| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 02 November 2026 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 03 November 2026 |
| 9:30 AM | Room 106 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Informal from 9:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Informal from 9:35 AM (115 mins)
Review into Assembly and Executive Reform - Informal workshop |
| 9:30 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 9:30 AM (80 mins)
Committee Business
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Deliberations
Public from 10:50 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Recording of decisions
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (40 mins)
Fisheries, Aquaculture and Water Environment Bill - Evidence session with the Department
• Mr Colin Armstrong, DAERA
• Mr Tommy McCormick, DAERA
• Ms Michelle McNally, DAERA
Public from 10:45 AM (40 mins)
Fisheries, Aquaculture and Water Environment Bill - Committee Deliberations
Public from 11:25 AM (15 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 |
| 1:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:01 PM (59 mins)
Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill - Oral briefing from General Register Office (GRO) & Committee consideration of amendments
• Dr Philip Wales, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Ms Aoife Rooney, DoF
• Ms Becci Riley, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Dr Martin Tyrrell, DoF
Public from 2:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 04 November 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (45 mins)
Audit Committee feasibility study - Job Evaluation to determine the future salary payable for the office of Comptroller & Auditor General for Northern Ireland
Public from 11:00 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 (15 mins)
SL1 – The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Newtownabbey) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Taxis (Ballymoney) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 - The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Ballymoney) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1: The Cycle Routes (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SR 2026-184 The Loading Bay and Parking Place (Church Street, Antrim) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Tree Protection Bill - Northern Ireland Electricity Networks, Construction Employers Federation and the Royal Town Planning Institute – Oral Evidence
• Mr Con Feeney, NIE Networks
• Mr Colm McKeown, NIE Networks
• Mr David Fry, Construction Employers Federation
Public from 11:30 AM (60 mins)
Harbours Bill - Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Ms Sian Kerr, DfI
• Mrs Adele Campbell, DfI
• Ms Royanne Kincaid, DfI
Public from 12:30 PM (45 mins)
Display of Flags and Emblems Bill - Department For Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Mr Mark McPeak, DfI
• Mr Graeme Belshaw, DfI
• Mr John Gamble, DfI
Public from 1:15 PM (15 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 (10 mins)
Utility Regulator (Support for Decarbonisation Preparation) Bill - Agree report
LCM Commercial Payments Bill - written briefing
Public from 10:15 AM (75 mins)
Regional Balance Bill - Joint oral and written evidence: Rural Community Network and Centre for Cross Border Co-operation
• Samantha Gallagher, Rural Community Network
• Aidan Campbell, Centre for Cross Border Co-Operation
• Niall O'Donnellan, Centre for Cross Border Co-Operation
Public from 11:30 AM (60 mins)
Regional Balance Bill - Joint oral and written evidence: Glenshane Community Development Ltd and Community Foundation NI
• Dr Mairead McCormack, Glenshane Community Development Ltd
• Colum McNicholl, Glenshane Community Development Ltd
• Mairead McMahon, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
• Gerard Deane, Community Foundation NI
Public from 12:30 PM (30 mins)
Regional Balance Bill - Oral and written evidence: NI Productivity Forum
• Dr David Jordan, Northern Ireland Productivity Forum
Public from 1:00 PM (5 mins)
The Employer's Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - SR 2026/183
SL1 – The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2026
The Insolvency (Amendment) (2026 Act) (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Committee Business
Closed from 1:05 PM (5 mins)
Renewable Electricity Generation Bill - Forward Work Programme - evidence table
Public from 1:10 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (30 mins)
Standing Order 69C Members’ Interests: Rectification of Minor Errors – Unacceptable Behaviours Policy - Legal Advice and draft amended Standing Order
• Rebecca Ellis, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:35 AM (20 mins)
Inquiry into an Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy for long-term illness, bereavement and absence on official Assembly business - Further Consideration of Final Position on Absence on Official Assembly Business
Public from 10:55 AM (25 mins)
Review of Assembly Questions - Research Paper on Parliamentary Questions – Comparative Information
• Mr Ray McCaffrey, Research Officer
Public from 11:20 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (55 mins)
Governance, Accountability, Transparency and the Northern Ireland Civil Service policy on the use of Social Media - Oral Briefing by HOCS
• Ms Jayne Brady, TEO
• Ms Jill Minne, DoF
Public from 3:00 PM (60 mins)
RE Curriculum - Oral Briefing
• Dr Noel Purdy, Review of the RE Core Syllabus
• Ms Joyce Logue, Review of the RE Core Syllabus
• Feargal Friel, Hollybush Primary School, Derry/Londonderry
• Francine Walls, St Patrick's College, Maghera
• Warren Brown, Banbridge Academy
Public from 4:00 PM (45 mins)
Education Inspections Bill - Oral Briefing
• Dr James Nelson, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:02 PM (38 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Oral briefing from Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO)
• Ms Margaret Kelly, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr Sean Martin, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 2:40 PM (30 mins)
Legal Services Oversight Commissioner - Oral briefing from the Commissioner on Implementation and Review
• Dr Deborah Magill, DoF
• Ms Marian Cree, DoF
• Mr Jonathan McNaught, DoF
Public from 3:10 PM (40 mins)
Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill - Informal & Formal Clause by Clause Consideration
Public from 3:50 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Rates (Temporary Rebate) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027
Public from 4:00 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
SL1 – The Government Resources and Accounts (Northern Ireland) Act 2001 (Estimates and Accounts) (Designation of Bodies) (Amendment) Order 2026
Public from 4:10 PM (20 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: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill - RaISe
• Ms Kathryn Barr, Research Officer
• Mr Ross Connolly, Research Officer
Public from 3:10 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill - Departmental officials
• Ms Carolyn Mada, TEO
• Mr Ben Johnston, TEO
Public from 4:10 PM (50 mins)
Oral Briefing: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and Phase 2 of the Delivery Plan - Departmental officials
• Ms Geraldine Fee, TEO
• Mr Ryan Somerville, TEO
• Ms Fionnuala French, TEO
Public from 5:00 PM (10 mins)
SR 2026 XXXX The Period Products (the Executive Office Specified Public Services Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 5:10 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 05 November 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 11:05 AM (40 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence session with the Department
Closed from 11:45 AM (20 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 12:05 PM (20 mins)
SL1 - Waste Fees and Charges (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Oral Briefing from the Department
• Mr Colin Breen, DAERA
• Mr Keith Carlisle, DAERA
• Mr Christopher Eadie, DAERA
Public from 12:25 PM (40 mins)
SL1 - The Shellfish Gathering (Conservation) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Oral Briefing from the Department
• Mr Gareth Dillon, DAERA
• Ms Fiona Taylor, DAERA
• Mr Patrick Smith, DAERA
Public from 1:05 PM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 - The Just Transition Fund for Agriculture Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2027
SR 2026/XXXX The Climate Change (Carbon Budget 2038-2042) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Departmental Written Briefing - UK Deposit Return Scheme legislative change that applies to Wales only
Public from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (20 mins)
Charities (Amendment) Bill - Legal advice
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:25 AM (40 mins)
Charities (Amendment) Bill - Oral evidence from Department for Communities
• Mr Raymond Caldwell, DfC
• Ms Colleen Bell, DfC
• Mr Martin Ireland, DfC
• Mr Gerard Reilly, DfC
Public from 11:05 AM (15 mins)
Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill - Overview of evidence received
Public from 11:20 AM (30 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Oral evidence from Chartered Institute of Housing
• Justin Cartwright, Chartered Institute of Housing
Closed from 11:50 AM (30 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Lived experience panel - Renters' Voice
Closed from 12:20 PM (30 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Lived experience panel - Echoes of Home
Public from 12:50 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:55 PM (10 mins)
SL1 The Discretionary Support (Amendment) (Fuel as a Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Draft SR 2026/XXXX The Discretionary Support (Amendment) (Fuel as a Grant) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 1:05 PM (10 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 (120 mins)
Briefing from Northern Health and Social Care Trust - Trust savings, winter preparedness and Causeway Hospital services
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (Age of Sale Notices and Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:10 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Medicines (Pharmacies) (Applications for Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:15 PM (5 mins)
Legislative Consent Motion - Health Bill
Public from 4:20 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Implementation of the Adoption and Children’s Act
Public from 4:25 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Public Inquiries Implementation Programme Management Board
Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
Written briefing - Independent Autism Reviewer – Overview
Public from 4:35 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:50 PM (20 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Department of Health
Closed from 5:10 PM (20 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Committee Deliberations
Closed from 5:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Deliberations
Closed from 2:20 PM (25 mins)
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Convention Rights Memorandum – Legal Services oral briefing
• Adam Leitch, Legal Advisor
Public from 2:45 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:50 PM (40 mins)
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - RaISe oral briefing
• Ms Judith Bailie, Research Officer
Public from 3:30 PM (40 mins)
Immigration and Asylum Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Claire McCormick, DoJ
• Mr John Bradley, DoJ
• Mr Ross Moore, DoJ
Public from 4:10 PM (20 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Recording of decisions
Justice Bill - Further Consideration Stage
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Written papers
Financial Services and Markets Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Department of Justice written paper
Armed Forces Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Department of Justice written paper
SL1 The County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Police (Conduct) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Parole Commissioners’ (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Expansion of Out of Court disposals
Code of Practice for the appointment of independent members of PCSPs and DPCSPs - Targeted Consultation – Department of Justice written paper
Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service Business Plan - 2026-27 - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:30 PM (15 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 (85 mins)
Non departmental Briefing - Briefing from the Mental Health Champion
• Professor Siobhan O'Neill, Mental Health Champion
• Dr Nicole Bond, Mental Health Champion
• Mr Peter Cash, Mental Health Champion
Closed from 3:30 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into A Strategic Review of the Planning Appeals Commission - Update on inquiry
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |