:44.for action on how we deal with organ donation. It is inappropriate
:00:44. > :00:51.to assume that you have consent to remove organs. At the same time, I
:00:51. > :00:57.am very clear that if something happens to me, I want to give
:00:57. > :01:04.others the opportunity to live. it was a very personal issue for
:01:04. > :01:09.one MLA. When I looked up and saw Mark up in the gallery, I saw, -- I
:01:09. > :01:19.thought, don't cry. I have been nothing forward to this for so long.
:01:19. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:25.Perish the thought of criticising the Executive in a TV studio.
:01:25. > :01:35.most productive dialogue and debate is that that takes place not in
:01:35. > :01:49.
:01:49. > :01:54.front of the television cameras but behind the scenes. What difference
:01:54. > :01:59.will this actually make? We are totally on behalf of the Ulster
:01:59. > :02:03.Wildlife Trust and also the Marine Task Force. We are really pleased
:02:03. > :02:07.that the minister is finally bringing the bill for it in order
:02:07. > :02:10.to get it to move forward. What difference will it make in real
:02:10. > :02:20.terms? What will be protected that cannot be protected without
:02:20. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:26.The chance to have marine planning to take part so all industries can
:02:26. > :02:36.work together to have a way to move forward and have a vision for the
:02:36. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :03:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:03:34. > :03:37.Stay with us. Plenty more to talk about. Do we need a CCTV in our
:03:37. > :03:46.slaughter houses? What is the Department of Agriculture Dearing
:03:46. > :03:48.to get bored -- better of broadband connections? All of the answers
:03:48. > :03:56.from a Agriculture Minister in a moment.
:03:56. > :04:00.First, the first and deputy first ministers try to encourage
:04:00. > :04:07.investment this year by jetting off to foreign shores. Before that,
:04:07. > :04:11.progress to report on the C S I strategy, the one that is meant to
:04:11. > :04:16.improve committee relations. parties must play their part. This
:04:16. > :04:22.is a very important strategy for our Executive. We must focus on the
:04:22. > :04:25.work ahead to finalise the strategy soon. I thank the First Minister
:04:25. > :04:30.for his response. I would like to acknowledge the good work that is
:04:30. > :04:35.being done. In relation to the culture of language, can the Deputy
:04:35. > :04:40.First Minister tell us how having two a separate language strategies
:04:40. > :04:46.instead of one fully comprehensive strategy can contribute to the
:04:46. > :04:51.promotion of a C S I to which we can all support? I think they
:04:51. > :04:56.member will be well aware that the reason for that has historical
:04:56. > :05:02.roots in agreements that were made previously. That is as far back as
:05:02. > :05:06.1998. There is an opportunity in the course of the discussions that
:05:06. > :05:14.are taking place at the moment between the five political parties
:05:14. > :05:18.to air or of the issues. I would be fairly confident that the way in
:05:18. > :05:23.which these five parties are working, I understand there will be
:05:23. > :05:26.a five -- a further meeting later this afternoon, and I hope that
:05:26. > :05:30.will produce a successful conclusion to many of these
:05:30. > :05:34.difficult issues that I think many people thought would be beyond us
:05:34. > :05:38.in terms of resolution. I work on the basis that these things can be
:05:38. > :05:41.resolved that we can reach agreement. Hopefully it can be an
:05:41. > :05:45.agreement that all parties can sign up to. Any particular issue in
:05:45. > :05:52.relation to language that is of a concern to the member, I would
:05:52. > :05:58.advise them to raise that through the alliance representative. While
:05:58. > :06:02.the finish line might be in sight, another member wanted to know what
:06:02. > :06:06.was causing the delay. I think the decision we have made to bring
:06:06. > :06:12.together all of the parties given that some of the parties were at
:06:12. > :06:16.odds at was the initial decision and sensible. It is clear in the
:06:16. > :06:20.course of those discussions that there are a number of issues that
:06:20. > :06:26.create difficulties and problems. Flags are one of them as an example.
