| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 06 February 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:20 AM (6 mins)
SL1 - The Emergency Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland)
Public from 10:26 AM (1 mins)
SL1 The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:28 AM (1 mins)
SL1 The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:29 AM (2 mins)
SL1 The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:31 AM (47 mins)
Sign Language Bill - Oral briefing from the Department for Communities
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC
• Mr Tommy McAuley, DfC
• Mr Gerard Flynn, DfC
Suspension from 11:18 AM (11 mins)
Public from 11:29 AM (26 mins)
Landlord Registration Scheme - Oral briefing from Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and Department for Communities
• Mr Kieran Devlin, DfC
• Ms Julie Lavery, DfC
• Mr David Burns, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
• Mrs Maria Curran, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Public from 11:55 AM (62 mins)
Youth Homelessness - Oral Briefing from the Department for Communities and NIHE
• Mr David Polley, DfC
• Ms Jennifer Hawthorne, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Mr Richard Tanswell, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Public from 12:57 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:10 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:10 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:19 AM (61 mins)
Briefing from Aquaculture NI - Issues impacting the sector
• Mr Rod Cappell, Aquaculture NI
• Mr Raymond Mairs, Aquaculture NI
• Mr Mark McAllister, Aquaculture NI
Public from 11:20 AM (39 mins)
Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs - Budget 25/26
• Mr Roger Downey, DAERA
• Mr Declan McCarney, DAERA
• Ms Nuala Hennessy, DAERA
Public from 11:59 AM (1 mins)
Agriculture Bill
Suspension from 12:00 PM (12 mins)
Public from 12:12 PM (21 mins)
SR 2025/000 The Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/11 The Animals (Identification, Records, Movement and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/0000 The Farm Sustainability (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 12:33 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Part 4: Administration of justice – Assembly Legal Services oral briefing
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 2:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:35 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - 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, The Bar of Northern Ireland
Public from 3:35 PM (60 mins)
Draft Budget 2025-26 - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Deborah Brown, DoJ
• Mr Richard Logan, DoJ
• Ms Andrea Quail, DoJ
Public from 4:35 PM (15 mins)
Justice Bill - Department of Justice written papers
SR 2025/4 The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2025
Review of the Northern Ireland Policing Board
Public from 4:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:15 PM (60 mins)
Inquiry into Access to General Practice in N Ireland - Briefing Session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Colette Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
• Ms Kate McCullough, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
• Mrs Caroline Moore, Outreach Manager |
| 3:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 3:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:05 PM (40 mins)
SL1 Foster Care Regulations - Briefing from Fostering Network
• Ms Kathleen Toner, The Fostering Network Northern Ireland
• Mr Avery Bowser, Action for Children
Public from 3:45 PM (40 mins)
SL1 Foster Care Regulations - Briefing from Department of Health
• Ms Martina Moore, DoH
• Ms Stefani Millar, DoH
Public from 4:25 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - General Dental Services Reform
Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Encompass
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |