| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 03 November 2025 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 04 November 2025 |
| 9:31 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Closed from 9:31 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:32 AM (33 mins)
Designing a Civic/Citizen Engagement exercise - Preliminary briefing by Assembly Engagement Office
• Claire Maguire, Outreach Manager
• Mrs Caroline Moore, Outreach Manager
Public from 10:05 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:08 AM (61 mins)
Review into Assembly and Executive Reform - Oral Evidence Session
• Prof Joanne McEvoy, University of Aberdeen
• Prof Allison McCulloch, Brandon University, Canada
• Prof Michael Kerr, King’s College London
• Dr Robin Wilson, University College London
Public from 11:09 AM (3 mins)
Review of Assembly committee engagement on cross-cutting Executive strategies - Update on call for evidence
Public from 11:12 AM (3 mins)
Review into the development of a formal process and guidance on the handling of Westminster Statutory Instruments which include a role for the Assembly - Update on call for evidence
Public from 11:15 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 05 November 2025 |
| VISIT | Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation | Committee for The Executive Office |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Closed from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Examiner for Statutory Rules - Oral Briefing
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 10:30 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:00 AM (60 mins)
Rail and Transport Bill Consultation – Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Mr Graeme Banks, DfI
• Ms Suzanne Breen, DfI
• Ms Linda Buick, DfI
Public from 12:00 PM (15 mins)
Active Travel Delivery Plan – Department for Infrastructure - Written Evidence
Public from 12:15 PM (10 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 12:25 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)
Lord Murphy – Oral and written evidence –Windsor Framework Report
• The Rt Hon. the Lord Murphy of Torfaen, House of Lords
Public from 11:15 AM (60 mins)
Road Haulage Association – oral and written evidence – customs arrangements post Windsor Framework
• Martin Reid, Road Haulage Association
• Alistair Gunn, Road Haulage Association
• Mark Tait, Target Transport
• Alistair Hobson, Montgomery Transport Group
Public from 12:15 PM (20 mins)
Insolvency Practitioners oral and written evidence -Insolvency (Amendment) Bill
• Ian Leonard, Insolvency Practitioner
Public from 12:35 PM (15 mins)
SR 2025/170 The Insolvency Practitioners (Recognised Professional Bodies) (Revocation of Recognition) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 - The Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 - Proposal to change FE College Accounting Year End date
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)
Curriculum Review - Oral Briefing by Reclaim the Enlightenment
• Mr John Gray, Reclaim the Enlightenment
• Ms Helen Armstrong, Reclaim the Enlightenment
• Mr Jim Curran, Reclaim the Enlightenment
• Ms Ann Marrion, Reclaim the Enlightenment
• Mr James Ward, Reclaim the Enlightenment
Public from 3:15 PM (60 mins)
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda - Briefing by Education Authority officials
• Mr Dale Hanna, Education Authority
• Dr Tomas Adell, Education Authority
• Mr Robbie McGreevy, Education Authority
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (45 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:45 PM (10 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 2:55 PM (40 mins)
Public Office (Accountability) Bill - Oral briefing from DoF
• Mr David Hughes, DoF
• Mr Jonathan McNaught, DoF
Public from 3:35 PM (10 mins)
Civil Service Reform - Finalisation of priorities
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Oral Briefing with OECD and consideration of Legal Advice
• Ms Scherie Nicol, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Public from 4:30 PM (40 mins)
Divorce Consultation - Outcome and update on analysis of responses – Oral Briefing from DoF
• Michael Foster, DoF
• Martin Tyrell, DoF
• Mr Maurice Dowling, DoF
Public from 5:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 06 November 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)
Dilapidation Bill - Oral Evidence Session - Institute of Historic Building Conservation
• Ms Joanne Curran, Institute of Historic Building Conservation
• Mr Dawson Stelfox, Institute of Historic Building Conservation
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Oral Evidence Session - Retail NI
• Glyn Roberts, Retail NI
• Mr George Dorrian, Retail NI
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
SR 2025/165 The Farm Sustainability Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Mrs Anna Campbell, DAERA
• Mr George Moffett, DAERA
• Mr Aidan McEvoy, DAERA
• Ms Denise Phillips, DAERA
SR 2025/XXX The Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/XXX The Farm Sustainability Payment Scheme (Eligibility etc) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on DfC-led Shaping Sustainable Places Programme in collaboration with DAERA & DfI
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on DAERA Planning Performance
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on Lough Neagh Action Plan
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (15 mins)
SL1 - The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Ms Hayley Ward, DfC
• Ms Keira McKeown, DfC
Public from 10:45 AM (5 mins)
SR 2025/169 The Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:50 AM (40 mins)
Community Infrastructure Fund: Oral evidence from the Department for Communities
• Mr Paul McNaught, DfC
• Ms Rosheen Thompson, DfC
• Mr Christo McConnell, DfC
Public from 11:30 AM (40 mins)
Building Safety Policy: Oral evidence from the Department for Communities
• Mr Derek Kennedy, DfC
• Ms Wendy Long, DfC
• Mr Gerry McKibbin, DfC
Closed from 12:10 PM (40 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Committee deliberations on the clauses of the Bill
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Public from 12:50 PM (10 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 (45 mins)
COM/2023/258 Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Oral Evidence
• Ms Nuala McNamee, Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels
Public from 10:47 AM (5 mins)
COM/2023/414 Proposal for a Regulation on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union
Public from 10:52 AM (5 mins)
COM/2023/415 Proposal for a Regulation on the production and marketing of forest reproductive material
Public from 10:57 AM (5 mins)
COM/2023/224 Proposal for a Regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006
Public from 11:02 AM (5 mins)
End of Session Report - Consideration of Draft Report
Public from 11:07 AM (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)
Briefing from Mental Health Champion
• Professor Siobhan O'Neill, Mental Health Champion
• Dr Nicole Bond, Mental Health Champion
• Mr Peter Cash, Mental Health Champion
Public from 2:50 PM (20 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Briefing from RaISe
Public from 3:10 PM (60 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Ms Alyson Kilpatrick, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Ivanka Antova, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Public from 4:10 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Violence and Aggression Against HSC Staff
Public from 4:15 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Hospital Car Parking
Public from 4:20 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:30 PM (20 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Briefing from Bill Clerk
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Closed from 4:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Consideration of Report |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Delegated Powers update
Public from 2:10 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - Reasonable chastisement/Equal protection – Department of Justice and Department of Health joint oral evidence session
• Mr Andrew Dawson, DoJ
• Dr Oisin Martin, DoH
• Ms Pamela Mooney, DoH
• Ms Natalie Whelehan, Children in Northern Ireland
Public from 3:15 PM (20 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
SR 2025/166 The Enforcement of Fines and Other Penalties (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/167 The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/168 The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (Retention and Disposal of Seized Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - Legislative Consent - Memorandum laid under Standing Order 42A (4)(b)
Legal Aid - Remuneration proposals – Department of Justice written paper
Five-year Plan - Draft Department of Justice plan - Department of Justice written paper
Personal injury discount rate - Consultation on how inflation is taken into account in setting of rate - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 3:35 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |