| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 21 October 2024 |
| 11:49 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Public from 11:49 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:50 AM (1 mins)
Proposal to pause notifications
Public from 11:51 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 22 October 2024 |
| 9:45 AM | Room 29 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 9:45 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:46 AM (40 mins)
Legal Advice - Legal Services Oral Briefing
• Rebecca Ellis, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:26 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:00 PM (60 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:00 PM | Room 21 | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 1:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:15 PM (30 mins)
Chairpersons’ Liaison Group Development
Closed from 1:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 23 October 2024 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:10 AM (45 mins)
Impact of Northern Water’s Capacity Constraints on the Construction Sector - Construction Employers Federation and Royal Society of Ulster Architects – Oral Evidence
• Mr Mark Spence, Construction Employers Federation
• Mr Martin Mallon, Construction Employers Federation
• Mr Ciaran Fox, RSUA
• Mrs Joan McCoy, WhiteInk Architects
• Mr Mark Todd, Mark Todd Architects
Public from 10:55 AM (45 mins)
Review of South East Flooding Autumn 2023 - Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Mr Jonathan McKee, DfI
• Mr Gary Quinn, DfI
• Mr James Kelly, DfI
Public from 11:40 AM (10 mins)
SR 2024-176 The Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 - The Coopers Mill Park, Dundonald (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 - The Drumna Walk, Lurgan (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 - The Waring Street, Lurgan (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 11:50 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Closed from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Review of Committee Strategic Priorities – Further Discussion
Public from 10:30 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:40 AM (10 mins)
Review of Committee Strategic Priorities - Agreed Approach
Public from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Investigation report on referral to the Commissioner for Standards - Briefing from Commissioner for Standards
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 11:15 AM (15 mins)
Update on proposed Committee Member Development Programme
Closed from 11:30 AM (15 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed from 11:45 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (5 mins)
School Sports' Programme - DE Written Update regarding the School Sports' Programme, task and finish group.
Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
School Sports' Programme - Oral briefing from Sports Bodies
• Ms Claire Rea, Irish Football Association
• Mr Chris Lyttle, Irish Football Association
• Dr Eugene Young, Ulster GAA
• Mr Michael Glover, Gaelic Athletic Association
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Oral briefing from Children's Law Centre
• Mr Fergal McFerran, Children's Law Centre
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
RAISE Programme and Fair Start - Oral briefing from DE
• Mr Peter Hutchinson, DE
• Mr Dale Heaney, DE
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:30 PM (90 mins)
Public Sector Transformation Board - Oral Briefing from the Head of the Civil Service and Departmental Official
• Jayne Brady, TEO
• Neil Gibson, DoF
• Aidan McMahon, DoF
• David Hughes, DoF
Public from 4:00 PM (30 mins)
Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill - Oral briefing from the Department
• Michael Foster, DoF
• Martin Tyrell, DoF
Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Outturn and Forecast Outturn - Written briefing
Public from 4:40 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Identity and Language - Foras na Gaelige and Ulster Scots Agency - Oral Briefing
• Mr Séan Ó Coinn, Foras Na Gaeilge
• Mr Pól Deeds, Foras Na Gaeilge
• Dr Regina Uí Chollatáin, Foras Na Gaeilge
• Mr Ian Crozier, Ulster Scots Agency
• Mr David Gilliland, Ulster Scots Agency
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Identity and Language - Departmental Oral Briefing
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
SR 2024 - XXX Fair Employment (Monitoring) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 4:10 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 4:15 PM (5 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Update
Public from 4:20 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 24 October 2024 |
| 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)
Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs - Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations
Public from 10:45 AM (50 mins)
Briefing from The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) - Business Plan and Update on Rural/Agricultural Planning Applications
• Mr David Reid, DAERA
• Dr Richard Crowe, DAERA
• Ms Liz Loughran, DAERA
• Mr Keith Finnegan, DAERA
Public from 11:35 AM (30 mins)
Fair Pricing - Food Supply Chain
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Forest Service Business Plan 2024/25
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on the development of the third Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme (NICCAP3) and notification of launch of public consultation
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on SIB Review of the TB Eradication Partnership
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:20 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from the Minister for Communities
• Mr Gordon Lyons, Minister for Communities
Closed from 11:20 AM (15 mins)
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 11:35 AM (15 mins)
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill - Formal clause by clause consideration
Public from 11:50 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:55 AM (65 mins)
Strategic Planning - Update |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:01 AM (15 mins)
COM(2022)748 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - Legal Advice
• Ms Avi McCabe, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:16 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:21 AM (30 mins)
COM(2022)748 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - Departmental oral evidence session
• Mr Mark McGregor, DfE
• Mr Gareth Lyons, DfE
• Ms Jennifer Stewart, DoJ
• Mr Canice Ward, DoH
Public from 10:51 AM (10 mins)
COM(2022)677 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
Public from 11:01 AM (10 mins)
COM(2023)661 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on plant health reporting requirements
Public from 11:11 AM (5 mins)
Committee Work Planning - Update
Public from 11:16 AM (4 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)
Departmental Briefing - Inquiries Implementation Programme
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DoH
• Mr Robbie Davis, DoH
• Ms Anne-Marie Bovill, DoH
• Ms Patricia Donnelly, DoH
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Being Open Framework
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DoH
• Mr Ian Plunkett, DoH
• Mr Peter McBride, HSC Leadership Centre
Public from 4:05 PM (10 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Respite Services (written briefing)
Public from 4:15 PM (30 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
SR 2024/173 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 - Examiner of Statutory Rules oral evidence session
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 2:20 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:25 PM (25 mins)
Justice Bill - potential financial implications – RaISe oral evidence session
• Mr Aidan Stennett, Research Officer
Public from 2:50 PM (35 mins)
The Arbitration Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum - Department of Justice oral evidence session
• Mr Andrew Dawson, DoJ
• Ms Jane Maguire, DoJ
• Mr Andrew Robinson, DoJ
Public from 3:25 PM (45 mins)
Injury on Duty - consultation response – Department of Justice oral evidence session
• Ms Lynne Curran, DoJ
• Ms Therese Murphy, DoJ
• Mr Allan Crone, DoJ
Public from 4:10 PM (10 mins)
SR 2024/173 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024/177 The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2024
Planning Appeals Commision fees - consultation on amendments – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:20 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 21 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:05 PM (40 mins)
Inquiry into Public Procurement in Northern Ireland - Consideration of Draft Report
Closed from 2:45 PM (45 mins)
Inquiry into Child Poverty in Northern Ireland - Draft Press Release
Closed from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
Non departmental Briefing - NIAO Report - Discussion on Northern Ireland Non-Domestic Renewable Incentive Scheme
Closed from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |