| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 15 October 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (45 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence session with Irish Working Terrier Federation
• Mr Owen Mulcahy, Irish Working Terrier Federation
• Mr John Phelan, Irish Working Terrier Federation
• Mr Brian McCullough, Irish Working Terrier Federation
• Mr Steven McGonigal, Irish Working Terrier Federation
Public from 10:50 AM (45 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence session with Country Sports Ireland
• Mr Ronan Gorman, Country Sports Ireland
• Ms Sophie Smyth, Country Sports Ireland
Public from 11:35 AM (45 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence session with British Pest Control Association
• Ms Rosina Robson, British Pest Control Association
Public from 12:20 PM (65 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence session with League Against Cruel Sports
• Ms Emma Slawinski, League Against Cruel Sports
• Mr Robbie Marsland, League Against Cruel Sports
Public from 1:25 PM (15 mins)
SL1 - The Climate Change (Carbon Budget 2038-2042) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Briefing from the Department
• Mr Anthony Courtney, DAERA
• Mr John Early, DAERA
• Mr Ian Fleming, DAERA
SL1 - The Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme (Eligibility Etc) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 - The Rural Needs Act (Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 - The Welfare of Animals (Supply of Puppies and Kittens) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 1:40 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Synopsis of Consultation Responses on the draft Air Quality (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Committee Business
Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (30 mins)
Charities (Amendment) Bill: Committee Deliberations
• Ms Stephanie Mallon, Assembly Clerk
Public from 10:35 AM (30 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill: Oral evidence from Housing Rights
• Mr Jamie Miller, Housing Rights
• Mr Stephen Morrison, Housing Rights
• Ms Faith Westwood, Housing Rights NI
Public from 11:05 AM (30 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill: Oral evidence from Homeless Connect
• Ms Nicola McCrudden, Homeless Connect
• Mr Mark Baillie, Homeless Connect
Public from 11:35 AM (40 mins)
Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Oral evidence from RaISe
Closed from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill - Convention Rights Memorandum briefing from Legal Services
Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:50 PM (2 mins)
SL1 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 – committee decision
Public from 12:52 PM (3 mins)
SR 2026/169 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:55 PM (2 mins)
SL1 The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 – committee decision
Public from 12:57 PM (3 mins)
SR 2026/170 The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 1:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (30 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2026/2108 establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Warren Bell, DfE
Public from 10:35 AM (5 mins)
COM/2025/386 Proposal for a Regulation on the European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021
Public from 10:40 AM (5 mins)
Committee Work Planning
Public from 10:45 AM (10 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 (5 mins)
SR 2026/163 The Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:10 PM (90 mins)
Briefing from Southern Health and Social Care Trust and The Strategic Planning and Performance Group - Maternity, Savings Plans and Winter Preparedness
• Mr Steve Spoerry, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Colm McCafferty, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Beverley Adams, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Catherine Marks, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Elaine Wilson, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Tracey McCaig, DoH
• Dr Joanne McClean, Public Health Agency
Public from 3:40 PM (5 mins)
Written briefing - Pharmaceutical Society NI - Performance update
Public from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (90 mins)
Committee Business
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Deliberations
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Closed from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
Justice Bill - Advice from the Bill Clerk – Oral briefing
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Closed from 4:00 PM (20 mins)
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Advice from the Examiner of Statutory Rules – Oral briefing
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 4:20 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:25 PM (10 mins)
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Written papers
SL1 The County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Enabling Access to Justice Programme - Taxation - Department of Justice written paper
Draft Planning Fees (Deemed Planning Applications and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Consultation – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:35 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (80 mins)
Inquiry into A Strategic Review of the Planning Appeals Commission - Evidence Session with the Department for Infrastructure
• Ms Emer Morelli, DfI
• Mrs Kathryn McFerran, DfI
• Mrs Rosemary Daly, DfI
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Public from 3:30 PM (90 mins)
Inquiry into A Strategic Review of the Planning Appeals Commission - Evidence Session with the Department of Justice
• Hugh Widdis, DoJ
• Ms Karen Ward, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
• Astrid Hamilton, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 5:00 PM (10 mins)
Inquiry into A Strategic Review of the Planning Appeals Commission - Discussion with NI Audit Office
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Claire Turner, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 5:10 PM (10 mins)
Inquiry into Northern Ireland Energy Strategy - Final Consideration of Draft Report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 5:20 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |