Today's Business

Thursday 14 May 2026


* 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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Thursday 14 May 2026
10:00 AMAssembly Marquee, B44-45, Balmoral Show, Eikon Exhibition Centre, LisburnCommittee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:05 AM (50 mins)
Briefing from QUB Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE)
• Mr Ian Marshall OBE, QUB Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy
• Professor David Rooney, QUB Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy
• Dr Neil Harrison, QUB Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy

Public from 10:55 AM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Fisheries Management Measures for the Offshore Marine Protected Areas - consultation package

Departmental Written Briefing - EU Animal Health Law Requirements for Camelids and Cervids

Departmental Written Briefing - Synopsis of Responses to recent Consultation on Impacts on the Water Environment

Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 29Committee for Communities

Public from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:02 AM (2 mins)
SL1 The Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland)

Public from 10:04 AM (2 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule – The Executive Office

Public from 10:06 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:14 AM (68 mins)
Northern Ireland Place-Name Project and draft Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral briefing from the Minister for Communities
• Mr Gordon Lyons, Minister for Communities
• Ms Grainia Long, DfC
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC

Public from 11:22 AM (46 mins)
Draft Anti-Poverty Strategy consultation report: Oral briefing from Equality Coalition, Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network and the Anti-Poverty Strategy Group
• Ms Kellie Turtle, Anti-Poverty Strategy Group
• Mr Daniel Holder, Equality Coalition
• Ms Becca Bor, Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network

Closed from 12:08 PM (6 mins)
Suspension

Public from 12:14 PM (46 mins)
Oral briefing from Sport NI
• Mr Richard Archibald, Sport NI
• Mr Gavin Boyd, Sport NI
• Mr Brian McKimm, Sport NI
• Ms Rebecca Hope, Sport NI

Public from 1:00 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:05 PM (75 mins)
An Inspection of Child Criminal Exploitation in Northern Ireland - Department of Justice, PSNI and PPS joint oral evidence
• Mr Graham Walker, DoJ
• Ms Colleen Cartwright, DoJ
• Ms Eilis McGrath, Public Prosecution Service
• Mr Davy Beck, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Ms Zoe McKee, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Closed from 3:20 PM (10 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers

Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - RaISe oral briefing
• Ms Judith Bailie, Research Officer
• Nathan Mulholland, Research Officer
• Ms Kathryn Barr, Research Officer

Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers continued

SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Improving Health within Criminal Justice Strategy - Proposed Way Forward – Department of Justice written paper

Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

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