▁election ▁as ▁tool ▁to ▁r ally ▁their ▁troops , ▁and ▁so ▁I ' ve ▁taken ▁that ▁away ▁from ▁them ". ▁G ivan ' s ▁decision ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁by ▁Irish ▁language ▁groups , ▁but ▁they ▁ins isted ▁on ▁an ▁Irish ▁Language ▁Act ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁feature ▁of ▁any ▁crisis ▁tal ks . ▁ ▁Col lapse ▁of ▁Storm ont ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁pl en ary ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁re - n omin ate ▁a ▁deput y ▁First ▁Minister . ▁S inn ▁F é in ' s ▁Health ▁Minister ▁Mich elle ▁O ' Ne ill ▁said ▁before ▁the ▁Assembly ▁session ▁that ▁" we ▁are ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁negoti ations ▁now ▁– ▁what ▁we ▁need ▁is ▁fundamental ▁change . ▁We ▁believe ▁the ▁public ▁need ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁say ." ▁ ▁The ▁Spe aker ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁D UP ▁and ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁a ▁First ▁Minister ▁and ▁deput y ▁First ▁Minister . ▁Lord ▁Mor row ▁nominated ▁F oster ▁again ▁for ▁First ▁Minister , ▁a ▁nom ination ▁which ▁she ▁accepted . ▁S inn ▁F é in ' s ▁nomin ating ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁business ▁was ▁O ' Ne ill , ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁a ▁deput y ▁First ▁Minister . ▁As ▁the ▁vac an cies ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁were ▁not ▁filled ▁after ▁ 7 ▁days , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Executive ▁col lapsed ▁at ▁ 5 pm ▁on ▁ 1