| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 08 July 2020 |
| 9:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 9:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:02 AM (100 mins)
Emotional Health and Mental Well-being Framework – National Children’s Bureau – oral briefing
• Ms Celine McStravick, National Children's Bureau Northern Ireland
• Ms Claire Dorris, National Children's Bureau Northern Ireland
Closed from 10:42 AM (45 mins)
Post-primary Transfer – draft survey
• Mrs Louise Close, Outreach Manager
Public from 11:27 AM (88 mins)
Covid-19 Update – Oral briefing – Department of Education
• Mr Peter Weir, Minister of Education
• Mr Derek Baker, DE
• Mr John Smith, DE
Public from 12:55 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:02 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:04 AM (71 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Departmental Update and Current Issues
• Ms Nichola Mallon, Minister for Infrastructure
• Mrs Katrina Godfrey, DAERA
Public from 11:20 AM (25 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
SL1 - The Motor Vehicle Testing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - The Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - The Whitla Street, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mrs Deirdre Gallagher, DfI
• Mr Stephen Hughes, DfI
• Mr Brian McCarron, DfI
• Mr Trevor McClay, DfI
SL1 - The Railway Avenue, Newry (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - The Ormeau Road, Belfast (Footway) (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - The Motorways Traffic (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - The Footpath to the rear of Albert Street, Quadrant Place and Cullingtree Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - The Back Street at Duncairn Gardens, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - The A29 New Road and B30 Newry Road, Silverbridge (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:03 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (74 mins)
Briefing from Invest NI - Covid-19 Response and Recovery Planning
• Mr Kevin Holland, Invest NI
• Mr Donal Durkan, Invest NI
• Mr Diarmuid McLean, DfE
Public from 11:19 AM (57 mins)
Briefing from Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance & Northern Ireland Hotels Federation - Reopening and Recovery of Tourism Sector
• Dr Joanne Stuart, Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance
• Ms Janice Gault, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation
• Mr Eddie McKeever, McKeever Hotels
• Mr Ciaran O’Neill, Building Change Trust
• Ms Oonagh O’Reilly, ICC Belfast
Public from 12:16 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:20 PM (9 mins)
SL1 – CITB NI Levy Order 2020
Departmental Consultation - Priority Dispatch Provisions of the 2019 Electricity (Recast) Regulation (EU) 2019/943
Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation Annual Report 2019-20
Public from 12:29 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:31 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 12:31 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:33 PM (53 mins)
In-Year Monitoring - Outcome of the June Monitoring Round – Oral Evidence from Public Spending Directorate, Department of Finance
• Jeff McGuinness, DoF
• Ms Pamela Galloway, DoF
Public from 1:26 PM (27 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - RaISe Presentation on the Regulation of Public Appointments
• Mr Tim Moore, Senior Researcher
Public from 1:53 PM (4 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Written Evidence
Public from 1:57 PM (26 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:23 PM (14 mins)
Joint Order for Personal Protective Equipment between Department of Finance and Government of Republic of Ireland
Closed from 2:37 PM (13 mins)
Joint Order for Personal Protective Equipment between Department of Finance and Government of Republic of Ireland
Closed from 2:50 PM (2 mins)
Operational Plan |
| 1:59 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 1:59 PM (111 mins)
Committee Business
Ministerial Briefing on Departmental Priorities
• Ms Carál Ní Chuilín, Minister for Communities
Future Funding for Disability Employment Services - Briefing by NI Union of Supported Employment
• Mr Norman Sterritt, Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment
• Ms Claire Lavery, Action on Hearing Loss
• Ms Paula Jennings, Stepping Stones
• Mr Stephen Mathews OBE, The Cedar Foundation
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill
SR 2020 / 120 The Local Government (Accounts and Audit) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2020
SR 2020/129 The Universal Credit (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 3:50 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:02 PM (94 mins)
Committee Business
Victims' Payment Scheme - Oral evidence session with Departmental officials
• Dr Mark Browne, TEO
• Mr Gareth Johnston, TEO
Public from 3:36 PM (34 mins)
Committee Business |
| 3:07 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Closed from 3:07 PM (6 mins)
Excess Votes - Briefing from C&AG on draft report on Excess Votes 2016-2017
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 3:13 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:15 PM (5 mins)
Excess Votes - Draft report on Excess Votes (Northern Ireland) 2016-17
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Suspension from 3:20 PM (3 mins)
Public from 3:23 PM (72 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Evidence session
• Ms Tracy Meharg, DfC
• Ms Jacqueline Fearon, DfC
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Suspension from 4:35 PM (12 mins)
Public from 4:47 PM (80 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Evidence Session
• Mrs Katrina Godfrey, DfI
• Mr John Irvine, DfI
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stuart Stevenson, DoF
• Mrs Julie Sewell, DoF
Closed from 6:07 PM (5 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Discussion with NIAO officials following evidence session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 6:12 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |