| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 23 November 2015 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:09 PM | Room 30 | Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill
Closed from 12:09 PM (6 mins)
Further deliberations on Clause 5
Further deliberations on Clauses 1, 7, 16, 22 and 288
Public from 12:15 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Background Papers
Public from 12:20 PM (30 mins)
Departmental Evidence Session - Part 10
• Ms Clare Irvine, DoJ
• Mr Stephen Murphy, DoF
Public from 12:50 PM (4 mins)
Departmental Evidence Session - Clause 272 and Schedule 9
• Ms Lisa Trueman, DoH
• Ms Alison McCaffrey, DoH
Public from 12:54 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 24 November 2015 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Rural Needs Bill - Written Submissions
Public from 10:10 AM (20 mins)
Rural Needs Bill - Oral Brief RaISe
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer
• Mr Colin Pidgeon, Research Officer
Public from 10:30 AM (40 mins)
Rural Needs Bill - Oral Brief DARD
• Mrs Colette McMaster, DAERA
• Ms Astrid Stuart, DAERA
Public from 11:10 AM (40 mins)
Rural Needs Bill - Oral Brief Rural Support Network
• Mary T Conway, Omagh Forum for Rural Associations
• Mr Brendan McCann, TADA Rural Support Network
• Ms Louise Griffin, Community Organisations of South Tyrone & Areas Ltd
• Mr Nicholas McCrickard, County Down Rural Community Network
Public from 11:50 AM (40 mins)
Rural Needs Bill - Oral Brief Rural Community Network & Rural Development Council
• Ms Teresa Cavanan, Rural Development Council
• Mr Aidan Campbell, Rural Community Network
• Ms Kate Clifford, Rural Community Network
Suspension from 12:30 PM (30 mins)
Public from 1:00 PM (60 mins)
Oral Brief Lidl - General Purchasing Policy
• Mr Liam Casey, LIDL
• Mr Brendan Conway, LIDL
Suspension from 2:00 PM (60 mins)
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Rural Needs Bill - Oral Brief NI Local Government Association & Solace NI
• Mr Derek McCallan, Northern Ireland Local Government Association
• Mr Anthony Tohill, Mid Ulster Council
• Cllr Cáthal Mallaghan, Mid Ulster Council
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Rural Needs Bill - Oral Brief Ulster Farmers' Union & NI Agricultural Producers Association
• Mr Ian Marshall, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Ms Freda Magill, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Michael Clarke, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association
• Mr Jim Carmichael, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Rural Needs Bill - Motion to extend Committee Stage
Committee Business |
| 10:10 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Public from 10:10 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:11 AM (33 mins)
Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill - Evidence Session
• Professor John Coakley, University College Dublin
Closed from 10:44 AM (9 mins)
Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill - Committee Deliberations on the Bill including Review of Evidence received under Call for Evidence
Public from 10:53 AM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme
Public from 10:54 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:16 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:16 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:25 AM (2 mins)
Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill - Draft Report
Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill - Formal Agreement of Report
Public from 10:27 AM (2 mins)
Oral Briefing from DETI and BT: Northern Ireland Broadband Improvement Project
• Mr Frank McManus, British Telecom
• Mr Allen Irwin, British Telecom
• Mr Mike Thompson, DfE
• Mr Alan Preston, DfE
• Mr Trevor Forsythe, DfE
Public from 10:29 AM (58 mins)
Oral Briefing from Ofcom: Mobile Coverage
• Mr Jonathan Rose, Ofcom NI
• Mr Huw Saunders, Ofcom NI
Public from 11:27 AM (33 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:00 PM (1 mins)
Written Briefing from Consumer Council: Food Policy
Written Briefing from QUB: To Remain or leave: Northern Ireland and the EU Referendum
Public from 12:01 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee on Procedures
Closed from 1:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:01 PM (23 mins)
Inquiry into the extent to which Standing Orders should permit the Attorney General to participate in proceedings of the Assembly
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Legal Advisor
Public from 1:24 PM (1 mins)
Review of Public Petitions Procedures
Public from 1:25 PM (9 mins)
Review of the time allocated to Topical Questions
Public from 1:34 PM (4 mins)
Forward Work Programme
Public from 1:38 PM (1 mins)
Correspondence
Public from 1:39 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:02 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:12 PM | Room 21 | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 1:12 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:27 PM (10 mins)
Impact of External Meetings and Visits
Analysis of Committee Strategic Plans
Legislation Programme
Closed from 1:37 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 25 November 2015 |
| 10:01 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Education
Public from 10:01 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:03 AM (81 mins)
Future of the Youth Council: Consultation Feedback
• Ms Brenda Shearer, DE
• Miss Linda Wilson, DE
Public from 11:24 AM (5 mins)
Shared Education Bill - Background Information
Public from 11:40 AM (42 mins)
Shared Education Bill - Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education and Integrated Education Fund
• Mrs Tina Merron, Integrated Education Fund
• Mr Sam Fitzsimmons, Integrated Education Fund
• Ms Lorna McAlpine, Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education
• Ms Bernie Kells, Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education
Public from 12:23 PM (26 mins)
Shared Education Bill - Centre for Shared Education: Queen's University Belfast
• Professor Joanne Hughes, Queen's University Belfast
• Dr Danielle Blaylock, Queen's University Belfast
• Mr Michael Arlow, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 12:49 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:05 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:14 AM (4 mins)
Inquiry into Committee Primary Legislation on the Consumer Council - Written Submissions
Public from 10:18 AM (31 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Savings Delivery Plan 14/15
• Mr John McNeill, DfI
• Mr Stewart Barnes, DfI
Public from 10:49 AM (49 mins)
Departmental Briefing - November Monitoring
• Mr John McNeill, DfI
• Mr Stewart Barnes, DfI
• Mr John Irvine, DfI
Public from 11:38 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:17 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Finance
Public from 10:17 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:19 AM (21 mins)
Monitoring Round - November Monitoring Round - Briefing from DFP
• Joanne McBurney, DoF
• Mr Stephen Barrett, DoF
• Ms Brigitte Worth, DoF
• Ms Preeta Miller, DoH
Public from 10:40 AM (5 mins)
Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland - Correspondence and Next Steps
Public from 10:45 AM (46 mins)
Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill - Formal Clause by Clause Scrutiny
• Michael Foster, DoF
Public from 11:31 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:34 PM | Room 21 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 1:34 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:35 PM (118 mins)
Report from the Assembly Commissioner for Standards
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Closed from 3:33 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:07 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 2:07 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (10 mins)
Human Transplantation Bill
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
Health and Personal Social Services (Amendment) Bill
Public from 2:25 PM (72 mins)
Current Financial Position - Departmental briefing
• Ms Julie Thompson, DoH
• Mrs Deborah McNeilly, DoH
Public from 3:37 PM (3 mins)
S.R. 2015/365: The Natural Mineral, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Committee Business |
| 2:07 PM | Room 29 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:07 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:08 PM (11 mins)
Inquiry into The Bioscience and Technology Institute - Memorandum of Reply update
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Karen Taylor, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:19 PM (31 mins)
Inquiry into General Report on the Health and Social Care Sector 2012 -13 and 2013 -14 - Consideration of Draft Report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Sean McKay, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Karen Taylor, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:50 PM (15 mins)
Forward Work Programme - Consideration of Draft Forward Programme January - March 2016
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Karen Taylor, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Sean McKay, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:05 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 26 November 2015 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Closed from 10:00 AM (60 mins)
Committee Inquiry into Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities
Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
BBC Charter Renewal - Consultation Reponses
Public from 12:05 PM (65 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:02 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:08 AM (27 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Committee Consideration
• Dr Heloise Brown, DfC
• Ms Maryann Dempsey, DfC
• Mr Stephen Baird, DfC
• Ms Avril Hiles, DfC
Public from 10:35 AM (57 mins)
Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill - Committee Consideration
• Mr Stephen Martin, DfC
• Mr David Grimley, DfC
• Mr Ronan Murphy, DfC
• Ms Christine Hayes, DfC
Public from 11:32 AM (18 mins)
Review of the Northern Ireland Co-Ownership Housing Association (NICHA) - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Stephen Martin, DfC
• Ms Julie Lavery, DfC
• Mr Mark Graham, DfC
Public from 11:50 AM (12 mins)
Review of Supporting People Programme - Departmental Briefing Update
• Mr Stephen Martin, DfC
• Mr Conrad Murphy, DfC
• Ms Jenny McGuigan, DfC
Public from 12:02 PM (5 mins)
SL1 Proposed Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
• Mr Peter Toner, DAERA
• Mr Martin Ireland, DfC
• Ms Fiona Muldoon, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
Public from 12:07 PM (5 mins)
SL1 Charities Act 2008 (Substitution of Sums) Order (NI) 2015
• Mr Peter Toner, DfC
• Mr Martin Ireland, DfC
• Ms Fiona Muldoon, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
Public from 12:12 PM (1 mins)
SR 372/2015 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Power to Amend Schemes to Reflect Abolition of Contracting-out) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 12:13 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:12 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Environment
Public from 10:12 AM (27 mins)
Committee Business
Consultations
SL1 - The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
SL1 - The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Waste Management Licensing (Amendment No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SR 2015/367 The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill - Written update
• Mr Donald Starritt, DoE
• Ms Nicola McEvoy, DoE
• Ms Liz Loughran, DoE
Public from 10:39 AM (65 mins)
Monitoring Round briefing - November Monitoring
• Mr Anthony Carleton, DoE
• Ms Siobhan Lynn, DoE
Public from 11:44 AM (49 mins)
Scrap Metal Dealers Bill - Briefing from RaISe
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Public from 12:33 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:06 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (94 mins)
Rationalisation of the Courts Estate - Summary of Consultation Responses and Proposed Way Forward
• 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
Public from 3:44 PM (116 mins)
Justice No.2 Bill - Oral Evidence Session from the Department of Justice on Part 2 – Prison Ombudsman
• Ms Rosemary Crawford, DoJ
• Ms Anne McConkey, DoJ
• Mr Michael Meehan, DoJ
• Mr Graham Walker, DoJ
Justice No.2 Bill - Oral Evidence from the Department of Justice on Proposed Amendments to Firearms Legislation
• Mr Simon Rogers, DoJ
• Mr Robert Kidd, DoJ
Justice No.2 Bill - Oral Evidence from the Department of Justice on Proposed Amendments to Increase Penalties in the Welfare of Animals Act (NI) 2011
• Ms Jackie Robinson, DAERA
• Mr Andrew McKnight, DoJ
• Mr Graham Walker, DoJ
• Mr Billy Stevenson, DoJ
Public from 5:40 PM (10 mins)
SR 2015/362: The Attorney General's Human Rights Guidance (Youth Justice Agency - Restorative Justice) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Business Crime Stakeholder Event - Responses from Minister of Justice and PSNI
Consultation on Judicial Review Time Limits - Summary of Consultation Responses and Proposed Way Forward
Criminal Records Disclosure - Guidance for Filtering Review Mechanism – Summary of Consultation Responses and Proposed Way Forward
Public from 5:50 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:13 PM | Room 29 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:13 PM (18 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:31 PM (68 mins)
European Issues - Briefing by Lord Boswell
• Lord Boswell, House of Lords
• Mr Stuart Stoner, House of Lords
Public from 3:39 PM (2 mins)
European Issues - Briefing by RaISe - EU Work Programme 2016
Public from 3:41 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 3:44 PM (19 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman - Consideration of proposed amendments |