:06:26. > :06:29.I think what we have to do is recognise now back to the body has
:06:29. > :06:33.been in existence since September last year. It is continuing with
:06:33. > :06:38.its work. The vibes that are coming out are encouraging. I would hope
:06:38. > :06:42.that we will see a successful outcome sooner rather than later. I
:06:42. > :06:49.know also that there's a temptation that members jump into television
:06:49. > :06:53.studios to debate these particular issues. I have always found as
:06:53. > :06:58.someone who has been involved why negotiations for 20 years that the
:06:58. > :07:02.most productive dialogue and debate is that which takes place not in
:07:02. > :07:07.front of the television cameras but behind the scenes. Then there was
:07:07. > :07:13.news of a whistle-stop Investment off. Next month we will travel to
:07:13. > :07:17.the United States and Canada to continue to promote our economic
:07:17. > :07:21.strategies at the highest levels of the Obama administration. We plan
:07:21. > :07:25.to meet the Canadian Prime Minister to build on our strong historical
:07:26. > :07:32.cultural and economic links. We also planned to travel to the
:07:32. > :07:37.economic power houses of India and the Emirates do meet existing and
:07:37. > :07:42.potential investors and build trade links insuring local firms have all
:07:42. > :07:48.possible assistant and development for export markets. The SDLP wanted
:07:48. > :07:53.to know when corporation tax would be devolved? If all of the parties
:07:53. > :07:56.in the house are in agreement to bring about a reduction in council
:07:56. > :08:01.tax and I think that during the cause of our visits to the United
:08:01. > :08:04.States it is clear from speaking to potential investors that if we were
:08:04. > :08:11.to have the devolution powers transferred to us, that would have
:08:11. > :08:14.a huge impact on attracting foreign investment. It is a key priority.
:08:15. > :08:19.It is a work-in-progress. There are meetings taking place. Officials
:08:19. > :08:25.are consistent -- consistently working with the Treasury and
:08:25. > :08:28.others to ensure that we have a decision some time this year.
:08:28. > :08:34.agriculture and farmers are high take these days and need broadband
:08:34. > :08:43.connection. To underline my connection -- commitment, I have
:08:43. > :08:48.announced a project in order to target rural areas and the areas
:08:48. > :08:53.that we would deem hot spots in terms of only being able to get
:08:53. > :08:56.under two megabytes of lines. We have started to get a process to
:08:56. > :09:02.get more businesses including farmers to connect to broadband but
:09:02. > :09:07.this will only work if they can access broadband. The DUP wanted to
:09:07. > :09:15.know if the minister had plans to introduce compulsory CCTV in
:09:15. > :09:19.slaughter houses. Some already have CCTV installed. There are a further
:09:19. > :09:24.two plants that have CCTV in place. There are five remaining plants
:09:24. > :09:28.which are smaller. I know that I did meet with Animal Aid
:09:28. > :09:33.campaigners last year when she discussed the implementation of
:09:33. > :09:37.CCTV in slaughterhouses. I made the point that I would consider it and
:09:37. > :09:41.keep it under review if I felt it was necessary. I know other
:09:41. > :09:46.legislators are looking at the issue. They do not have any plans
:09:46. > :09:50.in the south to bring in compulsory CCTV. I know that in Britain there
:09:50. > :09:53.have been a number of highly publicised cases but I think you
:09:53. > :09:58.have to that at it in a different context because we are very local
:09:58. > :10:02.here. We have a vet in every slaughterhouse. At this stage, I'm
:10:02. > :10:08.not convinced of the need for CCTV. Anglers may be banned from catching
:10:08. > :10:12.wild look -- wild Atlantic salmon in an attempt to address the
:10:12. > :10:19.declining fish stocks. The Culture Minister was responding to an
:10:19. > :10:23.Ulster Unionist demand for an action plan for the endangered fish.
:10:23. > :10:27.After consider rock -- after a consideration of the available data,
:10:27. > :10:36.it has been concluded that eight continued commercial exploitation
:10:36. > :10:41.of wild Atlantic salmon is currently unobtainable. Authorising
:10:41. > :10:49.such exploitation would be inconsistent with the Department's
:10:49. > :10:54.applications under the habitats directive. This could lead to
:10:54. > :10:58.significant fines being imposed by the European Union. If this finds
:10:58. > :11:04.were levied, they would have a real lamplight not just on our fisheries
:11:04. > :11:08.but on wider public services. -- if these fines were levied they would
:11:08. > :11:15.have a real impact. Salmon stocks need to be sustainable for the sake
:11:15. > :11:19.of salmon and to avoid cuts in our public services. I have called on
:11:19. > :11:26.stakeholders to support their voluntary conservation measure for
:11:26. > :11:34.2012. We have asked for voluntary cessation this year. To help us
:11:34. > :11:39.prepare gaps in legislation -- repair gaps in legislation, we need
:11:39. > :11:44.to take this forward. It may also include not catching salmon at all.
:11:44. > :11:48.We need to be clear beyond this what we are intending to do. We
:11:48. > :11:53.will make a decision within the next few days. A decision is
:11:53. > :11:57.imminent. The minister said a lot but not quite enough to know
:11:57. > :12:02.exactly what is going to happen. Taking her. About asking fishermen
:12:02. > :12:06.not to look catch the salmon on a voluntary basis. Is that going far
:12:06. > :12:11.enough? It really does depend if the fishermen take that up. The
:12:11. > :12:15.problem is, those salmon are protected because they do not just
:12:15. > :12:21.come from Northern Irish waters, they come from Irish waters as well
:12:21. > :12:25.where they are protected in an area similar to a locked under the
:12:26. > :12:29.Special Area of Conservation. That means that we could be facing fines
:12:29. > :12:34.as the minister said. She needs to think about the fact that you need
:12:34. > :12:41.to take the precautionary never and -- measure and you need to protect
:12:41. > :12:47.the salmon. I am speaking to the Ulster angling group and they have
:12:47. > :12:52.said that for a catch and release they have a 97% rate of the salmon
:12:52. > :12:56.surviving and going back out to sea when they catch and release.
:12:56. > :13:00.anglers are saying it is not the licensed anger is doing what they
:13:00. > :13:03.should not be doing? There will be some anglers who were taking the
:13:03. > :13:07.salmon. However, if they make it mandatory, that means that there
:13:07. > :13:13.will only be catch and release and that will have benefits for
:13:13. > :13:16.Northern Ireland's tourism and hopefully it will include not
:13:16. > :13:20.just... It will be part of the future strategic plan. How can you
:13:20. > :13:26.believe something like that given the vast stretch of water? This is
:13:26. > :13:29.part of the problem. It is not just a matter for the Department of
:13:29. > :13:33.Culture and leisure. It is wider than that. As the minister
:13:33. > :13:40.mentioned, the Department of Justice may have to get involved.
:13:40. > :13:46.This is one of those factors that is why as part that is why as part
:13:46. > :13:51.of the marine pass false there is a marine... This was streamline his
:13:51. > :13:54.actions. Lots more still to be sorted. Thank you very much. Could
:13:54. > :14:01.reddest in to be an organ donor soon be a thing of the past? --
:14:01. > :14:11.could registering. After a lengthy debate, members agreed a review was
:14:11. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:22.We are duty bound to explore the number of organ transplant people
:14:22. > :14:26.in Northern Ireland. Organ donation is stressed to be a UK service. Co-
:14:26. > :14:30.ordination between locally based doctors and co-ordinators across
:14:30. > :14:35.the UK. I would urge further Coe ordination and co-operation with
:14:35. > :14:42.Dublin government on this issue, also. I commend the Minister on his
:14:42. > :14:46.attitude and actions with regard to north/south co-operation on
:14:46. > :14:52.healthcare issues. The well shall government are currently
:14:52. > :14:57.undertaking an approach based on a soft optout system, which sees the
:14:57. > :15:02.removal and use of organs and tissues as permissible unless the
:15:02. > :15:08.deceased has made their objection to this clear during their lifetime.
:15:08. > :15:12.Presumed consent. Now is the time for Northern Ireland to take a
:15:13. > :15:16.similar investigative approach to such options. I would be all in
:15:16. > :15:21.favour of organ donation. I'm not in that position where a loved one
:15:21. > :15:26.of my has just died. I think when we need look at the opt in and opt
:15:26. > :15:30.out issue we need to look at the education and how we encourage
:15:30. > :15:35.people at such a vulnerable time in their lives that being involved in
:15:35. > :15:39.organ donation gives the gift of life or, indeed, the gift gift of a
:15:39. > :15:44.better life for others out there. We should, of course, encourage
:15:44. > :15:49.those who wish to do so to carry a done ar card. As other members have
:15:49. > :15:53.said, encourage them to talk to their loved ones so they know what
:15:53. > :15:57.those individual's wishes are in the event of death. I would
:15:58. > :16:01.encourage the minister to examine how to encourage more people to get
:16:01. > :16:05.on the donor register. Also to investigate whether or not the
:16:05. > :16:08.system at present is efficient enough in ensuring we get a
:16:08. > :16:11.translation from potential organ donations to be brought to the
:16:11. > :16:16.transplant stage. I do, however, have a number of concerns about
:16:16. > :16:20.moving towards a model of presumed consent and wish to focus my
:16:20. > :16:25.remarks on those today. My colleague, Mr Dunne, had said it's
:16:25. > :16:29.about a competing argument about whether or not it's a gift. I
:16:29. > :16:34.listened to the moving speech from Mrs Dobson about the gift of life
:16:34. > :16:37.and whether it's a duty. A system of opt-out raises questions about
:16:37. > :16:41.the power and role of the state over the individual. One would have
:16:41. > :16:46.thought some members would have cherished the principles of the
:16:46. > :16:49.Magna Carter and limitations of the state over the individual and more
:16:49. > :16:54.resistance to moving towards the position where the state assumes
:16:54. > :16:58.ownership of a person's organs. Presumed consent is not actual
:16:58. > :17:02.consent. I think that is very important that we take note of that
:17:02. > :17:08.today. We heard the issue about not taking something that doesn't
:17:08. > :17:13.belong to you. I believe that that is right. It's ain propiate to
:17:14. > :17:21.assume you have con stopbt remove organs from someone's body. At the
:17:21. > :17:26.same time, I'm very clear that, if something happens to me, I want to
:17:26. > :17:30.give others the opportunity to live. Joining us now James We wills
:17:30. > :17:33.Deputy Chair of the Health Economy. We talked about organ donation in
:17:33. > :17:38.Northern Ireland over the past number of years. Does this take any
:17:38. > :17:41.further forward? It does because we've now sounded out the views on
:17:42. > :17:44.Assembly members on possible changes. Today was an excellent
:17:44. > :17:48.debate. The whips weren't involved today. People had a free vote and
:17:48. > :17:53.could speak as they wanted to. It was interesting to see the
:17:53. > :17:58.diversity of opinion. It's clear we need more organ donors we are
:17:58. > :18:02.committed to taking steps to ensure it's happening. In terms of opting-
:18:02. > :18:07.out or having a new system there were dissenting voices on your side
:18:07. > :18:11.of the House today? There was the. The opting-out we are looking for,
:18:11. > :18:15.you want to opt-out you have to register. Your family have the
:18:15. > :18:18.final say. That is a safeguard. Whether that has been introduced in
:18:18. > :18:21.Spain there has been a dramatic increase in the number of organs.
