| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 16 January 2025 |
| 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 (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Agriculture Bill - Briefing from Assembly Research (RaISe)
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer
Public from 11:15 AM (30 mins)
SR 2024/211 The Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024212 The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024/225 The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Eradication Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024
SR 2024/226 The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Control Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 11:45 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Informal from 12:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Planning |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (45 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:45 AM (15 mins)
Disposal of Documents Order 1925 – Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 11:00 AM (30 mins)
Oral briefing - Gerry Carroll MLA - People’s Housing Bill
• Mr Gerry Carroll, MLA
• Ms Rebekah Corbett, People Before Profit
Public from 11:30 AM (30 mins)
SR 2025/2 The Gaming (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Ms Carol Reid, DfC
• Mr Ciaran Mee, DfC
Public from 12:00 PM (10 mins)
SR 2025/1 The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 12:10 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 12:15 PM (35 mins)
Oral briefing - All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
• Mr Philip McGuigan, MLA
• Mr Danny Donnelly, MLA
• Mr Connor Hogan, All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
• Mr Will Chambré, All Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling
Public from 12:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:02 AM (15 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2025/14 on the approval and market surveillance of non-road mobile machinery circulating on public roads and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 - Legal Advice
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office
Closed from 10:17 AM (15 mins)
COM(2022)677 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC - Legal Advice
• Ms Caroline Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:32 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (30 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2025/14 on the approval and market surveillance of non-road mobile machinery circulating on public roads and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Adrian Borland, DfI
• Mr Paddy Cairns, DfI
Public from 11:05 AM (30 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2024/3115 regarding plant health controls and reporting obligations - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr John Joe O'Boyle, DAERA
• Charmaine Beer, DAERA
Public from 11:35 AM (30 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 laying down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products and repealing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Stephen Bradshaw, DfI
• Mr David Porter, DfI
• John Burke, DoF
• Mr Shane Doris, DAERA
Public from 12:05 PM (30 mins)
COM(2022)677 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Colin Breen, DAERA
• Ms Janet Sheridan, DAERA
Public from 12:35 PM (2 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)
Departmental Briefing - January Monitoring
• Ms Brigitte Worth, DoH
• Ms Danielle Mallen, DoH
• Ms Preeta Miller, DoH
• Mr David Keenan, DoH
• Mr Brian Dunlop, DoH
Public from 2:50 PM (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from Department of Health
• Mr Gearóid Cassidy, DoH
• Mr Roger Kennedy, DoH
• Mr Ryan Wilson, DoH
Public from 3:35 PM (5 mins)
SR 2024/222 The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
• Mr Canice Ward, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
• Ms Karen Simpson, DoH
Public from 3:40 PM (5 mins)
SR 2024/223 The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
• Mr Canice Ward, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
• Ms Karen Simpson, DoH
Public from 3:45 PM (5 mins)
Westminster Tobacco and Vapes Bill - LCM
Public from 3:50 PM (15 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Written update on Hospital Car Parking Charges
Public from 4:05 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:20 PM (40 mins)
Committee Priorities - Review |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (90 mins)
Justice Bill - Justice Bill - Department of Justice amendments (Part 1: Biometrics, Restorative Justice, AccessNI Filtering and Serious Organised Crime) - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Mr Andrew Laverty, DoJ
• Ms Lisa Boal, DoJ
• Dr Veronica Holland, DoJ
• Ms Katie Taylor, DoJ
• Mr Brian Thomson, DoJ
Public from 3:35 PM (15 mins)
The Fostering Placement and Fostering Agency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 - Department of Health written paper
Enabling Access to Justice Reform Programme - update - Minister of Justice written paper
Amendments to Legal Aid Remuneration - proposals to amend remuneration for civil and criminal legal services for solicitors and barristers – consultation – Department of Justice written paper
Aarhus Convention - Access to Justice in relation to the Aarhus Convention - Call for Evidence – Department for Justice written paper
Public from 3:50 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (60 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Project - Follow-up Report - Evidence Session
• Jayne Brady, TEO
• Neil Gibson, DoF
Closed from 3:15 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Project - Follow-up Report - Review of Evidence Session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 3:45 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |