| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 13 April 2026 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 14 April 2026 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 15 April 2026 |
| VISIT | Public Records Office NI (PRONI) | Committee for The Executive Office |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Audit Committee
Public from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:10 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:25 AM (35 mins)
Audit Committee Feasibility Study - Job Evaluation to determine the future salary payable for the office of Comptroller & Auditor General for Northern Ireland
Closed from 11:00 AM (15 mins)
Codification Workstream - Proposed engagement with bodies
Closed from 11:15 AM (5 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 (45 mins)
Sustainable Drainage Systems in New Housing Developments - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Mr Stuart Wightman, DfI
• Mr Barry Spiers, DfI
Public from 11:15 AM (60 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Ms Julie-Ann Dutton, DfI
• Mr Jim McComish, DfI
• Mr Stuart Wightman, DfI
• Mr Barry Spiers, DfI
Closed from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Consideration of Evidence
Public from 12:45 PM (30 mins)
SL1 – The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Road Races (Tandragee 100) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Schools (Part-Time 20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Waiting Restrictions (Comber) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 – The Control of Traffic (Durham Street, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 – The Schools (Part-Time 20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SR 2026-62 The Road Races (Croft Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-69 The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-71 The Road Races (Cookstown 100 Motor Cycle Road Race) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-75 The Road Races (North West 200) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-76 The Road Races (Craigantlet Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Cantor Fitzgerald Issues – written briefing
Public from 10:30 AM (30 mins)
Community Energy Northern Ireland oral and written evidence – current network and need for support
• John McMullan, Community Energy Northern Ireland
• Anne Ford, Community Energy Northern Ireland
• Tizianna O'Hara, Community Energy Northern Ireland
• Karen Arbuckle, Community Energy Northern Ireland
Public from 11:00 AM (60 mins)
Department for the Economy and Great British Energy – Northern Ireland Action Plans and local community energy projects – oral and written evidence
• Helen Seagrave, Great British Energy
• Anne-Maire McConn, DfE
• William Deane, DfE
• Barry Rooney, DfE
Public from 12:00 PM (15 mins)
SL1 - The Education (Student Support and Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/74 The Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (Employment and Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (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)
Standing Order 27A – Voting by Proxy - for Long-term Illness, Bereavement and Absence on Official Assembly Business – Consideration of draft Standing Order
• Adam Leitch, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:35 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)
Religion and World Views - Education for All - Oral Briefing
• Dr Rebecca Loader, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 3:15 PM (30 mins)
Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill - Oral Briefing
• Mr Danny Baker, MLA
• Mr Patrick Gaffney, Sinn Féin
Public from 3:45 PM (30 mins)
Irish Medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill - Oral Briefing
• Mr Pat Sheehan, MLA
• Mr Patrick Gaffney, Sinn Féin
Closed from 4:15 PM (30 mins)
General Teaching Council Bill - Oral Briefing
• Helen Smyth, Legal Advisor
Public from 4:45 PM (30 mins)
Disposal and Retention Schedule
Public from 5:15 PM (30 mins)
SR 2026/53 The Education (Pupil Reporting) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 5:45 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 Valuation (Telecommunications Natural Gas and Water) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Regulations - TBC
SL1 The Government Resources and Accounts (Northern Ireland) Act 2001 (Estimates and Accounts) (Designation of Bodies) Order 2026
SR 2026/49 The Government Resources and Accounts (Northern Ireland) Act 2001 (Estimates and Accounts) (Designation of Bodies) Order 2026
SR 2026/64 The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Budget - Budget: Multi-Year Budget, Reserve Claim and Open Book Exercise – Oral Briefing from DoF
• Ms Joanne McBurney, DoF
• Mr Patrick Neeson, DoF
• Ms Maryann Smith, DoF
Public from 3:45 PM (10 mins)
Budget - Report on the Minister for Finance’s 2026-29/30 Draft Budget - Agreement of Committee Report
Public from 3:55 PM (10 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Inquiry Deliberations
Public from 4:05 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 16 April 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Informal Clause by Clause
Public from 11:05 AM (15 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Bill Officials Briefing
Public from 11:20 AM (45 mins)
The Farming with Nature Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026 - Policy Briefing in Advance of SL1
Public from 12:05 PM (45 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Update on the Crisis Framework
Public from 12:50 PM (15 mins)
SL1 The Agriculture (Student Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 1:05 PM (15 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme
Departmental Written Briefing - Review of Sensitive Areas 2019 and 2023 and Identification of Inner Belfast Lough Shellfish Water Protected Area as a Sensitive Area
Public from 1:20 PM (10 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 (55 mins)
Pensions Schemes Bill: Pre-introductory evidence from the Department for Communities
• Ms Michelle Grills, DfC
• Mr Tommy Boyle, DfC
• Ms Keira McKeown, DfC
Public from 11:00 AM (15 mins)
Local Government on the Anti-Poverty Strategy: Consideration of Committee motion
Public from 11:15 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/59 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 11:20 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/61 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 11:25 AM (5 mins)
SR 2026/60 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 11:30 AM (45 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:01 PM (49 mins)
Oral briefing - Royal College of Psychiatrists: Policy Strategy Paper 2025-2028
• Dr Julie Anderson, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland
• Dr Mark Finnerty, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland
• Ms Emma Allen, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland
Public from 2:50 PM (60 mins)
Oral briefing from Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Capital Cost Projects
• Ms Jennifer Welsh, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr David Porter, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 3:50 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Referral Pathways within the Committee’s Strategic Priorities
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
Written briefing - Patient Client Council: Waiting Lists
Public from 4:00 PM (5 mins)
Written briefing - Patient Client Council: Serious Adverse Incidents
Public from 4:05 PM (15 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 (45 mins)
Domestic Abuse in Private Family Law Proceedings - RaISe oral briefing
• Ms Judith Bailie, Research Officer
Public from 2:50 PM (30 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Pre-legislative scrutiny – Written papers
Justice Bill - Written papers
Adult Restorative Justice - Update on accreditation process outcome - Department of Justice written paper
Out of Court Disposals - Proposed expansion – Department of Justice written paper
Review of the Northern Ireland Policing Board - Response to the Independent Review - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 3:20 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:10 PM (65 mins)
Inquiry into Major IT Projects in Northern Ireland - Briefing and Preparation Session
Closed from 3:15 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |