| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 23 April 2026 |
| 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 (5 mins)
Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill
Public from 10:10 AM (15 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - DAERA Bill Officials Briefing
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA
• Mr Mark Allison, DAERA
Closed from 10:25 AM (60 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Informal Clause by Clause
Public from 11:25 AM (20 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - DAERA Bill Officials Briefing
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA
• Mr Mark Allison, DAERA
Public from 11:45 AM (15 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Consultation on the draft fisheries management plan for non-quota shellfish in Northern Ireland
Public from 12:00 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Informal from 12:20 PM (40 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - Anaerobic Digestion development challenges and opportunities in Northern Ireland
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer |
| 10:02 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:02 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (39 mins)
Local councils and the Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral briefing from NILGA
• Alderman Hazel Legge, NILGA
• Cllr Matt Garrett, NILGA
• Cllr Paul Robinson, NILGA
• Ms Alison Allen, NILGA
Public from 10:55 AM (10 mins)
SL1 The Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr David Polley, DfC
• Ms Emma Sisk, DfC
Public from 11:05 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/65 The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 11:10 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/68 The Social Security (Removal of Two Child Limit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 11:15 AM (5 mins)
Department of Education - Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 11:20 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:50 AM (40 mins)
Westminster Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025: Background briefing from RaISe
• Ms Eleanor Murphy, Research Officer |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:01 PM (2 mins)
SR 2026/66 The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:03 PM (1 mins)
SR 2026/72 The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:04 PM (1 mins)
SR 2026/73 The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:05 PM (90 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Elective Care Framework: Governance, Delivery & Outcomes
• Prof Mark Taylor, DoH
• Ms Joanne Elliott, DoH
• Ms Lisa McWilliams, DoH
Public from 3:35 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Referral Pathways within the Committee’s Strategic Priorities
Public from 3:40 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Invest to save; and preventative policy within the Transformation Agenda
Public from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:00 PM (30 mins)
RaISe briefing - Report on Community Pharmacy
• Dr Grainne Crealey, Research Officer
Closed from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
The Role of Firearms in Violence against Women and Girls in Northern Ireland - Women’s Resource & Development Agency oral evidence
• Ms Elaine Crory, Women’s Resource and Development Agency
Public from 3:05 PM (25 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers
Justice Bill - Written papers
SR 2026/55 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Legal Aid for Direct Committal - Consultation - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 3:30 PM (15 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 (145 mins)
Inquiry into Major IT Projects in Northern Ireland - Evidence Session with the Department of Finance
• Mr Neil Gibson, DoF
• Mr Paul Duffy, DoF
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Major IT Projects in Northern Ireland - Discussions with the NIAO
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Jones, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |