| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 20 September 2021 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 21 September 2021 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:00 PM (60 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 22 September 2021 |
| VISIT | BALMORAL PARK | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
| 9:30 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 9:30 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:00 AM (90 mins)
Minister of Education - Oral Briefing
• Miss Michelle McIlveen, Minister of Education
Public from 11:30 AM (45 mins)
Integrated Education Bill - Oral Briefing by the Department of Education
• Mrs Janis Scallon, DE
• Ms Alison Chambers, DE
• Mrs Lorraine Finlay, DE
• Mrs Shirley Sweeney, DE
• Mr Peter Hutchinson, DE
Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
SL1 - The Planning (Development Management) (Temporary Modifications) (Coronavirus) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
SR 2021-152 The Trunk Road T4 (Loughbrickland to Hillsborough) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 10:10 AM (80 mins)
Committee Inquiry into the Decarbonisation of Road Transport in Northern Ireland
• Mr Desmond McKibbin, Research Officer
Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
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)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill - Briefing from the NI Human Rights Commission
• Ms Alyson Kilpatrick, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Ms Sarah Simms, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from the University of Exeter Academics - Energy Governance for Northern Ireland
• Dr Richard Lowes, University of Exeter Energy Policy Group
• Professor Catherine Mitchell, University of Exeter
Public from 12:05 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill
SR 2021/- - - The High Street (Coronavirus, Financial Assistance) Scheme Regulations
Public from 12:20 PM (40 mins)
SI - The EU Research and Development Programmes (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
Committee Business
SR 2021/253 (C.10) The Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 |
| 12:40 PM | Room 29 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 12:40 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:50 PM (50 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Legal advice
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office
Closed from 1:40 PM (40 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Oral hearing from the Member
Closed from 2:20 PM (20 mins)
Complaint against a Member - draft Committee report
Closed from 2:40 PM (10 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Appointment of Acting Commissioner
Closed from 2:50 PM (5 mins)
Admissible complaints
Closed from 2:55 PM (15 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Discontinuation of case
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 3:10 PM (30 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Commissioner’s investigation report
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 3:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (10 mins)
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SL1: The Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (Relevant Third Party) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation - SR 2021 - 255 The Business Tenancies (Coronavirus) (Restriction on Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Northern Ireland) (No. 3) Regulations 2021
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SR 2021 - 252 The Financial Assistance (Aluminium Composite Material) (ACM) Remediation Fund) (Private Residential Properties over18m) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 2:15 PM (30 mins)
RaISe Oral Briefing - LCM Pension Reform
• Mr Michael Scholes, Research Officer
Public from 2:45 PM (60 mins)
Oral Evidence - Public Sector Unions - LCM Pension Reform
• Alison Millar, Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance
• Dessie Lowry, Royal College of Nursing
• Nuala O'Donnell, Irish National Teachers' Organisation
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Oral Evidence - Department of Finance - LCM Pension Reform
• Blathnaid Smyth, DoF
• Stephen Ball, DoF
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (90 mins)
Committee Business
Covid Recovery Plan - Departmental Officials
• Ms Karen Pearson, TEO
Public from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
UK Exit from EU - Written briefing: UK Approach to the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol - Assembly Research
Public from 4:00 PM (60 mins)
Written Briefing Scrutiny of Arms Length Bodies - Strategic Investment Board
Committee Business |
| Thursday 23 September 2021 |
| 9:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:15 AM (40 mins)
Charities Bill - briefing by NICVA
• Ms Denise Copeland, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
Public from 9:55 AM (45 mins)
Charities Bill - briefing by Rural Network Community
• Mr Aidan Campbell, Rural Community Network
Public from 10:40 AM (40 mins)
Charities Bill - briefing by Community Foundation
• Ms Siofra Healy, Community Foundation NI
Public from 11:20 AM (40 mins)
Language Strategy - Departmental Briefing
Public from 12:00 PM (40 mins)
Review of Personal Independence Payment - briefing by NIPSO
• Ms Margaret Kelly, Office of the Ombudsman
• Ms Michaela McAleer, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Ms Laura Proctor, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Ms Paula Cunningham, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 12:40 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:30 AM | Starleaf (Senate Chamber), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Public from 9:30 AM (45 mins)
Health and Social Care Bill - Clause by clause consideration
Public from 10:15 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Adoption and Children (Northern Ireland) Bill - RaISe briefing
• Ms Lesley-Ann Black, Research Officer
Public from 11:30 AM (60 mins)
Adoption and Children (Northern Ireland) Bill - briefing on principles 1
Public from 12:30 PM (5 mins)
SR 2021/198 The Establishment and Agencies (Fitness of Workers) (Revocation) Regulations (NI) 2021
Public from 12:35 PM (5 mins)
SR 2021/221 The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 12:40 PM (2 mins)
SR 2021/222 The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 12:42 PM (3 mins)
SR 2021/231 The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 12:45 PM (45 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (10 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - Northern Ireland Food Strategy
Public from 10:15 AM (45 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Oral Evidence - Environmental Justice Network
• Dr Ciara Brennan, Environmental Justice Network
• Dr Thomas Muinzer, Environmental Justice Network
• Professor Sharon Turner, Environmental Justice Network
Public from 11:00 AM (30 mins)
Horse Racing (Amendment) Bill - Oral Evidence - Down Royal and Downpatrick Racecourses
• Ms Emma Meehan, Down Royal Racecourse
• Mr Richard Lyttle, Downpatrick Racecourse
Public from 11:30 AM (30 mins)
Horse Racing (Amendment) Bill - Oral Evidence - Downpatrick Racecourse
Public from 12:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:10 PM (50 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Informal Deliberation - Declaration of Climate Emergency
Closed from 1:00 PM (15 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Informal Deliberation - Declaration of Climate Change Emergency |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (170 mins)
Damages (Return on Investment) Bill - Committee Informal Deliberations
Protection from Stalking Bill - Update
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Proposed Legislative Consent Motion
Update on Progress of the Public Services Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill and associated Legislative Consent Motion
SL1: The Magistrates’ Courts and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1: Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. X) Rules 2021
SL1: The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Seized Cash) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1: The Magistrates’ Courts (Detention and Forfeiture of Listed Assets) Rules (Northern Ireland) 202X
SL1: The Magistrates’ Courts (Freezing and Forfeiture of Money in Bank and Building Society Accounts) Rules (Northern Ireland) 202X
SL1: The Magistrates’ Courts (Proceeds of Crime Act) 2002 (Confiscation) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 202X
SL1: The Making Available on the Market and Supervision of Transfers of Explosives (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Annual Renewal of the Secretary of State’s Direction under Section 1A(7) of the Prisons Act (NI) 1953 as amended by Schedule 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010
EU Exit and Justice Related Issues - Update
Public from 4:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (20 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Driver and Vehicle Agency 2019-20
Public from 2:30 PM (20 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Capacity and Capability in the NI Civil Service
Public from 2:50 PM (10 mins)
Ministerial Direction
Closed from 3:00 PM (75 mins)
Inquiry into Speeding up the Justice System - Consideration of draft report
Closed from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:30 PM | Room 29 | Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
Public from 2:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Informal from 2:45 PM (105 mins)
Rights for Inclusion with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission |