| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 01 December 2025 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 02 December 2025 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Communities
Public from 1:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:05 PM (50 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Committee deliberations on the clauses of the Bill
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Public from 1:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 03 December 2025 |
| VISIT | Belmont Hall | Committee for Infrastructure |
| 10:00 AM | Antrim Civic Centre, Antrim | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
In-Year Monitoring - December Monitoring Round - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Ms Susan Anderson, DfI
• Mr Peter Rice, DfI
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Mrs Cindy Noble, DfI
Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
Road Noise Action Plan - Notification of Consultation – Department for Infrastructure – Written Evidence
Public from 11:40 AM (10 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Consideration of Responses received to date
Public from 11:50 AM (10 mins)
SR 2025-180 The Belvoir Road, Belfast (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 - The U5390 Church Hill, Jonesborough (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 - The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment No. 6) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 - Revised
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 12:00 PM (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 (70 mins)
Invest NI/ Department for the Economy – update on Invest NI – review progress; review of investments; annual report 2024-25 – oral and written evidence
• Kieran Donoghue, Invest NI
• Anne Beggs, Invest NI
• Kathryn Hill, Invest NI
• Mark Lee, DfE
Public from 11:15 AM (75 mins)
RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill evidence – RHA NI and UFU
• John McLenaghan, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Alan Hegan, Renewable Heat Association Limited
Public from 12:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:10 AM (50 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Briefing from Legal Services and Committee deliberation
• Ms Maeve Corrigan, Legal Advisor
Closed from 11:00 AM (30 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Committee deliberation
Closed from 11:30 AM (30 mins)
Complaints against a Minister - Committee consideration
Closed from 12:00 PM (10 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed from 12:10 PM (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 (60 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
• Mrs Shirley Sweeney, DE
• Ms Margaret Rose McNaughton, DE
Public from 3:15 PM (60 mins)
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda - Oral Briefing by Children's Law Centre
• Ms Rachel Hogan, Children's Law Centre
• Mrs Kathryn Stevenson, Children's Law Centre
• Mr Liam Mackle, Children's Law Centre
• Ms Diane Hammond, Children's Law Centre
Public from 4:15 PM (60 mins)
Addressing Bullying in Schools Act - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
• Ms Claire McClelland, DE
• Mr Michael Leonard, DE
• Ms Maria Coogan, Education Authority
Public from 5:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:30 PM (30 mins)
SL1- The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF
SL1- The Rates (Small Business Hereditament Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF
SL1 - The Rates (Making and Levying of Different Rates) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF
SL1- The Rates (Temporary Rebate) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF
SL1- The Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF
Public from 3:00 PM (60 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - NI Fiscal Council Bill – Oral briefing from Ulster University Economic Policy Centre and Pivotal/Written briefing from Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI)
• Gareth Hetherington, Ulster University Economic Policy Centre
• Ann Watt, Pivotal
Closed from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Civil Service Reform - Initial Consideration of Terms of Reference
Public from 4:10 PM (10 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 4:20 PM (10 mins)
Review of Arms Length Bodies (ALB's) - Written briefing
Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 21 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (120 mins)
Deliberation: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (Closed Session)
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 04 December 2025 |
| 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)
Ministerial Evidence Session - Update on Legislative Programme, current issues and future plans
• Mr Andrew Muir, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 11:05 AM (40 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Environmental Principles Policy Statement
• Mr Shane Doris, DAERA
• Mr Chris Conway, DAERA
Public from 11:45 AM (40 mins)
SL1 The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025
SL1 The Bovine Genetics Genotyping Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 12:25 PM (20 mins)
LCM Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Skainos Centre, 239 NEWTOWNARDS ROAD, BELFAST | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:20 AM (5 mins)
SR 2025/185 The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:25 AM (5 mins)
SR 2025/187 The State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:30 AM (5 mins)
SR 2025/188 The State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:35 AM (30 mins)
Community Led Housing: Oral evidence from East Belfast Mission
Public from 11:05 AM (30 mins)
Future of the Supporting People programme: Oral evidence from Committee Representing Independent Supporting People Providers
Public from 11:35 AM (30 mins)
Childhood Adversity and Homelessness report: Oral evidence from the Simon Community
Closed from 12:05 PM (45 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Committee deliberations on the clauses of the Bill
Public from 12:50 PM (10 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 (45 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Oral briefing from BHSCT Collective, SHSCT and BASW NI
• Ms Rhonda McBride, Belfast Trust
• Mr Colm McCafferty, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Deborah Hanlon, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Professor Lorna Montgomery, British Association of Social Workers (Northern Ireland)
• Ms Jane Shears, British Association of Social Workers (Northern Ireland)
Public from 2:50 PM (45 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Oral briefing from RCGP and BMA NI
• Dr Ursula Mason, Royal College of General Practitioners NI
• Dr Andy Green, British Medical Association
Public from 3:35 PM (60 mins)
Departmental Briefing - December Monitoring, Budget 3 Year Plan
Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Substance Use Strategy
Public from 4:40 PM (15 mins)
SL1 – Amendment to Regulation & Improvement Authority
Public from 4:55 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Examiner of Statutory Rules briefing
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 2:15 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:20 PM (100 mins)
Justice Bill - Department of Justice oral evidence
Public from 4:00 PM (5 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
Public from 4:05 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |