| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 07 May 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:02 AM (23 mins)
Assembly Research briefing – social enterprises international best practice
• Nathan Mulholland, Research Officer
Public from 10:25 AM (57 mins)
Work Placement – oral and written evidence
• Anne-Marie Fleming, NI Assembly Education Service
• Danielle Keenan, Kainos
• Karen Hillis, Speaker For Schools
• Nuala Ryan, Belfast Boys' Model School
Suspension from 11:22 AM (7 mins)
Public from 11:29 AM (42 mins)
NI Productivity 2040 - oral and written evidence
• Dr David Jordan, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 12:11 PM (15 mins)
SL1 – The Freight Containers (Safety Convention) Regulations (NI) 2025
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:01 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (37 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - The Reservoirs Bill/Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 – An Overview On Progress To Date - Oral Evidence
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer
Public from 10:43 AM (60 mins)
Update on the Transport Strategy - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Ms Sian Kerr, DfI
• Mr James Redmond, Department for Infrastructure
• Mr Andrew McGreevy, Department for Infrastructure
Public from 11:44 AM (19 mins)
2024-25 Business Update - Driver and Vehicle Agency - Oral Evidence
• Mr Jeremy Logan, Driver and Vehicle Agency
• Mr Pat Delaney, Driver and Vehicle Agency
• Mr Jonathan Furphy, Driver and Vehicle Agency
Closed from 12:03 PM (32 mins)
Termination of the Vehicle Testing Equipment Contract - Oral Evidence
• Mr Jeremy Logan, Driver and Vehicle Agency
• Mr Pat Delaney, Driver and Vehicle Agency
Closed from 12:35 PM (15 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Closed from 12:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:02 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:03 AM (25 mins)
Annual Debate on the Executive’s Legislative Timetable - Legal Advice and Revised draft Standing Order
• Adam Leitch, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:28 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:02 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:04 AM (20 mins)
Complaint against a member - consideration of draft report
Closed from 10:24 AM (41 mins)
Further consideration of decisions on inadmissible complaints - Briefing from Legal Services
Closed from 11:05 AM (2 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed from 11:07 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:05 PM (40 mins)
NI Banking and Financial Services Landscape - Oral Briefing from Association of British Insurers
• Mr Alastair Ross, Association of British Insurers
• Mr Mark Shepherd, Association of British Insurers
Public from 2:00 PM (120 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Oral briefing on current issues
• Mr John O'Dowd, Minister of Finance
• Ms Joanne McBurney, DoF
• Mr Neil Gibson, DoF
Public from 4:00 PM (40 mins)
Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill - Bill Provisions - Oral Briefing from Department of Finance
• Dr Philip Wales, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Ms Aoife Rooney, DoF
Public from 4:40 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by the Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by Retail NI
• Glyn Roberts, Retail NI
• Ms Jan Buchanan, Warnocks
• Ms Francesca Cahillin, Truly Fare
• Mr Alastair McCall, McCalls of Lisburn
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Budget Update - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
• Mr Neil Palmer, DE
• Mr Stephen Van Houten, DE
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 4:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:15 PM (20 mins)
Inquiry: Consideration of Draft Report - Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation (closed session)
Public from 4:35 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |