Today's Business

Wednesday 15 October 2025


* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings
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Wednesday 15 October 2025
VISITHill of the O'NeillCommittee for The Executive Office
VISITSilverbirch HotelCommittee for The Executive Office
9:30 AMRoom 30Committee for the Economy

Public from 9:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 9:35 AM (40 mins)
Law Society NI - Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• Claire McNamee, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Richard Craig, Mills Selig
• Maria Glover, Napier Solicitors

Public from 10:15 AM (45 mins)
The Bar of Northern Irelandl NI – Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• William Gowdy KC, The Bar of Northern Ireland

Public from 11:00 AM (20 mins)
RaISe brief - Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• Mr Aidan Stennett, Research Officer

Closed from 11:20 AM (20 mins)
Bill Office guidance - Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• Ms Aoibheann Baker, Assembly Clerk

Public from 11:40 AM (35 mins)
SL1 – The Insolvency Practitioners (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland)

SL1 – The Chemicals (Health And Safety) And Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

SL1 – RHI Tariffs

SR 2025/164 The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 29Committee for Infrastructure

Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Northern Ireland Water - Oral Evidence
• Dr Sara Venning, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Paddy Brow, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr John Burke, Northern Ireland Water

Public from 11:15 AM (30 mins)
Budget - Final budget decisions 2025-26 – Department for Infrastructure Oral Evidence
• Ms Susan Anderson, DfI
• Mr Colin Woods, DfI
• Mr Declan McGeown, DfI
• Ms Emer Rice, DoF

Public from 11:45 AM (30 mins)
Budget - Spending Review/Budget Sustainability Plan – Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Ms Susan Anderson, DfI
• Mr Colin Woods, DfI
• Mr Declan McGeown, DfI
• Mr Peter Rice, DfI

Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins)
End of Session Report 2024-2025 - Consideration of Draft Report

Public from 12:30 PM (15 mins)
Assembly Research and Information Service - Sustainable Drainage Systems - Written Evidence

Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins)
SR 2025-154 The U324 Cannyreagh Road, Donaghadee (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025

Public from 12:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 106Committee on Standards and Privileges

Closed from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:15 AM (45 mins)
Complaint against a member - Briefing by Legal Services
• Ms Maeve Corrigan, Legal Advisor

Closed from 11:00 AM (30 mins)
Complaint against a member - Consideration of Commissioner’s report

Closed from 11:30 AM (25 mins)
Complaints against a Minister - Consideration of Commissioner’s report

Closed from 11:55 AM (10 mins)
Further consideration of decisions on inadmissible complaints

Closed from 12:05 PM (10 mins)
Further consideration of decisions on inadmissible complaints

Closed from 12:15 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 12:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:15 PM (60 mins)
Sir Halley Stewart Trust Research - Oral Briefing by Bytes
• Mr Stephen Dallas, The Bytes Project
• Mr Steve Morrison, Streetbeat
• Sean McMullan, New Lodge Youth Centre
• Ms Ruth Walker, The Bytes Project

Public from 3:15 PM (15 mins)
Outdoor Learning Research Paper - Oral Briefing by RAISE
• Gillian Kane, Research Officer

Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
SEN Review - Oral Briefing by SENCOs
• Ms Claire McGowan, Bloomfield Primary School
• Ms Anita Stewart, Kilcooley Primary School

Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
End of Session Report

Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:30 PM (15 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Committee Deliberations

Public from 2:45 PM (15 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Committee Deliberations

Public from 3:00 PM (40 mins)
Rating - Update on Strategic Review of Rating – Oral briefing from DoF
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF

Public from 3:40 PM (20 mins)
Legislative Programme - Legislative Programme for Autumn/Winter 2025/26 – Written briefing

Public from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business

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