| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 19 June 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 (40 mins)
LCM Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
• Mr Christopher Andrews, DAERA
• Mr Darrin Fullerton, DAERA
Public from 10:45 AM (40 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Introductory Briefing
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA
• Mr Mark Allison, DAERA
Public from 11:25 AM (40 mins)
Departmental oral evidence session - Climate Action Plan
• Dr Claire Cockerill, DAERA
• Mr Patrick Savage, DAERA
• Ms Fiona Dickson, DAERA
• Mr Niall Boyd, DAERA
• Dr Alistair Carson, DAERA
• Mr Martin Mulholland, DAERA
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
SL1 The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Mr Tommy McNamara, DAERA
• Mr Sean McVeigh, DAERA
• Mr Karl Beattie, DAERA
SL1 The Eel Fishing (Amendment) Regulations
• Mr Colin Armstrong, DAERA
• Ms Kelly Mills, DAERA
• Mr Seamus Connor, DAERA
• Mr Roy Griffin, DAERA
SR 2025/103 The Horticulture Pilot Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (45 mins)
Proposed Member’s Bill on UNCRPD Incorporation: Oral briefing from Bill sponsor
• Mr Danny Donnelly, MLA
Public from 11:15 AM (30 mins)
Comparison of disability legislative frameworks across England, Scotland Wales and Republic of Ireland: Oral and written briefing from RaISe
• Mr Michael Greig, Research Officer
Public from 11:45 AM (30 mins)
Intermediate Rent: Oral briefing from Department for Communities
• Mr David Polley, DfC
• Ms Maryann Dempsey, DfC
• Mr Jon Anderson, Maple & May Ltd
Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Arts stakeholder engagement – consideration of draft report and recommendations |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (70 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - NI Hospice & NI Children’s Hospice
• Mr Trevor McCartney, Northern Ireland Hospice
• Mr Brian Henderson, Northern Ireland Hospice
• Ms Gemma Aspinall, Northern Ireland Hospice
• Dr Emma Lundy, Northern Ireland Hospice
Public from 3:15 PM (15 mins)
The Pharmaceutical Society of NI (General) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2025 - Briefing from Pharmaceutical Society NI
• Mr Canice Ward, Pharmaceutical Society NI
Public from 3:30 PM (50 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Briefing from Department of Health
• Mr Mark McGuicken, DoH
• Ms Kerry Loveland-Morrison, DoH
Public from 4:20 PM (20 mins)
Legislative Consent Motion - UK Mental Health Bill
• Ms Heather Stevens, DoH
• Ms Debbie Sharpe, DoH
• Mr Brian Cassidy, DoH
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Legislative Consent Motion - Rare Cancers Bill - Consideration of report
Public from 4:45 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Maternity Services update
Public from 4:50 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Review of Deliverability of the Mental Health Strategy
Public from 4:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (40 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Repeal of Vagrancy Legislation, Serious Organised Crime and AccessNI Amendments – Assembly Legal Services oral briefing
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 2:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:45 PM (75 mins)
Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 - Post-legislative Scrutiny - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Julie Wilson, DoJ
• Ms Emma Crozier, DoJ
• Mr John Bradley, DoJ
• Ms Jane Maguire, DoJ
Closed from 4:00 PM (20 mins)
SL1 The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order (Codes of Practice) Order 2025 - Examiner of Statutory Rules legal advice
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 4:20 PM (25 mins)
SL1 The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order (Codes of Practice) Order 2025
SL1 The Planning Fees (Deemed Planning Applications and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Police Service of Northern Ireland Retention and Disposal schedule
Justice Bill - RaISe written papers
Justice Bill - Written papers
Repeal of Vagrancy Legislation - Consultation responses and way forward – Department of Justice written paper
Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 - Proposed extension of Section 2 power - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (30 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - from Dept for Health - Update on Mental Health Services in NI
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:35 PM (25 mins)
Inquiry into Managing the School's Estate - NIAO issues paper
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Peter O'Sullivan, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Final Consideration
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:30 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Draft Press Release
Closed from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |