| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 15 May 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 10:10 AM (2 mins)
Public from 10:12 AM (6 mins)
Sign Language Bill - Update on Committee Call for Evidence
Suspension from 10:18 AM (7 mins)
Public from 10:25 AM (74 mins)
Children’s and Young People’s voices, rights and needs: Oral briefing from NI Commissioner for Children & Young People
• Mr Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Alex Tennant, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Joanne McGurk, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Rachel Woods, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Public from 11:39 AM (36 mins)
Homelessness legislative frameworks in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales: Oral briefing from RaISe
• Ms Eleanor Murphy, Research Officer
Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:02 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:03 AM (12 mins)
COM/2023/451 Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC - Legal Advice
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:15 AM (9 mins)
COM/2023/770 Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 - Legal advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:24 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:31 AM (31 mins)
COM/2023/451 Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Tommy McNamara, DAERA
• Mr Karl Beattie, DAERA
• Mr Adrian Borland, DfI
• Ms Caroline Hobson, DfI
Public from 11:02 AM (28 mins)
COM/2023/770 Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Neal Gartland, DAERA
• Mr Christopher Andrews, DAERA
• Mr Chris Wade, DAERA
Public from 11:30 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:13 AM | Assembly Marquee, B44-45, Balmoral Show, Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:13 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (61 mins)
Briefing from Ulster Farmers' Union - Current issues
• Mr William Irvine, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Alexander Kinnear, Ulster Farmers' Union
Public from 11:16 AM (41 mins)
Briefing from Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster - Current issues
• Mr Richard Beattie, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
• Ms Joyce Allen, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
• Ms Sarah Halliday, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
Public from 11:57 AM (1 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - DAERA Final Budget 2025-26
Public from 11:58 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from Southern Area Hospice Services
• Ms Liz Cuddy, Southern Area Hospice
• Ms Bridget Lynch, Southern Area Hospice
• Ms Bernie Torley, Southern Area Hospice
Public from 2:50 PM (60 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from NHSCT and SHSCT
• Ms Alison Campbell Smyth, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Mary Ann McCann, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Louise McNutt, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Sarah Cousins, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Gemma Ryder, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 3:50 PM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - 6 monthly update on Workforce
• Mr Phil Rodgers, DoH
• Mr Peter Barbour, DoH
• Mr Stephen Galway, DoH
• Mr Rodney Redmond, DoH
• Ms Katherine Ferguson, DoH
Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment No.2) Regulations NI 2025
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Maternity Review Report Implementation
Public from 4:45 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Hospital Car Parking Charges update
Public from 4:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (90 mins)
Justice Bill - Law Society of Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Mr Peter O'Brien, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Joe McVeigh, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Eoghan McKenna, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Brian Archer, Law Society Northern Ireland
Public from 3:45 PM (30 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
Budget 2025-2026 - Main Estimates and Estimates Memorandum – Department of Justice written paper
Improving health within criminal justice - Strategy and action plan progress report – Department of Justice
Sentence reduction for guilty pleas - Consultation - Department of Justice
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:09 PM | Room 21 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:09 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:36 PM (17 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Update on Inquiry on Mental Health Services in Northern Ireland
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:53 PM (13 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Initial consideration of draft report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:06 PM (26 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Draft press release
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:32 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office |