| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 13 November 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Update on the progress of Rural Policy Development
• Jason Foy, DAERA
• Ms Claire McAllister, DAERA
• Ms Maria Bradley, DAERA
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from Ulster Beekeepers Association - DAERA Bee Inspectorate and the Potential Impact of Asian Hornets on Local Hives
• Mrs Valentine Hodges, Ulster Beekeepers Association
Public from 12:05 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:35 AM (5 mins)
Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board - Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 10:40 AM (40 mins)
Fraud, Error and Recovery Bill - Pre-introduction oral evidence from the Department for Communities
• Mr David Tarr, DfC
• Ms Jennifer Gibb, DfC
• Ms Julie Nelson, DfC
• Mr Mark Morrison, DfC
• Ms Donna Atkinson, DfC
Public from 11:20 AM (30 mins)
Partnership Agreement between Government and the Voluntary and community sector: Oral evidence from the Department for Communities
• Mr Raymond Caldwell, DfC
• Ms Lorraine Gallagher, DfC
• Ms Karen Smith, Disability Action
Public from 11:50 AM (30 mins)
Partnership Agreement between Government and the Voluntary and community sector: Oral evidence from NICVA
• Mr Jonny Currie, Northern Ireland Community and Voluntary Association
• Ms Karen Smith, Disability Action
• Ms Kathy Maguire, Northern Ireland Community and Voluntary Association
Closed from 12:20 PM (40 mins)
Sign Language Bill - Committee deliberations on the clauses of the Bill
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Public from 1:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (5 mins)
COM/2025/652 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders
Public from 10:10 AM (30 mins)
European Commission Work Programme 2026 - Oral Briefing from RaISe
Public from 10:40 AM (5 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 (45 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Briefing from the Regional Adult Safeguarding Nurse Network and RCN NI
• Ms Rosaline Kelly, Royal College of Nursing
• Ms Dolores McCormick, Royal College of Nursing
• Mr Joel McFetridge, Belfast Trust
• Ms Patricia O'Brien, Western Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 2:50 PM (50 mins)
Oral briefing from the Independent Autism Reviewer - Services in Northern Ireland
• Ms Ema Cubitt, Independent Autism Reviewer
Public from 3:40 PM (50 mins)
Oral briefing from the PHA and SHSCT - Cytology Screening Review
• Professor Lourda Geoghegan, DoH
• Mr Paul Cavanagh, SPPG
• Dr Joanne McClean, Public Health Agency
• Dr Stephen Austin, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Moira Kearney, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
SR 2025/172 The Health and Social Care (Exemptions from Charges, Payments and Remission of Charges) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Workforce Policy
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Consideration of the Report and Committee Motion
Public from 4:45 PM (5 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 (40 mins)
Justice Bill - Repeal of Vagrancy legislation amendment - RetailNI oral evidence session
• Glyn Roberts, Retail NI
• Chris O'Reilly, Retail NI
Public from 2:50 PM (40 mins)
Justice Bill - Repeal of Vagrancy legislation amendment – Homeless Connect and Simon Community oral evidence session
• Mr Mark Baillie, Homeless Connect
• Ms Cathy Brolly, Simon Community NI
Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
Strategic framework for Youth Justice - Department of Justice oral evidence session
• Dr Veronica Holland, DoJ
• Mr Stephen Martin, Youth Justice Agency
• Ms Jenny McAlarney, DoJ
Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Justice Bill - Live Links Amendments - RaISe written paper
Justice Bill - Written papers
Crime and Policing Bill - Legislative Consent – Correspondence
New single community order for children - Outcome of consultation – Department of Justice written paper
Court fees - 2026-2029 - outcome of consultation - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:40 PM (15 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 (145 mins)
Inquiry into Homelessness in Northern Ireland - Evidence Session with DfC and NIHE
• Mr Colum Boyle, DfC
• Mr Paul Price, DfC
• Ms Grainia Long, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Ms Catherine McFarland, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Homelessness in Northern Ireland - Discussion with NIAO following evidence session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Barry Mitchell, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland
Closed from 5:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |