Attempts to re-float the devolved Stormont Assembly may be bogged down, but elsewhere Northern Ireland is moving forward.
Stormont Assembly members also questioned Department of Agriculture and environmental health officials.
The Stormont Assembly debated the Welfare Reform Bill until late on Tuesday.
In a written answer to the Stormont Assembly the Culture Minister Gregory Campbell laid the blame with the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
Ten days ago, the Stormont Assembly voted in favour of the Welfare Reform Bill, supporting the biggest shake up of social security benefits in decades.
Whilst the 86-year-old Queen made her way through the rain towards Enniskillen, 20-year-old Megan Fearon was preparing to take her place as the youngest member of the Stormont Assembly.
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Meanwhile, two Stormont assembly members are attempting to change the law to make it illegal to perform an abortion outside the NHS. It follows the opening of the private Marie Stopes International clinic in Belfast last year.
Moreover, holding the poll on the same day as next year's elections to the Stormont Assembly might have a beneficial knock-on effect for Mr Trimble, whose centre-ground supporters have appeared increasingly reluctant to come out to vote.
On January 15th came allegations that Ian Paisley junior, a member of the Stormont Assembly, had used the power-sharing talks that got his father the top job in Northern Ireland to lobby for business interests in his North Antrim constituency.
The joy of its output is that, as a chap who lives in southern England, I am admirably well informed about the progress of Scottish football teams, the workings of the Welsh health service, and the internal machinations of the Stormont assembly.
The action was taken after Mr McCrea described a joint decision by the two main unionist parties to take the flag dispute to Stormont's Assembly Commission as a "stupid idea".
The call was made during the last day of proceedings of the transitional assembly at Stormont.
The committee will decamp to the Senate Chamber in Stormont, to quiz the Assembly Clerk, Trevor Reaney, and the leaders of its smaller parties.
The Northern Ireland Office draft bill long-fingers various other ideas Owen Paterson floated - an extended Stormont term, a smaller assembly or legislation to provide for an opposition.
The Queen will attend a number of functions in the west of the province on Tuesday as part of her three day visit and will also give a short speech to Assembly members at Stormont.
While all four parliaments in the UK, The National Assembly for Wales, Stormont, Holyrood and the House of Commons, rang in unison.
The orders will give effect to the historic vote at Stormont earlier this month when Northern Ireland Assembly members voted in favour of the transfer.
Mr Woodward said they would give effect to the historic vote at Stormont earlier this month when Northern Ireland Assembly members voted in favour of the transfer.
Speaking on BBC Northern Ireland's The View on Thursday evening, Nigel Dodds, DUP, said his party would be taking steps to table a motion in the Northern Ireland Assembly over flying flags at Stormont.
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However, the main Stormont parties put on a united front - agreeing to hold a special assembly session on Monday where all sides could express their opposition to the violence.
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The SDLP MLA for Newry and Mourne made the comments on the BBC's Stormont Today programme, after the bill passes its latest consideration stage in the assembly on Monday evening.
The Northern Ireland Assembly has been suspended since October 2002, amid allegations of an IRA spy ring at Stormont.
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That year she was suspended from Stormont for a day after refusing to withdraw comments she made about Health Minister Michael McGimpsey misleading the Assembly over a draft budget.
Members of the Assembly Commission then took questions regarding issues such as carbon emissions from Parliament Buildings and car parking at Stormont.
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