Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
Monday 02 December 2024 |
12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
Tuesday 03 December 2024 |
9:37 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Closed from 9:37 AM (1 mins) Committee Business
Closed from 9:38 AM (11 mins) Proposal to provide Assembly Committees with powers to amend delegated legislation - briefing by Legal Services
Public from 9:49 AM (1 mins) Committee Business
Public from 9:50 AM (20 mins) Arrangements for Assembly Members' participation in international and inter-parliamentary bodies - briefing by RAISE
Public from 10:10 AM (34 mins) Selection and prioritisation of topics for the AERC work programme
Public from 10:44 AM (1 mins) Committee Business |
10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
1:02 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (13 mins) Committee Business |
Wednesday 04 December 2024 |
10:03 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:03 AM (2 mins) Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (139 mins) Oral and written evidence from Federation of Small Businesses, Hospitality Ulster, Retail NI on Impact of Chancellor’s Budget Roger Pollen, Federation of Small Businesses Colin Neill, Hospitality Ulster Glyn Roberts, Retail NI
Suspension from 12:24 PM (7 mins)
Public from 12:31 PM (63 mins) Oral and written evidence from UU Economic Policy Centre – business dynamism and Job Creation in NI Gareth Hetherington, Ulster University Economic Policy Centre Dr Karen Bonner, Ulster Univerity Economic Policy Centre
Public from 1:34 PM (6 mins) Committee Business |
10:05 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:05 AM (22 mins) Committee Business
Public from 10:27 AM (70 mins) Electric Vehicle Public Charging Infrastructure - Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Taskforce – DfI – Oral Evidence Ms Sian Kerr, DfI Mr David Strain, DfI Mrs Claire McAleavey, DfI Mrs Ceira McGurnaghan, DfI
Public from 11:37 AM (4 mins) Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) 2024-25 Business Plan - In Year Update - Written Evidence
Public from 11:41 AM (2 mins) Budget 2024-2025 - Final 2024-25 Budget EQIA Consultation Report – Written evidence
Public from 11:43 AM (3 mins) Department for Infrastructure Equality Action Plan - Written Evidence
Public from 11:46 AM (4 mins) Committee Business |
2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (4 mins) Committee Business
Public from 2:04 PM (78 mins) Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Oral Briefing - Mental Health Champion Professor Siobhan O'Neill, Mental Health Champion Dr Nicole Bond, Mental Health Champion
Public from 3:22 PM (42 mins) Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Oral Briefing - Informing Choices Mr Mark Breslin, Informing Choices NI Mr Ruari Rowan, Informing Choices NI
Public from 4:12 PM (76 mins) SEN and General Update - Oral Briefing -Teaching Unions Ms Jacquie White, Ulster Teachers' Union Mr Mark McTaggart, Irish National Teachers' Organisation Justin McCamphill, National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers Ms Pauline Buchanan, National Education Union Ms Jackie Bartley, National Association of Head Teachers
Public from 5:28 PM (9 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 (40 mins) Identity and Language - Ulster Scots Agency - Oral Evidence Mr Ian Crozier, Ulster Scots Agency Mr David Gilliland, Ulster Scots Agency
Public from 2:45 PM (60 mins) Identity and Language - Departmental Oral Briefing Mr Richard Irwin, TEO Mr Eoin Mullan, TEO
Public from 3:45 PM (40 mins) Identity and Language - Foras na Gaelige Oral Evidence Mr Séan Ó Coinn, Foras Na Gaeilge Mr Pól Deeds, Foras Na Gaeilge
Public from 4:25 PM (5 mins) Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Update
Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins) Committee Business |
2:04 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:04 PM (24 mins) Committee Business
Public from 2:28 PM (64 mins) Open Government in Northern Ireland - Oral Briefing from NI Open Government Network Rebekah McCabe, Northern Ireland Open Government Network Colm Burns, Northern Ireland Open Government Network Andrew Bolster, Northern Ireland Open Government Network
Public from 3:32 PM (33 mins) NI Investment Fund and UK Infrastructure Bank/National Wealth Fund - Oral Briefing from the Department of Finance Patrick Neeson, DoF Ian Fleming, DoF
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins) Committee Business |
Thursday 05 December 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 (60 mins) Briefing from Ulster Farmers' Union - Update on current issues Mr William Irvine, Ulster Farmers' Union Mr John McLenaghan, Ulster Farmers' Union Mr Glenn Cuddy, Ulster Farmers' Union Mr Alexander Kinnear, Ulster Farmers' Union
Public from 11:05 AM (30 mins) Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs - Common Frameworks: UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Mr Richard Coey, DAERA Mr Joseph Kelly, DAERA
Public from 11:35 AM (30 mins) Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - Implementing Net Zero by 2050: preliminary consideration about key estimated costs to the public purse Nathan Mulholland, Research Officer
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins) SR 2024/000 The Climate Change (Carbon Budgets 2023-2037) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024/000 The Climate Change (2040 Emissions Target) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins) Committee Business
Closed from 1:00 PM (30 mins) Agriculture Bill - Briefing from the Bill Clerk Ms Aoibheann Baker, Senior Assistant Assembly Clerk Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk |
10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins) Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (5 mins) SR 2024/198 The State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 10:35 AM (5 mins) SR 2024/199 The State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 10:40 AM (5 mins) SR 2024/200 The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 10:45 AM (45 mins) Oral Briefing Department for Communities Finance Directors’ Update on Budget Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC Ms Kathy Sands, DfC
Public from 11:30 AM (45 mins) Cliff Edge Coalition - Oral Briefing from Cliff Edge Coalition Ms Louise Heatherley, Law Centre (NI) Ms Holly Knox, Law Centre (NI) Mr Stephen Morrison, Housing Rights Ms Fiona Cole, The Trussell Trust
Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins) Committee Business |
10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Public from 10:00 AM (2 mins) Committee Business
Public from 10:02 AM (30 mins) Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products and repealing Council Directive 85/374/EEC - Departmental Oral Evidence Dr Victoria Trimble, DfE
Public from 10:32 AM (30 mins) Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - Departmental Oral Evidence Ms Jennifer Stewart, DoJ Mr Mark McGregor, DfE Mr Gareth Lyons, DfE Mr Aaron McKendry, DoH
Public from 11:02 AM (2 mins) Committee Business |
2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (40 mins) Committee Business
Post-legislative scrutiny - Committee approach Mr Jonathan Redpath, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
Public from 2:40 PM (5 mins) Committee Business
Public from 2:45 PM (60 mins) Gillen Review - update on the implementation – Department of Justice oral evidence session Ms Julie Wilson, DoJ Mr Nigel Bloomer, DoJ Ms Claire Campbell, DoJ
Public from 3:45 PM (60 mins) Enabling Access to Justice Reform Programme - Department of Justice oral evidence session Mr Steven Allison, DoJ Ms Bronagh O'Reilly, DoJ Mr John Bradley, DoJ Mr Chris Barry, DoJ
Public from 4:45 PM (10 mins) Vehicle Recovery, Storage and Disposal Statutory Charges Review - report on consultation responses and way forward - Department of Justice written paper
Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Orders - update - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:55 PM (15 mins) Committee Business |
2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins) Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (130 mins) Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Evidence Session Mr Ronnie Armour, DE Mrs Linsey Farrell, DE Mrs Karen McCullough, DE Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:15 PM (30 mins) Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Discussions with Northern Ireland Audit Office after Evidence session Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:45 PM (15 mins) Committee Business |
2:30 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:30 PM (5 mins) Committee Business
Public from 2:35 PM (120 mins) Briefing from Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Update on Royal Maternity Hospital Ms Maureen Edwards, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Mr Ciaran Mulgrew, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Mr David Porter, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Mr Chris Matthews, DoH Mr Phillip McClay, DoH
Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins) Draft SI 2024 Human Medicines (Amendment) (Modular Manufacture and Point of Care) Regulations 2024
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins) SL1 - Firefighters Pension Scheme - Amendments - Remediable Service, ERF, Medical Appeal Papers and others
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins) Committee Business |