| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 07 October 2015 |
| 9:30 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Informal from 9:30 AM (60 mins)
Regulation of the Private Rented Sector
• Mr Luay Al-Khatib, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Mr Antony Townsend, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Mr Ben Collins, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Ms Patrice Cairns, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
| 10:03 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Finance
Public from 10:03 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (55 mins)
Civil Service Special Advisors (Amendment) Bill - Briefing from Mr Jim Allister MLA
• Mr Jim Allister KC, MLA
Public from 11:30 AM (25 mins)
Reform of Property Management Programme - Update
• Mr Paul Wickens, DoF
• Mr Jim McCreesh, DoF
• Desi McDonnell, DoF
Public from 11:55 AM (15 mins)
Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland - Correspondence and Next Steps
Public from 12:10 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:09 AM | Boardroom, Stranmillis University College, Stranmillis Road, Belfast | Committee for Education
Closed from 10:09 AM (60 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Framework - Draft Regulations
• Mrs Caroline Gillan, DE
• Ms Jan Matthews, DE
Suspension from 11:13 AM (10 mins)
Public from 11:23 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:30 AM (84 mins)
Programme for Government - Business Plan / Savings Delivery Plans
• Dr David Hughes, DE
• Mr Gary Fair, DE
• Mr Trevor Connolly, DE
• Mrs La'verne Montgomery, DE
Public from 12:54 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:09 AM | The Graduate School, Queens University Belfast, UNIVERSITY ROAD, BELFAST | Committee for Employment and Learning
Public from 10:09 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:16 AM (76 mins)
Briefing from Queen's University Belfast
• Professor Patrick Johnston, Queen's University Belfast
• Professor Tony Gallagher, Queen's University Belfast
• Mr James O'Kane, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 11:32 AM (45 mins)
Briefing from Queen's University Belfast Student's Union - Student Finance and Students Fees
• Ms Caoímhe McNeill, Queen's Univeristy Belfast Students Union
• Ms Chloe Patterson, Queen's Univeristy Belfast Students Union
• Mr Matthew Carson, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 12:17 PM (20 mins)
Committee Inquiry into post Special Educational Need Provision in education, employment and training for those with Learning Disabilities - MENCAP Briefing
• Mr Liam Burns, Mencap
• Ms Rebecca Brogan, Mencap
• Ms Denise Sweeney, Mencap
Public from 12:37 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:19 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:19 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:25 AM (28 mins)
Water and Sewerage Services Bill Oral Evidence - NIEA
• Ms Stephanie Millar, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 10:53 AM (44 mins)
Water and Sewerage Services Bill Oral Evidence - ICE
• Mr Richard Kirk, Institution of Civil Engineers
• Mr David McCune, AECOM
Public from 11:37 AM (14 mins)
Water and Sewerage Services Bill Oral Evidence - Consumer Council
• Mr John French, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Mr Graham Smith, Consumer Council Northern Ireland
Public from 11:51 AM (46 mins)
Water and Sewerage Services Bill Oral Evidence - CEF
• Mr John Armstrong, Construction Employers Federation
• Mr Jonathan Caughey, Construction Employers Federation
• Mr Noel Young, P Young & Sons
• Mr Conor Mulligan, Lagan Homes
Public from 12:37 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:20 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 10:20 AM (106 mins)
The current position on key issues within the Health Service - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Richard Pengelly, DoH
Public from 2:01 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:02 PM (87 mins)
Changing the Culture of Care Provision in Northern Ireland - Briefing from the Commissioner for Older People
• Ms Claire Keatinge, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
• Ms Emer Boyle, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
Public from 3:29 PM (56 mins)
Current Financial Position - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Julie Thompson, DoH
• Mrs Deborah McNeilly, DoH
• Bill Pauley, DoH
Public from 4:25 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Room 21 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 1:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:40 PM (20 mins)
Review of the General Procedures Direction
Public from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Public Service Ombudsperson Bill
Public from 2:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:08 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Closed from 2:08 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:18 PM (97 mins)
Inquiry into The Northern Ireland Events Company - Evidence session
• Mr Paul Sweeney, DE
• Dr Denis McMahon, DCAL
• Ms Cynthia Smith, DCAL
• Mr David Carson, DCAL
• Mr Mervyn Elder, Northern Ireland Events Company
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Mike Brennan, DoF
Suspension from 3:55 PM (19 mins)
Inquiry into The Northern Ireland Events Company - Evidence session
• Mr Paul Sweeney, DE
• Dr Denis McMahon, DCAL
• Ms Cynthia Smith, DCAL
• Mr David Carson, DCAL
• Mr Mervyn Elder, Northern Ireland Events Company
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Mike Brennan, DoF
Public from 4:14 PM (129 mins)
Inquiry into The Northern Ireland Events Company - Evidence session
• Mr Paul Sweeney, DE
• Dr Denis McMahon, DCAL
• Ms Cynthia Smith, DCAL
• Mr David Carson, DCAL
• Mr Mervyn Elder, Northern Ireland Events Company
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Mike Brennan, DoF
Closed from 6:23 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 6:25 PM (7 mins)
Inquiry into The Northern Ireland Events Company - Discussion with NIAO on evidence session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Denver Lynn, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stephen Smith, Northern Ireland Audit Office |
| 2:12 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 2:12 PM (37 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman
• Dr Tom Frawley, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Ms Marie Anderson, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 2:49 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:55 PM (40 mins)
Victims and Survivors - briefing by Victims & Survivors Service
• Mr Oliver Wilkinson, Victims and Survivors Service
• Ms Beverley Clarke, Victims and Survivors Service
• Ms Margaret Bateson, Victims and Survivors Service
Public from 3:35 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |