| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 29 January 2026 |
| VISIT | Antrim Area Hospital | Committee for Health |
| 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)
Briefing from The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) - Data Breach Response
• Prof Grace Mulcahy, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Dr Stanley McDowell, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Mrs Nuala McAuley, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Mrs Jenni Burrows, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) - Planning Improvement Plan
• Ms Liz Loughran, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Dr Mark Hammond, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Ms Teresa O’Neill, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Natural Heritage - Launch of Public Consultation for the Draft Nature Recovery Strategy to 2032
Departmental Written Briefing - NIEA - NI Habitats Regulations Report 2019-2024
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on the Outcome of the Review of the Schedule to the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Summary of Evidence |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Minister for Communities: Quarterly oral briefing
• Mr Gordon Lyons, Minister for Communities
• Mr John Greer, DfC
• Mr Paul Price, DfC
• Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC
Public from 11:40 AM (5 mins)
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill LCM and Pensions Schemes Bill - subsequent LCM: Oral evidence from the Department for Communities
• Mr David Tarr, DfC
• Mr Andrew Yeates, DfC
• Ms Michelle Grills, DfC
• Mr Tommy Boyle, DfC
Public from 11:45 AM (30 mins)
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill LCM: Oral evidence from Advice NI
• Mr Kevin Higgins, Advice NI
• Mr Matt Cole, Advice NI
Public from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill LCM: Oral evidence from Law Centre NI and Cliff Edge Coalition
• Ms Holly Knox, Law Centre (NI)
• Ms Sarah Corrigan, Law Centre (NI)
• Ms Siobhán Harding, Cliff Edge Coalition
Public from 12:45 PM (10 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Initial consideration of draft report
Public from 12:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:02 AM (15 mins)
COM/2025/553 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the EU school scheme, sectoral interventions, protein sector, hemp requirements, marketing standards, import duties, crisis supply rules and securities - Legal Advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:17 AM (15 mins)
COM/2025/822 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry - Legal Advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:32 AM (15 mins)
COM/2025/823 Proposal for a Directive amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement - Legal Advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:47 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
COM/2025/553 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the EU school scheme, sectoral interventions, protein sector, hemp requirements, marketing standards, import duties, crisis supply rules and securities - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Ms Samantha Swann, DAERA
• Ms Samantha Stewart, DAERA
Public from 11:20 AM (30 mins)
COM/2025/822 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Dr Jennifer Stewart, DoJ
• Sarah-Jane Murphy, DAERA
• Mark McGregor, DfE
Public from 11:50 AM (30 mins)
COM/2025/823 Proposal for a Directive amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement - Departmental Oral Evidence
Public from 12:20 PM (5 mins)
COM(2023)769: Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability
Public from 12:25 PM (5 mins)
COM/2025/137 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products
Public from 12:30 PM (5 mins)
COM/2024/561 Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2014/32/EU as regards electric vehicle supply equipment, compressed gas dispensers, and electricity, gas and thermal energy meters
Public from 12:35 PM (5 mins)
COM/2023/411 Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Public from 12:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Travel
Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Closed from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Briefing from Examiner of Statutory Rules - Delegated Legislation processes
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Closed from 2:10 PM (10 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Legal advice on Convention Rights
• Ms Htaik Win, Legal Advisor
Public from 2:20 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:25 PM (45 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Briefing from Western Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Tom Cassidy, Western Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Stephen McLaughlin, Western Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Laura Coyle, Western Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Gavin Hamilton, Western Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 3:10 PM (60 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Briefing from Patient and Client Council
• Ms Meadhbha Monaghan, Patient and Client Council
• Mr Peter Hutchinson, Patient and Client Council
Public from 4:10 PM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 4:55 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Respite Services / Short Breaks
Public from 5:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (75 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Advice from the Bill Clerk
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Justice Bill - Committee Informal Deliberations
Public from 3:15 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:20 PM (40 mins)
Electronic Monitoring - Update on Transformation Project and implementation of Statutory Rule – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Mr Michael McAvoy, DoJ
• Mr Matthew Neill, DoJ
Public from 4:00 PM (20 mins)
Justice Bill - Informal deliberations
Public from 4:20 PM (15 mins)
SR 2025/197 The Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/198 The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/199 The Magistrates’ Courts and County Court Appeals (Criminal Legal Aid) (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025
Sentencing Bill - Pre-Legislative Scrutiny – Correspondence
Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Consultation - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:35 PM (10 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 (25 mins)
Ministerial Direction - 2025-26 Teachers' Pay Award
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:30 PM (90 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Briefing from DoF on delayed MOR on Major Capital Projects: Follow-up report
• Mr Neil Gibson, DoF
• Ms Sharon Smyth, DoF
• Mr Scott Wilson, Strategic Investment Board
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:00 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office |