| 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
Graduated Driver Licensing Proposed Subordinate Legislation - Consideration of written responses
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
• Dr James Nelson, 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
• Ms Julie Byers, 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: The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Remediable Service) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Regulations 2026
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 - 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
Public from 10:05 AM (5 mins)
Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill
Public from 10:10 AM (55 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Dilapidation Bill - Oral Evidence Session - Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) and Building Control NI (BCNI)
• Cllr Billy Webb, NILGA
• Cllr Matt Garrett, NILGA
• Ms Alison Allen, NILGA
• Mr Tom Lavery, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
• Mr Ian Harper, Belfast City Council
Closed from 11:05 AM (30 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Informal Clause by Clause
Public from 11:35 AM (30 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Bill Officials Briefing
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 Sheep Carcase Classification and Price Reporting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 - The Cattle Identification (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 1:05 PM (15 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Annual Inflationary Update of Marine Licensing Application Fees (NI)
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on the Plastic Pollution post consultation
Departmental Written Briefing - Briefing on the consultation report of the draft Climate Action Plan [2023-2027].
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)
Executive 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)
Written briefing - Patient Client Council: Waiting Lists
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
Written briefing - Patient Client Council: Serious Adverse Incidents
Public from 4:00 PM (20 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 - Proposal for Committee Stage and Committee Stage extension
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 |