| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 09 March 2026 |
| 11:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:07 AM (56 mins)
SI 2026/xxx The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
• Ms Jane Corderoy, DAERA
• Mr Richard Coey, DAERA
• Mr Joseph Kelly, DAERA
Public from 12:03 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 10 March 2026 |
| 9:30 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Closed from 9:30 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:31 AM (118 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Committee deliberations
Closed from 11:29 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:30 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 9:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:35 AM (85 mins)
Draft Budget - oral and written evidence
• Ian Snowden, DfE
• Mark Lee, DfE
• Louise Watson, DfE
• Sharon Hetherington, DfE
Public from 11:00 AM (5 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 11 March 2026 |
| VISIT | Seagate | Committee for the Economy |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (45 mins)
Committee consideration of Codification workstream
Public from 11:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee consideration of updated MOU for NIPSO
Public from 11:10 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Budget - 3 Year Budget & Budget Sustainability Plan – Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Mrs Kerry Mack, DfI
• Mr Jonathan McKee, DfI
• Mr Colin Woods, DfI
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Mr Stuart Gilmore, DfI
Public from 11:30 AM (15 mins)
Assembly Research and Information Service - Experiences of Managing and Delivering Major Capital Projects in Great Britain and Ireland – Written Briefing
Public from 11:45 AM (30 mins)
SL1 - The Road Races (Craigantlet Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Road Races (Cookstown 100 Motor Cycle Road Race) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Motor Vehicles (Exchangeable Licences) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Road Races (North West 200) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 – The Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 – The Road Races (Tandragee 100) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SR 2026-31 The Waiting Restrictions (Coalisland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-33 The Waiting Restrictions (Comber) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room1 - MXB-04-102, Level 4, Timber Quay, University of Ulster, Londonderry | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (85 mins)
Oral and written briefing from the Magee Expansion Taskforce
• Stephen Kelly, Magee Expansion Taskforce
• Steven Lindsay, Magee Expansion Taskforce
• Mary MacIntyre, Magee Expansion Taskforce
• Linda McGuinness, DfE
• Alison Wallace, Magee Expansion Taskforce
Public from 11:30 AM (15 mins)
Departmental written evidence– Enhanced Investment Zone
Public from 11:45 AM (15 mins)
SL1 - The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/XXXX The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (10 mins)
Assembly Bills and provision in Standing Orders for corrective amendments from the Executive - Briefing Paper from RaISe
• Mr Ray McCaffrey, Research Officer
Closed from 10:25 AM (40 mins)
Assembly Bills and provision in Standing Orders for corrective amendments from the Executive - Oral Briefing from Head of the Bill Office
• Dr Frank Geddis, Clerk Assistant
Closed from 11:05 AM (15 mins)
Assembly Sitting Days - Consideration of proposed approach
Public from 11:20 AM (5 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 (30 mins)
Committee deliberation on complaint against a Member - Briefing by Commissioner for Standards on Investigation Report
• Mr Stephen Wright, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 10:40 AM (10 mins)
Committee deliberation on complaint against a Member
Closed from 10:50 AM (10 mins)
Discontinuation of complaint
Closed from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed from 11:05 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 (60 mins)
Curriculum Review
• Ms Lucy Crehan, Review of the NI Curriculum
• Ms Christine Counsell, Review of the NI Curriculum
Public from 3:15 PM (60 mins)
Restrictive Practices - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
• Ms Claire McClelland, DE
• Mr Michael Leonard, DE
• Ms Judith Logan, DE
Public from 4:15 PM (45 mins)
General Teaching Council Bill - Oral Briefing by Bill Team
• Mr Mark Bailey, DE
• Mr Alan Boyd, DE
• Ms Leanne Johnston, DE
Public from 5:00 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)
SL1 The Valuation (Telecommunications Natural Gas and Water) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:55 PM (30 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Final Consideration of Committee Report
Public from 3:25 PM (30 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Informal & Formal Clause by Clause Consideration & Initial Consideration of Committee Report
Public from 3:55 PM (10 mins)
Census - Census 2031 Consultation - Departmental written briefing
Public from 4:05 PM (20 mins)
Budget - Consideration of evidence from other Statutory Committees on draft Budget 2026-2029/30
Public from 4:25 PM (10 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Public from 4:35 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (65 mins)
Oral Briefing: Representatives of the Cross-Denominational Network of Survivors and Amnesty International - Historical Clerical Child Abuse
• Mr Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International UK
• Mr Anthony Gribben, The Dromore Group
• Ms Nikella Holmes, Interfaith Clerical Abuse Survivors
Closed from 3:15 PM (45 mins)
Oral Briefing: Historical Clerical Child Abuse - TEO Research and Recommendations - Departmental Officials (Closed Session)
• Mr Patrick Gallagher, TEO
• Ms Karen Wilson, TEO
• Mr David Hall, TEO
Public from 4:00 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Programme for Government (PfG) and PfG Delivery Unit - Departmental Officials
• Ms Jaclyn Richardson, TEO
• Mr Patrick Gallagher, TEO
Public from 5:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 12 March 2026 |
| VISIT | CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL | Committee for Health |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (105 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Informal Clause by Clause Session
Public from 12:00 PM (30 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Departmental Response to the Independent Review of Environmental Governance in Northern Ireland – Final Report
• Mr Shane Doris, DAERA
• Ms Liz Loughran, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 12:30 PM (30 mins)
SL1 - The Climate Change (Just Transition Commission) Regulations (NI) 2026 - Departmental Evidence Session
• Ms Jane Corderoy, DAERA
• Mr John Early, DAERA
• Mr Ian Fleming, DAERA
Public from 1:00 PM (15 mins)
SL1 - Mandatory Use of Closed-Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses Regulations (NI) 2026 - Outcome of Citizen Space Survey
Departmental Written Briefing - Synopsis of Responses and Departmental Response to the Consultation on Recreational Fishing for Crabs and Lobsters
Departmental Written Briefing - Mobuoy Remediation Project – Draft Summary Report - Responses to the Public Consultation on the Draft Remediation Strategy for the Mobuoy Site
Public from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (3 mins)
SL1 - The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendments and Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:08 AM (4 mins)
SL1 The Guaranteed Minimum Pension Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:12 AM (3 mins)
SL1 The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:15 AM (3 mins)
Urology Services Inquiry Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 10:18 AM (2 mins)
Probation Board for Northern Ireland Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 10:20 AM (40 mins)
Children Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015: Oral evidence from Children’s Law Centre
• Mr Fergal McFerran, Children's Law Centre
• Ms Rachel Hogan, Children's Law Centre
Public from 11:00 AM (40 mins)
Children Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015: Oral evidence from the Department for Communities and Department of Finance
• Mr John McCord, DfC
Public from 11:40 AM (30 mins)
Draft Local Government Code of Audit Practice: Oral Evidence from Local Government Auditor and Department for Communities
• Mr Brian O'Neill, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Dr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 12:10 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (15 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2026/405 on detergents and surfactants, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 - Legal Advice
• Ms Caroline Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:20 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:25 AM (30 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2026/405 on detergents and surfactants, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 - Departmental Oral Evidence
Public from 10:55 AM (5 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 - Consideration of Survey Responses
Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Work Planning
Public from 11:05 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
SL1 - The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Canice Ward, Pharmaceutical Society NI
• Mr David McCann, Pharmaceutical Society NI
Closed from 2:15 PM (120 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 4:15 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:20 PM (30 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Safe and Effective Staffing Bill Overview
• Mr Phil Rodgers, DoH
• Mr Rodney Redmond, DoH
• Ms Andrea Owens, DoH
• Ms Maria McIlgorm, DoH
• Ms Áine Morrison, DoH
Public from 4:50 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Transformation Agenda
Public from 4:55 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - SPPG – Commissioning within Committee’s Strategic Priorities
Public from 5:00 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Serious Adverse Incident (SAI) Procedure
Public from 5:05 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 5:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (105 mins)
Operation Kenova and Operation Denton - PSNI Chief Constable and Sir Iain Livingstone oral evidence
• Mr Jon Boutcher, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Sir Iain Livingstone, Operation Kenova
Public from 3:50 PM (15 mins)
SR 2026/34 The Judgment Enforcement Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/35 The Court of Judicature (Non-Contentious Probate) Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/36 The County Court Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/37 The Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/38 The Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/39 The Court of Judicature Fees (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Correspondence
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Pre-legislative scrutiny - Correspondence
Department of Justice Five-year Equality Action Plan and Disability Action Plans - Consultation on draft Action Plans - Department of Justice written paper
Domestic Abuse in Private Family Law Proceedings - RaISe written paper
Public from 4:05 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:15 PM (45 mins)
Justice Bill - Committee deliberations
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (115 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Oral briefing from DfC on MOR on Child Poverty in NI
• Ms Emer Morelli, DfC
• Mr John McCord, DfC
• Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Road Openings by Utilities - Final Consideration of draft report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:15 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office |