Business Diary

Monday 13 June 2016 - Friday 17 June 2016

* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings
TimeVenuePlenary/Committee
Monday 13 June 2016
12:00 PMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
Tuesday 14 June 2016
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
1:00 PMRoom 106Business Committee

Closed from 1:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 15 June 2016
10:02 AMRoom 29Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:02 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:07 AM (41 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Strategic Policy Group
• Mr Derek Baker, DfE
• Mr Diarmuid McLean, DfE
• Dr Mary McIvor, DfE

Public from 10:48 AM (34 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Operational Policy Investment
• Mr Colin Jack, DfE
• Mr Trevor Cooper, DfE
• Mr Philip Cromie, DfE

Public from 11:22 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 11:24 AM (20 mins)
SR 2016/242 The Posted Workers (Enforcement of Employment Rights) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1 The Mines Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1 The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1 Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland - Consultation on revised Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) Safety of Pressure Systems (L122)

Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland - Consultation on revised Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) – Safe use of lifting equipment (L113)

Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland - Consultation on revised Approved Code of Practice (ACOP): Safe work in confined spaces: Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 (L101)

Annual Report on Public Bodies and Public Appointments 2014-15

Public from 11:44 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
10:03 AMRoom 21Audit Committee

Closed from 10:03 AM (3 mins)
Procedures – Guidance documents

Public from 10:06 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:10 AM (3 mins)
Clerk’s Briefing Note on Role of Audit Committee

Public from 10:13 AM (1 mins)
Legacy Report

Public from 10:14 AM (32 mins)
Briefing from the Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Janet Sides, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Public from 10:46 AM (34 mins)
Briefing on the Northern Ireland Ombudsman Office
• Mr John McGinnity, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Ms Marie Anderson, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman

Public from 11:20 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:06 AMRoom 30Committee for Education

Public from 10:06 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:10 AM (25 mins)
June Monitoring Round

Public from 10:35 AM (159 mins)
Education Authority - Introductory Briefing and Special Schools Early Years provision
• Mr Gavin Boyd, Education Authority
• Ms Sharon O'Connor, Education Authority
• Dr Clare Mangan, Education Authority

Public from 1:14 PM (1 mins)
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment - NOT HELD
• Mr Justin Edwards, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr Roger McCune, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr Richard Hanna, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Public from 1:15 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business
10:06 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Infrastructure

Public from 10:06 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:09 AM (57 mins)
Departmental Briefing - June Monitoring Round & Budget 2016-2017
• Mr John McNeill, DfI
• Mr Stewart Barnes, DfI
• Mr Philip Hamilton, DfI

Public from 11:06 AM (59 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Planning, Water & DVA
• Ms Fiona McCandless, DfI
• Mr Angus Kerr, DfI
• Mr Paul Duffy, Driver and Vehicle Agency
• Ms Linda MacHugh, DfI

Public from 12:25 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
2:02 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:02 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:10 PM (40 mins)
Victims and Survivors - Victims and Survivors Service briefing
• Mr Oliver Wilkinson, Victims and Survivors Service
• Ms Margaret Bateson, Victims and Survivors Service

Public from 2:50 PM (40 mins)
Equality and Good Relations - Community Relations Council briefing
• Ms Jacqueline Irwin, Community Relations Council
• Mr Paul Jordan, Community Relations Council

Public from 3:30 PM (29 mins)
Committee Business
2:02 PMSenate ChamberPublic Accounts Committee

Public from 2:02 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:04 PM (13 mins)
Inquiry into Department of Education: Sustainability of Schools - Memorandum of Reply
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Public from 2:17 PM (7 mins)
Inquiry into Invest to Save funding in Northern Ireland - Memorandum of Reply
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Public from 2:24 PM (11 mins)
Inquiry into The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service Trust for the year ended 31 March 2013 - Memorandum of Reply update
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Neil Gray, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Public from 2:35 PM (4 mins)
Inquiry into Managing Legal Aid - Introduction to Briefing Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Sean Beattie, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Neil Gray, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 2:39 PM (60 mins)
Inquiry into Managing Legal Aid - Briefing Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Sean Beattie, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Neil Gray, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 3:39 PM (21 mins)
Inquiry into The Governance of Land and Property in the Northern Ireland Housing Executive - Correspondence received from an anonymous whistleblower

Closed from 4:00 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
2:05 PMRoom 29Committee for Finance

Public from 2:05 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:15 PM (50 mins)
Monitoring Rounds - June Monitoring Round: Departmental Position - Oral evidence from Department of Finance
• Ms Brigitte Worth, DoF
• Ms Kathryn Hill, DoF
• Ms Paula Magee, DoF
• Mr Alfie Wong, DoF

