| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 02 July 2026 |
| 9:30 AM | Room 30 | Ad Hoc Committee on the School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill
Public from 9:30 AM (5 mins)
Election of Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
Public from 9:35 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:36 AM (1 mins)
Committee Membership
Public from 9:37 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:38 AM (1 mins)
Arrangements for Committee Meetings
Public from 9:39 AM (6 mins)
Committee Procedures
Public from 9:45 AM (10 mins)
School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill - Handling of Committee Stage
Public from 9:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:40 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 9:40 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:45 AM (40 mins)
Ministerial Evidence Session - Update on Current DAERA Issues and Programmes
• Mr Andrew Muir, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
• Mrs Katrina Godfrey, DAERA
Public from 10:25 AM (30 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Policy Intention – Generational Renewal – Farming for the Generations
• Mr Mark Scott, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
• Mr Paul McHenry, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
• George Moffitt, DAERA
Public from 10:55 AM (30 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Overview of Public Consultation Responses to Rural NI: Our New Approach (2026 - 2041)
• Jason Foy, DAERA
• Ms Claire McAllister, DAERA
• Ms Maria Bradley, DAERA
Public from 11:25 AM (45 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Nutrients Action Programme 2027-2030
• Dr Alistair Carson, DAERA
• Ms Fiona Dickson, DAERA
• Mr Brian Ervine, DAERA
• Julie Thompson, DAERA
Public from 12:10 PM (10 mins)
Fisheries, Aquaculture and Water Environment Bill
Public from 12:20 PM (10 mins)
SR 2026/116 The Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/124 The Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:30 PM (10 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Tree Planting Action Plan
Departmental Written Briefing - Forest Service Business Plan 2026/27
Public from 12:40 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 10:07 AM (1 mins)
Public from 10:08 AM (46 mins)
Oral briefing from Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland (ADRC-NI)
• Prof Jamie Murphy, Ulster University
• Dr Lisa Kent, Queen's University
• Mr Richard Tanswell, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Public from 10:54 AM (30 mins)
Charities (Amendment) Bill: Oral evidence from the Department for Communities
• Ms Colleen Bell, DfC
• Mr Martin Ireland, DfC
• Mr Gerard Reilly, DfC
Suspension from 11:24 AM (3 mins)
Public from 11:27 AM (28 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill
• Mr Colm Gildernew, MLA
• Mr Dermot Browne, Sinn Féin
Suspension from 11:55 AM (2 mins)
Public from 11:57 AM (13 mins)
Occupational Pension Schemes delegated legislation: Oral briefing from the Department for Communities
• Mr Mark McCartney, DfC
• Mr Neil McAlinden, DfC
Public from 12:10 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Home Heating Oil (Temporary Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:15 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 – initial consideration
Public from 12:20 PM (5 mins)
SR 2026/111 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:25 PM (5 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule - Libraries NI
Public from 12:31 PM (32 mins)
Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill
• Mr Eóin Tennyson, MLA
• Ms Jessica Johnston, Alliance Party
Public from 1:03 PM (16 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 (15 mins)
SL1 - The Feed and Food (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Ms Firth Piracha, Food Standards Agency NI
• Mr Richard Annett, Food Standards Agency NI
Public from 2:20 PM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Encompass within the Transformation Agenda
• Dr Paul Rice, DoH
• Ms Pippa McCabe, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 3:05 PM (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Access to Palliative Care Scoping Exercise by Department
• Mr Gearóid Cassidy, DoH
• Mr Roger Kennedy, DoH
• Mr Paul Cavanagh, SPPG
Public from 3:50 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Elective Care Framework: Governance, Delivery & Outcomes
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Children’s Social Care Services Review
Public from 4:00 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Rural proofing and regional access to services within the Transformation Agenda
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule - Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry
Public from 4:10 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (75 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Law Society of Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Mr David A Lavery CB, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Ms Emma Lyons, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Joe McVeigh, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Eoghan McKenna, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Ms Ann McMahon, Law Society Northern Ireland
Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Deepfake amendment – Minister of Justice oral evidence
• Mrs Naomi Long, Minister of Justice
• Mr Andrew Dawson, DoJ
• Ms Lorraine Ferguson-Coote, DoJ
Public from 4:30 PM (25 mins)
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Call for evidence proposals
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers
SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Update to football bodies, championships and leagues
SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Expansion of Out of Court Disposals
SL1 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Reform of Legal Services - Department of Justice written paper
Access to the Bar - RaIse written paper
Public from 4:55 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |