| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 08 June 2015 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:06 PM | Room 30 | Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill
Public from 12:06 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:08 PM (1 mins)
Background Papers
Public from 12:09 PM (49 mins)
Departmental briefing on draft Mental Capacity Bill
• Ms Lisa Trueman, DoH
• Ms Alison McCaffrey, DoH
Public from 12:58 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 09 June 2015 |
| 10:06 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:06 AM (37 mins)
Oral Briefing from NISRA: Economic Data
• Dr James Gillan, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Dr David Marshall, DoF
Public from 10:43 AM (34 mins)
Oral Briefing from DETI and NISRA: Tourism Statistics
• Dr David Marshall, DoF
• Ms Joanne Henderson, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Ms Lorraine Fleming, DfE
• Dr James Gillan, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Public from 11:37 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:39 AM (1 mins)
Legislation: SR 2015/254 The Biocidal Products (Fees and Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 11:40 AM (2 mins)
DETI Regulation of Insolvency Practitioners
Written Briefing from DETI: Six month update on the delivery of Northern Ireland Innovation Strategy
Public from 11:42 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:50 AM (21 mins)
Closed Session: Inquiry into Growing the Economy and Creating Jobs in a Reduced Tax Environment: Committee Report |
| 10:30 AM | Room 21 | Ad Hoc Committee on the Public Services Ombudsperson Bill
Public from 10:30 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:33 AM (5 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsperson Bill - Consideration of Committee Motion to extend Committee Stage of the Bill
Public from 10:38 AM (87 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsperson Bill - Committee deliberations on Bill and evidence received
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
Public from 12:05 PM (1 mins)
Correspondence
Public from 12:06 PM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme
Public from 12:07 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:32 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 12:32 PM (72 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:36 PM | Senate Chamber | Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee for Enterprise Trade and Investment
Public from 12:36 PM (94 mins)
Oral Briefing Agri-Food Strategy Board - Going for Growth |
| 12:47 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Justice
Public from 12:47 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:50 PM (40 mins)
The Justice Bill - Consideration of Departmental Amendments for Further Consideration Stage
• Mr D Ford, Minister of Justice
• Ms Aoibhinn Treanor, Witness (NIA Staff)
• Ms Karen Pearson, DoJ
• Mr Graham Walker, DoJ
The Justice Bill - Briefing on the Amendments relating to Child Protection Disclosures and Domestic Violence Disclosures
• Ms Aoibhinn Treanor, Witness (NIA Staff)
• Ms Amanda Patterson, DoJ
• Mr Steven McCourt, DoJ
• Ms Martine McKillop, DoJ
• Mr George Clarke, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Public from 1:30 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:18 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 2:18 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:19 PM (21 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD – Reservoirs Review and Audit
• Mr David Porter, DAERA
• Mr Kieran Brazier, DfI
Public from 2:40 PM (30 mins)
Oral Briefing Land Matters Task Force: Land Matters Strategy
• Mr John Martin, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (NI)
• Dr Jonathan Bell, Northern Ireland Environment Link
• Mr Pete Mullin, Landscape Institute
• Mr Martin Carey, Mourne Heritage Trust
Public from 3:10 PM (5 mins)
Written Brief DARD – Update on 2015 Single Application
Public from 3:15 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 10 June 2015 |
| VISIT | Hawthorns Daycare Centre | Committee for Employment and Learning |
| 10:06 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:06 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:09 AM (56 mins)
Ministerial Briefing: Impact of Budget Reductions
• Mr D Kennedy, Minister for Infrastructure
• Mr Peter May, DfI
• Mr John McGrath, DfI
Public from 11:05 AM (44 mins)
Departmental Briefing: Road Traffic (Speed Limits) Bill
• Mr Gerry Anketell MBE, DfI
• Mr Philip Hamilton, DfI
• Mr Greg McClelland, DfI
• Mr Matthew Alford, DfI
Suspension from 11:49 AM (5 mins)
Public from 11:54 AM (27 mins)
Playboard NI Briefing: Road Traffic (Speed Limits) Bill
• Ms Susan Kehoe, Playboard NI
• Mr Alan Herron, Playboard NI
Public from 12:21 PM (1 mins)
SL1: The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Belfast) (Amendment No 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1: The Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Committee Business
Public from 12:22 PM (17 mins)
Departmental Briefing: Disability Action/Community Transport Budget Reductions
• Mr John McGrath, DfI
• Mr Ciaran Doran, DfI
• Mr Déaglán Coleman, DfI |
| 10:07 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Education
Public from 10:07 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:12 AM (15 mins)
Confidential Correspondence
Public from 10:27 AM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:38 AM (6 mins)
Consultation on NITPS Teachers’ Superannuation (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Departmental briefing
• Mr Seamus Gallagher, DE
Public from 10:44 AM (58 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Health and Social Care Board / Education Authority / Public Health Agency
• Mr Tony Rogers, Health and Social Care Board
• Mr Kieran McShane, Health and Social Care Board
• Ms Clare McGartland, Public Health Agency
• Dr Clare Mangan, Education Authority
• Ms Ruth Bell, Education Authority
Public from 11:42 AM (30 mins)
Field Studies Council - Outdoor Learning
• Mr Rob Lucas, Field Studies Council
• Mr Noel Elliott, Field Studies Council
• Mr Craig McGuicken, Northern Ireland Environment Link
• Dr Karen Kerr, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 12:12 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Finance
Public from 10:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (49 mins)
Voluntary Exit Scheme - Northern Ireland Public Voluntary Exit Schemes - Briefing from Public Sector Restructuring Steering Group
• Dr Malcolm McKibbin, TEO
• Dr Colin Sullivan, DoF
• Mr Colin Lewis, DoF
Public from 11:24 AM (21 mins)
Draft Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill - Briefing from DFP
• Mr Oswyn Paulin, DoF
• Michael Foster, DoF
Closed from 11:45 AM (16 mins)
Review of the Operation of the Barnett Formula - Consideration of Draft Report
Public from 12:01 PM (3 mins)
SL1 - The Funded Public Service Pension Schemes (Reduction of Cash Equivalents) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Subordinate Legislation
Public from 12:04 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:41 PM | Room 21 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 1:41 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:43 PM (11 mins)
Report from the Assembly Commissioner for Standards on a Complaint against a Member
Closed from 1:56 PM (9 mins)
Review of the Code of Conduct
Closed from 2:05 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:02 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:04 PM (66 mins)
Review of workforce planning in the context of Transforming Your Care - Briefing by Scottish Government Officials
• Ms Shirley Rogers, The Scottish Government
• Professor Ian Finlay, The Scottish Government
• Mr Grant Hughes, The Scottish Government
Public from 3:10 PM (1 mins)
Core funding for the Voluntary and Community Sector - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Paul Skillen, DoH
Public from 3:11 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:07 PM | Room 29 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:07 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:09 PM (10 mins)
Ministerial Direction - OFMdFM - Disposal of Shackleton Site, Ballykelly
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:19 PM (2 mins)
Inquiry into The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) - MoR update
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:21 PM (3 mins)
Inquiry into Primary Care Prescribing - Correspondence
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:24 PM (29 mins)
Inquiry into DRD: The Effectiveness of Public Transport in Northern Ireland - Consideration of Draft Report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Sean McKay, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Alan Orme, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:53 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:10 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 2:10 PM (45 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman - Update on Committee Stage
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
Public from 2:59 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:00 PM (10 mins)
Children's Services Co-operation Bill
• Ms Eilis Haughey, Assembly Clerk
Public from 3:10 PM (38 mins)
Programme for Government - Briefing by OFMDFM officials on PfG Commitments
• Dr Mark Browne, TEO
• Mr Joe Reynolds, TEO
• Mrs Grainne Killen, TEO
Public from 3:48 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 11 June 2015 |
| 10:01 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Closed from 10:01 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business - Committee Business
Public from 10:14 AM (51 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Sir Nigel Hamilton, Irish Rugby Football Union
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Dr Dan Hull, Research Officer
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Suspension from 12:05 PM (35 mins)
Public from 12:40 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Mr Jim Shaw, Irish Football Association
Public from 1:10 PM (37 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:47 PM (26 mins)
IFA Briefing regarding Stadia Development - IFA Briefing regarding Stadia Development
• Mr Jim Shaw, Irish Football Association
• Mr Patrick Nelson, Irish Football Association
• Dr Leslie Caul, Irish Football Association
• Mr Maurice Johnston, Irish Football Association |
| 10:07 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Environment
Public from 10:07 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:22 AM (6 mins)
Consultations
Draft SR The Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Consideration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 The Planning (Development Management) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 10:28 AM (39 mins)
Report on the Programme of NIEA Prosperity Agreements: Progress and Performance - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Wesley Shannon, DoE
• Mr Steve Aston, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 11:07 AM (30 mins)
Local Government (Performance Indicators and Standards) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 and Guidance on Local Government Performance Improvement - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Susan Wilkin, DoE
• Mr William Dukelow, DoE
• Ms Nicola Creagh, DoE
Public from 11:37 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:08 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:08 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:13 AM (69 mins)
Departmental Guidelines for the Licensing of Pavement Cafes - Imtac/Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
• Mr Andrew Murdock, Guide Dogs NI
• Ms Elaine Orwin, Guide Dogs NI
• Ms June Best, IMTAC
• Mr Michael Lorimer, IMTAC
Public from 11:22 AM (1 mins)
SL1 Payment of Pension Levies for Past Periods (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 11:23 AM (1 mins)
SL1 The Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (Consequential Amendments) (Units of Additional Pension) Order (NI) 2015
Public from 11:24 AM (1 mins)
SL1 The Social Security Class 3A Contributions (Units of Additional Pension) Regulations (NI) 2015
Public from 11:25 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:04 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:07 PM (168 mins)
Report of the Independent Review of the Prosecution of Related Sexual Abuse and Terrorism Cases by the Public Prosecution Service
• Mr Barra McGrory QC, Public Prosecution Service
• Ms Pamela Atchison, Public Prosecution Service
• Mr Stephen Herron, Public Prosecution Service
Access to Justice Review Part II
• Mr Colin Stutt, Review of Access to Justice
SL1: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Update on Proposals for Civil Legal Aid Remuneration in Civil and Family Courts
Update on the Department of Justice Legislative Programme
UK Response to European Court of Human Rights Judgements on Inquest Delay - Updated Action Plan
Proceeds of Crime Act 2000: Codes of Practice for Northern Ireland - Propopsed Consultation
Judicial Review Time Limits - Proposed Consultation
Public from 4:55 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business |