| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 30 September 2024 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 01 October 2024 |
| 9:30 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Public from 9:30 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:40 AM (30 mins)
Comparative research on the work of other Institutional Review Committees - briefing by RaISe
Public from 10:10 AM (30 mins)
Suggested topics for AERC work programme
Public from 10:40 AM (10 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 |
| Wednesday 02 October 2024 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:02 AM (25 mins)
Statutory Instrument - 2024-XXX The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024 - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Mr David Strain, DfI
• Mrs Eilis Ferguson, DfI
• Mr Patrick McEvoy, DfI
Public from 10:27 AM (3 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 (70 mins)
Productivity Institute - Oral and written evidence
• Dr David Jordan, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 11:15 AM (75 mins)
Sub-Regional Action Plan – Department for the Economy oral and written evidence
• Mr Ciaran McGarrity, DfE
• Mr Keith Brown, DfE
• Mr Kieran Donoghue, Invest NI
• Mr Alan McKeown, Invest NI
Public from 12:30 PM (10 mins)
The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2024
The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
SR - The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Committee Business |
| 1:00 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:10 PM (30 mins)
Draft Programme for Government - Oral briefing from the Department
• Tony Simpson, DoF
• Jeff McGuinness, DoF
• Wendy Lecky, DoF
Public from 1:40 PM (30 mins)
Fiscal Framework update - Oral briefing from the Department
• Tony Simpson, DoF
• Jeff McGuinness, DoF
• Aidan McMahon, DoF
Public from 2:10 PM (5 mins)
SR 2024-172 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Registration of Deaths and Still Births) (Extension) (No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 2:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:30 PM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council - Oral briefing
• Sir Robert Chote, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Jonathan McAdams, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Maureen O'Reilly, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
Public from 3:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry into Relationships and Sexuality Education - Oral Briefing from NICCY
• Mr Chris Quinn, NICCY
• Dr Arlene Robertson, NICCY
• Ms Madison Blair, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People Youth Panel
• Ms Rachel Woods, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Joanne McGurk, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry into Relationships and Sexuality Education - Oral Briefing from Catholic Schools Trustee Service
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman - Oral Briefing
• Mr Sean Martin, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Ms Julie Healy, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 4:30 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
First Minister, deputy First Minister and Junior Ministers - Oral Briefing
• Ms Michelle O'Neill, First Minister
• Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly, deputy First Minister
• Ms Aisling Reilly, junior Minister
• Mrs Pam Cameron, junior Minister
Public from 3:05 PM (40 mins)
Recent Racist Incidents - Departmental Oral Briefing
• Mr Ricky Irwin, TEO
• Mrs Orla McStravick, TEO
Public from 3:45 PM (40 mins)
Recent Racist Incidents - PSNI Oral Briefing
• Mr Bobby Singleton, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Paddy Mullan, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Public from 4:25 PM (5 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Update
Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 03 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 (30 mins)
Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs - October Monitoring
• Mr Roger Downey, DAERA
• Mr Richard McAuley, DAERA
• Ms Nuala Hennessy, DAERA
Public from 10:35 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:45 AM (150 mins)
Effective Question Techniques for Committees
• Professor John Sturrock KC, Core Solutions |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:20 AM (20 mins)
SR 2024/160 The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 - Oral briefing from the Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 10:40 AM (10 mins)
SR 2024/160 The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 - Committee consideration
Public from 10:50 AM (10 mins)
SR 2024/174 The Social Security (Infected Blood Capital Disregard) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 11:00 AM (45 mins)
Oral briefing from Disability Action
• Ms Andrea Brown, Disability Action
• Ms Joanne Sansome, Disability Action
• Nuala Toman, Disability Action
• Mr Michael Holden, Centre for Independent Living
Public from 11:45 AM (45 mins)
Oral briefing from Action for Children
• Ms Sheena McMullen, Action for Children
• Mr Scott Compton, Action for Children
• Mr Paul Kellagher, Action for Children
Public from 12:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:02 AM (10 mins)
Committee Procedures
Public from 10:12 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (30 mins)
COM(2023)769: Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability - Departmental oral evidence
Public from 10:45 AM (10 mins)
Committee Travel - Proposed Committee visit to Westminster
Public from 10:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 1:30 PM (40 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Committee Stage approach
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
• Dr Frank Geddis, Clerk Assistant
Public from 2:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:20 PM (150 mins)
Committee training
• Professor John Sturrock KC, Core Solutions |
| 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 - Chief Dental Officer update on general dental services
• Ms Caroline Lappin, DoH
• Mr Gearóid Cassidy, DoH
• Mr Michael Donaldson, DoH
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Review of Children's Social Care Services - Briefing from Reimagine Children’s Collective
• Ms Alicia Toal, Voice of Young People in Care
• Ms Kathleen Toner, The Fostering Network Northern Ireland
• Ms Michele Janes, Barnardo's Northern Ireland
• Ms Sheena McMullan, Action for Children
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
SR 2024/162 The Recovery of Health Service Charges (Amounts) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 4:10 PM (5 mins)
Draft SI 2024 No.0000 Statutory Instrument The Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024
Public from 4:15 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Departmental responsibilities for childcare including children with additional needs (written briefing)
Public from 4:20 PM (10 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Draft Hospital Reconfiguration – Creating a Network for Better Outcomes (written briefing)
Public from 4:30 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (145 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Project - Follow-up Report - Evidence Session
• Jayne Brady, TEO
• Neil Gibson, DoF
• Brett Hannam, Strategic Investment Board
• Mr Patrick Magee, TEO
• Sharon Smyth, DoF
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Project - Follow-up Report - Discussions with NI Audit Office following 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 |