| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 11 May 2026 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 12 May 2026 |
| 9:32 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Closed from 9:32 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:41 AM (10 mins)
Review of the arrangements for Assembly Members’ participation in interparliamentary and international bodies
• Paul Gill, Clerk Assistant
• Mr Feargal McGuinness, EU Affairs Manager
Public from 9:51 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:52 AM (70 mins)
Review into Assembly and Executive Reform - Oral Evidence Session
• Mr Eóin Tennyson, MLA
Public from 11:02 AM (46 mins)
Review into Assembly and Executive Reform - Oral Evidence Session
• Mr Jon Burrows, MLA
Public from 11:48 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (Closed Session)
• Mr Martin Carey, TEO
• Ms Stephanie Higbee, TEO
Public from 11:05 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:01 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:01 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:22 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 1:22 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:25 PM (33 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - consideration of Committee Report
Public from 1:58 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 13 May 2026 |
| VISIT | Balmoral Show | Committee for Finance |
| VISIT | Balmoral Show | Committee for Health |
| VISIT | Balmoral Show | Committee for the Economy |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Closed from 10:00 AM (60 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Further Deliberations
• Dr Frank Geddis, Clerk Assistant
Public from 11:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:30 AM (15 mins)
SL1 – The Green Road, Conlig (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 – The Grants to Water and Sewerage Undertakers Order (Northern Ireland) 2027 - Initial Consideration
SL1 – The Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SR 2026-79 The Motor Vehicles (Exchangeable Licences) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-80 The Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 11:45 AM (60 mins)
Developer Contributions for Wastewater Infrastructure - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Ms Kiera Lloyd, DfI
• Ms Adele Watters, DfI
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Planning Review - Written Responses Received to Date
Public from 1:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (15 mins)
Repeal of Standing Order 70 and consequential amendments to Standing Orders - Rescinding of Committee decisions taken on 8 October 2025
Closed from 10:20 AM (10 mins)
Repeal of Standing Order 70 and consequential amendments to Standing Orders - Consequential amendment to Standing Order 22(2) and draft Motion to amend Standing Orders
Closed from 10:30 AM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Act 1998 Section 42 – Petitions of Concern - Further consideration of provision in draft Standing Orders
Closed from 11:15 AM (30 mins)
Standing Order 42A Legislative Consent Motions - Further consideration of draft Standing Order
Public from 11:45 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)
SL1 - Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regulations 2026 - Oral Briefing by Children's Law Centre
• Mr John O'Doherty, Children's Law Centre
• Mrs Kathryn Stevenson, Children's Law Centre
• Ms Rachel Hogan, Children's Law Centre
Public from 3:15 PM (30 mins)
ITE Bursary Scheme - Oral Briefing
• Mr Ben O'Hagan, St. Mary's University College
• Ms Maud Barr, St. Mary's University College
• Ms Jacinta King, St. Mary's University College
• Mr Ryan Davey, St. Mary's University College
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Childcare Strategy - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
• Ms Tina Dempster, DE
• Ms Linda Drysdale, DE
• Mrs Christine Leacock, DE
Public from 4:30 PM (30 mins)
General Teaching Council Bill - Formal Clause by Clause Consideration
Public from 5:00 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Education (School Development Plans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 5:05 PM (15 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 (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Victims' Payment Board - Victims Payment Scheme
• The Hon. Mr Justice McAlinden, Victims’ Payment Board
• Mr Paul Bullick, Victims’ Payment Board
• Mr Anthony Bowman, Victims’ Payment Board
Public from 3:10 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Victims and Survivors Service (VSS) and Commissioner for Victims and Survivors (CVS) - Victims Payment Scheme and Victims Support Programme
• Mr Andrew Walker, Victims and Survivors Service
• Ms Emma Dargan, Victims and Survivors Service
• Mr Joe McVey, Commission for Victims and Survivors
Public from 4:10 PM (15 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule: TEO
Closed from 4:25 PM (30 mins)
Oral Briefing: Assembly Legal Services (Closed Session)
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office
Public from 4:55 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 14 May 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Assembly Marquee, B44-45, Balmoral Show, Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (50 mins)
Briefing from QUB Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE)
• Mr Ian Marshall OBE, QUB Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy
• Professor David Rooney, QUB Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy
• Dr Neil Harrison, QUB Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy
Public from 10:55 AM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Fisheries Management Measures for the Offshore Marine Protected Areas - consultation package
Departmental Written Briefing - EU Animal Health Law Requirements for Camelids and Cervids
Departmental Written Briefing - Synopsis of Responses to recent Consultation on Impacts on the Water Environment
Public from 11:00 AM (5 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 (5 mins)
SL1 The Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland)
Public from 10:10 AM (5 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule – The Executive Office
Public from 10:15 AM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Place-Name Project and draft Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral briefing from the Minister for Communities
• Mr Gordon Lyons, Minister for Communities
• Ms Grainia Long, DfC
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC
Public from 11:00 AM (45 mins)
Draft Anti-Poverty Strategy consultation report: Oral briefing from Equality Coalition, Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network and the Anti-Poverty Strategy Group
• Ms Kellie Turtle, Anti-Poverty Strategy Group
• Mr Daniel Holder, Equality Coalition
• Ms Becca Bor, Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network
Public from 11:45 AM (45 mins)
Oral briefing from Sport NI
• Mr Richard Archibald, Sport NI
• Mr Gavin Boyd, Sport NI
• Mr Brian McKimm, Sport NI
• Ms Rebecca Hope, Sport NI
Public from 12:30 PM (30 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 (75 mins)
An Inspection of Child Criminal Exploitation in Northern Ireland - Department of Justice, PSNI and PPS joint oral evidence
• Mr Graham Walker, DoJ
• Ms Colleen Cartwright, DoJ
• Ms Eilis McGrath, Public Prosecution Service
• Mr Davy Beck, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Ms Zoe McKee, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Closed from 3:20 PM (10 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers
Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - RaISe oral briefing
• Ms Judith Bailie, Research Officer
• Nathan Mulholland, Research Officer
• Ms Kathryn Barr, Research Officer
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers continued
SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Improving Health within Criminal Justice Strategy - Proposed Way Forward – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |