In light of the public health situation, Parliament Buildings is closed to the public. No public tours, events or visitor activities will take place, until further notice.

However, Assembly business continues. Check the business diary for Plenary and Committee meetings.

Business Diary

Monday 06 July 2020 - Friday 10 July 2020

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* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings

Time	Venue	Plenary/Committee
Monday 06 July 2020
12:00 PM	Assembly Chamber	Plenary Session
Tuesday 07 July 2020
10:30 AM	Assembly Chamber	Plenary Session
1:00 PM	Senate Chamber	Business Committee Closed from 1:00 PM (60 mins) Committee Business
Wednesday 08 July 2020
9:00 AM	Room 29	Committee for Education Public from 9:00 AM (10 mins) Committee Business Public from 9:10 AM (95 mins) Emotional Health and Mental Well-being Framework – National Children’s Bureau – oral briefing • Ms Celine McStravick, National Children's Bureau Northern Ireland • Ms Claire Dorris, National Children's Bureau Northern Ireland Closed from 10:45 AM (45 mins) Post-primary Transfer – draft survey Public from 11:30 AM (75 mins) Covid-19 Update – Oral briefing – Department of Education • Mr Derek Baker, DE • Mr John Smith, DE Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins) Committee Business
10:00 AM	Senate Chamber	Committee for Infrastructure Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:05 AM (100 mins) Ministerial Briefing - COVID-19 Update & Current Issues • Ms Nichola Mallon, Minister for Infrastructure • Mrs Katrina Godfrey, DfI Public from 11:45 AM (15 mins) Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings SL1 - The Motor Vehicle Testing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 SL1 - The Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Committee Business
10:00 AM	Room 30	Committee for the Economy Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins) Briefing from Invest NI - Covid-19 Response and Recovery Planning • Mr Kevin Holland, Invest NI • Mr Donal Durkan, Invest NI • Mr Diarmuid McLean, DfE Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins) Briefing from Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance & Northern Ireland Hotels Federation - Reopening and Recovery of Tourism Sector • Dr Joanne Stuart, Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance • Ms Janice Gault, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation • Mr Eddie McKeever, McKeever Hotels • Mr Ciaran O’Neill, Bishop’s Gate Hotel • Ms Oonagh O’Reilly, ICC Belfast Public from 12:05 PM (15 mins) Committee Business Public from 12:20 PM (25 mins) SL1 – CITB NI Levy Order 2020 Departmental Consultation - Priority Dispatch Provisions of the 2019 Electricity (Recast) Regulation (EU) 2019/943 Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation Annual Report 2019-20 Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins) Committee Business
12:30 PM	Senate Chamber	Committee for Finance Public from 12:30 PM (5 mins) Committee Business Public from 12:35 PM (40 mins) In-Year Monitoring - Outcome of the June Monitoring Round – Oral Evidence from Public Spending Directorate, Department of Finance • Mr Jeff McGuinness, DoF • Pamela Galloway, DoF Public from 1:15 PM (30 mins) Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - RaISe Presentation on the Regulation of Public Appointments Public from 1:45 PM (10 mins) Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Written Evidence Public from 1:55 PM (10 mins) Committee Business Public from 2:05 PM (15 mins) Joint Order for Personal Protective Equipment between Department of Finance and Government of Republic of Ireland Closed from 2:20 PM (30 mins) Operational Plan
2:00 PM	Room 29	Committee for Communities Public from 2:00 PM (120 mins) Committee Business Ministerial briefing on Departmental priorities • Ms Carál Ní Chuilín, Minister for Communities Future Funding for Disability Employment Services - Briefing by NI Union of Supported Employment • Ms Edyth Dunlop, Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill SR 2020 / 120 The Local Government (Accounts and Audit) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2020 SR 2020/129 The Universal Credit (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Public from 4:00 PM (15 mins) Committee Business
2:00 PM	Room 30	Committee for The Executive Office Public from 2:00 PM (60 mins) Committee Business Victims' Payment Scheme - Oral evidence session with Departmental officials Public from 3:00 PM (30 mins) Committee Business
3:00 PM	Senate Chamber	Public Accounts Committee Public from 3:00 PM (5 mins) Committee Business • Mr Kieran Donnelly CB, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office Public from 3:05 PM (10 mins) Excess Votes - Draft report on Excess Votes (Northern Ireland) 2016-17 Public from 3:15 PM (90 mins) Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Evidence Session • Ms Tracy Meharg, DfC • Ms Jacqueline Fearon, DfC • Mrs Katrina Godfrey, DfI • Mr John Irvine, DfI Closed from 4:45 PM (10 mins) Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Discussion with NIAO officials following evidence session • Mr Kieran Donnelly CB, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office Closed from 4:55 PM (5 mins) Committee Business
Thursday 09 July 2020
10:30 AM	Room 30	Committee for Health Public from 10:30 AM (5 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:35 AM (60 mins) COVID-19 Disease Response - Briefing from Chief Dental Officer • Mr Michael Donaldson, DoH • Mr Paul Montgomery, DoH Public from 11:35 AM (25 mins) SR 2020/90 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 • Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH Public from 12:00 PM (25 mins) SR 2020/97 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 • Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH Public from 12:25 PM (25 mins) SR 2020/121 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Amendment No.9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 • Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH Public from 12:50 PM (25 mins) SR 2020/128 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 • Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH Public from 1:15 PM (30 mins) Committee Business
1:30 PM	Assembly Chamber	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response Public from 1:30 PM (90 mins)

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