:18:21. > :18:24.There are still, for instance, last year, 17 people who died in
:18:25. > :18:29.Northern Ireland because there were no organs available. That is a
:18:29. > :18:32.tragedy. That has to be avoided if at all possible. A big figure
:18:32. > :18:36.mention in the chamber this afternoon, 2 people in Northern
:18:36. > :18:40.Ireland currently waiting on some form of transplant? Sadly, people
:18:40. > :18:43.are dying every week in Northern Ireland who have organs that could
:18:43. > :18:47.be used to save the lives of those people. They can't be used because
:18:47. > :18:55.there is no consent. That is the issue we are trying it get around.
:18:55. > :19:01.One MLA spoke from personal experience on organ donation today,
:19:01. > :19:06.Jo-Anne Dobson's son Mark was 15 when had a kidney transplant.
:19:06. > :19:10.found it emotion. When I saw Mark in the gallery I thought, "don't
:19:10. > :19:14.cry now". It's a debate I have been looking forward to for so long. One
:19:14. > :19:21.I enjoyed taking part in. Mark, tell us about what happened to you
:19:21. > :19:25.then when you were 13, is that right? I had... I went into renal
:19:25. > :19:32.figure at 13 and my kidney transplant at 15. If somebody told
:19:32. > :19:36.me three years ago that I'd of been up and leading a healthy lifestyle
:19:36. > :19:41.because of somebody Coe donating me a kidney, I would never of believed.
:19:41. > :19:44.It the ultimate gift to think that I'm able to lead healthy lifestyle
:19:44. > :19:49.now. Before you were given the transplant, how did it impact your
:19:49. > :19:52.life? What were you able to do and what weren't you able to do?
:19:52. > :19:56.would have been able to go to school and all, I wouldn't have
:19:56. > :20:01.much energy or anything. I would of fallen asleep easy. I wouldn't have
:20:01. > :20:06.been able to do much fitness or walking or stuff like that. What
:20:06. > :20:12.was it like. Your mum spoke about waiting for the transplant, waiting
:20:12. > :20:17.for getting a kidney. What was that like for you? It was very emotional.
:20:17. > :20:22.I remember my mum coming into me at 5.30 am saying, "we've got a call
:20:22. > :20:25.from the hospital. You have to be down by 8.00 am to get the kidney".
:20:25. > :20:29.My operation didn't take place until midnight because all the
:20:29. > :20:35.airports were closed and all. There was doubt the kidney would get
:20:35. > :20:40.there. I remembered coming up to into theatre and waking up and was
:20:40. > :20:44.a couple of hours later on my phone to my granny and she couldn't
:20:44. > :20:48.believe I was already speaking. Amazing for a familiar family to go
:20:48. > :20:51.through something like this. What was it like from your point of view
:20:51. > :20:56.as mum? Your life is on hold when you are dealing with renal failure
:20:56. > :21:00.and living with it every day. Normal family life is out of the
:21:00. > :21:05.window. When you get that call, as Mark said, in the middle of the
:21:05. > :21:11.night, nothing prepares you for that call that a suitable kidney
:21:11. > :21:15.can be found. As Mark said we travelled down. We waited, to the
:21:15. > :21:20.children's hospital, we waited 12 hours on the kidney. It was held up
:21:20. > :21:25.with the snow in the UK. A surreal experience. We thank every day the
:21:25. > :21:28.person that we will never know or meet for giving Mark the ultimate
:21:28. > :21:34.gift. A happy illustration of what can happen. Not everyone is so
:21:34. > :21:36.lucky? That was the highlight of the debate, Jo-Anne Dobson's
:21:36. > :21:40.contribution. We heard testimonys from other constituents who are on
:21:40. > :21:44.that list and who didn't get the phone call. Of course, we heard of
:21:44. > :21:47.examples who died whilst waiting on the list. That was very sad. Why do
:21:48. > :21:54.you think the Minister hasn't gone further? The Minister today wanted
:21:54. > :21:57.to take soundings as to people's views, MLAs views on it. Then he
:21:57. > :22:02.will make a decision. There are many things we can do already
:22:02. > :22:06.without going to the opt-out clause. We haven't done those. We need to
:22:06. > :22:11.improve our present delivery. If that works we may need oment-out
:22:11. > :22:16.with tpwroing demand we may have to move that that situation eventually.
:22:16. > :22:21.What could we do now? 40% of those with kidney donor cards, when they
:22:21. > :22:24.passe way their relatives do not give permission for the organ to be
:22:24. > :22:27.removed. In other parts of the world that is a much lower figure.
:22:27. > :22:31.We have to identify why is that happening. Why do people pull back
:22:31. > :22:35.at that stage? Would better training of staff help us to ensure
:22:35. > :22:39.that we maximise organs available at that stage. It's difficult
:22:39. > :22:43.because the opt-out could surely give rise to more court cases as
:22:43. > :22:48.well because people could then say, step in at that stage and relatives
:22:48. > :22:52.say, no, I don't want this to happen? If the relatives on opt-out
:22:52. > :22:56.could stop it happening. There is unlikely to be a court case. The
:22:56. > :23:00.experience in 22 countries have indicated that opt-out works. It
:23:00. > :23:04.increases the numbers of people available for kidney or other organ
:23:04. > :23:09.transplants. It's important that you advertise there is an opt-tout
:23:09. > :23:12.give those who have a conscious about it, which is a small number
:23:12. > :23:16.of people, a chance to register. If they register there is no chance of
:23:16. > :23:22.their organ being taken for any purpose. The agriculture Minister
:23:22. > :23:25.is to announce a major investment to tackle rural poverty tomorrow.
:23:25. > :23:28.16 million will be spent helping farmers, young people and older
:23:28. > :23:32.people. I caught up with Michelle O'Neill and asked her to explain
:23:32. > :23:35.what difference she hopes the money will make. Looking at areas of
:23:35. > :23:39.people who live in rural communities who are left
:23:39. > :23:43.disadvantaged as a result of that. People who are living in fuel
:23:43. > :23:47.poverty. People who are isolated and aren't able to access maybe
:23:47. > :23:51.transport or health checks and all that type of thing that, I suppose,
:23:51. > :23:54.goes part and parcel of living in a rural community. Some of the
:23:54. > :23:59.initiatives that I will be launching tomorrow include a rural
:23:59. > :24:02.challenge fund. It's, basically, like a small grants programme, for
:24:02. > :24:08.worthy projects out there in the rural communities that work with
:24:08. > :24:12.the local people. They are new initiatives that people are very
:24:12. > :24:16.keen and very interested in, particularly around a bore well
:24:16. > :24:21.scheme. People who can't get access to mains water. There is a project
:24:21. > :24:26.I will take forward with the Department of Regional Development,
:24:26. > :24:30.they get access to a well for their own water which currently they
:24:30. > :24:33.don't. People will find it strange that people don't have access to
:24:33. > :24:37.mains water. Is there a sense that people in rural communities have
:24:37. > :24:41.been harder hit by the recession than those in cities? People in
:24:41. > :24:44.rural communities are isolated by geography, where they live. Yes, I
:24:44. > :24:48.think, in terms of cutbacks, sometimes the rural services can be
:24:48. > :24:52.the services that are impacted upon. Some of the other good examples
:24:52. > :24:55.that I'd like to share with you are around working with young people.
:24:55. > :25:00.Our rural communities have lots of young people going to Australia,
:25:00. > :25:03.America, all different places for work. We find that the future of
:25:03. > :25:09.those rural communities is, obviously, in jeopardy. We are
:25:09. > :25:12.trying to work with young people. One of the project is a young
:25:13. > :25:17.employability programmes. Helping them to develop core skills and
:25:17. > :25:20.working with businesses that will help them build up confidence again.
:25:20. > :25:23.Achieve their core skill recognition and hopefully, in turn,
:25:23. > :25:27.help them to get into work if they are lucky enough to find work in
:25:27. > :25:30.their local area. That has been in the headlines here and across the
:25:30. > :25:34.water over the past couple of days, is that something different from
:25:34. > :25:37.steps to work? Is it something that will give people a chance to get
:25:37. > :25:40.experience, but still earn some money? The key to all of these
:25:40. > :25:45.project is that it's working with other departments and other
:25:45. > :25:47.agencies. In terms of the youth and employability it's working with
:25:47. > :25:50.local industry and businesses. Maybe they are involved with
:25:50. > :25:54.talking to young people saying, this is what we are looking for
:25:54. > :25:56.when we are trying to recruit young people, and helping them in
:25:56. > :26:00.conjunction junction with our department in developing core
:26:00. > :26:05.skills that they need. It's a werty project and something that we hope
:26:05. > :26:09.to attract a number of young people to get on board. Consultation on
:26:09. > :26:16.prot gram for government ends tomorrow. Sinn Fein's Willie Clarke
:26:16. > :26:21.announced today he is stepping down from his Assembly seat. It's not a
:26:21. > :26:25.total surprise. He told the Politics Show last June that he
:26:25. > :26:31.intended to give up one of those jobs. He indicated at the time it
:26:31. > :26:34.would probably the council post. This morge morning, Sinn Fein did
:26:34. > :26:39.confirm he would be stepping down around Easter. Some people would
:26:39. > :26:44.say it's odd to want the council or the glamour of Stormont, there is
:26:44. > :26:53.less money in councils. This is what he said. Anyone in Sinn Fein
:26:53. > :26:55.is not involved in it with money. That is clear with our policy.
:26:55. > :27:00.Being involved in community initiatives, that is why I got
:27:00. > :27:04.involved in politics. That is why I want to remain in local government.
:27:04. > :27:08.His successor could be in place by next month. Any idea who it might
:27:08. > :27:13.be? Sinn Fein say they have to have a selection convention. There is
:27:13. > :27:17.speculation that one possible would be Naomi Bailey. She is a Queen's
:27:17. > :27:23.University graduate and she stood in the election alongside Willie
:27:23. > :27:28.Clarke last year. She may be the ideal candidate. We will see who
:27:28. > :27:34.else comes forward. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday but it's arn an important
:27:34. > :27:37.day for the draft programme for government? It ends tomorrow at
:27:37. > :27:41.5.00pm. If you have strong views on the promises made on that programme
:27:41. > :27:47.for government you can e-mail or get your views in by tomorrow.
:27:47. > :27:52.final thought from you, Jade. What is happening with Strangford Lough?
:27:52. > :27:55.As far as Strangford Lough is going, that has been one ever our key
:27:55. > :27:58.drives with the Ulster Wildlife Trust at the moment. We are
:27:58. > :28:05.awaiting Europe's decision on what steps the department of agriculture
:28:05. > :28:08.and the Department of Environment should take next to avoid a massive
:28:08. > :28:13.fine. I'm hoping both departments will work together to sort this out
:28:14. > :28:19.rather than it being a talking shop, that we get action to take this
:28:19. > :28:25.forward and protect the jewel in our crown. There has been talk of a
:28:25. > :28:29.lack of communication between the two departments? It's similar to
:28:29. > :28:33.the Anglican complaint. Departments need to work together in order to
:28:33. > :28:37.solve these big issues which are really important for Northern
:28:37. > :28:42.Ireland's marine future. What about the Marine Bill then, when are you
:28:42. > :28:46.hoping to see that come into force? Well, I have been told it can take
:28:46. > :28:50.up to a year to come into force. I think before I rush to say that we
:28:50. > :28:53.want it right now, I would like to see a copy of the Bill in order to
:28:53. > :28:55.see this it is fit for purpose. That it will protect our