| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 12 January 2026 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 13 January 2026 |
| 9:32 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Closed from 9:32 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:33 AM (21 mins)
Designing a Civic/Citizen Engagement exercise - follow up preliminary briefing by Assembly Engagement Office
• Mrs Caroline Moore, Outreach Manager
• Claire Maguire, Outreach Manager
Public from 9:54 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:59 AM (71 mins)
Review into Assembly and Executive Reform - Oral evidence session
• Ms Emma DeSouza, Civic Initiative
• Ms Ann Watt, Pivotal
• Dr Anthony Soares, Centre for Cross Border Studies
• Mr Peter Emerson, The de Borda Institute
Public from 11:18 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:02 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 14 January 2026 |
| VISIT | Land & Property Services | Committee for Finance |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Audit Office – Active Travel Report – Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Mr Colin Hutchinson, DfI
• Mr Peter McParland, DfI
• Ms Sharan Dustagheer, DfI
Public from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
Active Travel Delivery Plan – Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Mr Colin Hutchinson, DfI
• Mr Peter McParland, DfI
• Ms Joanne Veighey, DfI
Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
Speed Limit Review 2026 – Department for Infrastructure - Consultation - Written Evidence
Public from 12:05 PM (15 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Next Steps
Public from 12:20 PM (25 mins)
SR 2025-194 The U5390 Church Hill, Jonesborough (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
SL1 - The On-Street Parking (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 - The Road Races (Circuit of Ireland Rally) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Closed from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Strategic Planning Session
Public from 10:10 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (15 mins)
Department for the Economy – oral and written evidence – December Monitoring Round
• Niamh McGarvey, DfE
• Conor McStravick, DfE
Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Department for the Economy – oral and written evidence – RHI Closure Regulations feedback
• Sarah Brady, DfE
• Alan Smith, DfE
• Catriona Harkin, DfE
Public from 11:30 AM (30 mins)
SL1 – The Chemicals (Health And Safety) And Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2026/XXXX The Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bill Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/3 The Further Education (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy - Long-term illness, bereavement and absence on official Assembly business – Consideration of preferred position
Closed from 10:35 AM (30 mins)
Repeal of Standing Order 70 and consequential amendments to Standing Orders - Further consideration of consequential amendment to SO22(2)
Closed from 11:05 AM (20 mins)
Private Member Bills - Costing Requirements for Members’ Bills: a comparative perspective across the United Kingdom – RaISe Briefing Paper
• Nathan Mulholland, Research Officer
Public from 11:25 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (75 mins)
General Teaching Council Bill - Oral Briefing by the Teaching Unions
• Justin McCamphill, Northern Ireland Teachers' Council
• Mr Mark McTaggart, Irish National Teachers' Organisation
• Stephen McCord, Ulster Teachers' Union
• Ms Joanne Whyte, National Association of Head Teachers
• Bronagh Wright, Northern Ireland Teachers' Council
Public from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Land & Property Services, 7 LANYON PLAZA, BELFAST | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (45 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:45 PM (45 mins)
LPS Corporate Plan - Supporting the Delivery of Executive Priorities - Update - Oral briefing from LPS officials
• Ms Sharon Gallagher, DoF
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF
• Mr Chris Rooney, DoF
• Mr Colm Doran, DoF
Public from 3:30 PM (10 mins)
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
Public from 3:40 PM (10 mins)
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Public from 3:50 PM (10 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 4:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:20 PM (10 mins) |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:15 PM (135 mins)
Informal Clause by Clause: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (closed session)
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 15 January 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 (60 mins)
SI 2026/xxx The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 - Departmental Oral Briefing
• Mr Richard Coey, DAERA
• Ms Anna McMahon, DAERA
• Ms Mairead O'Connor, DAERA
Closed from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Update on Summary of Evidence
• Ms Aoibheann Baker, Assembly Clerk
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
SR 2026/1 The Shellfish Gathering (Conservation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (25 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:25 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/2 The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:30 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/4 The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:35 AM (35 mins)
Review of the Rates Support Grant: Oral evidence from the Department of Communities
• Mr Gerard Murray, DfC
• Mr Jeff Glass, DfC
Public from 11:10 AM (40 mins)
An equality review of the governance, practices, and procedures applicable to Ulster Boxing: Oral evidence from the Equality Commission NI
• Ms Geraldine McGahey OBE, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Louise Conlon, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Mr Alden Henderson, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Public from 11:50 AM (30 mins)
Sign Language Bill - Review of departmental amendments
Closed from 12:20 PM (30 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Committee Review of Amendments with Bill Clerk
• Ms Liz Marsh, Northern Ireland Assembly
Public from 12:50 PM (20 mins)
Sign Language Bill - Formal Clause by Clause
Public from 1:10 PM (5 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)
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Departmental Oral Evidence
Public from 10:32 AM (30 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Office for Product Safety and Standards Oral Evidence
Public from 11:02 AM (5 mins)
COM/2025/386 Proposal for a Regulation on the European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021 - updated Legal Advice
Public from 11:07 AM (5 mins)
Committee Work Planning
Public from 11:12 AM (5 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)
Adult Protection Bill - Oral evidence session - General Medicine Council and Nursing and Midwifery Coucil
• Prof. Pushpinder Singh Mangat, General Medical Council
• Ms Cathy Finnegan, General Medical Council
• Ms Donna O'Boyle, Nursing and Midwifery Council
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Oral evidence session - ARC NI, Volunteer Now, Hourglass
• Ms Denise Hayward, Volunteer Now
• MS Ruth Mulholland, Volunteer Now
• Mr David McClure, Hourglass
• Ms Donna Johnston, ARC NI
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Health and Personal Social Services (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:10 PM (20 mins)
SL1 - The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Member Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Waiting Lists: Red-flag cancer treatment, Paediatric waiting lists, PEGS surgery
Public from 4:35 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (80 mins)
Justice Bill - Police Service of Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Mr Anthony McNally, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Gary McDonald, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Martin Reid, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Ms Colleen Patterson, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Jeff Logan, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Closed from 3:30 PM (20 mins)
Justice Bill - Legal advice from the Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 3:50 PM (20 mins)
SR 2025/190 The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Justice Bill - Written papers
SL1 The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) - Remuneration pilot - Consultation - Department of Justice written paper
Adult Restorative Justice Strategy - Annual progress report 2024-25 - Department of Justice written paper
NICTS Estate Strategy - Planned consultation on the future of Limavady Courthouse – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:10 PM (10 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 (15 mins)
Ministerial Direction - 2025-26 HSC Pay Awards
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:20 PM (25 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Managing the Schools' Estate and further MOR updates
Public from 2:45 PM (60 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Briefing with DoH on MOR on Mental Health Services in NI
• Mr Mike Farrar, DoH
• Ms Heather Stevens, DoH
• Dr Ciara McKillop, DoH
Closed from 3:45 PM (30 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Preparation Session: Briefing with the Treasury Officer of Accounts
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |