| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 11 December 2024 |
| 10:01 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:03 AM (93 mins)
Ministerial oral and written evidence – 2025-26 budget and feedback on the 3 year budget information gathering exercise
• Mr Conor Murphy, Minister for the Economy
• Ian Snowden, DfE
• Sharon Hetherington, DfE
• Johanna Park, DfE
Suspension from 11:39 AM (11 mins)
Public from 11:50 AM (26 mins)
Departmental oral and written briefing – student loans, interest rates and repayment options - Departmental oral and written briefing – student loans, interest rates and repayment options
• Mark Lee, DfE
• Graham Miller, DfE
• Jonathan O'Callaghan, DfE
• Siobhan Martin, DfE
Public from 12:16 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:36 PM (3 mins)
Strategic Plan update |
| 10:07 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Closed from 10:07 AM (5 mins)
Termination of the Vehicle Testing Equipment Contract - Legal Advice
Public from 10:12 AM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:23 AM (77 mins)
Regional Property Certificates - Adequacy of information and variation responses - Law Society of Northern Ireland – oral evidence
• Ms Claire McNamee, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Ms Catherine Heyes, Peter Bowles & Co Solicitors
• Mr Simon Murray, Murray Kelly Moore Solicitors
Public from 11:40 AM (20 mins)
Public Sector Procurement in Northern Ireland - Assembly Research & Information Service – RaISe briefing
• Ms Karen Clarke, Research Officer
• Nathan Mulholland, Research Officer
Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
Department for Infrastructure 2024-2025 Business Plan - Quarter 1 and 2 monitoring – Written Evidence
Public from 12:05 PM (7 mins)
Private Streets Inspection Fees - Consultation – Department for Infrastructure – Written Evidence
Public from 12:12 PM (2 mins)
Road Safety - Grass cutting
Public from 12:14 PM (1 mins)
SR 2024-202 The Marcus Ward Street, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 - The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 12:15 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (10 mins)
Priorities for Ministerial Briefing
Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Newcomer Children - Oral Briefing
• Dr Rebecca Loader, Queen's University Belfast
• Dr Aisling O'Boyle, Queen's University Belfast
• Professor Joanne Hughes, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Newcomer Children - Oral Briefing by EA Officials
• Ms Una Turbitt, Education Authority
• Ms Karen Turner, Education Authority
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Oral Briefing by Alliance for Choice
• Dr Emma Campbell, Alliance for Choice
• Ms Danielle Roberts, Alliance for Choice
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - Oral Evidence
• Ms Alyson Kilpatrick, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Claire McCann, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - YouthAction NI - Oral Evidence
• Mr Sean Madden, Youth Action NI
• Ms Olivia Davidson- Millar, YouthAction NI
Public from 4:05 PM (40 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - RaISe Oral Briefing
• Mr Thomas Lough, Research Officer
• Ms Annabel Reid, Senior Researcher
Public from 4:45 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:06 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:36 PM (4 mins)
SL1 - The Designation of Bodies (Estimate and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2024
Public from 2:40 PM (2 mins)
SL1 – The Rates (Small Business Hereditament Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 2:42 PM (100 mins)
Rating Policy - Rating Policy Update - Briefing from Departmental Officials
• Sharon Gallagher, DoF
• Angela McGrath, DoF
• Andrew McAvoy, DoF
• Chris Rooney, DoF
Public from 4:22 PM (8 mins)
SL1 - The Designation of Bodies (Estimate and Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2024
Public from 4:30 PM (27 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:57 PM (1 mins)
Department of Finance’s Memorandum of Reply to a Public Accounts Committee report on Broadband Investment in Northern Ireland - Written Briefing
Public from 4:58 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 5:03 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 5:10 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |