| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 01 May 2024 |
| VISIT | CLANDEBOYE ESTATE | Committee for Education |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (75 mins)
Committee Business
Skills Forum/The Defective Premises Bill - Oral and written evidence from the Construction Employers Federation
• Mark Spence, Construction Employers Federation
• Ms Fionnuala McKenna, Construction Employers Federation
• David Fry, Construction Employers Federation
Public from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
Business Crime Report - Oral evidence from Retail NI
• Mr Glyn Roberts, Retail NI
• Ms Heather Wall, Retail NI
• Mr Chris O'Reilly, Retail Zoo
Public from 12:00 PM (60 mins)
Budget 2024-25 - Oral and written evidence from the Department for the Economy
• Ms Sharon Hetherington, DfE
• Ms Johanna Park, DfE
The Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service - Written briefing on Sub-regional Economic Trends
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (30 mins)
Recommendations in the Inquiry Report on Private Members’ Bills
Public from 10:35 AM (60 mins)
Provision of Proxy Voting for Parental Leave in Plenary
Public from 11:35 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:00 AM (41 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:41 AM (44 mins)
Complaints against Ministers of alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct
• Ms Helen Smyth, Northern Ireland Assembly
Closed from 11:25 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:01 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (82 mins)
Review of the Taxi Operators Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 - Department for Infrastructure - oral evidence
• Dr Chris Hughes, DfI
• Mr Donald Starritt, DfI
• Mrs Dorcas Cutrona, Department for Infrastructure
• Mr Stephen Spratt, DfI
Public from 11:28 AM (8 mins)
Reclassifying Resource and Capital Expenditure - Briefing from Research and Information Service (RaISe)
• Ms Rachel Keyes, Research Officer
Public from 11:36 AM (19 mins)
SL1 - The Parkgate Avenue, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 11:55 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:00 PM | CLANDEBOYE ESTATE, NI Forest School Association (NIFSA), BANGOR | Committee for Education
Public from 1:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:15 PM (105 mins)
Strategic Planning
• Ms Niamh Devlin, Research Officer
Public from 3:00 PM (60 mins)
NI Forest School Association - Oral Briefing
• Mr Brian Poots, NI Forest School
• Mr Richard McMeekin, NI Forest School
• Mr Jim McDaid, Hazelwood Integrated Primary School
• Ms Emma Quinn, Rathcoole Primary School
• Mr Ian Huddleston, Clandeboye Estate & Dufferin Foundation
• Ms Danielle Morrow, NI Forest School
• Ms Caoimhe Suitor, NI Forest School
Public from 4:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (30 mins)
Procurement Common Framework - Oral Briefing from Department of Finance
• Michael Watson, DoF
• Paul Browne, DoF
Public from 2:40 PM (80 mins)
Draft Executive Budget 2024-25 - Oral Briefing from Department of Finance
• Joanne McBurney, DoF
• Maryann Smith, DoF
• Kerri Smyth, DoF
Public from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Refugee and Asylum Support - Departmental Briefing
• Mrs Orla McStravick, TEO
• Mr Jonathan McNaught, TEO
• Mrs Julie Cuming, TEO
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Law Centre NI - Oral Briefing
• Ms Liz Griffith, Law Centre (NI)
• Ms Niamh Rowan, Law Centre (NI)
Public from 4:05 PM (60 mins)
Refugee Stakeholder Groups - Oral Briefing
• Ms Ann Marie White, British Red Cross
• Ms Areeg Fareh, Anaka Womens Collective
• Ms Ei-Mon Thant, North West Migrants' Forum
• Mr Israel Eguaogie, Belfast City of Sanctuary
• Ms Alexis Ekwueme, Belfast City of Sanctuary
Public from 5:05 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |