At a press conference in Belfast on the Irish language, Sinn Fein yesterday called for bilingual debates and simultaneous translation facilities in the new Assembly.
The party also promised to push for an all-Ireland educational body which would co-ordinate the teaching of the Irish language.
Sinn Fein had the highest number of Irish speakers of any party among its Assembly candidates and campaigned strongly on the Irish-language agenda during negotiations on the agreement, said Mr Gerry O hEara, the party's Northern chairman and a Derry city councillor.
Irish-speaking Assembly members should be able to use the Irish language during debates, and there should be full translation facilities and bilingual signs in the Assembly building.
"You can't give Irish-speakers equality without giving them the right to use their language. That is a very basic minimum. Whatever name the Assembly is given, we will be looking for that to be bilingual," he said.
As the Assembly election campaign entered its final week, the Conservative Party, which is putting up six candidates in six constituencies, published its manifesto.
The party's Northern chairman, Mr Leonard Fee, said that in 1992 14,000 people in North Down had voted Conservative. Since that time some voters had tried other parties and had been disappointed.
Mr Fee denied the bipartisan approach in the Commons had been broken by the Conservatives, but claimed Mr Blair was reneging on his pledges. It was the role of the Conservative leader, Mr William Hague, to ensure what was promised to the people of Northern Ireland was delivered.
Mr Sean Farren, the SDLP candidate for North Antrim, said he was very confident his party would perform well in the constituency and was placed to win a second seat.
He believed the electorate would deliver on the commitment it had made in the referendum and would support the pro-agreement candidates and parties. A recent opinion poll had revealed the SDLP would win a significant share of Assembly seats.
The Alliance Party candidate for Foyle, Mr Colm Cavanagh, said Derry and Belfast were in the process of looking forward as whole communities towards their ideal future. This process was one which would be an "ideal role" for the Assembly and the proposed Civic Forum.
However, there were, in the constituency, "unfulfilled lives, isolated individuals, bleak environments and children for whom our hard-working schools do not open the doors to opportunity", he said.