Public from 3:05 PM (55 mins)
Strategic Policy - Overview of the work of Strategic Policy Division - Oral evidence from the Department of Finance
• Mr Victor Dukelow, DoF
• Tony Simpson, DoF
• Mr Alan Ramsey, DoF

Public from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Memorandum of Understanding on the Budget Process
• Mr Damien Martin, Clerk Assistant

Public from 4:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Thursday 16 June 2016
10:03 AMRoom 30Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 10:03 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:07 AM (69 mins)
Oral Briefing DAERA - Environment, Marine and Fisheries Group
• Mr David Small, DAERA
• Mr Chris Mills, DAERA
• Mr John Mills, DAERA
• Dr John Speers, DAERA
• Ms Helen Anderson, DAERA
• Mr Dave Foster, DAERA

Public from 11:16 AM (59 mins)
Oral Briefing DAERA - Food and Farming Group
• Mr Norman Fulton, DAERA
• Ms Pauline Rooney, DAERA
• Mrs Colette McMaster, DAERA
• Mr Martin McKendry, DAERA

Public from 12:15 PM (8 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - EQIA Online as Primary Communication with Farmers

Public from 12:23 PM (1 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - SL1 The Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Public from 12:24 PM (1 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - SL1 Plant Health (Amendment) Order (NI) 2016

Public from 12:25 PM (3 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - Outcome of Consultation on the Implementation of an EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species in Northern Ireland

Public from 12:28 PM (19 mins)
Committee Business
10:03 AMRoom 29Committee for Communities

Public from 10:03 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:12 AM (52 mins)
Deputy Secretary briefing - Regeneration and Housing
• Ms Tracy Meharg, DfC
• Ms Bernie Rooney, DfC
• Mr Mark O'Donnell, DfC

Public from 11:04 AM (20 mins)
Proposed Statutory Rule The Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and Date of Claim) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
• Ms Anne McCleary, DfC
• Mr Michael Pollock, DfC
• Ms Rosemary Hughes, DfC

Public from 11:24 AM (19 mins)
Arts Strategy for Northern Ireland - outome of consultation
• Ms Patricia McAuley, DfC
• Ms Angela McAllister, DfC

Public from 11:43 AM (3 mins)
The Landlord Registration Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

The Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

The Licensing (Form of License) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

The Licensing (Designation of Outdoor Stadia) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

The Licensing (Designation of Outdoor Stadia) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Public from 11:46 AM (3 mins)
The Discretionary Support Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Disability-Related Premiums) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Loss of Carers Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Public from 11:49 AM (16 mins)
Committee Business
10:31 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Health

Public from 10:31 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Apologies

Public from 10:32 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Draft Minutes

Public from 10:33 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business - Chairperson's Business

Public from 10:35 AM (100 mins)
Overview of the responsibilities of the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, DoH
• Prof Charlotte McArdle, DoH

Suspension from 12:15 PM (12 mins)

Public from 12:27 PM (95 mins)
Overview briefing by the Health and Social Care Trusts
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Hugh McCaughey, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Francis Rice, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Tony Stevens, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Mrs Elaine Way, Western Health and Social Care Trust

Public from 2:02 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Forward Work Programme

Public from 2:03 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Matters Arising

Public from 2:04 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business - Correspondence

Public from 2:06 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Any other business
2:05 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 2:05 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:08 PM (116 mins)
Overview Briefing on the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
• Mr Ronnie Armour, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
• Mr Peter Luney, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
• Ms Sharon Hetherington, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
• Ms Elaine Topping, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service

Overview Briefing on the Justice Delivery Directorate
• Ms Lianne Patterson, DoJ
• Ms Mary Madden CBE, DoJ
• Mr Ray Murray, DoJ
• Mr Glyn Capper, DoJ

Overview Briefing on Department of Justice Budget 2016-17
• Ms Lianne Patterson, DoJ
• Mr Glyn Capper, DoJ

Legislative Consent Motion - Policing and Crime Bill

SR 2016/197: The Criminal Defence Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR 2016/198: The Criminal Defence Services (Remuneration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR 2016/200: The Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR 2016/201: The Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment No.2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The Juries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment No.2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The County Court (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The Crown Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The Crown Court (Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996) (Tainted Acquittals) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2016

SL1: The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (Single Jurisdiction) (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

SL1: The Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (Single Jurisdiction) (Consequential Amendments No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Sentencing Policy Review

A Draft Witness Charter for Witnesses of Crime - Proposed Consultation

Public from 4:04 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business

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