| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 22 May 2025 |
| VISIT | PRONI | Committee for Communities |
| 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 (60 mins)
Briefing from Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-operative Society Ltd
• Ms Kathleen McBride, Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-operative
• Mr Dee McElroy, Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-operative
• Mr Pat Close, Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-operative
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Departmental oral evidence session - Update on Farm Sustainability Standards and Penalty Matrix
• Mrs Anna Campbell, DAERA
• Mr Aidan McEvoy, DAERA
• Dr Elvira McAleese, DAERA
• Mr Mark Hammond, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Dr Gareth Greer, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 12:05 PM (55 mins)
Agriculture Bill - Agreement of Draft Report/Recommendations
SL1 The Scallop Enhancement Sites (Prohibited Methods of Fishing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Ms Fiona Taylor, DAERA
• Mr Patrick Smith, DAERA
SR 2025/81 The Quality of Bathing Water (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 1:00 PM (10 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Animal Welfare Pathway
Public from 1:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:20 PM (20 mins)
Fair Farm Pricing - Briefing from Assembly Legal Services
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor |
| 10:00 AM | PRONI, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (30 mins)
Comparing parliamentary oversight of retention and disposal schedules: Oral briefing from RaISe
• Ms Karen McCallion, Research Officer
Public from 11:00 AM (15 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)
COM/2023/192 Proposal for a Directive on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC - Legal Advice
• Ms Caroline Byers, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:17 AM (15 mins)
COM/2023/193 Proposal for a Regulation laying down Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and establishing rules governing the European Medicines Agency - Legal Advice
• Ms Caroline Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:32 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (30 mins)
COM/2023/192 Proposal for a Directive on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Aaron McKendry, DoH
• Mr Sean Curley, DoH
Public from 11:05 AM (30 mins)
COM/2023/193 Proposal for a Regulation laying down Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and establishing rules governing the European Medicines Agency - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Sean Curley, DoH
• Mr Aaron McKendry, DoH
Public from 11:35 AM (15 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 (60 mins)
Briefing from BMA NI - GMS Contract
• Dr Frances O'Hagan, British Medical Association NI
• Dr Ciaran Mullan, British Medical Association NI
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Home Care Services
• Mr Mark McGuicken, DoH
• Ms Ciara McKillop, DoH
• Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH
• Ms Debbie Murray, DoH
Public from 4:05 PM (55 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (45 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Restorative Justice and Rehabilitation of Offenders proposed amendments - Assembly Legal Services oral briefing
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 2:45 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:50 PM (15 mins)
SL1 The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order (Codes of Practice) Order 2025
• Ms Lisa Boal, DoJ
• Ms Denise Bloomer, DoJ
Public from 3:05 PM (40 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
Crime and Policing Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum
Deaths Abroad - Update – Department of Justice written paper
Enabling Access to Justice Reform Programme - Delivery plan consultation responses – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:10 PM (35 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Consideration of draft report
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:45 PM (10 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Amended press release
Closed from 2:55 PM (35 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Feedback on initial draft of report
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Paul Turley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Managing the School's Estate - briefing from NIAO
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Peter O'Sullivan, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Geoff Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |