Motion

Inequality in Teacher Employment

Motion TitleInequality in Teacher Employment

Motion TextThat this Assembly notes the failure of the First Minister and deputy First Minister to repeal the exemption in fair employment law allowing discrimination on the grounds of religious belief in teacher appointments, as mandated by the motion Teachers: Employment Law which was approved by the Assembly on 22 April 2013; recognises that the teacher exemption, as well as the continuing requirement for a Certificate in Religious Education at nursery and primary level in the Catholic maintained sector, are unnecessary barriers to truly shared education; and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to take action to remove these overt examples of inequality and discrimination.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office13/03/2015

Date Selected By Committee16/03/2015

Date of Plenary Debate13/04/2015

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Danny Kinahan	MLA - South Antrim
Mrs Sandra Overend	MLA - Mid Ulster
Mr Robin Swann	MLA - North Antrim

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Outcome/Voting

89 Members voted

51 Members voted AYE

38 Members voted NO

The Motion Was Carried, Simple Majority Lobby Division

MLA Name	Designation	Voted
Mr Jim Allister KC	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sydney Anderson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Alex Attwood	Nationalist	NO
Mr Jonathan Bell	Unionist	AYE
Mr Cathal Boylan	Nationalist	NO
Ms Michaela Boyle	Nationalist	NO
Mr Dominic Bradley	Nationalist	NO
Ms Paula Bradley	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mickey Brady	Nationalist	NO
Mr Tom Buchanan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Joe Byrne	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Pam Cameron	Unionist	AYE
Mr Trevor Clarke	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Judith Cochrane	Other	AYE
Mr Jonathan Craig	Unionist	AYE
Mr Leslie Cree MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Stewart Dickson	Other	AYE
Mrs Jo-Anne Dobson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Sammy Douglas MBE, MCA	Unionist	AYE
Mr Gordon Dunne	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mark Durkan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Alex Easton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Colum Eastwood	Nationalist	NO
Dr Stephen Farry	Other	AYE
Ms Megan Fearon	Nationalist	NO
Mr Phil Flanagan	Nationalist	NO
Mr David Ford	Other	AYE
Mrs Arlene Foster	Unionist	AYE
Mr Paul Frew	Unionist	AYE
Mr Samuel Gardiner MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Paul Girvan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Paul Givan	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Brenda Hale	Unionist	AYE
Mr Simon Hamilton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Chris Hazzard	Nationalist	NO
Mr David Hilditch	Unionist	AYE
Mr William Humphrey	Unionist	AYE
Mr William Irwin	Unionist	AYE
Mrs Dolores Kelly	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gerry Kelly	Nationalist	NO
Mr Danny Kennedy	Unionist	AYE
Mr Danny Kinahan	Unionist	AYE
Ms Anna Lo MBE	Other	AYE
Mr Trevor Lunn	Other	AYE
Mr Seán Lynch	Nationalist	NO
Mr Chris Lyttle	Other	AYE
Mr Declan McAleer	Nationalist	NO
Mr John McCallister	Unionist	AYE
Mr Fra McCann	Nationalist	NO
Ms Jennifer McCann	Nationalist	NO
Mr Kieran McCarthy	Other	AYE
Mr Raymond McCartney	Nationalist	NO
Mr Nelson McCausland	Unionist	AYE
Ms Rosaleen McCorley	Nationalist	NO
Mr Ian McCrea	Unionist	AYE
Dr Alasdair McDonnell	Nationalist	NO
Mr Barry McElduff	Nationalist	NO
Ms Bronwyn McGahan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Martin McGuinness	Nationalist	NO
Mr David McIlveen	Unionist	AYE
Miss Michelle McIlveen	Unionist	AYE
Mr Daithí McKay	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Karen McKevitt	Nationalist	NO
Ms Maeve McLaughlin	Nationalist	NO
Mr Oliver McMullan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Adrian McQuillan	Unionist	AYE
Mr Alban Maginness	Nationalist	NO
Mr Alex Maskey	Nationalist	NO
Mr Gary Middleton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Ian Milne	Nationalist	NO
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley	Unionist	AYE
Mr Mike Nesbitt	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robin Newton	Unionist	AYE
Mr Cathal Ó hOisín	Nationalist	NO
Mr Máirtín Ó Muilleoir	Nationalist	NO
Mr John O'Dowd	Nationalist	NO
Ms Michelle O'Neill	Nationalist	NO
Mrs Sandra Overend	Unionist	AYE
Mr Edwin Poots	Unionist	AYE
Mr Pat Ramsey	Nationalist	NO
Mr George Robinson MBE	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Robinson	Unionist	AYE
Mr Seán Rogers	Nationalist	NO
Ms Caitríona Ruane	Nationalist	NO
Mr Pat Sheehan	Nationalist	NO
Mr Mervyn Storey	Unionist	AYE
Ms Claire Sugden	Unionist	AYE
Mr Robin Swann	Unionist	AYE
Mr Peter Weir	Unionist	AYE

Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	26/03/2015	Insert at end: ‘; and further calls, as an interim measure until this action is implemented, on St Mary’s University College to provide access to the teaching of the Certificate in Religious Education to students from other teacher training institutions, including Stranmillis University College.’

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