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Stormont

/ ˈstɔːmənt /

noun

  1. a suburb of Belfast: site of Parliament House (1928–30), formerly the seat of the parliament of Northern Ireland (1922–72) and since 1998 of the Northern Ireland assembly, and Stormont Castle, formerly the residence of the prime minister of Northern Ireland and since 1998 the office of the province's first minister

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Its members find themselves in the middle of rows at Stormont, in the middle of Northern Ireland's old tribal divisions and in the middle of the debate about a border poll.

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BBC News NI has seen a leaked presentation paper entitled The Big Discussion from the Department of Health, which it is understood will be presented to Stormont's health committee on Thursday.

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However, McAllister said she would be "embarrassed" if she was the Department of Health attending Stormont's health committee on Thursday.

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Now Long, who is also Stormont's justice minister, has said she believes the British government must give certainty about the process.

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Stormont's Health Minister Mike Nesbitt, whose department oversees the fire service, was also at the event.

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