Today's Business

Wednesday 03 December 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
TimeVenueCommittee
Wednesday 03 December 2025
VISITBelmont HallCommittee for Infrastructure
10:00 AMAntrim Civic Centre, AntrimCommittee for Infrastructure

Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
In-Year Monitoring - December Monitoring Round - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Ms Susan Anderson, DfI
• Mr Peter Rice, DfI
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Mrs Cindy Noble, DfI

Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
Road Noise Action Plan - Notification of Consultation – Department for Infrastructure – Written Evidence

Public from 11:40 AM (10 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Consideration of Responses received to date

Public from 11:50 AM (10 mins)
SR 2025-180 The Belvoir Road, Belfast (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025

SL1 - The U5390 Church Hill, Jonesborough (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025

SL1 - The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 - Revised

Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings

Public from 12:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
10:01 AMRoom 30Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:01 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:03 AM (103 mins)
Invest NI/ Department for the Economy – update on Invest NI – review progress; review of investments; annual report 2024-25 – oral and written evidence
• Kieran Donoghue, Invest NI
• Anne Beggs, Invest NI
• Kathryn Hill, Invest NI
• Mark Lee, DfE

Suspension from 11:46 AM (9 mins)

Public from 11:55 AM (60 mins)
RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill evidence – RHA NI and UFU
• John McLenaghan, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Alan Hegan, Renewable Heat Association Limited
• Denzil Cluff, Ecoerne

Public from 12:55 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
10:03 AMRoom 106Committee on Standards and Privileges

Closed from 10:03 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:11 AM (59 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Briefing from Legal Services and Committee deliberation
• Ms Maeve Corrigan, Legal Advisor

Suspension from 11:10 AM (5 mins)

Closed from 11:15 AM (13 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Committee deliberation

Closed from 11:28 AM (19 mins)
Complaints against a Minister - Committee consideration

Closed from 11:47 AM (2 mins)
All-Party Group issues

Closed from 11:49 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 2:00 PM (29 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:29 PM (56 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
• Mrs Shirley Sweeney, DE
• Ms Margaret Rose McNaughton, DE

Public from 3:25 PM (50 mins)
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda - Oral Briefing by Children's Law Centre
• Ms Rachel Hogan, Children's Law Centre
• Mrs Kathryn Stevenson, Children's Law Centre
• Mr Liam Mackle, Children's Law Centre
• Ms Diane Hammond, Children's Law Centre

Public from 4:15 PM (60 mins)
Addressing Bullying in Schools Act - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
• Ms Claire McClelland, DE
• Mr Michael Leonard, DE
• Ms Maria Coogan, Education Authority

Public from 5:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 21Committee for The Executive Office

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

Closed from 2:15 PM (120 mins)
Deliberation: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (Closed Session)

Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:08 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 2:08 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:24 PM (31 mins)
SL1- The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF

SL1- The Rates (Small Business Hereditament Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF

SL1 - The Rates (Making and Levying of Different Rates) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF

SL1- The Rates (Temporary Rebate) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF

SL1- The Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF

Public from 2:55 PM (59 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - NI Fiscal Council Bill – Oral briefing from Ulster University Economic Policy Centre and Pivotal/Written briefing from Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI)
• Gareth Hetherington, Ulster University Economic Policy Centre
• Ann Watt, Pivotal

Public from 3:54 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 4:24 PM (26 mins)
Civil Service Reform - Initial Consideration of Terms of Reference

Public from 5:10 PM (10 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Committee deliberations

Public from 5:20 PM (10 mins)
Review of Arms Length Bodies (ALB's) - Written briefing

Public from 5:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business

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