| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 05 February 2026 |
| VISIT | Shankill Shared Women's Centre | Committee for Health |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (5 mins)
Oral Legal Advice from Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 10:10 AM (35 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Progress of Lough Neagh Action Plan
• Mr Craig Hartin, DAERA
• Dr Gareth Greer, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Mr Patrick Murphy, DAERA
Public from 10:45 AM (40 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Statutory Instrument: Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2026
• Ms Fiona Taylor, DAERA
• Mr Roy Griffin, DAERA
Public from 11:25 AM (60 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA
• Mr Mark Allison, DAERA
Public from 12:25 PM (30 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - Environmental Principles within Policy Making
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Public from 12:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (30 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Agreement of Committee report
Public from 11:00 AM (15 mins)
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill LCM: Consideration of Committee report
Public from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
Departmental Disability Action Plan 2025-2030: Oral evidence from the Department for Communities
• Mr Carl Savage, DfC
• Ms Emma Neill, DfC
Public from 12:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
Assembly Legal Services - Procedural Advice
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office |
| 1:30 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 1:30 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (85 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Minister of Justice oral evidence
• Mrs Naomi Long, Minister of Justice
Public from 3:30 PM (45 mins)
Justice Bill - Committee deliberations – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Lisa Boal, DoJ
• Mr Andrew Laverty, DoJ
Public from 4:15 PM (5 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
Sentencing Bill - Pre-legislative scrutiny - Correspondence
SL1 The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order (Codes of Practice) Order 2025 - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:20 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Multi-function Meeting Room, Shankill Shared Women's Centre, 3 Mayo Link, BELFAST | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (15 mins)
Oral briefing - Shankill Shared Women's Centre
• Dr Betty Carlisle, Shankill Shared Women's Centre
Public from 2:20 PM (70 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Permanent Secretary - Community Care and Patient Flow in hospital
• Mr Mike Farrar, DoH
• Ms Tracey McCaig, DoH
• Mr Peter Toogood, DoH
Public from 3:30 PM (70 mins)
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Trust Overview
• Ms Jennifer Welsh, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Alastair Campbell, DoH
• Ms Paula Cahalan, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Kerrylee Weatherall, Children's Social Care Services Reform Programme
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Violence and Aggression towards staff
Public from 4:45 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Justice Bill Part 2 (Children)
Public from 4:50 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Member Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:10 PM (50 mins)
Inquiry into Homelessness in Northern Ireland - Initial Consideration of draft report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Barry Mitchell, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Claire Turner, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 3:15 PM (15 mins)
Ministerial Direction |