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  1. Overview: Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue
  2. Full Record: Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue
  3. Committee:The Forum
  4. Session: 1996-10-04 10:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue

The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast as part of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement.

The Forum

The Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiation, etc) Act 1996 provided for a Forum constituted by delegates elected in elections under the same Act to consider and examine issues relevant to promoting dialogue and understanding within Northern Ireland. The Forum met at the Interpoint Centre, York Street, Belfast from 14 June 1996 to 24 April 1998.

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Session 11562: 1996-10-04 10:00:00

Motion that existing Committees become Standing Committees; discussion on Interim Report prepared by the Standing Committee on Education; Debate on UUP statement on Multi-Party Talks at Stormont. SDLP absent from proceedings.

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Motion On Existing Committees Becoming Standing Committees

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That the existing Committees established by the Forum on 26 July 1996 should become Standing Committees with designations, current remits and terms of reference as follows:

Designation: Standing Committee A

Remit: Public order issues

Terms of reference:

Parades — To examine the problems which arise in relation to parades in Northern Ireland, make recommendations which would contribute to better understanding and amelioration of those problems, and report to the Forum

Boycotting — To examine the problems of boycotting in Northern Ireland, make recommendations which would help resolve them, and report to the Forum

Designation: Standing Committee B

Remit: Education Issues

Terms of reference: To examine (a) the contribution which education services and structures make to the promotion of dialogue and understanding within Northern Ireland, (b) nursery education and the pre-school voucher scheme, and (c) the link between education and employment, and report to the Forum.

Designation: Standing Committee C

Remit: Health issues

Terms of reference: To examine the health needs of the community in Northern Ireland, with particular reference to health-care administration, acute hospital services, community care services and access by the rural community, and report to the Forum.

Designation: Standing Committee D

Remit: Agriculture and fisheries issues

Terms of reference: To examine the problems being faced by farmers and fishermen in Northern Ireland, and report to the Forum.

Designation: Standing Committee E

Remit: The Northern Ireland economy

Terms of reference: To examine issues relevant to the performance of the Northern Ireland economy and report to the Forum at periodic intervals

Composition: 4 UUP, 4 DUP, 4 SDLP, 2 Alliance, 1 UKUP, 1 Labour, 1 NIWC, 1 PUP, 1UDP

Quorum: 5;

[Remit: Political affairs

Terms of reference: To examine and report on issues which contribute to division, distrust and misunderstanding within Northern Ireland and between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic

Composition: 4 UUP, 4 DUP, 4 SDLP, 2 Alliance, 1 UKUP, 1 Labour, 1 NIWC, 1 PUP, 1UDP

Quorum: 5;]

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