| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 26 June 2025 |
| VISIT | Blakiston Houston Estates | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
| 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)
Departmental oral evidence session - Forest Service Business Plan and Post Storm Eowyn Review
• Mr John Joe O'Boyle, DAERA
• Mr John Joe Cassidy, DAERA
Public from 10:45 AM (40 mins)
Departmental oral evidence session - Farm Sustainability Payment
• Mr George Moffett, DAERA
• Ms Lorna Christie, DAERA
• Mr Aidan McEvoy, DAERA
Closed from 11:25 AM (20 mins)
LCM Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Committee Deliberations
Public from 11:45 AM (20 mins)
LCM Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Draft Committee Report
SR 2025/112 The Agriculture (Student Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Departmental Written Briefing - Consultation on a Plastic Pollution Plan for Northern Ireland
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (45 mins)
Sign Language Bill – Action Deaf Youth in-person evidence session
• Ms Julie Graham, Action Deaf Youth
• Ms Gemma McMullan, Action Deaf Youth
Closed from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
Sign Language Bill – Bill Office briefing and scrutiny update
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Public from 12:00 PM (45 mins)
Regulatory framework for gambling: Oral briefing from Department for Communities
• Mr Gerard Murray, DfC
• Ms Carol Reid, DfC
• Ms Victoria Trimble, DfC
• Mr Ciarán Mee, DfC
Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Fees) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025
Public from 12:50 PM (5 mins)
Police Service of Northern Ireland Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 12:55 PM (5 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/2025/137 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products - Legal Advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:17 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:20 AM (30 mins)
COM/2025/137 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Ms Alison Chambers, DAERA
• Ms Samantha Swann, DAERA
• Mr Kieran Coghlan, DAERA
Public from 10:50 AM (90 mins)
COM/2025/258 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies
COM/2025/503 Proposal for a Directive as regards digitalisation and common specifications
COM/2025/504 Proposal for a Regulation as regards digitalisation and common specifications
COM/2023/217 Proposal for a Regulation on detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 - Consideration of survey responses
COM/2023/770 Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 - Consideration of survey responses
COM/2023/411 Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 - Consideration of survey responses
COM/2023/451 Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC - Consideration of survey responses
COM/2023/192 and COM/2023/193 - Proposed Directive and proposed Regulation reforming EU pharmaceutical legislation - Consideration of survey responses
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (10 mins)
SL1 - Breakfast Directives - Briefing from Food Standards Agency
• Mr Richard Annett, Food Standards Agency NI
• Mrs Sharon Gilmore, Food Standards Agency NI
Public from 2:15 PM (40 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from NI Palliative Care Pharmacists Group
• Mr Peter Armstrong, NI Palliative Care Pharmacists Group
Public from 2:55 PM (35 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Encompass
• Dr Paul Rice, DoH
• Dr Dermot Hughes, DoH
Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from Department of Health regarding PCiP
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DoH
• Ms Sally Convery, Public Health Agency
• Ms Diane Walker, DoH
Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
Legislative Consent Motion - UK Mental Health Bill - Consideration of draft report
Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Respite Services / Short Breaks
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Review of Emergency General Surgery at SWAH
Public from 4:45 PM (5 mins)
Adult Protection Bill
Public from 4:50 PM (5 mins)
The Draft Human Medicines (Authorisation by Pharmacists and Supervision by Pharmacy Technicians) Order 2025
Public from 4:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Consideration of photographs as biometric data – Assembly Legal Services oral briefing
• Ms Caroline Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 2:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:35 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - Include Youth and VOYPIC oral evidence
• Dr Paula Rodgers, Include Youth
• Ms Alicia Toal, Voice of Young People in Care
Public from 3:35 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - Proposed deepfake amendment consultation - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Lorraine Ferguson-Coote, DoJ
• Mr Andrew Dawson, DoJ
Public from 4:35 PM (20 mins)
Justice Bill - RaISe written paper
Justice Bill - Written papers
Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations - Consultation – Department of Justice written paper
Out of Court Disposals - Consultation on proposed changes – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:55 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:20 PM (20 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Major Capital Projects: Follow-up report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:40 PM (20 mins)
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Briefing
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:00 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business - FWP, AOB & next meeting |