| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 29 May 2025 |
| 10:02 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:02 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (120 mins)
Briefing from The Office for Environmental Protection
• Dame Glenys Stacey, The Office for Environmental Protection
• Ms Natalie Prosser, The Office for Environmental Protection
• Prof Robbie McDonald, The Office for Environmental Protection
• Dr Donnacha Doody, The Office for Environmental Protection
• Mr John McCartney, The Office for Environmental Protection
Suspension from 12:06 PM (12 mins)
Public from 12:18 PM (36 mins)
SL1 The Farming with Nature Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Ms Zita Hale, DAERA
• Mr Manus McHenry, DAERA
• Ms Devina Park, DAERA
Public from 12:54 PM (3 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on the Sustainable Utilisation of Livestock Slurry Phase 2
Departmental Written Briefing - Lucy’s Law - consideration of consultation document prior to publication
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on the outcomes of the Just Transition public consultation
Public from 12:57 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Informal from 1:02 PM (12 mins)
Committee Planning |
| 10:02 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:02 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 10:22 AM (6 mins)
Public from 10:28 AM (42 mins)
Sign Language Bill - In-person briefing from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Geraldine McGahey OBE, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Mr Paul Noonan, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Public from 11:10 AM (21 mins)
Sign Language Bill - In-person briefing from Adapt NI
• Ms Laura Murphy-Sloan, Adapt NI
• Ms Alex Leslie, Adapt NI
Suspension from 11:31 AM (10 mins)
Closed from 11:41 AM (53 mins)
Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral briefing from the Department for Communities
• Ms Emer Morelli, DfC
• Mr John McCord, DfC
• Mr Carl Savage, DfC
• Mr Paul Gamble, DfC
Public from 12:34 PM (1 mins)
SL1 The Social Security (Income And Capital Disregards) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 12:35 PM (5 mins)
Disposal Of Documents Order 1925: Strategic Investment Board Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 12:40 PM (5 mins)
Disposal Of Documents Order 1925: Police Service of Northern Ireland Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 1:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:02 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:03 AM (14 mins)
COM/2023/258 Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Legal Advice
Public from 10:17 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:18 AM (25 mins)
COM/2023/258 Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Keith Brown, DfE
Public from 10:43 AM (7 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)
Ministerial Briefing - June Monitoring, Budget Priorities, Legislation Programme
• Mr Mike Nesbitt, Minister of Health
• Mr Mike Farrar, DoH
• Mr David Keenan, DoH
Public from 3:05 PM (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Oral evidence from Royal College of General Practitioners NI
• Dr Ursula Mason, Royal College of General Practitioners NI
• Dr Emma Murtagh, Royal College of General Practitioners NI
Public from 3:50 PM (30 mins)
SL1 - Human Medicines (Amendments to Hub and Spoke Dispensing etc.) Regulations 2025
• Ms Karen Simpson, DoH
• Mr Chris Garland, DoH
Public from 4:20 PM (20 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from RaISe
• Dr Grainne Crealey, Northern Ireland Assembly
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
SR 2025/83 The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) (Independent Guardian) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 4:45 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Substance Use Strategy update
Public from 4:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (60 mins)
Transforming the Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland - Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Ms Jacqui Durkin, Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
• Mr David MacAnulty, Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
Public from 3:15 PM (30 mins)
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Debbie Corry, DoJ
• Ms Fiona Scullion, DoJ
• Mr Matthew Bunting, DoJ
Public from 3:45 PM (30 mins)
Crime and Policing Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Debbie Corry, DoJ
• Ms Lorraine Ferguson-Coote, DoJ
• Ms Fiona Scullion, DoJ
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
SR 2025/80 The Electronic Monitoring Requirements (Responsible Officer) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Police Service of Northern Ireland Retention and Disposal schedule
Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 - Report on Section 29 - Department of Justice written paper
Enabling Access to Justice Programme - Taxation of remuneration for High Court bail applications – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:24 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:24 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:25 PM (11 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Launch of Report
Public from 2:36 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:41 PM (18 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - First Consideration of Draft Report
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:59 PM (16 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - draft press release
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:15 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business - Draft Forward Work Programme |