The Social Development committee expressed strong concerns over restricting discounts on these bulk purchases.
Mickey Brady, deputy chair of the social development committee, said it was "not a satisfactory situation".
The social development minister said the report provided evidence more money was needed for housing.
The Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has decided to ban promotions offering unlimited amounts of alcohol for a fixed price.
After two months probing, I managed to discover that the Victims Commission was talking to the Social Development Department about the issue.
In the last budget, Pakistan increased spending in the social development sector.
The Social Development Minister has warned that vulnerable people in NI must not suffer as a result of reforms to the welfare system.
Upper Bann assembly member David Simpson takes over as chair of the social development committee, following Gregory Campbell's promotion to minister of culture, arts and leisure.
Mark Durkan of the SDLP presented his party's amendment, which called on the social development minister to restore the previous programme for at least 200 houses to be allocated according to need.
The council also called for a review of safety precautions along the Lagan footbridge - uging the Social Development Minister to deal with the issue of a lack of adequate lifebelt provision.
Sinn Fein's Alex Maskey, who chairs the social development committee, said he supported the motion but not the DUP's amendment as it would mean there would be a dependence on a Westminster department.
Nationalist politicians have criticised a decision by the Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland not to proceed with plans to build 200 homes on the site of a former army barracks in north Belfast.
Alex Maskey of Sinn Fein, said the social development committee, which he chairs, welcomed the PfG's emphasis on tackling disadvantage and commended how "equality was one of the guiding principles underpinning the rebuilding of the economy".
"Thirdly, pending the receipt of satisfactory assurances from DUP ministers, about the confidentiality and integrity of committee business, the minister for social development and the minister for regional development, will not receive now executive committee papers as a matter of course, " Mr Trimble said.
The Department of Social Development bought the Nomadic at a Paris auction in 2006 and brought it back to Belfast as a potential tourist attraction.
The Charities Bill aims to transfer certain functions of the Department for Social Development to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland to enable it to fully regulate the sector.
The Ministers of Social Development for the Caribbean gathered to share best practices and dialogue with researchers who will present their research based on the theme of the Forum.
Both Mr Ortiz and the social-development minister, Carlos Rojas Gutierrez, have met congressmen recently.
The Minister for Social Development Alex Attwood said the team of audit, fraud, management and personnel experts went into NIHE on Monday.
Officials from the Department for Social Development also briefed members on the implementation of universal credit in Northern Ireland.
Dr Arkhom Termpittayapaisith , Secretary-General of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) and of the Research and Development Institute of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (RSEPF) will deliver the keynote lecture.
The United Nations Youth Programme , located in the Division for Social Policy and Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), is the focal point within the United Nations system on matters related to young people.
The view of the minister for social development, Nelson McCausland, is that the Housing Executive is "no longer sustainable" and is not making "the best use of public money".
Also on the agenda: how policy-makers can better understand the social cornerstones of sustainable development and integrate a social perspective into the green economy.
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Responding to the debate, Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland said town centres were vital to the economic life of Northern Ireland.
But then, there also is the issue of whether going away is best for the physical, mental and social development of the student-athlete.
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This integration has enabled hitherto disadvantaged people to gain equivalent qualifications with their counterparts in the formal education sector, an approach which has enabled the former to effectively participate in the cultural, economic and social development of the Kingdom like every other citizen.
So two and half months on from setting out on this quest, I still don't know whether the Department of Social Development will treat Troubles victims in Northern Ireland on a par with victims of the 2005 London bombings.
In the area of human development and social inclusion, the UN will continue to work towards reducing poverty, improving access to basic services in areas such as health, education and social protection, and achieving a more equitable and sustainable local and regional development for improving the socio-economic conditions of all, especially vulnerable groups.
The Department of Social Development had decided to put it up for auction in 2003.
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