| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 18 March 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | St. Patrick's Visitor Centre, 53A Market Street, Downpatrick | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Newcastle Concerned Residents Group – Oral Evidence
• Mrs Emma Bohill, Down Business Centre
• Mr Sam Anderson, Newcastle Concerned Residents Group
• Mr Gareth Jones, Newcastle Concerned Residents Group
• Ms Sheila Maginn, Newcastle Concerned Residents Group
Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
Proposed Changes to Regulations to support the uptake of Zero Emissions Goods Vehicles in Northern Ireland - Department for Infrastructure - Public Consultation
Taxis in Bus Lanes Experimental Traffic Control Scheme (ETCS) - Department for Infrastructure - Public Consultation
Public from 11:40 AM (30 mins)
SL1 – The Road Races (Drumhorc Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Comber Road, Dundonald (Abandonment and Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SR 2026-26 The Glencairn Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-27 The St Andrews Square West, Belfast (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-47 The Schools (Part-Time 20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-48 The Road Races (Circuit of Ireland Rally) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:10 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:02 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:04 AM (69 mins)
Utility Regulator oral and written evidence - Forward Work Programme for 2026/27; Customer Care Register; Interconnection; Guaranteed Service Standards consultation Feedback
• John French, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Colin Broomfield, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Barbara Cantley, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Peter Russell, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Brian Mulhern, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
Public from 11:13 AM (7 mins)
Departmental oral and written evidence on HE Financial Needs Analysis
• Graham Miller, DfE
• Elaine Dolan, DfE
• Joanne Hendry, DfE
• Dr June Faccini, DfE
Closed from 11:20 AM (65 mins)
Departmental oral and written evidence on HE Financial Needs Analysis
Public from 12:25 PM (1 mins)
Departmental oral and written evidence on HE Financial Needs Analysis
Suspension from 12:26 PM (7 mins)
Public from 12:33 PM (17 mins)
Departmental oral and written evidence – feedback on the consultation on postgraduate tuition fee loans
• Graham Miller, DfE
• Shauna Mullan, DfE
• Jonathan O'Callaghan, DfE
Public from 12:50 PM (15 mins)
SR XX / 2026 The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Miscarriage) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Departmental oral and written evidence - The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay - additional regulations
Departmental oral and written evidence – feedback on the consultation on postgraduate tuition fee loans
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:04 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:08 AM (27 mins)
Complaint against Members - Briefing by Commissioner for Standards on Investigation Report
• Mr Stephen Wright, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 10:35 AM (6 mins)
Committee deliberation on complaint against Members
Closed from 10:41 AM (11 mins)
Discontinuation of complaint
Closed from 10:52 AM (1 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed from 10:53 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:03 PM (85 mins)
Effective School Leadership in Disadvantaged Schools
• Professor Noel Purdy, Stranmillis University College
• Dr Emilia Symington, Stranmillis University College
• Ms Katrina Moore, Malone Integrated College
• Mr Pádraig Ó Mianáin, Saint Brigid's College
Public from 3:28 PM (51 mins)
Youth Service - Oral Briefing by DE and EA Officials
• Ms Julie Humphries, DE
• Andrew Scott, DE
• Dr Tomas Adell, Education Authority
• Ms Arlene Kee, Education Authority
Public from 4:19 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:35 PM (6 mins)
SL1 The Government Resources and Accounts (Northern Ireland) Act 2001 (Estimates and Accounts) (Designation of Bodies) Order 2026
SR 2026/30 The Deaths and Still-Births (Signing of Certificates) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/32 (C.1) The Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss (2026 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:41 PM (7 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Final Consideration of Committee Report
Public from 2:48 PM (7 mins)
Budget - Consideration of evidence from other Statutory Committees on draft Budget 2026-2029/30
Public from 2:55 PM (16 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Public from 3:11 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (80 mins)
Oral Briefing: Director of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression, Irish Language Commissioner and Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British Tradition
• Dr Katy Radford, Office of Identity and Cultural Expression
• Mr Pól Deeds, Office of Identity and Cultural Expression
• Mr Lee Reynolds, Office of Identity and Cultural Expression
Public from 3:30 PM (45 mins)
Oral Briefing: Open University - "Learnings from Why Riot? The "Whys" Beneath Youth Violence"
• Mr John D'Arcy, The Open University
• Ms Gabi Kent, The Open University
• Mr Stephen Hughes, St Peter's Immaculata Youth Centre
• Mr William Mitchell, ACT Initiative
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |