| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 29 April 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:20 AM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Meenan Square, Derry/Londonderry (Footways) (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 - The Road Races (Loughgall Stages Rally) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 - The Road Races (Rallye Lecale) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 - The Railways Safety Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Grant Scheme on the supervision and inspection requirements of the Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Public Consultation - Summary of Responses – Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Mr Ryan Robinson, DfI
• Mr David Courtenay, DfI
Closed from 11:30 AM (60 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Initial Deliberations
Public from 12:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (70 mins)
NI Chamber; FSB NI; childcare Providers - childcare issues - oral and written evidence
• Stuart Anderson, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce
• Diane Koplewsky, Sleepy Hollow Group
• Nikolai Koplewsky, Sleepy Hollow Group
• Lorna Muldoon, Federation of Small Businesses
Public from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
Department for the Economy – pre-consultation briefing on the draft aviation strategy
• Ciaran McGarrity, DfE
• Ian Maxwell, DfE
• Stuart Maxwell, DfE
Public from 12:00 PM (15 mins)
Utility Regulator (Support for Decarbonisation Preparation) Bill - RaISe briefing
• Mr Aidan Stennett, Research Officer
Public from 12:15 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Draft Forward Work Programme – Extension of committee stages
Closed from 12:20 PM (10 mins)
NI Assembly Engagement – Committee Stage engagement events
• Clare Maguire, Public Engagement Manager
• Mrs Caroline Moore, Participation and Outreach Manager |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (20 mins)
Repeal of Standing Order 70 and consequential amendments to Standing Orders - Consideration of consequential amendments to Standing Order 22(2) and Legal Advice
• Helen Smyth, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:25 AM (60 mins)
Northern Ireland Act 1998 Section 42 – Petitions of Concern - Further consideration of provision in draft Standing Orders
• Helen Smyth, Legal Advisor
• Paul Gill, Clerk Assistant
• Dr Frank Geddis, Clerk Assistant
Public from 11:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:10 AM (40 mins)
Complaints against a Minister - briefing on investigation report by Commissioner for Standards
• Mr Stephen Wright, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
The Ministerial Code of Conduct - Briefing by Assembly Legal Services
• Ms Htaik Win, Legal Advisor
Closed from 11:20 AM (15 mins)
Discontinuation of complaint
Closed from 11:35 AM (20 mins)
Complaint against Members - consideration of draft Committee report
Closed from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (30 mins)
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda - Committee Consideration
Public from 2:45 PM (30 mins)
Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill - Oral Briefing by RaISe
• Ms Karen Clarke, Research Officer
Public from 3:15 PM (30 mins)
Irish Medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill - Oral Briefing by RaISe
• Sinead McMurray, Research Officer
Closed from 3:45 PM (30 mins)
General Teaching Council Bill
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
SR 2026/53 The Education (Pupil Reporting) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:30 PM (15 mins)
SL1 Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Regulations 2026 - Oral briefing from NISRA officials
• Dr Philip Wales, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Ms Aoife Rooney, DoF
Public from 2:45 PM (40 mins)
NI Banking and Financial Services Landscape - Inquiry - Oral Briefing with DoF on follow-up recommendations
• Ms Wendy Lecky, DoF
• Ms Julianne Kieran, DoF
• Mr Dylan McDonnell, DoF
Closed from 3:25 PM (10 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Pre-Brief for NIAO Oral Briefing on Leading and Resourcing the NICS
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Jones, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Laura Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 3:35 PM (50 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Leading and Resourcing the NICS – Oral Briefing from NIAO
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Jones, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Laura Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 4:25 PM (15 mins)
Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill - Consideration of Committee Stage Approach
Public from 4:40 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:10 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:10 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Veteran's Commissioner - Armed Forces Covenant
• Mr David Johnstone, Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner's Office |