| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 25 January 2021 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 26 January 2021 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:01 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:01 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 27 January 2021 |
| 9:36 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Education
Public from 9:36 AM (21 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:57 AM (66 mins)
Budget - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Gary Fair, DE
• Mr Stephen Van Houten, DE
• Mr Philip Irwin, DE
Public from 11:03 AM (76 mins)
Remote and Blended Learning - BlendEd NI Briefing
• Ms Karen Irwin, Ballyclare Primary School
• Ms Nicole O'Connor, St Comgall's Primary School, Bangor
• Ms Louise Kerr, St Joseph's College, Coalisland
• Mr Michael O'Kane, St Colmcille's Primary School / Nursery Unit, Claudy
• Ms Pamela Algie, Bangor Central Nursery School
• Mr Alistair Hamill, Lurgan College
• Mr John O'Boyle, Goliath Trust
Public from 12:19 PM (48 mins)
Remote and Blended Learning - ETI Briefing
• Ms Faustina Graham, Education and Training Inspectorate
• Mr Raymond Caldwell, Education and Training Inspectorate
• Ms Heather Jackson, Education and Training Inspectorate
• Ms Sinead McKenna, Education and Training Inspectorate
• Ms Gillian Boyd, Education and Training Inspectorate
Public from 1:07 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (29 mins)
Committee Business
SR 2021-11 The Alexandra Square, Lurgan (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 10:29 AM (86 mins)
Briefing from Bus & Coach NI Ltd and Coach Operators Northern Ireland - Financial Assistance for Coach and Bus Operators - COVID-19
• Mrs Karen Magill, Bus & Coach NI Ltd
• Mr Niall McKeever, Bus & Coach NI Ltd
• Mr Edwin Henry, Coach Operators Northern Ireland
• Mr John Jeffers, Coach Operators Northern Ireland
Public from 11:55 AM (62 mins)
Departmental Briefing – Brexit
• Ms Linda MacHugh, DfI
• Mr Ciaran Crosbie, DfI
• Mr Graeme Banks, DfI
• Dr Chris Hughes, DfI
Public from 12:57 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Closed from 10:04 AM (36 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Project Stratum
• Mr Nigel Robbins, DfE
• Ms Geraldine Fee, DfE
• Mr Trevor Forsythe, DfE
• Mr Eamonn Blaney, DfE
Public from 10:40 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:45 AM (40 mins)
Departmental Briefing - EU Exit Update
• Mr Shane Murphy, DfE
• Ms Giulia Ni Dhulchaointigh, DfE
• Mr Ryan Hill, DfE
Public from 11:25 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:35 AM (20 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Review of Level 4 and 5 Provision and HE in FE (Review of existing policy)
Public from 11:55 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:01 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:06 PM (85 mins)
Oral Evidence - Department of Finance - January Monitoring Round
• Jeff McGuinness, DoF
• Ms Pamela Galloway, DoF
Public from 3:31 PM (28 mins)
Oral Evidence - Department of Finance – Public Procurement Common Framework
• Mr Des Armstrong, DoF
• Michael Watson, DoF
Public from 3:59 PM (32 mins)
Oral Briefing - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – Public Sector Reform - Innovative drivers for, and barriers to, change and improvements
• Adam Knelman Ostry, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Public from 4:31 PM (23 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Starleaf (Room 30), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:04 PM (89 mins)
Committee Business
Brexit - Oral evidence session with Junior Ministers on Brexit issues
• Mr Gordon Lyons, junior Minister
• Mr Declan Kearney, junior Minister
Public from 3:33 PM (48 mins)
Historical Institutional Abuse including Memorial for Victims - Oral briefing by the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse (COSICA)
• Ms Fiona Ryan, The Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse
Public from 4:21 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 28 January 2021 |
| 9:18 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:18 AM (24 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:42 AM (24 mins)
Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Briefing by the Armagh Cider Company
• Ms Helen Troughton, Armagh Cider Company
Suspension from 10:06 AM (4 mins)
Public from 10:10 AM (86 mins)
Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Briefing by the Public Health Authority
• Mr Maurice Meehan, Public Health Agency
• Mr Michael Owen, Public Health Agency
Public from 11:36 AM (30 mins)
Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Briefing by Omniplex
• Mr Paul Anderson, Omniplex
• Ms Carole King, Omniplex
Suspension from 12:06 PM (6 mins)
Public from 12:12 PM (31 mins)
JobStart - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Deirdre Ward, DfC
• Mr Chris Smart, DfC
Public from 12:43 PM (33 mins)
Budget 2021-2022
• Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC
• Mr Gavin Patrick, DfC
Public from 1:16 PM (4 mins)
SL1 The Loans for Mortgage Interest (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2021
SL1 The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Amendment) Regulations
SL1 The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Amend) Regs (NI) 2021
Committee Business |
| 9:34 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 9:34 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:35 AM (85 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Looked After Children Strategy
• Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH
• Ms Elaine Lawson, DoH
• Mr Ricky Irwin, DE
• Mr Colin Reid, Education Authority
Public from 11:00 AM (30 mins)
SR 2021/8 The Mental Health (1986 Order) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Dr Tomas Adell, DoH
Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
SR 2020/355 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 27) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Bryan Dooley, DoH
Public from 11:40 AM (10 mins)
SR 2021/3 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Ms Liz Redmond, DoH
• Mr Richard Duffin, DoH
Public from 11:50 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:00 PM (116 mins)
Strategic Planning |
| 9:59 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Closed from 9:59 AM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:10 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:11 AM (54 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Future of Agricultural Funding
• Dr Rosemary Agnew, DAERA
• Mr David Reid, DAERA
Public from 11:05 AM (38 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Covid 19 Financial Support for Lough Neagh Fisheries
• Mr Owen Lyttle, DAERA
• Mr Damian McCann, DAERA
• Mr Seamus Connor, DAERA
Public from 11:43 AM (55 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Independent Panel for Review of Decisions
• Mr Jason Foy, DAERA
• Ms Teresa O'Neill, DAERA
• Mr Gregor Kerr, DAERA
• Mr John McGrath, DAERA
Public from 12:38 PM (9 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/353 The Animals (Health, Identification, Trade and Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/359 The Marketing of Seed Potatoes, Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/360 The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Closed from 12:47 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:07 PM (4 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - EU Transition- fortnightly update
Public from 1:11 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:05 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:05 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:13 PM (157 mins)
Review of Support Services for operational prison staff and for retired prison officers
• Mr Ronnie Armour, Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Mr Brendan Giffen, Northern Ireland Prison Service
Damages (Return on Investment) Bill - Accelerated Passage
• Mrs Naomi Long, Minister of Justice
• Mr Peter May, DoJ
• Ms Laurene McAlpine, DoJ
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
Legislative Consent Motion – Domestic Abuse Bill – Extra-territorial Jurisdiction
Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill
SL1: The Explosives (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Increasing the General Civil Jurisdiction of the County Courts in Northern Ireland - Proposed Consultation
Modern Slavery – Transparency in Supply Chains - Proposed Consultation
Development and Implementation of a Statutory Registration Scheme for Legal Aid Practitioners in Northern Ireland
Public from 4:50 PM (7 mins)
Committee Forward Work Programme
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
Public from 2:06 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (32 mins)
Briefing by Professor Dominic Bryan on Human Rights and Culture
• Professor Dominic Bryan, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 2:42 PM (41 mins)
Briefing by Professor Colin Harvey on the History, Context and Content of a Bill of Rights
• Professor Colin Harvey, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 3:23 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:08 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:08 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:22 PM (3 mins)
Ministerial Direction
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Suspension from 2:25 PM (4 mins)
Closed from 2:29 PM (12 mins)
Inquiry into Capacity and Capability in the NICS - Preparation Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:41 PM (58 mins)
Inquiry into Special Educational Needs - Consideration of draft report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Colette Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Karen Armstrong, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:39 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office |