He said he was the opposition to the assembly, not the opposition in the assembly.
But this was not found to be in any way deliberate or negligent, and the architects did not mislead the assembly to win the contract.
However the chair Mike German, said that the argument was not what the Assembly would do with the powers, but the principle of whether they should have the powers at all.
He said he was not criticising the assembly government, which had been given detailed legal advice, but many people had their income published, including MPs.
On Wednesday, members of Congress who do not recognise the assembly's authority voted to begin their end-of-year holiday early but insisted they would be back at work on 3 January.
Whether people voted for it or not, the assembly has a voice which makes itself heard every day in business, industry, the health service, education, transport and local government in Wales.
Carwyn Jones insists he was told the decision wouldn't be made without the consent of the Assembly, not that the decision would be "decided by the Assembly".
There was also confusion with regards to steel works in Wales and the minister confirmed that their emissions do not come under the assembly governments targets.
The Ulster Unionist motion calls for the exclusion of Sinn Fein because "as a political party Sinn Fein does not enjoy the confidence of the assembly because it is not committed to non-violence and exclusively and democratic means".
But MPs on the Welsh Affairs Select Committee then issued a report saying the assembly should not get the powers because they were much wider than were required.
Michelle McIlveen of the DUP referred to the importance of Strangford as a breeding ground for common and grey seals, and said the assembly should not underestimate the importance of the mussel beds as a filtration system and as a nursery for other species.
And in any case, he cannot become first minister of Wales because he is not standing for the assembly.
The coroner has referred the matter to Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Teresa Villiers, to seek clarification, as national security issues are not devolved to the assembly and remain a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.
The relationship of the executive and the assembly is not laid out in the framework agreement and would be determined by negotiation.
The union said the only disappointment was that the assembly still did not have the power to make seat belts compulsory.
The most yawning - but not the only - divide is between the Assembly group in Cardiff Bay and the Wales Office.
Resolutions from the World Health Assembly are not legally binding, so the US and Russia cannot be forced to destroy stocks even if the majority of nations wanted it to happen.
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Although Ukip says Wales is over-governed, it does not want to abolish the assembly.
The motion called on Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to advise the assembly why the situation has not been resolved.
Ms Jenkins will not be appealing against the assembly committee's censure finding.
It is not the first time strike action has disrupted the assembly.
Mr Farry informed MLAs there was not sufficient support within the assembly to pass the legislation required to merge Stranmillis University College and Queen's University Belfast.
Considering the tightness of the race, it is unlikely that the MDP, which currently does not have a majority in the National Assembly, will attain it after the polls. (The MDP is forecast to win around 110 seats, the GNP about 120.) This means Kim will have to forge a new coalition if he is not to serve out the remaining three years as a lame-duck president.
Firstly, the resignation did not automatically lead to a collapse of the assembly as Mr Trimble nominated his party colleague and trade minister Sir Reg Empey to fulfil the administrative functions of the office of first minister.
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Mr O'Dowd claimed it was ironic that the DUP wanted to discuss security for assembly members but not for the wider public.
In response to a question from the DUP's Sammy Douglas, Mr Farry conceded that the Stranmillis merger could not go ahead without the support of the assembly.
It is not the first time a PCS strike has disrupted the assembly.
Jim Wells of the DUP said his party would not take any lectures from the Ulster Unionists and pointed to former UUP MPs who did not resign when the first Northern Ireland Assembly was established in 1982.
She did not rule out further cash support for the garden, but added that the assembly government still viewed Middleton as a visitor attraction, and not in the same category as the National Museums of Wales.
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