| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 19 September 2016 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 20 September 2016 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:01 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:01 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 21 September 2016 |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
SL1 - Proposals to Cease the Requirement on NI Water to Install Water Meters at New Domestic Connections
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 10:07 AM (55 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Departmental Business Plan
• Mr Peter May, DfI
• Mr John McGrath, DfI
• Ms Fiona McCandless, DfI
• Mr Pat Doherty, DfI
Public from 11:02 AM (29 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Consultation on the Proposals for New Seatbelt Regulations - Summary of Responses
• Mr Donald Starritt, DfI
• Mrs Maura Magee, Department for Infrastructure
Public from 11:31 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 10:02 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:10 AM (47 mins)
NIAO Briefing on 2017-20 Budget position
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Janet Sides, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Brandon McMaster, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Andrew Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 10:57 AM (51 mins)
NIPSO Briefing on 2016 Monitoring Rounds & 2017-20 Budget position
• Ms Marie Anderson, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr John McGinnity, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr Paul McFadden, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 11:48 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:04 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:10 AM (118 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Budget Process
• Mr S Hamilton, Minister for the Economy
• Dr Andrew McCormick, DfE
Public from 12:08 PM (38 mins)
Open University Briefing - Overview
• Mr John D'Arcy, The Open University
• Mr Michael Bower, The Open University
Public from 12:46 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:47 PM (8 mins)
SL1 The Mines Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 The Gas (Designation of Pipelines) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 Proposed Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 Proposed Insolvency (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
Programme for Government
The Consumer Council Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16
Strategy Session
Public from 12:55 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:08 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Education
Public from 10:08 AM (32 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:40 AM (73 mins)
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment - Introductory Briefing
• Mr Justin Edwards, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr Richard Hanna, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr Roger McCune, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Public from 11:53 AM (39 mins)
Transferors' Representatives Council - Introductory Briefing
• Dr Peter Hamill, Transferor Representatives' Council
• Rev Colin McClure, Transferor Representatives' Council
• Rev Dr Fred Munce, Transferor Representatives' Council
• Mr Gavin Norris, Transferor Representatives' Council
Public from 12:32 PM (52 mins)
Controlled Schools' Support Council - Introductory Briefing
• Mr Uel McCrea, Controlled Schools' Support Council
• Ms Heather Murray, Controlled Schools' Support Council
• Mr Barry Mulholland, Controlled Schools' Support Council
• Mr David Canning, Controlled Schools' Support Council
Public from 1:24 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:02 PM (37 mins)
Inquiry into Non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme - Preparation 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 2:39 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:02 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
UK Exit from EU - Briefing by Professor David Phinnemore
• Professor David Phinnemore, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 3:05 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:15 PM (10 mins)
Governance - Written briefing on the Executive Office Departmental Plan 2016-17
Public from 3:25 PM (17 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:10 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Finance
Closed from 2:10 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:30 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:33 PM (13 mins)
Defamation - Department of Finance - Written Briefing on Defamation
Public from 2:46 PM (24 mins)
What Work Centres - RaISe Briefing - Overview of 'What Works' Centres
• Mrs Eileen Regan, Senior Researcher
Public from 3:10 PM (15 mins)
Rating - RaISe Briefing - Non Domestic Rates/Small Business Rate Relief
Public from 3:25 PM (1 mins)
Programme for Government - Construction Employers Federation response to the NI Executive's Draft Programme for Government Framework - July 2016
Public from 3:26 PM (7 mins)
SL1 - The Rates (Increased Reduction for Recreational Hereditaments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
• Mr Brian McClure, DoF
• Andrew McAvoy, DoF
Public from 3:33 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 22 September 2016 |
| 10:10 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:10 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:18 AM (1 mins)
Oral briefing from DAERA - Dilapidated/Dangerous Buildings and Neglected Sites
• Mr Karl Beattie, DAERA
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA
Public from 10:19 AM (1 mins)
Oral briefing from DAERA - Marine Conservation Zones
• Mr Colin Armstrong, DAERA
• Mr Joe Breen, DAERA
Public from 10:20 AM (35 mins)
Oral briefing from RaISe - Northern Ireland's Environment - Background and Possible Brexit considerations
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Public from 10:55 AM (4 mins)
Written briefing from DAERA - Policy on Quiet Area and Designation of Areas
Written briefing from DAERA - Update on HQ relocation
Public from 10:59 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:20 AM | Ulster University York Street Campus, 25 - 51 York Street, Belfast | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:20 AM (42 mins)
Strategy on the Impact of Welfare Reform
• Mr Tommy O'Reilly, DfC
• Mr Paul McKillen, DfC
• Ms Michelle Crawford, DfC
Public from 11:02 AM (48 mins)
Welfare Reform Mitigations Scheme - Social Sector Size
• Mr Tommy O'Reilly, DfC
• Mr Gavin McBride, DfC
Public from 11:50 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:52 AM (4 mins)
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill - Legislative Consent Motion - Committee Report
Public from 11:56 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 10:30 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:43 AM (77 mins)
Overview briefing by Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Mrs Olive Macleod, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Ms Elaine Connolly, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Ms Theresa Nixon, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Dr David Stewart, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:04 PM (21 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:25 PM (121 mins)
Northern Ireland Human Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy 2015/16 - Progress Report
• Ms Karen Pearson, DoJ
• Ms Julie Wilson, DoJ
Changes to the Cost Protection Regime for Environmental Challenges - Summary of Consultation Responses and Proposed Way Forward
• Ms Laurene McAlpine, DoJ
• Ms Naomi Callaghan, DoJ
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
• Mr Alan Smyth, Northern Ireland Prison Service
Legislative Consent Motions - Policing and Crime Bill - Maritime Enforcement Powers, Police Powers across UK Jurisdictions, Biometric Retention for Foreign Convictions and Anonymity for Victims of Forced Marriage
SR 2016/297: The Crown Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016/298: The Crown Court (Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996) (Tainted Acquittals) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016/299: The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2016
SR 2016/300: The County Court (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016/301: The Family Proceedings (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016/302: The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016/303: The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016/304: The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment No.2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016
SR 2016/317: The Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (Single Jurisdiction) (Consequential Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1: The County Court (Amendment No.2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1: The Making Available on the Market and Supervision of Transfer of Explosives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Draft Programme for Government - Department of Justice Draft Action Plans for Outcome 7
Public from 4:26 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |