Today's Business

Wednesday 21 January 2026


* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings
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Wednesday 21 January 2026
10:00 AMRoom 29Committee for Infrastructure

Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Construction Employers Federation - Oral Evidence
• Mr Mark Spence, Construction Employers Federation
• Mr David Magee, Antrim Construction Company Ltd
• Mr Sam McKee, Turley Associates
• Mr Mark Hardy, Marrac Design
• Mr David Fry, Construction Employers Federation

Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
Speed Limit Review 2026 – Department for Infrastructure - Written Evidence

Public from 11:40 AM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Glencairn Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 - The Prohibition of U-Turns (Belfast) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 - The St Andrews Square West, Belfast (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 11:50 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 106Committee on Standards and Privileges

Closed from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:10 AM (40 mins)
Scope of MLA Code of Conduct - Briefing by Legal Services
• Ms Maeve Corrigan, Legal Advisor

Closed from 10:50 AM (25 mins)
Complaint against a Member - consideration of draft report

Closed from 11:15 AM (15 mins)
Complaints against a Minister - consideration of draft report

Closed from 11:30 AM (15 mins)
Draft amendments to Guide for Witnesses appearing before Assembly Committees

Closed from 11:45 AM (10 mins)
All-Party Group issues

Closed from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:15 AMRoom 30Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:15 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:30 AM (90 mins)
Ministerial oral and written evidence session – 2026-29/30 Draft Budget
• Dr Caoimhe Archibald, Minister for the Economy
• Ian Snowden, DfE
• Alan Russell, DfE

Public from 12:00 PM (29 mins)
Department for the Economy – Business Plan update
• Ian Snowden, DfE
• Alan Russell, DfE

Public from 12:29 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
1:45 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 1:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:00 PM (40 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Oral briefing with Department of Infrastructure Officials
• Ms Brenda Burke, Department for Infrastructure
• Ms Linda Buick, DfI
• Ms Maryclaire McCullough, Department for Infrastructure

Public from 2:40 PM (40 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Oral Briefing with The Executive Office Officials
• Mr Gavin King, TEO
• Mr Ronan Murtagh, TEO

Public from 3:20 PM (40 mins)
Public Procurement - Public Procurement Reform/Ports Exemption/Procurement (Amendment) Regs 2026 – Oral Briefing from Departmental Officials
• Ms Sharon Smyth, DoF
• Mr Paul Browne, DoF

Public from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Public Office (Accountability) Bill - Agreement of Committee Report

Public from 4:15 PM (10 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Committee deliberations

Public from 4:25 PM (10 mins)
SL1 – The Pensions Increase (Review)Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 4:35 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:15 PM (60 mins)
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda - Oral Briefing by NICCY
• Mr Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Joanne McGurk, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People

Public from 3:15 PM (60 mins)
General Teaching Council Bill - Oral Briefing by GTCNI Representatives
• Mr Ian Gallagher, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
• Ms Mary Jackson, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
• Ms Julie-Anne Stevenson, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland

Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
SL1 - The Education (Pupil Reporting) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2025

Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 2:15 PM (135 mins)
Draft Consideration of Committee Report - Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (Closed Session)

Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

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