| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 15 January 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (42 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:42 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/2 The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:47 AM (2 mins)
SR 2026/4 The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:49 AM (38 mins)
Review of the Rates Support Grant: Oral evidence from the Department of Communities
• Mr Gerard Murray, DfC
• Mr Jeff Glass, DfC
Public from 11:27 AM (43 mins)
An equality review of the governance, practices, and procedures applicable to Ulster Boxing: Oral evidence from the Equality Commission NI
• Ms Geraldine McGahey OBE, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Louise Conlon, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Mr Alden Henderson, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Suspension from 12:10 PM (10 mins)
Public from 12:20 PM (14 mins)
Sign Language Bill - Review of departmental amendments
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC
• Mr Tommy McAuley, DfC
• Mr Gerard Flynn, DfC
Closed from 12:34 PM (51 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Committee Review of Amendments with Bill Clerk
• Ms Liz Marsh, Northern Ireland Assembly
Public from 1:25 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Public from 10:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:02 AM (26 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Ms Lynsey Moore, TEO
• Mr Stephen Hamilton-Shields, TEO
Public from 10:28 AM (2 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Office for Product Safety and Standards Oral Evidence
Public from 10:30 AM (1 mins)
COM/2025/386 Proposal for a Regulation on the European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021 - updated Legal Advice
Public from 10:31 AM (1 mins)
Committee Work Planning
Public from 10:32 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:09 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:09 AM (16 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:25 AM (23 mins)
SI 2026/xxx The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 - Departmental Oral Briefing
• Mr Richard Coey, DAERA
• Ms Anna McMahon, DAERA
• Ms Mairead O'Connor, DAERA
Closed from 10:48 AM (88 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Update on Summary of Evidence
• Ms Aoibheann Baker, Assembly Clerk
Public from 12:16 PM (1 mins)
SR 2026/1 The Shellfish Gathering (Conservation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:17 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Oral evidence session - General Medicine Council and Nursing and Midwifery Coucil
• Prof. Pushpinder Singh Mangat, General Medical Council
• Ms Cathy Finnegan, General Medical Council
• Ms Donna O'Boyle, Nursing and Midwifery Council
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Oral evidence session - ARC NI, Volunteer Now, Hourglass
• Ms Denise Hayward, Volunteer Now
• MS Ruth Mulholland, Volunteer Now
• Mr David McClure, Hourglass
• Ms Donna Johnston, ARC NI
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:10 PM (20 mins)
SL1 - The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Member Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Waiting Lists: Red-flag cancer treatment, Paediatric waiting lists, PEGS surgery
Public from 4:35 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (80 mins)
Justice Bill - Police Service of Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Mr Anthony McNally, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Gary McDonald, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Gerry Doherty, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Jeff Logan, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Closed from 3:30 PM (20 mins)
Justice Bill - Legal advice from the Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 3:50 PM (20 mins)
SR 2025/190 The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Justice Bill - Written papers
SL1 The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) - Remuneration pilot - Consultation - Department of Justice written paper
Adult Restorative Justice Strategy - Annual progress report 2024-25 - Department of Justice written paper
NICTS Estate Strategy - Planned consultation on the future of Limavady Courthouse – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (15 mins)
Ministerial Direction - 2025-26 HSC Pay Awards
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:20 PM (25 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Managing the Schools' Estate and further MOR updates
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:45 PM (60 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Briefing with DoH on MOR on Mental Health Services in NI
• Mr Mike Farrar, DoH
• Ms Heather Stevens, DoH
• Dr Ciara McKillop, DoH
Closed from 3:45 PM (30 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Preparation Session: Briefing with the Treasury Officer of Accounts
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |