| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 18 November 2024 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 19 November 2024 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs - Consultation on Amendments to Annex A of the UK-Wide Joint Fisheries Statement
• Mr Patrick Smith, DAERA
• Mr Owen Lyttle, DAERA
Public from 11:05 AM (10 mins)
SL1 The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Control Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
• Mr Darrin Fullerton, DAERA
• Mr Christopher Andrews, DAERA
• Mr Mervyn Dunlop, DAERA
SL1 The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Eradication Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
• Mr Darrin Fullerton, DAERA
• Mr Christopher Andrews, DAERA
• Mr Mervyn Dunlop, DAERA
SL1 - The Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Mr Colin Breen, DAERA
• Ms Janet Sheridan, DAERA
Public from 11:15 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:00 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 20 November 2024 |
| 10:03 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:03 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:04 AM (103 mins)
Tourism Partnership Board – 10 year action plan – DfE, TNI and TI - Oral and written evidence
• Mr John McGrillen, Tourism NI
• Ms Alice Mansergh, Tourism Ireland
• Ms Michelle Scott, DfE
• Mr Stewart Matthews, DfE
Public from 11:47 AM (12 mins)
LCM on Digital Markets. Competition and Consumers Act - Departmental oral and written evidence
• Mr Colin Jack, DfE
• Mr Dennis Cunningham, DfE
• Mr Damien Doherty, DfE
Public from 11:59 AM (62 mins)
Apprenticeships - WorkPlus - Oral and written evidence
• Mr Richard Kirk, Workplus
• Ms Shauna Herron, Environmental Techniques
• Mr Patrick English, Wellington College
• Mr Oscar Daly, Instil
Public from 1:01 PM (13 mins)
SL1: The Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:05 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:07 AM (23 mins)
Draft amendments to Standing Orders to repeal Standing Order 70
Closed from 10:30 AM (8 mins)
Protocol on remote participation at Committee meetings
Closed from 10:38 AM (6 mins)
Investigation report on referral to the Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 10:44 AM (1 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed from 10:45 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:07 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:07 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:13 AM (69 mins)
Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland - Mid Term Review – Oral Evidence
• Mr John French, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Mr Peter Russell, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Ms Elaine Cassidy, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Mr Ciaran McCann, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
Public from 11:22 AM (60 mins)
Implementation Of The Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Mr Ryan Robinson, DfI
• Mr James Kelly, DfI
• Ms Violeta Morosan, DfI
Public from 12:22 PM (2 mins)
SL1 - The Reservoirs (Northern Ireland) Regulations 20**
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
SL1 - The Reservoirs (Commissioning of Panel Engineers) Order (Northern Ireland) 20**
SL1 - The Reservoirs (2015 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order 20**
SL1 - The Reservoirs (2015 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 20**
SL1 - The Reservoirs (Visits by Supervising Engineers, Stop Notices and And Grants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20**
SR 2024-187 The Coopers Mill Park, Dundonald (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024-188 The Drumna Walk, Lurgan (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024-190 The Waring Street, Lurgan (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 - The Marcus Ward Street, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 12:24 PM (1 mins)
Active Travel Delivery Plan - Department for Infrastructure - Public Consultation
Public from 12:35 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Exceptional Circumstances - Oral briefing from CCEA, Director of Qualifications
• Mr Michael McAuley, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr Ronan Carberry, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
SEN Regs and SEN transformation end to end review - Oral Briefing from DE Officials
• Mrs Janis Scallon, DE
• Ms Julie McBride, DE
• Ms Brenda Shearer, DE
• Ms Lorraine Brown, DE
• Dr Suzanne Kingon, DE
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Independent Review Response - Oral Briefing from DE Officials
• Mr. Andrew Scott, DE
• Ms Claire McClelland, DE
• Ms Karen McCullough, DE
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Historical Institutional Abuse Independent Facilitator - Oral Evidence
• Mr Paul Sweeney, Independent Facilitator
• Mr Patrick Gallagher, TEO
Public from 3:05 PM (40 mins)
RaISe - Historical Institutional Abuse - Oral Briefing
• Mr Thomas Lough, Research Officer
Public from 3:45 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 3:50 PM (5 mins)
Draft Programme for Government - Committee Response
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Update
Public from 4:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:02 PM (67 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:09 PM (5 mins)
SR 2024/191 The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 3:14 PM (34 mins)
Legislative Consent Memorandum - Property (Digital Assets ETC) Bill - Oral briefing from the Department
• Michael Foster, DoF
• Fidelma O'Hagan, DoF
Public from 3:48 PM (85 mins)
Sickness Absence - NICS Absence 2023/24 and HR matters - Oral briefing from the Department
• Catherine Shannon, DoF
• Debbie Sherlock, DoF
• Dr David Mills, DoF
Suspension from 5:13 PM (6 mins)
Public from 5:19 PM (23 mins)
Government Accounts Branch Overview - Oral briefing from the Department
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
• Joanne Warnock, DoF
• Heather Robinson, DoF
Public from 5:42 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 21 November 2024 |
| 10:00 AM | FIC 8-9, CAFRE Loughry Campus, 76 Dungannon Road, Cookstown | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from Rural Partnership Groups - Issues facing rural communities
• Ms Teresa Canavan, Rural Action
• Mr Michael Kelly, Rural Action
• Ms Louise Coyle, Northern Ireland Rural Women's Network
• Ms Ciara Forsythe, Northern Ireland Rural Women's Network
• Ms Kate Clifford, Rural Community Network
• Ms Samantha Gallagher, Rural Community Network
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from the Rural Support Networks (RSNs) - Issues facing rural communities
• Ms Mary T Conway, Omagh Forum for Rural Associations
• Mr Nicholas McCrickard, County Down Rural Community Network
• Ms Diane Ewart, TADA Rural Support Network
Public from 12:05 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (15 mins)
Child Support Enforcement Bill - Formal clause by clause consideration
• Mr John Noble, DfC
• Ms Sinead Wylie, DfC
Public from 10:45 AM (45 mins)
Department for Communities - update on Gambling Reform
• Mr Ciaran Mee, DfC
• Ms Carol Reid, DfC
Public from 11:30 AM (45 mins)
Department for Communities – briefing from Operational Delivery Group on Welfare Supplementary Payments and Carer’s Allowance
• Ms Leonora McLaughlin, DfC
• Mr Ruairi O'Connell, DfC
Public from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
Oral briefing from NICVA
• Ms Celine McStravick, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Gaming (Variation Of Monetary Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 12:50 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Gaming (Gaming Machines in Registered Clubs) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 12:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:01 AM (15 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 establishing a framework of measures related to an internal market emergency and to the resilience of the internal market and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 (Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act) - Legal Advice
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:16 AM (15 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2024/2748 as regards emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, presumption of conformity, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to an internal market emergency - Legal Advice
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:31 AM (15 mins)
Directive (EU) 2024/2749 as regards emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, presumption of conformity, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to an internal market emergency - Legal Advice
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:46 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:47 AM (15 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2024/2747 establishing a framework of measures related to an internal market emergency and to the resilience of the internal market and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 (Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act) - Departmental oral evidence
Public from 11:02 AM (15 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2024/2748 as regards emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, presumption of conformity, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to an internal market emergency - Departmental oral evidence
Public from 11:17 AM (15 mins)
Directive (EU) 2024/2749 as regards emergency procedures for the conformity assessment, presumption of conformity, adoption of common specifications and market surveillance due to an internal market emergency - Departmental oral evidence
Public from 11:32 AM (10 mins)
COM(2023)769: Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability - Consideration of survey responses
Public from 11:42 AM (5 mins)
COM(2022)748: Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - Consideration of survey responses
Public from 11:47 AM (10 mins)
Committee Travel - Written report on study visit to Brussels
Public from 11:57 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (90 mins)
Briefing from Health and Social Care Trusts - General update and Winter Preparedness
• Ms Roisin Coulter, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Maureen Edwards, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Owen Harkin, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Michael Bloomfield, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust
• Mr Neil Guckian, Western Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Colm McCafferty, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 3:35 PM (40 mins)
Departmental Briefing - October Monitoring
• Ms Brigitte Worth, DoH
• Ms Danielle Mallen, DoH
• Ms Preeta Miller, DoH
• Ms Linda Carter, DoH
Public from 4:15 PM (20 mins)
SL1 Human Medicines (Amendment) (Modular Manufacture and Point of Care) Regulations
• Mr Chris Garland, DoH
• Mr Eddie Murphy, DoH
Public from 4:35 PM (10 mins)
SL1 Period Products (Department of Health Specified Public Services Bodies) Regulations
• Ms Irene Culleton, DoH
• Mr Tim Morrison, DoH
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Committee Business
• Dr Frank Geddis, Clerk Assistant
Public from 2:10 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (100 mins)
Justice Bill - and the 2024 Victim Survey - Commissioner for Victims of Crime Designate oral evidence session
• Ms Geraldine Hanna, Commissioner for Victims of Crime Northern Ireland
• Mr Aongus O’Keeffe, Commissioner for Victims of Crime Northern Ireland
Public from 3:55 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission oral evidence session
• Ms Alyson Kilpatrick, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Hannah Russell, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Ivanka Antova, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Public from 4:55 PM (10 mins)
The Arbitration Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum - Committee report
SL1 The Police Trainee (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 5:05 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (130 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Evidence Session
• Mr Ian Snowden, DfE
• Mr Graeme Wilkinson, DfE
• Mrs Moira Doherty, DfI
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:15 PM (35 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Discussions with Northern Ireland Audit Office following Evidence session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |