| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 12 February 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (17 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:17 AM (43 mins)
Draft Budget 2025-26 - Translink - Oral Evidence
• Mr Ronan O'Doherty, Translink
• Mr Ian Campbell, Translink
Public from 11:00 AM (30 mins)
Assembly Research and Information Service – Planning Applications and Flood Risk – Oral Evidence
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Public from 11:30 AM (5 mins)
Developer Contributions - Notification of Public Consultation - Department for Infrastructure
Public from 11:35 AM (10 mins)
SR 2025-5 The Sydenham By-Pass, Belfast (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025-7 The U8017 (unnamed road) off Redrock Road, Markethill (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 - The Moore’s Lane, Lurgan (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 11:45 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (70 mins)
Transmission Investment Ltd - oral and written evidence -Interconnection
• James Dickson, Transmission Investment Ltd
• Mark Fitch, Transmission Investment Ltd
• Holly McDonald, Transmission Investment Ltd
Public from 11:15 AM (65 mins)
Dundalk Institute of Technology - Oral and written evidence – Cross-border Co-operation
• Aidan Browne, Regional Development Centre
• Dr Sheila Flanagan, Dundalk Institute of Technology
• Professor Fergal McCaffrey, Dundalk Institute of Technology
• Irene McCausland, Dundalk Institute of Technology
Public from 12:20 PM (20 mins)
Budget 2025-26 - Assembly Research
SR 2025/14 The Companies (Disqualification Orders) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/20 The Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (45 mins)
Inquiry into Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy - Long-term Illness
Public from 10:50 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (30 mins)
Complaint against a member - Briefing by Commissioner for Standards on Investigation Report
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 10:45 AM (30 mins)
Committee adjudication of complaints against Ministers of alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct
Closed from 11:15 AM (10 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed from 11:25 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:00 PM (50 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:50 PM (10 mins)
SR 2025/21 The Rates (Small Business Hereditament Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Legislative Consent Memorandum - Property (Digital Assets ETC) Bill - Consideration of Committee Report
Public from 2:00 PM (40 mins)
NI Community Ownership Fund - Oral Briefing from Development Trusts NI
• Mr Charlie Fisher, Development Trusts Northern Ireland
• Ms Margaret Craig, Development Trusts Northern Ireland
Public from 2:40 PM (40 mins)
Budget - Budget Bill and SSE’s - Oral Briefing from Department of Finance
• Patrick Neeson, DoF
• Angela Ross, DoF
Public from 3:20 PM (30 mins)
Rating - Rates Reform and Comparability - Oral Briefing from RaISe
• Ms Karen Clarke, Research Officer
Public from 3:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Special Educational Needs - Oral Briefing from Empowered Parents
• Ms Aisling Crossin, Empowered Parents
• Mr Michael Carson, Empowered Parents
Public from 3:00 PM (60 mins)
Attendance and Educational Welfare Service - Joint Oral Briefing from DE/EA Officials
• Ms Una Turbitt, Education Authority
• Mr Adrian Nugent, Education Authority
• Mr Michael Florida-James, Education Authority
• Ms Claire McClelland, DE
• Mr Michael Leonard, DE
• Mr Dougie Cusin, DE
Public from 4:00 PM (45 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Consideration and Analysis of Themes
Public from 4:45 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)
EU Citizens' Rights - Advice NI Oral Evidence
• Ms Fiona Magee, Advice NI
• Mr Matt Cole, Advice NI
• Mr Oleg Danuta, Migrant Centre NI
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Post EU-Exit Matters - Departmental Oral Briefing
• Mr Tom Reid, TEO
• Mr Aodhán Connolly, TEO
• Ms Rosalind Ware, TEO
Public from 4:05 PM (45 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - The Christian Institute Oral Evidence
• Mr Sam Webster, The Christian Institute
• Mr James Kennedy, The Christian Institute
Public from 4:50 PM (45 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Women's Rights Network Oral Evidence
• Ms Marianne Buchanan Stewart, Women's Rights Network
• Ms Kirsty Montgomery, Women's Rights Network
• Ms Theresa McVeigh, Women's Rights Network
Public from 5:35 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |