| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 02 March 2026 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 03 March 2026 |
| 9:30 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Closed from 9:30 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:31 AM (118 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Committee deliberations
Closed from 11:29 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 04 March 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)
Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland - PC28 Consultation – Oral Evidence
Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
Mobile Phone Consultation - Department for Infrastructure – Written Evidence
Public from 11:40 AM (20 mins)
SL1 - The Quay Pass, Enniskillen (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Drumnagoon Road, Portadown (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Malone Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Schools (Part-Time 20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 - The Road Races (Spamount Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 - The Schools (Part-Time 20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SR 2026-25 The Prohibition of U-Turns (Belfast) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-28 The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Belfast) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-29 The Waiting Restrictions (Clogher) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:00 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)
Hospitality Ulster; Hotels Federation; Food to Go; Retail NI oral and written evidence – economic impact of Reval 2026
• Colin Neill, Hospitality Ulster
• Janice Gault, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation
• Michael Henderson, NI Food To Go Association
• Glyn Roberts, Retail NI
Public from 11:15 AM (75 mins)
Departmental oral and written evidence – Mid-Term Energy Strategy Review and updated Energy Action Plan
• Anne-Maire McConn, DfE
• Richard Rodgers, DfE
• Stephen McGonagle, DfE
Public from 12:30 PM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Employment Rights (Increase Of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Feedback on call for views – written briefing
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 (30 mins)
Review of the General Procedures Direction
• Adam Leitch, Legal Advisor
• Rebecca Ellis, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:40 AM (20 mins)
Adjudication of complaints against Ministers of alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct - Next Steps
Closed from 11:00 AM (10 mins)
Draft Guidance on respondents attending oral hearings
Closed from 11:10 AM (15 mins)
Further consideration of decisions on inadmissible complaints
• Mr Stephen Wright, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 11:25 AM (15 mins)
Further consideration of decisions on inadmissible complaints
• Mr Stephen Wright, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 11:40 AM (5 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed 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)
Proposed Committee Bill to allow all pupils the choice to wear trousers - Oral Briefing by NICCY and Youth Panel
• Mr Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Laura McFall, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Rhea Donnell, NICCY Youth Panel
• Ms Astrid Knox, NICCY Youth Panel
Public from 3:15 PM (60 mins)
Proposed Committee Bill to allow all pupils the choice to wear trousers - Oral briefing by Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Ms Alyson Kilpatrick, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
General Teaching Council Bill
Public from 4:30 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)
SR 2026/19 The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Rating Policy SRs - Oral Briefing with Director of Rating Policy
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF
SR 2026/20 The Rates (Temporary Rebate) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF
SR 2026/22 The Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Informal & Formal Clause by Clause Consideration & Initial Consideration of Committee Report
Closed from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Final Oral Briefing from Department of Finance
• Wendy Lecky, DoF
• Ms Sarah Wilson, DoF
• Ms Julie King, DoF
Public from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Public from 4:10 PM (10 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 (65 mins)
Oral Briefing: Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse
• Ms Fiona Ryan, The Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse
• Ms Denise Morgan, The Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse
Public from 3:15 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Departmental Officials - Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Framework and First Delivery Plan
• Ms Geraldine Fee, TEO
• Ryan Somerville, TEO
• Ms Fionnuala French, TEO
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Written Briefing: Immigration Raids in Northern Ireland - Migrants' Rights Network
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 05 March 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from Stena Line and The UK Chamber of Shipping - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
• Ms Katrina Ross, UK Chamber of Shipping
Public from 11:15 AM (60 mins)
Ministerial Evidence Session - Consideration of DAERA Corporate Plan 2025-27 and update on current issues
• Mr Andrew Muir, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
• Mrs Katrina Godfrey, DAERA
Public from 12:15 PM (60 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Committee Deliberations (Clause by Clause)
Public from 1:15 PM (10 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Review of the List of Public Bodies and Persons set out in the Schedule to the Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016
Public from 1:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (3 mins)
SL1 The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:08 AM (2 mins)
SL1 The Social Security and Statutory Maternity Pay (Evidence of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:10 AM (50 mins)
Local Councils and the Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral evidence Panel 1 - Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Ards and North Down Borough Council, Belfast City Council, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
• Ms Ursula Fay, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
• Ms Patricia Mackey, Ards and North Down Borough Council
• Mr David Burns, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Public from 11:00 AM (50 mins)
Local Councils and the Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral evidence Panel 2 - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Mid Ulster Council, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
• Ms Ruth Allen, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
• Mr John McVeigh, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
• Ms Claire Linney, Mid Ulster Council
Public from 11:50 AM (50 mins)
Local Councils and the Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral evidence Panel 3 - Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Derry and Strabane District Council, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
• Ms Julie Welsh, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
• Ms Oonagh McGillion, Derry City Council
• Mr John Boyle, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Public from 12:40 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:02 AM (15 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2026/471 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 251/2014 and (EU) 2021/2115 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products and Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 as regards certain labelling rules for spirit drinks - Legal Advice
Closed from 10:17 AM (15 mins)
COM/2025/993 Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of technical requirements and testing procedures for motor vehicles - Legal Advice
Public from 10:32 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (30 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2026/471 amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 251/2014 and (EU) 2021/2115 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products and Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 as regards certain labelling rules for spirit drinks - Departmental Oral Evidence
Public from 11:05 AM (30 mins)
COM/2025/993 Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of technical requirements and testing procedures for motor vehicles - Departmental Oral Evidence
Public from 11:35 AM (5 mins)
Public from 11:40 AM (5 mins)
COM/2023/411 Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Public from 11:45 AM (5 mins)
COM/2025/1020 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as regards the extension of certain data protection periods
Public from 11:50 AM (5 mins)
Committee Notifications
Public from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Travel
Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Work Planning
Public from 12:05 PM (10 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 (14 mins)
SL1 - The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2026
• Mr Chris Garland, DoH
• Mr Eddie Murphy, DoH
• Mr Martin Coleman, DoH
Public from 2:15 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:20 PM (70 mins)
Health Trust Overview - South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Roisin Coulter, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Jonathan Patton, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Helen Moore, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Veronica Cleland, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 3:30 PM (15 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Hospital Car Parking Charges
Public from 3:45 PM (5 mins)
Urology Services Inquiry - Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 3:50 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Lifespan Gender Identity Service
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
Briefing from Mental Health Champion - Written update
Public from 4:00 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Advanced Care Planning
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Dental Services Overview
Public from 4:10 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:15 PM (70 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Committee deliberations
Closed from 5:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Committee deliberations
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Public from 2:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:35 PM (90 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Introductory Briefing – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Mr Andrew Dawson, DoJ
• Ms Angela Bell, DoJ
• Mr Christopher McElwee, DoJ
Public from 4:05 PM (10 mins)
SL1 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Probation Board Northern Ireland Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 4:15 PM (15 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 (50 mins)
Inquiry into Road Openings by Utilities
Closed from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Child Poverty in NI: Departmental Briefing Preparation Session
Closed from 3:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |