Communities Minister Gordon Lyons used sign language in the Assembly chamber during the Bill’s second stage on Tuesday.

Paul Givan was speaking as teachers resumed industrial action on Monday after a majority rejected a 5.5% pay offer.

But Givan rejected the allegation, saying that the funding decision was made by the Education Authority (EA) in Northern Ireland. Members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) have been asking questions ...

What you cannot have is a list of priorities as long as the longest-armed member ... Fixing Northern Ireland matters more than fixing the mechanics of the executive or assembly.

Labour’s submission includes a “duck test” to determine whether a politician is an opposition or government TD. It says there ...

But Givan rejected the allegation, saying that the funding decision was made by the Education Authority (EA) in Northern Ireland. Members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) have been asking ...

Assembly members (MLAs) are unlikely to receive "massive" pay rises as a result of the introduction of new plans to set pay ...

"I urge any independent body reviewing MLA pay to link it to our performance in the house; to consider the fact that we are members of a legislative Assembly that seldom legislates; to consider ...

Across the Irish Sea, recent events may well have been attracting the interest of the Scottish hospitality industry.