| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 29 June 2015 |
| 11:31 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Public from 11:31 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:35 AM (115 mins)
Briefing from DCAL re Internal Governance
• Dr Denis McMahon, DCAL
• Ms Cynthia Smith, DCAL
• Ms Joanna McConway, DCAL
Public from 1:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business - Committee Business |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:06 PM | Room 21 | Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill
Public from 12:06 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:08 PM (1 mins)
Background Papers
Public from 12:09 PM (107 mins)
Roundtable discussion with international academics/experts
• Ms Caroline Bielanska TEP, Independent Consultant
• Professor Phil Fennell, Cardiff University
• Professor Julian Hughes, North Tyneside General Hospital
• Mr Alex Rucke Keene, 39 Essex Chambers
• Professor Wayne Martin, University of Essex
• Professor George Szmukler, King’s College London
Public from 1:56 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 30 June 2015 |
| 10:14 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:14 AM (35 mins)
Oral Briefing from the Irish League of Credit Unions: Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill
• Mr Brian McCrory, Irish League of Credit Unions
• Ms Breege-Anne Murphy, Irish League of Credit Unions
• Mr Martin Fisher, Irish League of Credit Unions
Public from 10:49 AM (41 mins)
Oral Briefing from the Ulster Federation of Credit Unions: Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill
• Mr David Dowey, Ulster Federation of Credit Unions
• Mr Gordon Smyth, Ulster Federation of Credit Unions
Public from 11:30 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:45 AM (1 mins)
Legislation: SL1 The Debt Relief Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 11:46 AM (1 mins)
Consultation: Draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and the Draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Licensing etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 11:47 AM (2 mins)
Written Briefing from DETI: DETI Research Agenda Update
DETI Export Strategy - Enabling the conditions for increasing external sales and exports in Northern Ireland
Public from 11:49 AM (1 mins)
EU Matters - Issue 06/2015
Public from 11:50 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:51 AM (99 mins)
Oral Briefing from DETI and the Utility Regulator: SL1 Proposed Renewables Obligation Closure Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
• Mr Michael Harris, DfE
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfE
• Mr John Mills, DfE |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 10:36 AM | Room 21 | Ad Hoc Committee on the Public Services Ombudsperson Bill
Closed from 10:36 AM (27 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsperson Bill - Briefing from Assembly Legal Services on Legal Advice
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 11:03 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:06 AM (29 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsperson Bill - Committee deliberations on the Bill
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Legal Advisor
Public from 11:35 AM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme
Public from 11:36 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:30 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 12:30 PM (60 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 1:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:40 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD – TB/TVR
• Ms Geraldine Fee, DAERA
• Mr Roly Harwood, DAERA
• Mr Colin Hart, DAERA
• Mr Ian McKee, DAERA
Public from 2:20 PM (20 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD - Pre-con - Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme (Amendment) Order
• Ms Geraldine Fee, DAERA
• Mr Colin Hart, DAERA
• Mr John O'Neill, DAERA
• Ms Dearbhla Redmond, DAERA
Public from 2:40 PM (30 mins)
Oral Briefing - TBSPG Interim Report June 2015
• Mr Sean Hogan, TB Strategic Partnership Group
• Mr John Thompson, TB Strategic Partnership Group
• Dr George McIlroy, TB Strategic Partnership Group
• Dr Cecil McMurray CBE, TB Strategic Partnership Group
• Mr Campbell Tweed, TB Strategic Partnership Group
Public from 3:10 PM (20 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD – Consultation on the DARD Children and Young People’s Action Plan 2014-17
• Mr Gerry McPeake, DAERA
• Ms Sharon Fitchie, DAERA
Public from 3:30 PM (10 mins)
Written Briefing DARD - Beef sector / suckler cows industry
Written Briefing DARD – SL1 The Nitrates Action Programme (Amend) Regs (NI) 2015
Written Briefing DARD – SL1 The Common Agricultural Policy (Review of Decisions) Regulations 2015
Public from 3:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Better Regulation - Special Advisor |
| 3:38 PM | Room 29 | Audit Committee
Public from 3:38 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:43 PM (52 mins)
NIAO Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Janet Sides, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Andrew Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 4:35 PM (2 mins)
NIAO Resources: 2015-16 June Monitoring Round
Public from 4:37 PM (3 mins)
Chairs Of NIAO Audit Committee and C&AG’s Advisory Group
Public from 4:40 PM (3 mins)
NIAO Proposed Amendments to Memorandum of Understanding
Public from 4:43 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 01 July 2015 |
| 9:49 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Education
Closed from 9:49 AM (11 mins)
Inquiry into Shared and Integrated Education - Agree Inquiry Report - Written briefing
Public from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:02 AM (4 mins)
Consultation on the Teachers Superannuation (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2015
• Mr Seamus Gallagher, DE
Public from 10:06 AM (135 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Department of Education Feedback on Committee Stage
• Mrs Caroline Gillan, DE
• Mrs Irene Murphy, DE
• Ms Jan Matthews, DE
Public from 12:21 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:29 PM (28 mins)
Elective Home Education Consultation Responses - Education Authority
• Dr Clare Mangan, Education Authority
• Ms Carol Johnston, Education Authority
• Mrs Pat Ward, Education Authority
• Ms Nicola Topping, Education Authority
Public from 12:57 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Employment and Learning
Public from 10:02 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:09 AM (108 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Update on European Social Fund 2014 - 2020
• Dr S Farry, Minister for Employment and Learning
• Ms Heather Cousins, DEL
• Mr Colin Jack, DEL
• Ms Sheila McNeill, DEL
Public from 11:57 AM (15 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Departmental Business Plan
• Ms Heather Cousins, DEL
• Mr Michael Gould, DEL
• Ms Carol Keane, DEL
• Mrs Beverly Harrison, DEL
Public from 12:12 PM (40 mins)
Briefing from Belfast Metropolitan College - Performing Arts Provision
• Ms Marie-Therese McGivern, Belfast Metropolitan College
• Ms Gillian Magee, Belfast Metropolitan College
Public from 12:52 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:11 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Infrastructure
Closed from 10:11 AM (53 mins)
Inquiry into the Coleraine to Londonderry Rail Track Phase Two Project: Draft Committee Report
Suspension from 11:04 AM (6 mins)
Public from 11:10 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:12 AM (3 mins)
Inquiry into the Coleraine to Londonderry Rail Track Phase Two Project: Draft Committee Report
Public from 11:15 AM (1 mins)
Water and Sewerage Services Bill
Public from 11:16 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
SL1: The Control of Traffic (Lisburn) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1: The Bus Lanes (Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast – Sandown Road to Knock Road) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1: The Waiting Restrictions (Cookstown) (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1: The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Ballymoney) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1: The Parking Places on Roads (Lisburn City Centre) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1: The A29 Moy Road and U7004 Drumcairn Road, Armagh (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1: The Road Races (Bushwhacker Rally) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 11:17 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:21 AM (40 mins)
Departmental Briefing: Accessible Transport Strategy
• Mr Keith Walsh, DfI
Public from 12:01 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:14 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Finance
Public from 10:14 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (1 mins)
SR 2015/272 - The Funded Public Service Pension Schemes (Reduction of Cash Equivalents) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 10:16 AM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:28 AM (30 mins)
Rating Issues - Review of Business Rates: Consideration of the Draft Terms of Reference - Briefing from DFP
• Mr Brian McClure, DoF
• Andrew McAvoy, DoF
Public from 10:58 AM (47 mins)
DFP Business Plan - Performance Against Business Plan Objectives: Central Procurement Directorate - Briefing from DFP
• Mr Des Armstrong, DoF
• Mr Gareth Johnston, DoF
Public from 11:45 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 2:02 PM (63 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman - Update on Committee Stage
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
Public from 3:05 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:20 PM (10 mins)
Children's Services Co-operation Bill - Formal consideration of Committee Report
Public from 3:30 PM (13 mins)
European Issues - Written briefing on Executive's performance against EU Priorities for 2014-15 and EU Priorities for 2015-16
Closed from 3:43 PM (17 mins)
Inquiry into Building a United Community - Formal consideration of draft Report
Public from 4:00 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:05 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 2:05 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:08 PM (134 mins)
DHSSPS Financial Position for 2015/16 - Ministerial Briefing
• Mr S Hamilton, Minister of Health
• Mr Peter Toogood, DoH
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, DoH
• Mrs Deborah McNeilly, DoH
Public from 4:22 PM (5 mins)
Sir Liam Donaldson Expert Examination of Health and Social Care Governance Arrangements - Departmental Briefing
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, DoH
• Prof Charlotte McArdle, DoH
• Mrs Deborah McNeilly, DoH
Public from 4:27 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Room 29 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:06 PM (37 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:43 PM (11 mins)
Inquiry into Department for Social Development - Advanced Land Purchases - Clerk's Update
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:54 PM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme - Draft Forward Work Programme Sept - Dec 2015
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:55 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 02 July 2015 |
| VISIT | Lagan Search and Rescue | Committee for Justice |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Closed from 10:00 AM (20 mins)
Legal advice on witnesses providing inquiry evidence
• Mr Simon Kelly, Assistant Legal Advisor
Public from 10:20 AM (10 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium - inquiry papers
Public from 10:30 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Simon Kelly, Assistant Legal Advisor
Public from 10:45 AM (135 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium - Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Ms Valerie Brown, Belfast City Council
• Mr John Walsh, Belfast City Council
Public from 1:00 PM (180 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium - Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Mr Ciaran McGurk, Derry City Council
• Mr Carl Southern, Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Public from 4:00 PM (171 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:03 AM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (47 mins)
European Activity 2015 - Action being taken to source EU Funding - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Tony McKibben, DfC
• Mr Jack O'Connor, DfC
• Mr Andrew Johnston, DfC
Public from 11:02 AM (81 mins)
The Affordable Warmth Scheme - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Bernie Rooney, DfC
• Ms Eilish O'Neill, DfC
• Ms Siobhan McAuley, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Public from 12:23 PM (1 mins)
SR 281 The Social Security (App of Reciprocal Agreements with Australia, Canada New Zealand) (EEA States and Switzerland) Regulations (NI) 2015
Public from 12:24 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Environment
Public from 10:05 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:25 AM (11 mins)
SL1 - The Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) (Offences) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2015
SR 2015 271 The Local Government Reorganisation (Compensation for Loss of Employment)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 10:36 AM (47 mins)
Fixed Penalty Notice for Offences relating to Taxi Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 - Synopsis of Responses: Departmental Briefing
• Mr Iain Greenway, DoE
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DfI
Public from 11:23 AM (81 mins)
Road Safety Strategy - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Iain Greenway, DoE
• Mrs Lynda Hurley, DoE
• Mr Adrian Borland, DfI
Public from 12:44 PM (33 mins)
Waste Management Licensing Amendment Regulations - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Paul Byrne, DoE
• Ms Siobhan Greenan, DoE
• Ms Mairead Adams, DoE
Public from 1:17 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:07 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:07 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:11 PM (119 mins)
Proposals by the NI Courts and Tribunals Service for the Rationalisation of the Courts Estate - Oral Evidence from Representatives of Councils
• Mr Stephen Reid, Ards and North Down Borough Council
• Cllr Stephen McIlveen, Ards and North Down Borough Council
• Cllr Jimmy Meenagh, Ards and North Down Borough Council
• Sharon O'Gorman, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
• Cllr Aaron Callan, Causeway Coast and Glens District Council
• Cllr Alan Robinson, Causeway Coast and Glens District Council
• Cllr Karina Carlin, Derry City and Strabane District Council
• Cllr Patsy Kelly, Derry City and Strabane District Council
• Mrs Rachelle Craig, Derry City and Strabane District Council
• Cllr Thomas O'Reilly, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
• Mr Brendan Hegarty, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
• Cllr Billy Ashe, Mid and East Antrim Council
• Cllr Tommy Nicholl, Mid and East Antrim Council
• Ms Anne Donaghy, Mid and East Antrim Council
• Cllr Pat Catney, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
• Alderman James Tinsley, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
• Ms Catherine McWhirter, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Justice No.2 Bill - Proposals for Committee Stage
SR 2015/262: The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2015
Department of Justice Retention and Disposal Schedule
SL1: The Justice Act 2015 (Violent Offences Prevention Order) (Notification Requirements) Regulations 2016
Reform of the Scope of Civil Legal Aid - Draft Guidance on Prospects of Success and Cost Benefit
Secretary of State's Direction under Section 1A (7) of the Prison Act (NI) 1953 as amended by Schedule 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010
Update on the Department of Justice Estate Strategy
Prison Review Oversight Group Annual Report 2014-15 and Summary Report - May 2015
Public from 4:10 PM (18 mins)
Committee Business |