| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 10 January 2022 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 11 January 2022 |
| 9:03 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:03 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:05 AM (47 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Briefing by Examiner of Statutory Rules on the Delegated Powers of the Private Tenancies Bill
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Suspension from 9:52 AM (7 mins)
Public from 9:59 AM (49 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Ms Claire McCanny, Assembly Clerk
• Mr David Polley, DfC
• Ms Karen Barr, DfC
• Mr Conrad Murphy, DfC
Public from 10:48 AM (43 mins)
£2million Emergency Fuel Payments - Departmental briefing
• Mr David Polley, DfC
Closed from 11:31 AM (4 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Committee Deliberations
Public from 11:35 AM (8 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Clause by Clause Consideration
• Ms Claire McCanny, Assembly Clerk
• Mr David Polley, DfC
• Ms Karen Barr, DfC
• Mr Conrad Murphy, DfC
Public from 11:43 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 11:07 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 11:07 AM (21 mins)
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Briefing by the Assembly Bill Clerk
• Ms Stephanie Mallon, Assembly Clerk
Public from 11:28 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:33 AM (206 mins)
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Report of the Assembly Examiner of Statutory Rules on the Delegated Powers
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Research Paper on the Practice in Other Jurisdictions regarding criminalising Cyber Flashing and Deepfake Pornography
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Committee Informal Deliberations
• Mr Brian Grzymek, DoJ
• Ms Lorraine Ferguson, DoJ
• Mr Ronnie Pedlow, DoJ
Public from 2:59 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:30 PM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Public from 12:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:35 PM (40 mins)
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill - Evidence from PSNI
• Chief Superintendent Melanie Jones, PSNI
Public from 1:15 PM (60 mins)
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill - Evidence from Bill Sponsor
• Ms Clare Bailey, MLA
Public from 2:15 PM (15 mins)
Autism (Amendment) Bill - clause by clause
Closed from 2:30 PM (15 mins)
Autism (Amendment) Bill - consideration of draft report
Public from 2:45 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:02 PM | Microsoft Teams, Virtual Meeting, | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 12 January 2022 |
| 9:33 AM | Starleaf (Senate Chamber), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 9:33 AM (47 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:20 AM (50 mins)
Period Products (Free Provision) Bill - Oral Briefing from CCEA
• Deidre Coffey, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Roisin Radcliffe, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Public from 11:10 AM (53 mins)
PE in Schools - Oral Briefing from the Department of Education
• Mr Sam Dempster, DE
• Dr Suzanne Kingon, DE
• Ms Heather Jackson, Education and Training Inspectorate
Public from 12:03 PM (36 mins)
Period Products (Free Provision) Bill - Oral Briefing from the Department for Communities
• Nichola Creagh, DfC
• Ms Tracy Johnston, DoE
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:04 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (40 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Budget 22-25 & January Monitoring
• Ms Sharon Hetherington, DfE
• Ms Johanna Park, DfE
Public from 10:45 AM (60 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Energy Strategy
Closed from 11:45 AM (60 mins)
Discussion on Committee PMB’s
Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:50 PM (10 mins)
Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill
Small-Scale Green Energy Bill
SR 2022/002 The Insolvency Practitioners (Recognised Professional Bodies) (Revocation of Recognition) (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
Public from 1:00 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (17 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:17 PM (43 mins)
Defamation Bill - Committee Stage - Committee Deliberations
Public from 3:13 PM (10 mins)
Defamation Bill - Committee Stage - Informal clause by clause scrutiny
Public from 3:23 PM (19 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:02 PM (99 mins)
Committee Business
EU Matters - junior Ministers - Oral Briefing
• Mr Declan Kearney, junior Minister
• Mr Gary Middleton, junior Minister
Public from 3:41 PM (47 mins)
January 2022 Monitoring Round - Departmental Officials - Oral Briefing
• Dr Denis McMahon, TEO
• Mr Gareth Johnston, TEO
• Ms Tara Kennedy, TEO
Public from 4:28 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:34 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 2:34 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:36 PM (5 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Agreement of Report
Public from 2:41 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 13 January 2022 |
| 9:07 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:07 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:09 AM (129 mins)
Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Ms Martina Campbell, DfC
• Mr Ciaran Mee, DfC
Suspension from 11:18 AM (11 mins)
Public from 11:29 AM (42 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:11 PM (2 mins)
The Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill - Agreement of Report
Public from 12:13 PM (48 mins)
Departmental briefing on Budget 2022 - 2025 and January Monitoring Round
• Mr Gavin Patrick, DfC
• Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC
Public from 1:01 PM (8 mins)
SR 2021 347 Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Modification) Regs (NI) 2021
SR 2021 345 Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amend) Regs (NI) 2021
SL1 Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amend) Regs (NI) 2022
Committee Business |
| 9:26 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Closed from 9:26 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:28 AM (48 mins)
Period Products (Free Provision) Bill - Consideration of Responses to the Committee Call for Evidence.
Committee Business |
| 9:30 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Public from 9:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:35 AM (10 mins)
Autism (Amendment) Bill - Consideration of final report
Public from 9:45 AM (5 mins)
Hospital Parking Charges Bill - consideration of written submissions
Public from 9:50 AM (90 mins)
Adoption and Children Bill - Department of Health
• Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH
• Mrs Julie Stephenson, DoH
• Ms Frances Nicholson, DoH
Public from 11:20 AM (10 mins)
SR 2021/334 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 20) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
SR 2021/348 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Amendment) (No.8) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Mr David Hughes, DoF
• Ms Jane Holmes, TEO
• Mr Niall Donnelly, DoH
Public from 11:40 AM (15 mins)
SR 2021/350 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No.21) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Mr David Hughes, DoF
• Mr Niall Donnelly, DoH
Public from 11:55 AM (20 mins)
Draft SR The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Powers to Act for the Protection of Public Health) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Closed from 12:15 PM (45 mins)
Adoption and Children Bill - Deliberations
Closed from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill - Deliberations
Public from 1:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:49 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 9:49 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:57 AM (50 mins)
Climate Change No.2 Bill - Clause by Clause Consideration
• Ms Barbara Love, Assembly Clerk
Suspension from 10:47 AM (18 mins)
Public from 11:05 AM (13 mins)
Climate Change No.2 Bill - Clause by Clause Consideration
Public from 11:18 AM (71 mins)
Draft Environment Strategy for NI - DAERA Oral Briefing
• Mr Dave Foster, DAERA
• Mr Colin Breen, DAERA
• Dr Sara McGuckin, DAERA
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA
• Ms Silke Hartmann, DAERA
• Mr Richard Schaible, DAERA
• Mr John Joe O'Boyle, DAERA
Public from 12:29 PM (3 mins)
Legislative Consent for NI Pet Abduction Offence - DAERA Written Briefing
Public from 12:32 PM (42 mins)
Avian Influenza Update - DAERA Oral Briefing
• Mr Jim Blee, DAERA
• Ms Gemma Daly, DAERA
• Mr Julian Henderson, DAERA
Public from 1:14 PM (1 mins)
Legislative Consent for NI Pet Abduction Offence - DAERA Written Briefing
Public from 1:15 PM (2 mins)
SR 338/2021: The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2021 - Written Briefing
Public from 1:17 PM (1 mins)
SR 335/21 The Edible Crabs (Undersized) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2021 and SR 336/21 – The Edible Crabs (Conservation) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2021 - Written Brieifng
The Spring Traps Approval (Amendment) Order (NI) 2021 - Written Briefing
SR 2022/No.1: The Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplification) Regulations (NI) 2022 - Written Briefing
Public from 1:18 PM (1 mins)
Public from 1:19 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 1:20 PM (105 mins)
Public from 3:05 PM (34 mins)
Climate Change No.2 Bill - Consideration of Draft Committee Report
Closed from 3:39 PM (46 mins)
Climate Change No.2 Bill - Consideration of Draft Committee Report
Closed from 4:25 PM (11 mins)
Alternative Control Herds: Bovine TB Measures - Committee Briefing |
| 2:03 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:03 PM (86 mins)
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Consideration of Potential Amendments
• Ms Stephanie Mallon, Assembly Clerk
Public from 3:29 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:34 PM (32 mins)
Protection from Stalking Bill - Consideration of Revised Departmental Amendments
SL1: The County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 - written paper
SL1: The County Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 – Small Claims - written paper
SL1: The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Live Links in Courts, Tribunals and Inquests) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 - written paper
Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 - Legislative Amendments to Tighten Restrictions on GHB, GBL and Related Compounds - written paper
Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 - Implementation of Section 28 (Domestic Abuse Waiver for Legal Aid) – Update – written paper
Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 - Implementation of Section 29 (Proposals as to Availability of Civil Legal Aid) – written paper
NI Audit Office Report on Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System - Update on Progress to Implement the Recommendations
Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service Digital Strategy 2021-26
Statutory Authority for a Fee for a Certified/Sealed Copy of a Grant in Non-Contentious Probate Business Area
Committee Forward Work Programme - January - February 2022
Public from 4:06 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Room 30 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:04 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:12 PM (6 mins)
Inquiry into Speeding up the Justice System - Memorandum of Reply
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Neil Gray, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:18 PM (11 mins)
Inquiry into Addiction Services in NI - Final Consideration of the Draft Report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Neil Gray, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Claire Turner, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:29 PM (28 mins)
Inquiry into Broadband Investment in Northern Ireland - Briefing and Preparation Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:57 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |