| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 27 January 2022 |
| 9:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:00 AM (28 mins)
Committee Business
SL1 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2022
SL1 The Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers’ Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2022
SL1 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
SL1 The Social Security Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
SR 2022/25 The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Extension) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
Suspension from 9:28 AM (11 mins)
Public from 9:39 AM (63 mins)
Departmental briefing on Energy Support Schemes
• Ms Anne McCleary, DfC
• Mr David Polley, DfC
• Mr Gareth Kelly, DfC
Suspension from 10:42 AM (15 mins)
Public from 10:57 AM (1 mins)
Support for Mortgage Interest Etc. (Security for Loans) Bill
Public from 10:58 AM (32 mins)
Support for Mortgage Interest Etc. (Security for Loans) Bill - Briefing by Law Society
• Mr Brian Carson, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Ms Catherine Heyes, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Stuart Harper, Law Society Northern Ireland
Public from 11:30 AM (36 mins)
Support for Mortgage Interest Etc. (Security for Loans) Bill - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Anne McCleary, DfC
• Ms Una McConnell, DfC
• Ms Hayley Ward, DfC
Public from 12:06 PM (2 mins)
SL1 Energy Payment Support Scheme Regulations (NI) 2022
Committee Business |
| 9:33 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Closed from 9:33 AM (17 mins)
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill - Further consideration of amendments and draft report
Public from 9:50 AM (10 mins)
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill - Formal clause by clause
Public from 10:00 AM (20 mins)
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill - Consideration of Final Report
Public from 10:20 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:25 AM (20 mins)
Adoption and Children Bill - Consideration of Final Report
Public from 10:45 AM (60 mins)
Hospital Parking Charges Bill - Evidence session from AHPF NI, RCN, Marie Curie and NIC- ICTU
• Ms Joan McEwan, Marie-Curie
• Ms Dolores McCormick, Royal College of Nursing
• Ms Leandre Archer, Allied Health Professions Federation Northern Ireland
• Ms Tanya Killen, Northern Ireland Committee - Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Public from 11:45 AM (30 mins)
SR 2021/342 The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Mr Canice Ward, DoH
• Mr Aaron McKendry, DoH
• Ms Isobel Riddell, DoH
• Mr Michael Harkin, DoH
Public from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
SL1 on UKSI: The Human Medicines (Coronavirus and Influenza) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
• Ms Karen Simpson, DoH
• Mr Chris Garland, DoH
• Mr Martin Coleman, DoH
• Mr Alasdair MacInnes, DoH
Public from 12:45 PM (45 mins)
LCM - Virginity testing and hymenoplasty
• Mr Mark McGuicken, DoH
• Ms Kerry Loveland-Morrison, DoH
• Ms Laura Smyth, DoH
• Mr Philip Totten, DoH
Public from 1:30 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:04 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:11 AM (64 mins)
2022-25 Draft Budget - DAERA Oral Briefing
• Mr Roger Downey, DAERA
• Mr Richard McAuley, DAERA
• Mr William Peel, DAERA
• Mr Arron Wright, DAERA
Public from 11:15 AM (49 mins)
Impact of Trade Deals with Australia & New Zealand - DAERA Oral Briefing
• Mr Seamus McErlean, DAERA
• Mr Mark McLean, DAERA
Public from 12:04 PM (68 mins)
NIEA Oversight of Dalradian - DAERA Oral Briefing
• Ms Liz Smyth, DAERA
• Mr Neil McAllister, DAERA
• Ms Stephanie Millar, DAERA
Public from 1:12 PM (1 mins)
A Green Economy - Renewable NI Oral Briefing
• Mr Steven Agnew, RenewableNI
• Ms Rachel Anderson, RenewableNI
• Mr Russell Smyth, KPMG Ireland
Public from 1:13 PM (1 mins)
SR 338/2021: The Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2021 - Written Briefing
Public from 1:14 PM (1 mins)
The Spring Traps Approval (Amendment) Order (NI) 2021 - Written Briefing
Public from 1:15 PM (1 mins)
AFBI, QUB and Teagasc Work on Carbon Sequestration - DAERA Written Briefing
Public from 1:16 PM (1 mins)
Bio-Methane Stakeholder Group Bi-Monthly Update - DAERA Written Briefing
Public from 1:17 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:22 PM (1 mins)
Future Agricultural Policy - Consultation Responses - Committee Discussion
Closed from 1:23 PM (5 mins)
Climate Change No.2 Bill - Preparation for Consideration of Climate Change (No.2) Bill |
| 2:05 PM | Room 30 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:05 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:12 PM (8 mins)
Ministerial Direction - Omicron Hospitality Payment
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:20 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Broadband Investment in Northern Ireland - First Issues paper
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Julie Canning, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:35 PM (10 mins)
Inquiry into Closing the Gap - Social Deprivation and Links to Educational Attainment - Final Consideration of Draft Report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Andrew Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:45 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:14 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:14 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:19 PM (106 mins)
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Consideration of Draft Report
Department of Justice Draft Budget 2022 – 2025 - Oral evidence session with the Youth Justice Agency
• Mr Stephen Martin, Youth Justice Agency
• Ms Claire Taylor, Youth Justice Agency
• Mr Paul Gibson, Youth Justice Agency
Deaths Abroad - Final Report on the Commencement of Section 49(1) of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 - Oral evidence session with departmental officials
• Ms Laurene McAlpine, DoJ
• Mr Andrew Robinson, DoJ
SR 2021/339: The Magistrates’ Courts (Licensing) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1 - The Insolvency (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 - written paper
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |