| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 08 November 2021 |
| 10:05 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:05 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (10 mins)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill
Public from 10:16 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 3:35 PM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 3:35 PM (27 mins)
Committee Business
Legislative Pressures
• Mr Alex Maskey, Speaker
• Mr Robin Ramsey, Adviser to the Speaker
• Ms Stephanie Mallon, Assembly Clerk
Response to the Committee on Procedures Ongoing Inquiry – Private Members’ Bills
• Ms Emer Boyle, Assembly Clerk
• Paul Gill, Clerk Assistant
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 09 November 2021 |
| 9:01 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:03 AM (2 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill
Public from 9:05 AM (44 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Briefing by PropertyPal
• Mr Jordan Buchanan, PropertyPal
Public from 9:49 AM (1 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - CaCHE briefing paper
Public from 9:50 AM (26 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Briefing by National Union of Students
• Ms Ellen Fearon, NUS-USI
Public from 10:16 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:53 PM | Starleaf (Room 30), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Public from 12:53 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:54 PM (58 mins)
Neurology Review - Briefing from the RQIA
• Ms Briege Donaghy, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Ms Emer Hopkins, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Dr Leanne Morgan, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
Public from 1:52 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:07 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:07 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 10 November 2021 |
| 9:35 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Closed from 9:35 AM (40 mins)
Integrated Education Bill - Oral briefing from the Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 10:15 AM (36 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:51 AM (54 mins)
Integrated Education Bill - Oral briefing from the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) and Catholic Schools’ Trustee service
• Bishop Donal McKeown, NI Commission for Catholic Education
• Mr Gerry Campbell, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
• Ms Majella Corrigan, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
• Mr Fintan Murphy, Catholic Schools' Trustee Service
Public from 11:45 AM (48 mins)
Integrated Education Bill - Oral 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 12:33 PM (56 mins)
Integrated Education Bill - Oral briefing from the Transferor Representatives' Council (TRC)
• Dr Andrew Brown, Presbyterian Church in Ireland
• Dr Peter Hamill, Church of Ireland
• Ms Karen Jardine, Presbyterian Church in Ireland
• Dr Antia Gracie, Methodist Church in Ireland
Public from 1:29 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Integrated Education Bill - Oral briefing by NIA Research and Information Service |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill - Consideration of Draft Report
Public from 11:05 AM (10 mins)
Small-Scale Green Energy Bill
Public from 11:15 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:30 AM (15 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Project Stratum
Public from 11:45 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:06 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:06 AM (22 mins)
Committee Business
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
SL1 - The Rockfield Park, Portaferry (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 10:28 AM (71 mins)
Department Briefing - Common Frameworks: Rail Technical Standards, Commercial Transport and Operator Licensing Standards and Motor Insurance
• Ms Bernie Rooney, DfI
• Mr Graeme Banks, DfI
• Mr Philip Gallagher, DfI
• Ms Jo Campbell, DfI
Public from 11:39 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:44 PM | Room 29 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 12:44 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:46 PM (41 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Legal advice and Committee deliberation
• Ms Rebecca Ellis, Northern Ireland Assembly
Suspension from 1:27 PM (1 mins) |
| 1:05 PM | Assembly Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:05 PM (47 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:01 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:12 PM (14 mins)
Financial Reporting (Departments and Public Bodies) Bill (NI)
Public from 2:26 PM (37 mins)
Financial Reporting (Departments and Public Bodies) Bill (NI) - formal Clause by Clause scrutiny
• Jeff McGuinness, DoF
• Barry Armstrong, DoF
Public from 3:03 PM (6 mins)
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation - SL1: General Register Office (Fees) Amendment Order (NI) 2021
Public from 3:09 PM (34 mins)
Oral Evidence - October Monitoring Round – Department of Finance
• Joanne McBurney, DoF
• Jeff McGuinness, DoF
• Anne Scott, DoF
Public from 3:43 PM (57 mins)
Oral Evidence - Defamation Bill – Committee Stage – Department of Finance
• Michael Foster, DoF
• Martin Tyrell, DoF
Public from 4:40 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:05 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:05 PM (13 mins)
Committee Business
Permanent Secretary Introductory Briefing
• Dr Denis McMahon, TEO
• Ms Karen Pearson, TEO
• Mr Tom Reid, TEO
• Mr Gareth Johnston, TEO
Public from 2:18 PM (91 mins)
Travel Agents Coronavirus Financial Assistance Scheme- Stakeholder Session
• Sharon Thompson, Thompson Travel International
• Damian Murphy, Association of Northern Ireland Travel Agents
• Heather Fielding, ABTA: The Travel Association
• Dr Joanne Stuart, Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance
Public from 3:49 PM (84 mins)
Written Briefing Scrutiny of Arm's Length Bodies - Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
Public from 5:13 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 11 November 2021 |
| 9:03 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Public from 9:03 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:04 AM (56 mins)
Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill - Evidence from Belfast Trust and PHA
• Ms Janet Johnson, Belfast Trust
• Mr Dominic Trainor, Belfast Trust
• Mr Stephen Wilson, Public Health Agency
• Dr Catherine Millman, Public Health Agency
• Ms Catherine McKeown, Public Health Agency
Public from 10:00 AM (50 mins)
Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill - Evidence from Donate4Daithi, British Heart Foundation and Kidney Care UK
• Ms Fiona Loud, Kidney Care UK
• Mr Máirtín McGabhann, Donate4Dáithí Campaign
• Mr Fearghal McKinney, British Heart Foundation
Suspension from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
Public from 11:20 AM (60 mins)
Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill - Evidence from NHS B&T
• Mr Anthony Clarkson, NHS Blood and Transplant
• Dr Dale Gardiner, NHS Blood and Transplant
• Mr Phil Walton, NHS Blood and Transplant
Public from 12:20 PM (5 mins)
Consideration of LCMs - Report
Public from 12:25 PM (20 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Recognition payment for HSC workers
• Mr Phil Rodgers, DoH
• Mr Mark McGuicken, DoH
Public from 12:45 PM (20 mins)
SR 2021/286 Provision of Health Services to Persons Not Ordinarily Resident (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Ms Patricia Quinn-Duffy, DoH
Public from 1:05 PM (10 mins)
SR 2021/291 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Amendment) (No.7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Ms Marian McKeever, DoH
• Mr Peter Luney, TEO
Public from 1:15 PM (10 mins)
SR 2021/292 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 18) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Ms Marian McKeever, DoH
• Mr Peter Luney, TEO
Public from 1:25 PM (5 mins)
Health and Social Care Bill - Addendum Report
Public from 1:30 PM (5 mins)
Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill - Final report deliberations
Public from 1:35 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:04 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:04 AM (26 mins)
Ministerial briefing on the Social Security (Terminal Illness) Bill
• Miss Deirdre Hargey, Minister for Communities
• Ms Anne McCleary, DfC
• Mr Mark McCartney, DfC
Closed from 9:30 AM (69 mins)
Effective Questioning
Public from 10:39 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
SR 2021 285 The Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2021
SR 2021 288 The Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2021
SR 2021 289 Social Security (Information sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2021
Suspension from 10:48 AM (37 mins)
Public from 11:25 AM (26 mins)
Charities Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Ms Sharron Russell, DfC
• Mr Martin Ireland, DfC
Closed from 11:51 AM (20 mins)
Charities Bill - Committee Deliberations
Public from 12:11 PM (19 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:10 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 9:10 AM (63 mins)
Committee Business
Integrated Education Bill - Oral briefing by the Controlled Schools' Support Council (CSSC)
• Mr Mark Baker, Controlled Schools' Support Council
• Ms Jayne Millar, Controlled Schools' Support Council
Public from 10:13 AM (37 mins)
Integrated Education Bill - Oral briefing by the Education Authority
• Ms Michele Corkey, Education Authority
• Mr John Unsworth, Education Authority
• Mr Seamus Bradley, Education Authority
Committee Business
Closed from 10:50 AM (54 mins)
Integrated Education Bill - Committee Informal Consideration of the Bill |
| 9:33 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 9:33 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:36 AM (56 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Informal Deliberations
• Ms Barbara Love, Assembly Clerk
Suspension from 10:32 AM (16 mins)
Closed from 10:48 AM (2 mins)
Suspension from 10:50 AM (40 mins)
Public from 11:30 AM (5 mins)
Animal Establishment Covid 19 Support (NI) 2021 - Written Briefing: DAERA
Public from 11:35 AM (10 mins)
EU Commission's "Fit for 55" Package - Written Briefing: DAERA
Public from 11:45 AM (5 mins)
Draft Environment Strategy for NI - Written Briefing: DAERA Consultation
Public from 11:50 AM (78 mins)
Climate Change No.2 Bill - Oral Evidence Session - Other Stakeholders
• Mr Neil Hutcheson, Federation of Small Businesses
• Mr Ray Parmenter, Chartered Institute of Waste Management (NI)
• Dr Annika Clements, Ulster Wildlife Trust
• Ms Nichola Hughes, Sustainable NI
• Mr Neil McCauley, Chartered Institute of Waste Management (NI)
• Mr Tim Walker, Chartered Institute of Waste Management (NI)
Public from 1:08 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:12 PM (22 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Informal Deliberations |
| 2:04 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:04 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:09 PM (203 mins)
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Oral Evidence Session with CARE NI
• Ms Lauren Agnew, CARE NI
• Ms Rebecca Stevenson, CARE
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Oral Evidence Session with Representatives of the Migration Justice Project
• Ms Noelle Collins, Belfast and Lisburn Women's Aid
• Ms Jill Robinson, Flourish NI
• Ms Liz Griffith, Law Centre (NI)
• Ms Orla Gardiner, Migrant Help
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Oral Evidence Session with Barnardo's and NSPCC
• Mrs Julie Healy, Barnardo's
• Ms Trása Canavan, Barnardo's Northern Ireland
• Ms Bronagh Muldoon, NSPCC
• Ms Natalie Whelehan, NSPCC
• Ms Orla O'Hagan, NSPCC
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Oral Evidence Session with the NI 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
• Ms Jacqueline Melville, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Protection from Stalking Bill - Further Informal Deliberations on the Bill Clauses and possible amendments
• Mr Andrew Laverty, DoJ
• Mr Brian Grzymek, DoJ
• Ms Barbara Compston, DoJ
2021-22 October Monitoring Round and the Budget 2022-2025 Process - Information Gathering Process - Update
Public from 5:32 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 5:37 PM (29 mins)
Protection from Stalking Bill - Consideration of draft amendments – Advice from the Assembly Bill Clerk
• Ms Stephanie Mallon, Assembly Clerk |
| 2:10 PM | Room 30 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:10 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business - Committee Business
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:16 PM (8 mins)
Inquiry into The LandWeb Project and Digital Transformation - Memorandum of Reply
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:24 PM (14 mins)
Inquiry into Closing the Gap - Social Deprivation and Links to Educational Attainment - Issues Paper
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Andrew Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:38 PM (18 mins)
Inquiry into Sports Sustainability Fund - Briefing Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:56 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business - Committee Business |
| 5:16 PM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 5:16 PM (99 mins)
Committee Business
Integrated Education Bill - Oral briefing by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) Youth Panel and the Northern Ireland Youth Forum (NIYF)
• Mr Adam Hamilton, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People Youth Panel
• Ms Catherine Lamont, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People Youth Panel
• Mr Eoin Millar, Northern Ireland Youth Forum
• Mr Zac Taylor-Clarke, Northern Ireland Youth Forum
• Mr Cohen Taylor, Northern Ireland Youth Forum
Committee Business |