| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 01 May 2025 |
| 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)
Departmental oral evidence session - Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework Action Plan
• Ms Alison Chambers, DAERA
• Ms Joy Alexander, DAERA
• Ms Fiona Ferguson, DAERA
Public from 11:05 AM (40 mins)
Briefing from The Northern Ireland Shows Association
• Mr Brian Lockhart, The Northern Ireland Shows Association
• Ms Marjorie Blackburn, The Northern Ireland Shows Association
• Ms Rhonda Geary, The Northern Ireland Shows Association
Public from 11:45 AM (30 mins)
Agriculture Bill - Informal Clause by Clause
• Mr John Terrington, DAERA
• Ms Elaine McCrory, DAERA
Closed from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
Agriculture Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Ms Aoibheann Baker, Senior Assistant Assembly Clerk
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Public from 12:45 PM (30 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - Public Estate and Services
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer
• Charlotte Hodges, Research Officer
SR 2025/000 The Farming with Nature Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Mr Manus McHenry, DAERA
Public from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (45 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:45 AM (60 mins)
Sign Language Bill - In person evidence session from the British Deaf Association
• Dr Robert Adam, British Deaf Association
• Ms Majella McAteer, British Deaf Association
• Mr Tom Lichy, British Deaf Association
Public from 11:45 AM (15 mins)
Disposal of Documents Order 1925 - Addendums to existing Retention and Disposal Schedules for six Councils
Public from 12:00 PM (30 mins)
Oral briefing from National Lottery (Allwyn UK)
• Ms Tiffany Jirbandey, National Lottery (Allwyn UK)
• Ms Gillian Taylor, National Lottery (Allwyn UK)
Public from 12:30 PM (15 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/2023/462 Proposal for a Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Legal advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:17 AM (15 mins)
COM/2023/217 Proposal for a Regulation on detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 - Legal advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:32 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (15 mins)
COM/2023/462 Proposal for a Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Written evidence
Public from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
COM/2023/217 Proposal for a Regulation on detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 - Departmental oral evidence
• Ms Caroline Barry, DAERA
Public from 11:20 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (85 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from Association for Palliative Medicine GB&I, Regional Palliative Medicine Group, NI Palliative Care Network and NI Hospice
• Dr Matthew Doré, Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain & Ireland
• Dr Alan McPherson, Regional Palliative Medicine Group Northern Ireland
• Dr David Graham, Northern Ireland Paediatric Palliative Care Network
• Dr Clare White, Northern Ireland Hospice
Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from RaISe
• Sinead McMurray, Research Officer
Public from 4:30 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Justice Bill - Northern Ireland Policing Board oral evidence
• Mrs Sinead Simpson, Northern Ireland Policing Board
• Mr Adrian McNamee, Northern Ireland Policing Board
• Ms Sarah Reid, Northern Ireland Policing Board
Public from 3:00 PM (60 mins)
Enabling Access to Justice Programme - The Bar of Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Mr Donal Lunny KC, The Bar of Northern Ireland
• Ms Denise Kiley KC, The Bar of Northern Ireland
• Mr David Mulholland, Bar Council of Northern Ireland
Public from 4:00 PM (30 mins)
Justice Bill - Restorative Justice amendments - RaISe written paper
Justice Bill - Written papers
Crime and Policing Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Department of Justice written paper
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Proposal for Legislative Consent - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:05 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:10 PM (20 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Issues Paper
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Paul Turley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:30 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Report on Citizen Space survey
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Initial consideration of draft report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Briefing - PAC members survey 2025
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |