| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 17 November 2025 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 18 November 2025 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:15 PM | Room 30 | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:30 PM (15 mins)
Strengthening Committee Scrutiny
Closed from 1:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 19 November 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:10 AM (30 mins)
Updating of Memorandum of Understanding with NIPSO - Briefing from NIPSO
• Ms Margaret Kelly, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr Sean Martin, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 10:40 AM (10 mins)
Updating of Memorandum of Understanding with NIAO
Closed from 10:50 AM (60 mins)
Review of arrangements in relation to the C&AG Salary - Review of Options Paper
Closed from 11:50 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Sustainable Drainage Systems in New Housing Developments - Consultation – Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Mr Simon Richardson, DfI
• Mr Stuart Wightman, DfI
• Mrs Marie Louise Wise, DfI
Public from 11:15 AM (60 mins)
Living with Water in Derry/Londonderry Plan - Consultation – Next steps – Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Mr Simon Richardson, DfI
• Mr Stuart Wightman, DfI
• Mrs Marie Louise Wise, DfI
Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill
Public from 12:30 PM (10 mins)
Strategic Planning 2024-2027 - Revised November 2025
Public from 12:40 PM (10 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 12:50 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)
Matrix Report: AI and the Future of Work in Northern Ireland – Oral and written evidence
• Patricia O’Hagan, MATRIX
• Tom Gray, MATRIX
• Jill Shaw, MATRIX
• Steve Orr, MATRIX
Public from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
NFDA: Car Registrations - Oral and written evidence
• Alastair Peoples, National Franchised Dealer Association
• Jeff McCartney, Charles Hurst
• Dave Sheeran, Donnelly Group
• Alan Murphy, Agnews
Public from 12:00 PM (15 mins)
SR 2025/177 The Insolvency Practitioners (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:15 PM (30 mins)
Proposed Committee Bill
Public from 2:45 PM (60 mins)
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda - Oral Briefing by Partnership for Inclusive Education
• Dr Ernest Purvis, Children in Northern Ireland
• Mr Liam Burns, Mencap
• Ms Mary Alice Clancy, Royal National Institute for Blind People Northern Ireland
Public from 3:45 PM (60 mins)
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda - Oral Briefing by EA Officials on Statementing
• Dr Tomas Adell, Education Authority
• Ms Elaine Craig, Education Authority
• Ms Tracey Logan, Education Authority
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (40 mins)
Department of Finance Permanent Secretary Briefing
• Mr Neil Gibson, DoF
Public from 2:45 PM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Oral Briefing from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
• Mr Seamus Coffey, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
• Mr Niall Conway, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Public from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:00 PM (60 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Oral Briefing from the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Sir Robert Chote, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Jonathan McAdams, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
Public from 5:00 PM (10 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Committee deliberations and consideration of legal advice
Public from 5:10 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 (15 mins)
Consideration of End of Session Report
Closed from 2:30 PM (105 mins)
Deliberation: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 20 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 - Landlords Association for Northern Ireland
• Mr Robert Greer, Landlords Association for Northern Ireland
• Mr Dairmid Laird, Landlords Association for Northern Ireland
• Mr Stephen Magill, Landlords Association for Northern Ireland
• Mr Richard Smyth, Landlords Association for Northern Ireland
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Oral Evidence Session - Royal Society of Ulster Architects
• Mr Ciarán Fox, Royal Society of Ulster Architects
• Mr Curtis Large, Royal Society of Ulster Architects
• Mr Colin Shaw, Royal Society of Ulster Architects
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
Local Councils in Northern Ireland Feedback on waste/odour complaints
Departmental Written Briefing - Progress of Sustainable Utilisation of Livestock Slurry Programme Phase 2
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
Closed from 10:30 AM (45 mins)
Task and Finish Group findings on benefit fraud and error: Oral evidence from the Department for Communities
Closed from 11:15 AM (10 mins)
The Northern Ireland Football Fund: Briefing from Legal Services
Closed from 11:25 AM (10 mins)
Irish Language strategy: Briefing from Legal Services
Closed from 11:35 AM (70 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Committee deliberations on the clauses of the Bill and consideration of legal advice
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order (NI) 2025
Public from 12:50 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order (NI) 2025
Public from 12:55 PM (5 mins)
SR 2025/175 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 1:00 PM (5 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 (55 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Briefing from Commissioner for Older People for Nothern Ireland
• Ms Siobhan Casey, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
• Ms Aimee Miller, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
Public from 3:00 PM (90 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - "Shift Left" Agenda
• Mr Mike Nesbitt, Minister of Health
• Mr Gearóid Cassidy, DoH
• Prof Cathy Harrison, DoH
Public from 4:30 PM (30 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Violence and Aggression towards staff
• Mr Seamus Mullan, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
• Mr John Doherty, Western Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Brona Shaw, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Jon McGall, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Suzanne Pullins, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 5:00 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Homecare Services
Public from 5:05 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (80 mins)
‘Transforming the Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland’ - Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland report and other matters – Department of Justice Permanent Secretary oral evidence
• Hugh Widdis, DoJ
Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
Enabling Access to Justice Reform Programme - and Taxation Reform update – Department of Justice oral evidence
Public from 4:30 PM (25 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
Crime and Policing Bill - Legislative Consent - Correspondence
SR 2025/171 The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/173 The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order (Codes of Practice) Order 2025
Police Ombudsman Retention and Disposal Schedule
Renewal of the Secretary of State’s Direction under Section 1A(7) of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 as amended by Schedule 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010
Public from 4:55 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (25 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Update on Major Capitals Project: Follow-up Report and Reducing Adult Reoffending in NI
Public from 2:30 PM (15 mins)
Disclaimed DfE Accounts - Update from DfE
Closed from 2:45 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Homelessness in Northern Ireland - Preparation Session for Evidence Session 2
Closed from 3:15 PM (45 mins)
Inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland - First Consideration of Draft Report
Closed from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Excess Votes - Report on Excess Votes (NI) 24-25 and late accounts from 23-24
Closed from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business - Draft FWP & AOB |