| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 22 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 (40 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence session with Irish Council Against Blood Sports
• Ms Aideen Yourell, Irish Council Against Blood Sports
• Mr Francis Ward, Stand with Foxes
Public from 10:45 AM (40 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence session with Hunting Association NI
• Ms Susan Vance-Walford, Hunting Association NI
• Mr Declan Feeney, Hunting Association NI
• Mr David Turley, Hunting Association NI
• Mr Brian Turtle, Hunting Association NI
Public from 11:25 AM (40 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence session with The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust
• Mr Ian Glendinning, The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust
• Mr Merlin Becker, The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence session with Concerned Residents Group of Artanagh, Shanrod and Fedney
• Ms Christine Bailey, Concerned Residents Group of Artanagh, Shanrod and Fedney
• Mr William Bailey, Concerned Residents Group of Artanagh, Shanrod and Fedney
• Mr Martin McAleenan, Concerned Residents Group of Artanagh, Shanrod and Fedney
Public from 12:45 PM (40 mins)
SL1 - The Digital Waste Tracking Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Oral Briefing from DAERA
• Mr Colin Breen, DAERA
• Mr Keith Carlisle, DAERA
• Mr Christopher Eadie, DAERA
SR 2026/179 The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 1:25 PM (20 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Supply Chain Transformation Fund Pilot Scheme
Departmental Written Briefing - Sea Fisheries (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on Planning Improvement Plan
Departmental Written Briefing - Introduction of Fixed Fees for Marine EIA Services (Screening and Scoping Opinions – Summary of Responses to Consultation)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:45 PM (30 mins)
Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill - Assembly Legal Services – Delegated Powers Memorandum
• Ms Catriona Doherty, Legal Advisor
Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill - Committee Deliberations |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (30 mins)
Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill - Examiner of Statutory Rules advice on delegated powers
Closed from 10:35 AM (30 mins)
Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill - Convention Rights Memorandum Briefing from Legal Services
Closed from 11:05 AM (15 mins)
Committee legislative scrutiny planning
Public from 11:20 AM (30 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Oral evidence from Simon Community
• Mr Jim Dennison, Simon Community NI
• Ms Cathy Brolly, Simon Community NI
• Ms Laoise McDonnell, Simon Community NI
Public from 11:50 AM (60 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Oral evidence from Department for Communities and NIHE
• Mr Paul Price, DfC
• Ms Heloise Brown, DfC
• Mr Brian O’Kane, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Ms Staci Bradley, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Public from 12:50 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Discretionary Support (Amendment) (Fuel as a Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:55 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:01 AM (20 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2026/2108 establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Consideration of Draft Report
Closed from 10:21 AM (20 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2026/2108 establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Agreement of Final Report
Closed from 10:41 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Closed from 2:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:01 PM (59 mins)
Informal - Mindwise Lived Experience Group
Public from 3:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:05 PM (90 mins)
Oral briefing from Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Capital Projects, Trust Savings and Winter Preparedness
• Ms Jennifer Welsh, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Alaistair Campbell, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Claire Corry, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Olga O'Neill, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr David Porter, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Implementation of Maternity Services Review
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Written briefing - Breast Cancer Now and 'Wear it Pink' Campaign
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (75 mins)
Committee Business
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Deliberations
Closed from 3:15 PM (15 mins)
SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Update to football bodies, championships and leagues - Examiner of Statutory Rules advice
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 3:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:35 PM (30 mins)
Financial Services and Markets Bill - Legislative Consent Motion – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Debbie Corry, DoJ
• Ms Beverley Lane, DoJ
• Mr Uel Boyd, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Gerry McCarragher, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Public from 4:05 PM (45 mins)
Finance update - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Mr Richard Logan, DoJ
• Ms Michelle McLoughlin, DoJ
• Ms Louise Sinclair, DoJ
Public from 4:50 PM (15 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Recording of decisions
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Written papers
Justice Bill - Further Consideration Stage amendments
Armed Forces Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Correspondence
Immigration and Asylum Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum - Department of Justice written paper
Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Consultation outcome - Department of Justice written paper
Enabling Access to Justice Programme - Legal Aid Scope, Merits and Financial Eligibility – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 5:05 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 3:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Closed from 3:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 3:05 PM (55 mins)
Committee Business - Consideration of NI Audit Office Reports |