| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 13 October 2025 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 14 October 2025 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:04 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:04 PM (18 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 15 October 2025 |
| VISIT | Hill of the O'Neill | Committee for The Executive Office |
| VISIT | Silverbirch Hotel | Committee for The Executive Office |
| 9:30 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 9:30 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:31 AM (12 mins)
Law Society NI - Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• Claire McNamee, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Richard Craig, Mills Selig
• Maria Glover, Napier Solicitors
Public from 9:43 AM (14 mins)
SL1 – The Insolvency Practitioners (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland)
SL1 – The Chemicals (Health And Safety) And Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 – RHI Tariffs
SR 2025/164 The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Committee Business
Public from 9:57 AM (6 mins)
RaISe brief - Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• Mr Aidan Stennett, Research Officer
Closed from 10:03 AM (17 mins)
Bill Office guidance - Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• Ms Aoibheann Baker, Assembly Clerk
Public from 10:20 AM (28 mins)
The Bar of Northern Irelandl NI – Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• William Gowdy KC, The Bar of Northern Ireland
Public from 10:48 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:03 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:09 AM (47 mins)
Complaint against a member - Briefing by Legal Services
• Ms Maeve Corrigan, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:56 AM (23 mins)
Complaint against a member - Consideration of Commissioner’s report
Closed from 11:19 AM (14 mins)
Complaints against a Minister - Consideration of Commissioner’s report
Closed from 11:33 AM (5 mins)
Further consideration of decisions on inadmissible complaints
Closed from 11:38 AM (4 mins)
Further consideration of decisions on inadmissible complaints
Closed from 11:42 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:45 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:07 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:07 AM (28 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (40 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Northern Ireland Water - Oral Evidence
• Dr Sara Venning, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Paddy Brow, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr John Burke, Northern Ireland Water
Public from 12:06 PM (53 mins)
Budget - Final budget decisions 2025-26 – Department for Infrastructure Oral Evidence
• Ms Susan Anderson, DfI
• Mr Colin Woods, DfI
• Mr Declan McGeown, DfI
• Mr Peter Rice, DfI
Public from 12:59 PM (12 mins)
Budget - Spending Review/Budget Sustainability Plan – Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Ms Susan Anderson, DfI
• Mr Colin Woods, DfI
• Mr Declan McGeown, DfI
• Mr Peter Rice, DfI
Public from 1:11 PM (7 mins)
End of Session Report 2024-2025 - Consideration of Draft Report
Public from 1:18 PM (4 mins)
Assembly Research and Information Service - Sustainable Drainage Systems - Written Evidence
Public from 1:22 PM (3 mins)
SR 2025-154 The U324 Cannyreagh Road, Donaghadee (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 1:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:01 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:36 PM (64 mins)
Sir Halley Stewart Trust Research - Oral Briefing by Bytes
• Mr Stephen Dallas, The Bytes Project
• Mr Steve Morrison, Streetbeat
• Sean McMullan, New Lodge Youth Centre
• Ms Ruth Walker, The Bytes Project
Public from 3:40 PM (25 mins)
Outdoor Learning Research Paper - Oral Briefing by RAISE
• Gillian Kane, Research Officer
Public from 4:05 PM (72 mins)
SEN Review - Oral Briefing by SENCOs
• Ms Claire McGowan, Bloomfield Primary School
• Ms Anita Stewart, Kilcooley Primary School
Public from 5:17 PM (1 mins)
End of Session Report
Public from 5:18 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:12 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:12 PM (36 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:48 PM (8 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Committee Deliberations
Public from 2:56 PM (12 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Committee Deliberations
Public from 3:08 PM (61 mins)
Rating - Update on Strategic Review of Rating – Oral briefing from DoF
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF
Public from 4:09 PM (3 mins)
Legislative Programme - Legislative Programme for Autumn/Winter 2025/26 – Written briefing
Public from 4:12 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 16 October 2025 |
| 10:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:01 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 10:14 AM (2 mins)
Public from 10:16 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:18 AM (24 mins)
Pension Schemes LCM Bill Oral evidence from The Association of British Insurers
• Mr Justin Wray, Association of British Insurers
Public from 10:42 AM (3 mins)
End of Session Report - Consideration of End of Session Report 2024/25
Suspension from 10:45 AM (6 mins)
Public from 10:51 AM (74 mins)
Irish Language Strategy Co-Design Group: Oral briefing on the Irish Language Strategy
• Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh, Conradh na Gaeilge
• Ms Maria Thomasson, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta
• Mr Liam Ó Flannagáin, Coiste Forbartha Charn Tóchair
• Mr Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, Glór na Mona
Closed from 12:05 PM (15 mins)
Legal Advice regarding Committee Powers re requests for information and papers
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 12:20 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:07 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:07 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:16 AM (56 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Oral Evidence Session - Propertymark
• Mr Timothy Douglas, Propertymark
• Mr Stephen McCarron, Propertymark
Public from 11:12 AM (12 mins)
SL1 The Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 - Oral Evidence from the Department
• Mr Colin Breen, DAERA
• Mrs Carmel McDowell, DAERA
• Mr Mark Cherry, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Mr Philip Walker, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 11:24 AM (33 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Air Quality Common Framework
• Ms Amy Holmes, DAERA
• Ms Caroline Barry, DAERA
• Ms Kate Fitzsimmons, DAERA
Public from 11:57 AM (1 mins)
End of Session Report - Consideration of End of Session Report 2024/25
Suspension from 11:58 AM (14 mins)
Closed from 12:12 PM (1 mins)
End of Session Report - Consideration of End of Session Report 2024/25
Public from 12:13 PM (1 mins)
End of Session Report - Consideration of End of Session Report 2024/25
Public from 12:14 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - Community Restorative Justice Ireland and Northern Ireland Alternatives oral evidence
• Mr Jim McCarthy, Community Restorative Justice Ireland
• Ms Debbie Watters, Northern Ireland Alternatives
Public from 3:10 PM (20 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
SR 2025/151 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025
Broadcasting of Courts - Consultation response - Department of Justice written paper
Speeding Up Justice Programme - Update – Department of Justice written paper
Committee for Justice End of Session Report - Consideration of draft report
Public from 3:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:08 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:08 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:16 PM (10 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Update on Major Capital Projects: Follow-up Report and Public Procurement in NI
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:26 PM (16 mins)
Inquiry into Homelessness in Northern Ireland - Draft Terms of Reference
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:42 PM (23 mins)
Major Capital Projects - A5 Casestudy - Briefing from the C&AG
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:05 PM (23 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:30 PM | Gransha Suite, La Mon Hotel, Gransha Suite, COMBER | Committee for Health
Public from 2:30 PM (5 mins)
Public from 2:35 PM (55 mins)
UK Government - 10 Year Health Plan
• Rt Hon. Alan Millburn, Department of Health and Social Care
Public from 3:30 PM (55 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Winter Pressures Planning
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, DoH
• Ms Maria McIlgorm, DoH
• Mr Jim Wilkinson, DoH
• Ms Tracey McCaig, DoH
Public from 4:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |