March 9th
That was, of course, the day when all our eyes were on the Assembly chamber to see how the vote would go on the devolution of justice. Coincidentally it's also the date the Assembly chose to publish an That's the link to follow if you want to double check how much Gerry Adams got paid for his Holy Land Channel 4 documentary, or which MLAs are still employing their family members.
The Assembly says the register is going to be updated once a month.
The Assembly has also published another breakdown of expense claims. The details show Margaret Ritchie to be the highest claimant with £76,336 and Caitriona Ruane the lowest claimant with £27,345 (SDLP sources say their leader's claims were inflated by the need to pay a member of her support staff who has long term sickness).
P.S. Ms Ritchie may have been annoyed at not being invited to meet President Obama alongside Messrs Robinson and McGuinness in the White House. But she is the only person invited to put her name forward on Sunday night when the SDLP choose their successor to Eddie McGrady in South Down. The retired Church of Ireland cleric, American Gordon Graham, had wanted to put his name forward but has not been allowed to enter the contest.
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