| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 05 July 2021 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 06 July 2021 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Wednesday 07 July 2021 |
| 9:25 AM | Starleaf (Room 29), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 9:25 AM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:36 AM (34 mins)
Integrated Education Bill
Public from 10:10 AM (78 mins)
Area Planning - DE Oral Briefing - Department of Education/Education Authority Oral Briefing
• Mrs Janis Scallon, DE
• Ms Michele Corkey, Education Authority
• Mr Michael McConkey, Education Authority
• Mr Gerry Campbell, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
• Mrs Lorraine Finlay, DE
Committee Business
Public from 11:28 AM (47 mins)
CCEA - Pre-summer oral update briefing (Post-results service and response to Deloitte report)
• Mr Tommy O'Reilly, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Ms Margaret Farragher, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Ms Amanda Swann, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr Michael McAuley, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Committee Business |
| 10:07 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Closed from 10:07 AM (64 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Update on current issues
• Mr Paul Grocott, DfE
• Ms Brenda Burke, DfE
• Mr Tommy O’Reilly, DfE
• Mr Dave Vincent, Strategic Investment Board
Committee for the Economy - ‘High Street Stimulus’ Voucher Scheme and ‘10X Economy’ Micro Inquiry Special Report
Public from 11:11 AM (19 mins)
Committee Business
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill
LCM - Subsidy Control Bill
SL1 - The Education (Student Fees (Amounts), Loan Repayment and Support etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 11:30 AM (54 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:46 PM | Room 29 | Audit Committee
Public from 12:46 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:50 PM (9 mins)
NI Assembly Commission Budget: Consideration of thresholds on Committee input to in-year adjustments
Public from 12:59 PM (24 mins)
Review of the governance and accountability arrangements for the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) - Audit Scotland - Oral evidence
• Professor Alan Alexander, Audit Scotland
Public from 1:23 PM (30 mins)
Review of the governance and accountability arrangements for the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) - NIAO - Oral evidence
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Martin Pitt, Northern Ireland Audit Office Board
Public from 1:53 PM (1 mins)
Scrutiny Schedule
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:02 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:06 PM (9 mins)
Committee’s Draft Report on an independent Fiscal Council for Northern Ireland
Public from 2:15 PM (4 mins)
Oral Briefing - SR 2021 No. 185 The Business Tenancies (Coronavirus) (Restriction on Forfeiture Relevant Period) (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Written Briefing - SR 2021 127 The Official Statistics (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 2:19 PM (46 mins)
Oral Evidence - Department of Finance – June Monitoring Outturn
• Joanne McBurney, DoF
• Jeff McGuinness, DoF
• Anne Scott, DoF
Public from 3:05 PM (73 mins)
Oral Briefing - Financial Services Union – Banking Issues
• Sharon McAuley, Financial Services Union
• John O'Connoll, Financial Services Union
• Brian McDowell, Financial Services Union
Public from 4:18 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 08 July 2021 |
| VISIT | Virtual Visit | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
| 9:02 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Public from 9:02 AM (58 mins)
Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill - Briefing from Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
• Ms Louiza Chalal, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (100 mins)
Ministerial Briefing
• Mr Robin Swann, Minister of Health
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, DoH
Public from 11:45 AM (60 mins)
Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill - Briefing from Trust Chief Executives
• Dr Cathy Jack, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Jennifer Welsh, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Shane Devlin, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Roisin Coulter, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 12:45 PM (10 mins)
Draft SR The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 12:55 PM (5 mins)
SR 2021/172 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 1:00 PM (15 mins)
SL1 The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Mr Canice Ward, DoH
• Ms Isobel Riddell, DoH
Public from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
SL1 The Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Mr Canice Ward, DoH
• Ms Isobel Riddell, DoH
Public from 1:30 PM (10 mins)
Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill
Public from 1:40 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Charities Bill
Public from 10:15 AM (1 mins)
SR 2021/188 The Child Support Maintenance Calculation (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2021
Public from 10:16 AM (1 mins)
SR 2021/190 The Housing (Notifications of Disposals and Mortgages) Regulations (NI) 2021
Public from 10:17 AM (13 mins)
SL1 Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Conditions for Transfers) Regulations (NI) 2021
SL1 Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration Investment Charges and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2021
SL1 Occupational Pensions Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) (Miscellaneous Provision and Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2021
SL1 Occupational Pensions Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations (NI) 2021
SL1 Pensions Regulator (Information Gathering Powers and Modification) Regulations (NI) 2021
SL1 The Pensions Regulator (Employer Resources Test) Regulations (NI) 2021
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:02 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:04 AM (4 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2021/182 The Waste (Fees and Charges)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2021/186 The Agricultural Commodities (Coronavirus)(Income Support) Scheme No.2 (Northern Ireland) 2021
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2021/187 The Agricultural (2017 North West Area) Flooding (Income Support) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2021
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2021/196 The Agriculture (Student fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 10:08 AM (4 mins)
Written Briefing from DAERA - Statutory Instrument - The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Transitional Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 [AG/042]
Public from 10:12 AM (23 mins)
Written Briefing - Sea Fish Industry Challenges
Written Briefing - Common Frameworks
Written Briefing DAERA - Draft NIEA Business Plan 2021-22
Closed from 10:35 AM (45 mins)
Written Briefing - Climate Change Bill
• Ms Barbara Love, Assembly Clerk
Public from 11:20 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:23 AM (99 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Consultation on Eradication of Bovine TB
• Mr Neal Gartland, DAERA
• Mr Michael Hatch, DAERA
• Mr Michael Oliver, DAERA
• Mr Seamus Murray, DAERA
• Mr Raymond Kirke, DAERA
Written Briefing - Committee Consideration of draft report - Withdrawal of DAERA and Local Authority staff from Ports |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:02 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:22 PM (133 mins)
Review of Hate Crime Legislation in Northern Ireland - Report Findings and Recommendations
• His Honour Judge Desmond Marrinan, Review of Hate Crime NI
• Mr Noel Marsden, Review of Hate Crime NI
Proposals for the Development of a Joint Secure Care and Justice Campus for Children on the Woodlands-Lakewood Site, the DoJ Response to the NIAO Report on Managing Children Who Offend and other justice issues relevant to Children and Young People
• Ms Koulla Yiasouma, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Fiona Cole, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill - Proposals for Committee Stage
AccessNI Annual Performance and Activity Report – 2020-21 and Publication of Updated Statutory Guidance for Chief Officers of Police
Public from 4:35 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:06 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:12 PM (2 mins)
Ministerial Direction - Revised Ministerial Direction - DfC: Recognition Payment for Supporting People and Homelessness Sector Frontline Staff
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:15 PM (120 mins)
Inquiry into Sports Sustainability Fund - Evidence Session
• Ms Tracy Meharg, DfC
• Ms Antoinette McKeown, Sport NI
• Mr Tony Murphy, DfC
• Mr George Lucas, Sport NI
• Mr Ian Weir, Sport NI
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Sports Sustainability Fund - Discussion with NI Audit Office
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Catherine O'Hagan, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Rachael Curlett, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Inquiry into Generating Electricity from Renewable Energy - Report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:46 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| Friday 09 July 2021 |
| 1:56 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 1:56 PM (64 mins)
Committee Business
UK Exit from EU - Briefing on the current and future workings of the Protocol on Ireland/ Northern Ireland
• The Rt Hon Lord David Frost CMG, Cabinet Office
• Ms Rebecca Ellis, Cabinet Office
Public from 3:01 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business |