Business Diary

Monday 23 February 2026 - Friday 27 February 2026

* 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
TimeVenuePlenary/Committee
Monday 23 February 2026
12:00 PMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
Tuesday 24 February 2026
9:30 AMRoom 21Assembly and Executive Review Committee

Public from 9:30 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 9:40 AM (60 mins)
Review into Assembly and Executive Reform - Oral evidence session
• Baroness of Aghadrumsee Arlene Foster, Former First Minister
• Mr Mark Durkan, Former Deputy First Minister

Public from 10:40 AM (30 mins)
Review into Assembly and Executive Reform - RaISe briefing on comparative research on power and accountability of the Speaker
• Mr Ray McCaffrey, Research Officer

Public from 11:10 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
1:00 PMRoom 106Business Committee

Closed from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
1:15 PMRoom 30Chairpersons' Liaison Group

Closed from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 1:30 PM (15 mins)
Proposed Amendments to Guide for Witnesses appearing before Assembly Committees

Strengthening Committee Scrutiny

Closed from 1:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 25 February 2026
10:00 AMRoom 29Committee for Infrastructure

Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:05 AM (90 mins)
Minister for Infrastructure - Departmental Update and Current Issues
• Ms Liz Kimmins, Minister for Infrastructure
• Mr Declan McGeown, DfI

Public from 11:35 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 12:05 PM (5 mins)
Budget - Budget Sustainability – Department for Infrastructure – Written Evidence

Public from 12:10 PM (5 mins)
Budget - Spring Supplementary Estimates – Department for Infrastructure – Written Evidence

Closed from 12:15 PM (10 mins)
Legal Advice - Practices of private car parking companies in relation to the recovering of unpaid car parking charges

Public from 12:25 PM (40 mins)
SL1 – The Road Races (Croft Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Waiting Restrictions (Comber) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Waiting Restrictions (Clogher) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Waiting Restrictions (Coalisland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Road Races (Drumhorc Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Parking Places (Disabled Persons' Vehicles) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Motorways Traffic (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Road Traffic (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Commencement No.4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Motor Vehicles (Specified Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

SR 2026-18 The On-Street Parking (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Belfast) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 1:05 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 30Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:05 AM (5 mins)
RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill - Agreement of Report

Public from 10:10 AM (75 mins)
Tourism NI, Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland – extension of marketing brands to NI – oral and written evidence
• Eimear Callaghan, Tourism NI
• David Roberts, Tourism NI
• Michael Wickham Moriarty, Tourism Ireland

Public from 11:25 AM (75 mins)
Hospitality Ulster; Hotels Federation; Food to Go oral and written evidence – economic impact of Reval 2026

Public from 12:40 PM (10 mins)
SL1 Renewables Indexation - Departmental oral and written evidence
• Zoe Crowe, DfE
• Colm McCullagh, DfE

SR 17/2026 The Disqualified Directors Compensation Orders (Fees) Order (NI) 2025 - written evidence

Public from 12:50 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMSenate ChamberCommittee on Procedures

Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:05 AM (45 mins)
Inquiry into Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy - consideration of feedback from stakeholders, final position and commissioning of draft Standing Order

Closed from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
Repeal of Standing Order 70 and consequential amendments to Standing Orders - further consideration of consequential amendment to SO22(2)

Public from 11:20 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
1:00 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 1:30 PM (60 mins)
Budget - Draft Budget 2026-29/30 – Oral Briefing with the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Professor Alan Barrett, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Jonathan McAdams, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council

Public from 2:30 PM (15 mins)
SL1 Deaths and Still-Births (Signing of Certificates) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Oral briefing from NISRA officials
• Dr Philip Wales, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Ms Aoife Rooney, DoF

Closed from 2:45 PM (30 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Final Oral briefing from the Department of Finance
• Mr Patrick Neeson, DoF
• Mr Ian Fleming, DoF
• Ms Sarah Gibson, DoF

Closed from 3:15 PM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Continued deliberations

Closed from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Agreement of Terms of Reference

Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Outturn and Forecast Outturn - January data – Written Briefing

Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:15 PM (60 mins)
SL1 - Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regulations 2026 - Oral Briefing by DE and EA Officials
• Ms Deirdre Ward, DE
• Ms Julie McBride, DE
• Dr Tomas Adell, Education Authority
• Ms Tracey Logan, Education Authority

Closed from 3:15 PM (45 mins)
Proposed Committee Bill to allow all pupils the choice to wear trousers - Oral Briefing by RaISe
• Ms Niamh Devlin, Research Officer
• Nathan Mulholland, Research Officer

Public from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:10 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Introductory Briefing - New Commissioner for Public Appointments
• Ms Claire Keatinge, The Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland

Public from 3:10 PM (50 mins)
Oral Briefing: Clerk of EU and Interparliamentary Affairs - EU Matters
• Mr Feargal McGuinness, EU Affairs Manager

Closed from 4:00 PM (45 mins)
Inquiry: Gaps in Equality Legislation - Updated Draft Final Report

Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Thursday 26 February 2026
10:00 AMRoom 21Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from Ulster Farmers' Union and Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster - Farm Sustainability Payment (FSP) Entitlement
• Mr James McCluggage, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Harry Chambers, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
• Ms Roberta Simmons, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster

Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Deliberations Session 4
• Mr Mark Allison, DAERA
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA

Public from 12:05 PM (60 mins)
SL1 The Sheep Carcase Classification and Price Reporting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Dr Samantha Stewart, DAERA
• Mr Kieran Coghlan, DAERA

Public from 1:05 PM (20 mins)
UK Common Framework Update - Ozone Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases

UK Common Framework Update - Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control – The Developing and Setting of Best Available Techniques (BAT)

Public from 1:25 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 29Committee for Communities

Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:30 AM (45 mins)
Financial Position Update: Oral evidence from the Department for Communities

Public from 11:15 AM (10 mins)
Draft Multi-Year Budget for 2026-29/30: Consideration of response to Committee for Finance

Public from 11:25 AM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 11:35 AM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Guaranteed Minimum Pension Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 11:45 AM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 11:55 AM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Social Security and Statutory Maternity Pay (Evidence of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 12:05 PM (5 mins)
SR 2026/24 The Pneumoconiosis, Etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 12:10 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 12:15 PM (45 mins)
Strategic planning update
10:00 AMRoom 30Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee

Closed from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:05 AM (15 mins)
COM/2025/780 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries - Legal Advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor

Closed from 10:20 AM (15 mins)
COM/2025/1023 Proposal for a Regulation to simplify rules on medical and in vitro diagnostic devices - Legal Advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor

Closed from 10:35 AM (15 mins)
COM/2025/1020 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as regards the extension of certain data protection periods - Legal Advice
• Ms Caroline Byers, Legal Advisor

Public from 10:50 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:55 AM (30 mins)
COM/2025/780 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 as regards certain production, labelling and certification rules and certain rules on trade with third countries - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Brian Ervine, DAERA
• Ms Leanne McGrath, DAERA

Public from 11:25 AM (30 mins)
COM/2025/1023 Proposal for a Regulation to simplify rules on medical and in vitro diagnostic devices - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr David Wilson, DoH

Public from 11:55 AM (30 mins)
COM/2025/1020 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as regards the extension of certain data protection periods - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mark McGregor, DfE

Public from 12:25 PM (5 mins)
COM/2023/451 Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC

Public from 12:30 PM (5 mins)
COM/2025/137 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products

Public from 12:35 PM (5 mins)
COM/2024/561 Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2014/32/EU as regards electric vehicle supply equipment, compressed gas dispensers, and electricity, gas and thermal energy meters

Public from 12:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Work Planning

Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Health

Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:05 PM (2 mins)
SR 2026/16 The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Member Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 2:07 PM (3 mins)
SL1 - The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 2:10 PM (50 mins)
Briefing from Community Pharmacy
• Mr Gerard Greene, Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland
• Mr Nigel Kelly, Ethigen Ltd
• Dr Turlough Hamill, Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland
• Ms Marie Smith, Boots

Public from 3:00 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Children's Social Care Services

Public from 3:05 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Elective Care Framework

Public from 3:10 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Autism Strategy

Public from 3:15 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 3:20 PM (120 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Committee deliberations

Closed from 5:20 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Closed from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Justice Bill - Committee deliberations
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk

Public from 2:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:35 PM (55 mins)
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Strategy 2026-2032 - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Julie Wilson, DoJ
• Ms Emma Crozier, DoJ
• Ms Joanne McDermott, DoJ

Public from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
SL1 The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order (Codes of Practice) Order 2025 - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Lisa Boal, DoJ

Public from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers

SR 2026/12 The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SR 2026/13 The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 4:10 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

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