| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 12 September 2016 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 13 September 2016 |
| VISIT | Undisclosed | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:00 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:17 PM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Closed from 1:17 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:18 PM (9 mins)
The Undertaking
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Legal Advisor
Closed from 1:27 PM (3 mins)
Official Opposition
Public from 1:30 PM (3 mins)
Hybrid Bills
Public from 1:33 PM (23 mins)
Introduction of an e-Petitions process
Public from 1:56 PM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme
Public from 1:57 PM (1 mins)
Correspondence
Public from 1:58 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 14 September 2016 |
| 10:02 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:02 AM (19 mins)
Committee Business
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
SL1 - The Road Traffic (Amendment Act) (Commencement No 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 and The Motor Cycles (Protective Headgear) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 - The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Tachographs) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 - The Groganstown Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 - The Route F1403 Footpath Between Ashdene Park, Taghnevan And Tullygally East Road, Cragiavon (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 - The Public Service Vehicles (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 - The Derriaghy Road, Lisburn (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 - The A1 Hillsborough Road Between Hillsborough Roundabout and Partridge Link, Hillsborough (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016-267 The Railways (Safety Management) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2016
SR 2016-291 The Donaghadee (Harbour Area) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 10:21 AM (51 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Strategic Plan for Greenways
• Dr Andrew Grieve, DfI
• Ms Claire Mulvenna, DfI
Public from 11:12 AM (28 mins)
Briefing from Translink - Integrated Ticketing
• Mr Chris Conway, Translink
• Mr Ciaran Doran, DfI
• Mr Paddy Anderson, Translink
Public from 11:40 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Education
Closed from 10:05 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (50 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:25 AM (85 mins)
Programme for Government - 2011-16 PfG outturn; 2015-16 Business Plan outturn; 2016-17 Business Plan
• Mrs Caroline Gillan, DE
• Dr David Hughes, DE
• Mrs Cathy Galway, DE
• Mr Gary Fair, DE
Public from 12:50 PM (185 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:06 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:06 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:09 AM (89 mins)
Colleges NI Briefing: Overview
• Mr Glyn Roberts, Colleges NI
• Mr Gerard Campbell, Colleges NI
• Mr Ken Webb, South Eastern Regional College
• Ms Marie-Therese McGivern, Belfast Metropolitan College
Public from 11:38 AM (5 mins)
SL1 The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Cases Etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Committee Business
Programme for Government
Utility Regulator Annual Report 2015-16
Public from 11:43 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:46 AM (8 mins)
Strategy Session |
| 10:32 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Public from 10:32 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:40 AM (20 mins)
All Party Groups
Public from 11:00 AM (25 mins)
Research Briefing - Lay members on parliamentary standards committees
Public from 11:25 AM (11 mins)
Research Briefing - Publication of details of admissible complaints
Closed from 11:36 AM (34 mins)
Correspondence from the Commissioner regarding complaints
• Mr Douglas Bain, Northern Ireland Assembly
Closed from 12:10 PM (47 mins)
Correspondence
Closed from 12:57 PM (31 mins)
Commissioner for Standards: complaints arising from investigations – Assembly Legal Services briefing
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Legal Advisor
Closed from 1:28 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:12 PM (13 mins)
Ministerial Direction - Department for the Economy Provision of Financial Assistance to United Airlines
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:25 PM (1 mins)
Inquiry into Department of Education: Sustainability of Schools - Memorandum of Reply update
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:26 PM (2 mins)
Inquiry into The Governance of Land and Property in the Northern Ireland Housing Executive - Memorandum of Reply update
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:28 PM (17 mins)
Inquiry into Managing Legal Aid - Correspondence
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Sean Beattie, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:45 PM (10 mins)
Inquiry into Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme - Introduction to Briefing Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Brian O'Neill, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:55 PM (55 mins)
Inquiry into Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme - Briefing Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Brian O'Neill, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:50 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Managing Legal Aid - Issues Paper
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Sean Beattie, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:05 PM (3 mins)
Forward Work Programme - Draft Forward Work Programme Sept - Dec 2016
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:08 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:03 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:03 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (10 mins)
Strategic Planning
Public from 2:15 PM (15 mins)
Programme for Government 2016-21 - Briefing by Assembly Research on Outcomes-based Government
• Mr Tim Moore, Senior Researcher
Public from 2:30 PM (60 mins)
Programme for Government 2016-21 - Briefing by Departmental officials on outcome of PfG Framework consultation
• Mrs Katrina Godfrey, TEO
• Mr Joe Reynolds, TEO
Public from 3:30 PM (5 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - SR 2016/269 - The Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2016
Public from 3:35 PM (5 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - Retention and Disposal Schedule for the Executive Office
Public from 3:40 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:06 PM (36 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:42 PM (20 mins)
Budget - Budget 2017-20: Evidence from Department of Finance
• Ms Brigitte Worth, DoF
• Janis Marynowski, DoF
Public from 3:02 PM (23 mins)
Public Procurement - RaISe Briefing - The Use of Business Cases in the Public Sector
• Ms Pamela Dugdale, Research Officer
Public from 3:25 PM (20 mins)
Public Procurement - RaISe Briefing - Comparison of Procurement Procedures in other Jurisdictions
• Mr Colin Pidgeon, Research Officer
Public from 3:45 PM (1 mins)
Public Procurement - Department of Finance - Written Briefing from CPD on Procurement Procedures and Business Case Process
Public from 3:46 PM (1 mins)
EU Issues - RaISe Briefing Paper - EU Referendum
Public from 3:47 PM (1 mins)
Programme for Government - Committee for the Executive Office - Programme for Government Research Paper
Public from 3:48 PM (1 mins)
Consultation Documents - Departmental Consultation on the Proposed Changes to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (As Amended)
Public from 3:49 PM (9 mins)
Review of Public Governance - OECD Public Governance Review - Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) Implementing Joined-Up Governance for a Common Purpose
Public from 3:58 PM (12 mins)
SL1 - The Superannuation (Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 - The Public Service Pensions (Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 - The Rates (Increased Reduction for Recreational Hereditaments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 4:10 PM (31 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 15 September 2016 |
| 9:54 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 9:54 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:56 AM (72 mins)
Oral briefing Minister - strategic priorities
• Miss Michelle McIlveen, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
• Mr Noel Lavery, DAERA
• Mr Norman Fulton, DAERA
Public from 11:08 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:09 AM (68 mins)
Oral briefing DAERA - Central Services and Rural Affairs Group overview
• Ms Louise Warde Hunter, DAERA
• Mr Graeme Wilkinson, DAERA
• Ms Tracey Teague, DAERA
• Ms Catherine McCallum, DAERA
• Mr Paul McGurnaghan, DAERA
Public from 12:17 PM (3 mins)
Written briefing from RaISe - EU Referendum Research
Written briefing from DAERA - Update on Area Based Schemes
Public from 12:20 PM (2 mins)
SL1 The Draft Environmental Better Regulation (2016 Act) (Commencement No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 The Rathlin Island (Prohibited Methods of Fishing) Regulations (NI) 2016
Public from 12:22 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:04 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:08 AM (60 mins)
Licensing and Registration of Clubs ( Amendment) Bill - Departmental briefing
• Mr Liam Quinn, DfC
• Mr Francis Connolly, DfC
• Ms Carol Reid, DfC
Public from 11:08 AM (45 mins)
The Imbalance of Representation on the Boards of Public Bodies - Briefing by the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland
• Ms Judena Leslie, The Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland
• Ms Pat Neeson, The Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland
Public from 11:53 AM (18 mins)
The Boardroom Apprentice - Briefing by Strictly Boardroom
• Ms Eileen Mullan, Strictly Boardroom
Public from 12:11 PM (3 mins)
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill - Legislative Consent Motion
Public from 12:14 PM (1 mins)
SL1 Local Government Pension Scheme (Nursery Assistants) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 12:15 PM (1 mins)
SL1 Domestic Energy Efficiency (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 12:16 PM (1 mins)
SL1 The Pension 2015 Act (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 12:17 PM (5 mins)
SR 255 The Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 294 The Licensing (Designation of Outdoor Stadia) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 295 The Licensing (Form of Licence)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 296 The Licensing (Designation of Outdoor Stadia) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 310 The Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and Date of Claim) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2016
SR 315 The Hybrid Schemes Quality Requirements ( Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 316 The Employers Duties (Implementation) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 12:22 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 10:30 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business - Apologies
Public from 10:32 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Draft Minutes 30/06/16
Public from 10:33 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Chairperson's Business
Public from 10:34 AM (56 mins)
Overview briefing by Patient and Client Council
• Mrs Maeve Hully, Patient and Client Council
• Mrs Louise Skelly, Patient and Client Council
Public from 11:30 AM (1 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - Food Hygiene Rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 11:31 AM (1 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - Food Hygiene Rating (Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 11:32 AM (3 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - The Food Hygiene Rating (Fee and Fixed Penalty Amount) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 11:35 AM (5 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - The Remuneration of the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 11:40 AM (5 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - The General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 11:45 AM (5 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - Optical Charges and Payments (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 11:50 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business - draft Forward Work Programme
Public from 11:55 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Matters Arising
Public from 11:56 AM (29 mins)
Committee Business - Correspondence
Public from 12:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business - Any Other Business
Public from 12:30 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business - date and time of next meeting |
| 2:05 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:05 PM (19 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:24 PM (82 mins)
Committee Forward Work Programme
Oral Briefing on Legislative Consent Motions - Policing and Crime Bill - Maritime Enforcement Powers, Police Powers across UK Jurisdictions and Biometric Retention in Relation to Foreign Convictions
• Mr Michael Meehan, DoJ
• Ms Julie Wilson, DoJ
• Mr Gary Dodds, DoJ
Legislative Consent Motion - Policing and Crime Bill - Anonymity for Victims of Forced Marriage
SR 2016/245: The Proceeds of Crime Act (Appeals under Part 4) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016/268: The Juries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016/274: The Care Tribunal (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1: The Civil Legal Services (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1: The Civil Legal Services (Financial) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1: The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1: The Police Service of Northern Ireland (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Tribunal Reform - Transfer of Functions Order - Transfer of Appeals Service from the Department for Communities to the Department of Justice
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
Attorney General for Northern Ireland's Draft Human Rights Guidance for the Police Service of NI, the Public Prosecution Service and Forensic Science NI on Human Rights Standards Relevant to Co-operation and Operational Independence
Public from 3:46 PM (19 mins)
Committee Business |