| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 19 January 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (40 mins)
Informal Clause by Clause: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (closed session)
Public from 10:45 AM (30 mins)
Formal Clause by Clause: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill
Public from 11:15 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 20 January 2026 |
| 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 21 | 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 21 January 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Construction Employers Federation - Oral Evidence
• Mr Mark Spence, Construction Employers Federation
• Mr David Magee, Antrim Construction Company Ltd
• Mr Sam McKee, Turley Associates
• Mr Mark Hardy, Marrac Design
• Mr David Fry, Construction Employers Federation
Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
Speed Limit Review 2026 – Department for Infrastructure - Written Evidence
Public from 11:40 AM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Glencairn Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 - The Prohibition of U-Turns (Belfast) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 - The St Andrews Square West, Belfast (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 11:50 AM (10 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 (40 mins)
Scope of MLA Code of Conduct - Briefing by Legal Services
• Ms Maeve Corrigan, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:50 AM (25 mins)
Complaint against a Member - consideration of draft report
Closed from 11:15 AM (15 mins)
Complaints against a Minister - consideration of draft report
Closed from 11:30 AM (15 mins)
Draft amendments to Guide for Witnesses appearing before Assembly Committees
Closed from 11:45 AM (10 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:15 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:15 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (90 mins)
Ministerial oral and written evidence session – 2026-29/30 Draft Budget
• Dr Caoimhe Archibald, Minister for the Economy
• Ian Snowden, DfE
Public from 12:00 PM (29 mins)
Department for the Economy – Business Plan update
• Ian Snowden, DfE
Public from 12:29 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:30 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:00 PM (40 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Oral briefing with Department of Infrastructure Officials
• Ms Brenda Burke, Department for Infrastructure
• Ms Linda Buick, DfI
• Ms Maryclaire McCullough, Department for Infrastructure
Public from 2:40 PM (40 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Oral Briefing with The Executive Office Officials
• Mr Gavin King, TEO
• Mr Ronan Murtagh, TEO
Public from 3:20 PM (40 mins)
Public Procurement - Public Procurement Reform/Ports Exemption/Procurement (Amendment) Regs 2026 – Oral Briefing from Departmental Officials
• Ms Sharon Smyth, DoF
• Mr Paul Browne, DoF
Public from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Public Office (Accountability) Bill - Agreement of Committee Report
Public from 4:15 PM (10 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 4:25 PM (10 mins)
SL1 – The Pensions Increase (Review)Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 – The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:35 PM (10 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)
Strategic Review of Current SEN Provision and Transformation Agenda - Oral Briefing by NICCY
• Mr Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Joanne McGurk, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Public from 3:15 PM (60 mins)
General Teaching Council Bill - Oral Briefing by GTCNI Representatives
• Mr Ian Gallagher, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
• Ms Mary Jackson, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
• Ms Julie-Anne Stevenson, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
SL1 - The Education (Pupil Reporting) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2025
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:15 PM (135 mins)
Draft Consideration of Committee Report - Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (Closed Session)
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 22 January 2026 |
| 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 (90 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Oral Evidence Session - Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) and Building Control NI (BCNI)
• Cllr Billy Webb, NILGA
• Cllr Matt Garrett, NILGA
• Cllr Aaron Callan, NILGA
Public from 11:35 AM (30 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - US Trade Tariffs: Key changes & initial considerations for Northern Ireland
• Mr Aidan Stennett, Research Officer
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
SL1 The Sheep Carcase Classification and Price Reporting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Departmental Written Briefing - Consultation on Rethinking Our Resources: the NI Resources and Waste Management Strategy
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on the outcome of the Review of the Schedule to the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Minister for Communities: Quarterly oral briefing
• Mr Gordon Lyons, Minister for Communities
Closed from 11:15 AM (30 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Review of Departmental Amendments
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Public from 11:45 AM (45 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Formal Clause by Clause
• Mr Tommy McAuley, DfC
• Mr Gerard Flynn, DfC
Public from 12:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:35 PM (25 mins)
Internal Briefing / Training |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:02 AM (30 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Consideration of Draft Report
Closed from 10:32 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:35 AM (10 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Agreement of Final Report
Closed from 10:45 AM (1 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 (5 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Department of Health reply
Public from 2:10 PM (45 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Briefing from Action for Muckamore
• Ms Catherine Fox, Action for Muckamore
• Mr Glynn Brown, Action for Muckamore
Public from 2:55 PM (45 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Adult Protection Board, SPPG, Department of Health
• Dr Ciara McKillop, DoH
• Mr David Petticrew, DoH
Public from 3:40 PM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Hospital Car Parking
Public from 4:25 PM (5 mins)
SR 2026/5 The Breakfast Foods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Waiting Lists: Red Flag Cancer lists, PEG surgery
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Inn of Court, 91 Chichester Street, Belfast | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (40 mins)
Justice Bill - Taxation – Lady Chief Justice oral evidence
• The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan, Office of the Lady Chief Justice
Public from 2:50 PM (50 mins)
Delays in the criminal justice system - Lady Chief Justice oral evidence
• The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan, Office of the Lady Chief Justice
Public from 3:40 PM (20 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
SR 2025/190 The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Crime and Policing Bill - Second Legislative Consent Memorandum – Consideration of Committee Report
Sentencing Bill - Pre-Legislative Scrutiny – Department of Justice correspondence
Review of Sentencing Policy - Department of Justice written paper
Proposed increase to the general civil jurisdiction of the county court - Department of Justice written paper
Reducing Offending and Reoffending - Update on the Strategic Framework for 2026-2027 and the development of a Cross-Departmental Strategy – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:00 PM (10 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 (15 mins)
Ministerial Direction
Public from 2:20 PM (55 mins)
Treasury Officer of Accounts Briefing - Briefing on Memorandums of Reply and Ministerial Directions
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 3:15 PM (30 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Preparation for briefing with DoF on 29 January 2026
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Road Openings by Utilities - Issues Paper
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |