| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 01 June 2015 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:06 PM | Room 30 | Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill
Public from 12:06 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:07 PM (1 mins)
Background Papers
Public from 12:08 PM (21 mins)
RaISe Briefing - Draft Mental Capacity Bill: Principles Framework
Public from 12:29 PM (44 mins)
Draft Mental Capacity Bill - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Chris Matthews, DoH
• Ms Karen Pearson, DoJ
• Ms Lisa Trueman, DoH
• Ms Clare Irvine, DoJ
Public from 1:13 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 02 June 2015 |
| 10:10 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:10 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:13 AM (63 mins)
Oral Briefing from DETI: Response to Electricity Policy Review Part III Grid Connections
• Mr John Mills, DfE
• Mr Bill Stevenson, DfE
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfE
Public from 11:16 AM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing from DETI: June Monitoring Round 2015-16
• Mr Trevor Cooper, DfE
• Mrs Bernie Brankin, DfE
Public from 11:56 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:00 PM (2 mins)
Legislation: SL1 Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Legislation: SL1 Genetically Modified Organisms Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Legislation: SL1 The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 12:02 PM (1 mins)
Assembly Research Paper: Support for Entrepreneurship in NI and ROI
Public from 12:03 PM (1 mins)
Written Briefing from DETI: Quarterly update on the Northern Ireland Broadband Improvement Project
Written Briefing from DETI: Updates on the Report on the Inquiry into Renewable Energy and Strategic Energy Framework Implementation Plan
Written Briefing from Tourism NI: Tourism NI Operating Plan 2015/16
Public from 12:04 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:05 PM (50 mins)
Closed Session: Inquiry into Growing the Economy and Creating Jobs in a Reduced Tax Environment: Committee Report |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 10:31 AM | Room 21 | Ad Hoc Committee on the Public Services Ombudsperson Bill
Public from 10:31 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (56 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsperson Bill - Evidence Session - Ireland's Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
• Mr Peter Tyndall, Office of the Ombudsman
Public from 11:31 AM (5 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsperson Bill - Committee consideration of responses to 'Call for Evidence'.
Public from 11:36 AM (1 mins)
Correspondence
Public from 11:37 AM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme
Public from 11:38 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:35 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 12:35 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:47 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Environment
Public from 12:47 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:52 PM (68 mins)
Budget - June Monitoring Round 2015
• Mr Leo O'Reilly, DoE
• Mr Anthony Carleton, DoE
• Ms Siobhan Lynn, DoE
Public from 2:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:01 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Public from 1:01 PM (97 mins)
DCAL Oral Briefing on June Monitoring
• Mr David Carson, DCAL
• Mr Michael O'Dowd, DCAL |
| 1:31 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 1:31 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:34 PM (76 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD – 2014/15 Performance Targets Outturn Report, Provisional Outturn and Savings Delivery Plans Update, June 2015 Monitoring Round proposals and 2015-16 Main Estimates
• Mr Graeme Wilkinson, DAERA
• Mrs Colette McMaster, DAERA
• Ms Pauline Rooney, DAERA
• Mr Norman Fulton, DAERA
• Mr Roger Downey, DAERA
Public from 2:50 PM (47 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD - Rural Development Programme Regulations (NI) 2015
• Mrs Colette McMaster, DAERA
• Mrs Pauline Keegan, DAERA
• Mr Paddy Savage, DAERA
Public from 3:37 PM (6 mins)
Written Briefing DARD – Consultation outcome simplification of fishing vessel licensing
Written briefing DARD – SR 2015/248 The Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allownace (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2015
EU Commission report – Mandatory Food Labelling
Committee Review - DARD Response to TRPSI Position Paper
Public from 3:43 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 03 June 2015 |
| 9:38 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Education
Public from 9:38 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:40 AM (60 mins)
June Monitoring Round - Departmental briefing
• Mr Trevor Connolly, DE
• Mr Philip Irwin, DE
• Mr Gavin Patrick, DE
• Mrs La'verne Montgomery, DE
Public from 10:40 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:46 AM (74 mins)
The World Around Us - Education and Training Inspectorate briefing
• Mrs Noelle Buick, Education and Training Inspectorate
• Dr David Hughes, DE
• Ms Fiona McArthur, Education and Training Inspectorate
• Ms Nicola Byrne, Education and Training Inspectorate
Suspension from 12:00 PM (7 mins)
Public from 12:07 PM (52 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Children with Disabilities Strategic Alliance
• Mr Alan Sheeran, National Deaf Children's Society
• Ms Rachel Hogan, Children's Law Centre
• Ms Heather Larkin, Special Educational Needs Advice Centre
• Mrs Kathryn Stevenson, Children's Law Centre
Public from 12:59 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:03 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:07 AM (79 mins)
Departmental Briefing: Business Plan 2015/16
• Mr Peter May, DfI
• Dr Andrew Murray, DfI
• Mrs Moira Doherty, DfI
Public from 11:26 AM (67 mins)
Departmental Briefing: June Monitoring
• Mr John McNeill, DfI
• Mr Stewart Barnes, DfI
• Mr Roddy Crilly, DfI
Suspension from 12:33 PM (6 mins)
Public from 12:39 PM (1 mins)
SL1: The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Belfast) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Committee Business
SR 2015/253 The Ballinderry Road/Glenavy Road, Lisburn (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 12:40 PM (17 mins)
Departmental Briefing: Water and Sewerage Services Bill
• Ms Julie-Ann Dutton, DfI
• Ms Louise Green, DfI
Public from 12:57 PM (1 mins)
Committee Motion on DRD Budget
Public from 12:58 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:17 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Finance
Public from 10:17 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:22 AM (33 mins)
Budget - Budgetary Issues - Legal Advice from Assembly Legal Services
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:55 AM (2 mins)
Budget - Budgetary Issues: Briefing from DFP
Public from 10:57 AM (14 mins)
Monitoring Round - June Monitoring Round: Departmental Position - DFP Evidence Session
• Ms Brigitte Worth, DoF
• Ms Preeta Miller, DoH
Public from 11:11 AM (11 mins)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Review of Public Governance - Initiation of Case Studies - Briefing from DFP
• Dr Bernie Stuart, DoF
• Dr Colin Sullivan, DoF
Public from 11:22 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| 11:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Employment and Learning
Public from 11:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:10 AM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Implementation of Apprenticeship Strategy
• Ms Yvonne Croskery, DEL
• Mr Philip Rodgers, DEL
• Mr Clement Athanasiou, DEL
Public from 11:55 AM (45 mins)
Briefing from the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Koulla Yiasouma, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Mairead McCafferty, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Public from 12:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:15 PM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 1:15 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:16 PM (18 mins)
Report from the Assembly Commissioner for Standards on a Complaint against a Member
Closed from 1:34 PM (21 mins)
Review of the Code of Conduct
Closed from 1:55 PM (13 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Room 29 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:02 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:05 PM (27 mins)
Inquiry into The Cross- border broadband initiative: the Bytel project - Consideration of Draft Report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Neil Gray, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:32 PM (4 mins)
Inquiry into DRD: The Effectiveness of Public Transport in Northern Ireland - Correspondence
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:36 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:05 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 2:05 PM (116 mins)
Inquiry into Building a United Community - Consideration of areas for potential recommendations
Public from 4:01 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:03 PM (3 mins)
Children's Services Co-operation Bill - Committee consideration of draft amendments
Public from 4:06 PM (34 mins)
June Monitoring - Briefing by OFMDFM officials on June Monitoring, Savings Delivery Plans and Provisional Outturn
• Dr Mark Browne, TEO
• Mr Stephen Boyd, TEO
• Ms Sinead McCartan, TEO
Public from 4:40 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:09 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 2:09 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:14 PM (62 mins)
Programme for Government targets - Departmental update
• Mr Sean Holland, DoH
• Dr Anne Kilgallen, DoH
• Mrs Deborah McNeilly, DoH
Public from 3:16 PM (59 mins)
June Monitoring Round - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Julie Thompson, DoH
• Mrs Deborah McNeilly, DoH
• Mr Sean Holland, DoH
Public from 4:15 PM (1 mins)
SL1 - Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 4:16 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 04 June 2015 |
| 10:01 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Public from 10:01 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (70 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Mr Nick Harkness, Sport NI
• Mr Andrew Sloan, Sport NI
Public from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Mr Peter May, DfI
Public from 12:00 PM (120 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Mr Rory Miskelly, DCAL
• Mr Andrew Dadley, DCAL
Public from 2:00 PM (211 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:03 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:04 AM (26 mins)
Pensions Schemes Bill - Ministerial Briefing
• Mr Mervyn Storey, Minister for Communities
• Mr Gerry McCann, DfC
• Ms Doreen Roy, DfC
• Ms Anne McCleary, DfC
Public from 10:30 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:33 AM (72 mins)
Supporting People Programme - CRISPP Briefing
• Mr Cameron Watt, Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations
• Ms Ricky Rowledge OBE, Council for the Homeless Northern Ireland
• Ms Deirdre Canavan, Depaul Ireland
• Mr Chris Alexander, Triangle Housing Association
Public from 11:45 AM (1 mins)
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 11:46 AM (1 mins)
The Social Security (Application of Reciprocal Agreements with Australia, Canada and New Zealand) (EEA States and Switzerland) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 11:47 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:48 AM (32 mins)
Neighbourhood Renewal Programme - Departmental Briefing
• Mr John Johnston, DfC
• Dr Chris Hughes, DfC
• Ms Barbara McGread, DfC |
| 10:10 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Environment
Public from 10:10 AM (14 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:24 AM (8 mins)
Engaging Heritage with Community Planning – Conference Report - Briefing by RAISE
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Public from 10:32 AM (43 mins)
Local Government (Community Planning Partners) Order (NI) (2015) - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Liz Loughran, DoE
• Ms Nicola Creagh, DoE
Public from 11:15 AM (36 mins)
Taxi Legislation - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Iain Greenway, DoE
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DfI
• Mr Alex Boyle, DfI
Public from 11:51 AM (10 mins)
Consultations
SL1 The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2015
SL1 The Local Government Reorganisation (Compensation for Loss of Employment) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2015
SR Local Government (2014 Act) (Commencement No. 4) Order 2015
SR The Marine Conservation (Fixed Monetary Penalties) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SR 2015 231 The Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 12:01 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:10 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:10 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (90 mins)
Draft Desistance Strategy and Action Plan
• Ms Sue McAllister, Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Mr Brian McCaughey, Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Mr Declan McGeown, Youth Justice Agency
• Ms Cheryl Lamont, Probation Board NI
Department of Justice June 2015 Monitoring Round Return, 2014-15 Provisional Outturn and Final Update on 2014-15 Savings Delivery Plans
• Mr Glyn Capper, DoJ
• Mr Billy Irvine, DoJ
• Mr Patrick Barr, DoJ
Psychoactive Substances Bill
EU Justice and Home Affairs Bi-Annual Report
Criminal Records Disclosure - Guidance for a Filtering Review Mechanism - Proposed Consultation
Public from 3:45 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |