| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Tuesday 05 January 2016 |
| 1:03 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:03 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 06 January 2016 |
| 10:04 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Education
Closed from 10:04 AM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (28 mins)
Budget 2016-17 - Public Finance Scrutiny Unit - Assembly Research Services
• Mr Colin Pidgeon, Research Officer
Public from 10:43 AM (17 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
Shared Education Bill - Agreement of Bill Report
Public from 11:05 AM (87 mins)
Budget 2016-17
• Mr Trevor Connolly, DE
• Mr Philip Irwin, DE
• Mrs La'verne Montgomery, DE
• Mr Gavin Patrick, DE
Public from 12:32 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Employment and Learning
Public from 10:05 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (15 mins)
Employment Bill - Departmental Briefing
• Dr Alan Scott, DEL
• Mr John McKeown, DEL
• Ms Deirdre Walsh, DEL
Public from 10:30 AM (44 mins)
Employment Bill - Briefing from Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
• Mr Kevin Doherty, Northern Ireland Committee - Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Mr Brian Campfield, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Public from 11:14 AM (64 mins)
Employment Bill - Briefing ftom the Law Centre NI
• Ms Ursula O'Hare, Law Centre (NI)
• Mr Daire Murphy, Law Centre (NI)
Public from 12:18 PM (33 mins)
Employment Bill - Briefing from the Labour Relations Agency
• Mr Tom Evans, Labour Relations Agency
• Mr David McGrath, Labour Relations Agency
Public from 12:51 PM (18 mins)
Employment Bill - Briefing from the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Employment & Skills
• Mr Mark Huddleston, NI Skills Advisor
Suspension from 1:09 PM (56 mins)
Public from 2:05 PM (45 mins)
Employment Bill - Departmental Briefing
• Dr Alan Scott, DEL
• Mr John McKeown, DEL
• Ms Deirdre Walsh, DEL
• Mr Raymind Kelly, DEL
Public from 2:50 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:12 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 10:12 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (79 mins)
Human Transplantation Bill - Oral Evidence Session
• Dr John R Darling, Ulster Hospital
• Dr T J Trinder, Other
• Dr George Gardiner, Other
• Dr Paul Glover, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 11:34 AM (21 mins)
Human Transplantation Bill - Oral Evidence Session
• Mr Allan Marriot-Smith, Human Tissue Authority
Public from 11:55 AM (53 mins)
Human Transplantation Bill - Oral Evidence Session
• Ms Jayne Murray, British Heart Foundation
• Dr John Chisholm, British Medical Association
• Mr John Brown, Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund
Suspension from 12:48 PM (73 mins)
Public from 2:01 PM (62 mins)
Human Transplantation Bill - Oral Evidence Session
• Mr Joe Brolly, Opt for Life
• Dr Mike Jones, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Public from 3:03 PM (28 mins)
Human Transplantation Bill - Oral Evidence Session
• Mr Liam Gibson, Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child
• Mr Mark Baillie, CARE in Northern Ireland
• Mr Gavin Norris, Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Public from 3:31 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 2:02 PM (12 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Legal Advisor
Public from 2:14 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:20 PM (82 mins)
Open Government - Briefing by Northern Ireland Open Government Network
• Dr Jonathan Bell, Northern Ireland Open Government Network
• Mr Colm Burns, Northern Ireland Open Government Network
• Mr David McBurney, Northern Ireland Open Government Network
Public from 3:42 PM (8 mins)
European Issues - Briefing by Assembly Research Officer on the European Commission Work Programme for 2016
• Mr Michael Potter, Research Officer
Public from 3:50 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 07 January 2016 |
| 10:06 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:06 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:09 AM (34 mins)
Licensing Bill - Briefing by Mrs Judith Cochrane MLA
• Mrs J Cochrane, MLA
Public from 10:43 AM (37 mins)
Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill - Committee Consideration
• Mr Stephen Martin, DfC
• Mr David Grimley, DfC
• Mr Ronan Murphy, DfC
• Ms Christine Hayes, DfC
Public from 11:20 AM (5 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Committee Report
Public from 11:25 AM (45 mins)
The Affordable Warmth Scheme - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Deirdre Ward, DfC
• Mr Martin McDermott, DfC
• Ms Siobhan McCauley, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Mr Terry Waide, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Public from 12:10 PM (18 mins)
Inspection of NIHE on the Implementation of Response Maintenance Recommendations - Briefing on Report
• Ms Deirdre Ward, DfC
• Mr Donald Heaney, DfC
Public from 12:28 PM (7 mins)
SL1 The Housing Benefit (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Anne McCleary, DfC
• Mr Michael Pollock, DfC
• Ms Rosemary Hughes, DfC
Public from 12:35 PM (1 mins)
SL1 The Housing Benefit (Abolition of Family Premium and Date of Claim) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2016
Public from 12:36 PM (1 mins)
SL1 Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling and Compensation Cap) Order (NI) 2016
Public from 12:37 PM (1 mins)
SL1 The State Pension (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2016
Public from 12:38 PM (1 mins)
SR 411 The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland ) 2015
Public from 12:39 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:09 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Closed from 10:09 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business - Committee Office Memos
Public from 10:15 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:20 AM (43 mins)
Fisheries Bill - RaISe briefing
• Dr Dan Hull, Research Officer
Public from 11:03 AM (33 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:36 AM (7 mins)
Inquiry into Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities |
| 10:27 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Environment
Closed from 10:27 AM (20 mins)
Scrap Metal Dealers Bill
Public from 10:47 AM (71 mins)
Committee Business
SR 2015 389 The Taxis (2008 Act) (Commencement No 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Consultations
SR 2015/393 The Taxi Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Oral briefing
• Ms Liz Loughran, DoE
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DfI
• Mr Alex Boyle, DfI
SR 2015/394 The Taxis (Taximeters, Devices and Maximum Fares) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Oral briefing
• Ms Liz Loughran, DoE
• Mr Alex Boyle, DfI
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DfI
SR 2015/395 The Taxi Operators Licensing (Amendment)Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Oral briefing
• Ms Liz Loughran, DoE
• Mr Alex Boyle, DfI
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DfI
SR 2015/396 The Taxi Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Oral briefing
• Ms Liz Loughran, DoE
• Mr Alex Boyle, DfI
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DfI
SR 2015/397 The Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Oral briefing
• Ms Liz Loughran, DoE
• Mr Alex Boyle, DfI
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DfI
SR 2015/406 The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Draft Local Government (Community Planning Partners) Order (NI) 2015
Public from 11:58 AM (20 mins)
SL1 - Amendment of the Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) (Offences) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997
SL1 - Amendment of the Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007
Pollution in NI rivers - Written briefing
Committee Business
Suspension from 12:18 PM (15 mins)
Public from 12:33 PM (15 mins) |
| 12:40 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Informal from 12:40 PM (60 mins)
Connections Project |
| 1:02 PM | Room 21 | Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill
Public from 1:02 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Background Papers
Departmental Evidence Session - Proposed amendments to replace Clause 288
• Ms Lisa Trueman, DoH
• Ms Alison McCaffrey, DoH
• Ms Clare Irvine, DoJ
Closed from 1:07 PM (12 mins)
Final Informal Consideration of Outstanding Draft Departmental and Committee Amendments
Public from 1:19 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:13 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:13 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:14 PM (80 mins)
Department of Justice 2015-16 Monitoring Round and Budget 2016-17
• Mr Glyn Capper, DoJ
• Ms Lisa Rocks, DoJ
• Mr Patrick Barr, DoJ
Justice No.2 Bill - Department of Justice Proposed Amendments to Firearms Legislation
• Mr Robert Kidd, DoJ
• Mr Anthony Harbinson, DoJ
Justice No.2 Bill - Consideration of Proposed Amendments by Lord Morrow MLA and Basil McCrea MLA
Closed from 3:34 PM (11 mins)
Justice No.2 Bill - Consideration of Propsed Committee Amendments
Public from 3:45 PM (10 mins)
Justice No.2 Bill - Consideration of Possible Legislative Changes to Improve Online Protection for Children
Justice No.2 Bill - Consideration of Proposed Committee Amendments
Justice No.2 Bill - Formal Clause by Clause Consideration
SL1: The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No.3) 2015
Draft SR: The Police Pensions (Consequential Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Draft Police Pension (Additional Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 - Proposed consultation
Reform of the Scope of Civil Legal Aid - Guidance on Prospects of Success and Cost Benefit
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament of the Council Amending the Council Directive on the Control of the Acquisition and Possession of Weapons
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:32 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:32 PM (41 mins)
Committee Business
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Oral Evidence Session
• Dr Paul Darragh, British Medical Association
• Mr Gerry McElwee, Cancer Focus NI
Public from 3:13 PM (9 mins)
Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Bill - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Chris Matthews, DoH
Closed from 3:22 PM (13 mins)
Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Bill - Briefing by Bill Clerk
Public from 3:35 PM (31 mins)
Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Gerard Collins, DoH
• Ms Jenny McAlarney, DoH
• Ms Margaret Glass, DoH
Public from 4:06 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |