Business Diary

Monday 06 June 2016 - Friday 10 June 2016

* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings
TimeVenuePlenary/Committee
Monday 06 June 2016
12:00 PMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
Tuesday 07 June 2016
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
10:32 AMRoom 30Assembly and Executive Review Committee

Closed from 10:32 AM (3 mins)
Procedures and Administrative Arangements

Public from 10:35 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:36 AM (1 mins)
Declaration of Interests

Public from 10:37 AM (10 mins)
Role of Assembly and Executive Review Committee - Clerk's Briefing

Closed from 10:47 AM (26 mins)
Assembly and Executive Transfer of Responsibilities Motion - Legal Advice
• Mr Simon Kelly, Assistant Legal Advisor

Public from 11:13 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
1:01 PMRoom 106Business Committee

Closed from 1:01 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 08 June 2016
10:00 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Infrastructure

Public from 10:00 AM (16 mins)
Committee Business

S.R. 2016 - 135 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 140 The Taxi Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 148 The Taxis (Taximeters, Devices and Maximum Fares) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 160 The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 169 The River Road, Dunmurry (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 173 The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 181 The Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) (Offences) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 182 The Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 185 The Thorburn Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 194 The Penalty Fares (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 209 The Road Races (Drumhorc Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 210 The Road Races (Spamount Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 214 The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 231 The Road Races (Mourne Rally) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016 - 232 The Road Races (Cairncastle Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

Public from 10:16 AM (59 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - First Day Briefing
• Mr C Hazzard, Minister for Infrastructure
• Mr Peter May, DfI
• Dr Andrew Murray, DfI
• Ms Fiona McCandless, DfI

Public from 11:16 AM (86 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Roads and Rivers
• Dr Andrew Murray, DfI
• Mr Pat Doherty, DfI
• Mr Ciarán de Búrca, DfI

Public from 12:42 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
10:04 AMRoom 29Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:04 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:12 AM (63 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Operational Policy: Delivery Through ALBs
• Mr Eugene Rooney, DfE
• Mr Michael Gould, DfE
• Mrs Beverly Harrison, DfE
• Mr Mike Thompson, DfE

Public from 11:15 AM (60 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Operational Policy: Infrastructure & Regulation
• Mr Chris Stewart, DfE
• Ms June Ingram, DfE
• Mrs Jackie Kerr, DfE
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfE

Public from 12:15 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business

SL1 The Posted Workers (Enforcement of Employment Rights) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
• Mr John McKeown, DfE
• Ms Deirdre Walsh, DfE
• Mrs Jackie Kerr, DfE

SR 2016/146 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR 2016/187 The Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Consultations

Committee Business
10:05 AMRoom 30Committee for Education

Public from 10:05 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:18 AM (66 mins)
June Monitoring Round
• Mr Trevor Connolly, DE
• Ms Susan Anderson, DE
• Mr Philip Irwin, DE
• Mr Stephen Creagh, DE

Public from 11:34 AM (58 mins)
Special Schools Early Years provision - Strategic Leadership Forum Special Schools and Parents' Equal Education Coalition
• Mr Colm Davis, Tor Bank School
• Mrs Martina McComish, Knockavoe Special School
• Ms Nadine Heron, Parents’ Equal Education Coalition
• Ms Angela Haughey, Parents’ Equal Education Coalition
• Ms Francine Burrowes, Parents’ Equal Education Coalition

Public from 12:34 PM (30 mins)
Special Schools Early Years provision - Early Years Organisation
• Ms Siobhán Fitzpatrick, Early Years
• Ms Pauline Walmsley, Early Years
• Mr Noel McAllister, Early Years

Public from 1:04 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
10:34 AMRoom 21Committee on Standards and Privileges

Closed from 10:34 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:36 AM (3 mins)
Declaration of Interests

Closed from 10:39 AM (10 mins)
Procedures – Guidance documents

Closed from 10:49 AM (6 mins)
Clerk’s Briefing Note on Role of Standards and Privileges Committee

Closed from 10:55 AM (3 mins)
Legacy Report

Closed from 10:58 AM (5 mins)
Proposed plenary debate on new Code of Conduct and Guide to Rules - Draft Committee Motion

Closed from 11:03 AM (64 mins)
Briefing from the Commissioner for Standards
• Mr Douglas Bain, Northern Ireland Assembly

Closed from 12:07 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 12:08 PM (1 mins)
Development of Forward Work Programme
2:00 PMSenate ChamberPublic Accounts Committee

Public from 2:00 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:03 PM (3 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Clerk's brief

Public from 2:06 PM (16 mins)
Inquiry into the General report on the Health and Social Care Sector 2012-13 and 2013-14 - Memorandum of Reply
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Public from 2:22 PM (16 mins)
Inquiry intoThe Cross-border broadband initiative: the Bytel project - Memorandum of Reply update
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Public from 2:38 PM (1 mins)
Inquiry into DRD: The Effectiveness of Public Transport in Northern Ireland - Correspondence received from Malcolm McKibbin
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 2:39 PM (114 mins)
Forward Work Programme - Draft Forward Work Programme Sept-Dec 2016
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Sean McKay, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Denver Lynn, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Kerry Harkin, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mrs Clare Dornan, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 4:33 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
2:01 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:01 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:10 PM (60 mins)
First Day Brief - Ministerial briefing
• Mrs Arlene Foster, First Minister
• Mr M McGuinness, deputy First Minister
• Mr A Ross, junior Minister
• Ms M Fearon, junior Minister

Public from 3:10 PM (57 mins)
Committee Business
2:02 PMRoom 21Committee on Procedures

Public from 2:02 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:03 PM (1 mins)
Committee Membership

Public from 2:04 PM (1 mins)
Staff Contact Details

Public from 2:05 PM (1 mins)
Declaration of Interests

Public from 2:06 PM (4 mins)
Procedures

Public from 2:10 PM (1 mins)
2011-2016 Legacy Report

Public from 2:11 PM (5 mins)
Draft Forward Work Programme/Proposed Meeting Dates

Closed from 2:16 PM (19 mins)
Draft Forward Work Programme/Proposed Meeting Dates
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Legal Advisor

Closed from 2:35 PM (2 mins)
Correspondence

Closed from 2:37 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
2:07 PMRoom 29Committee for Finance

Public from 2:07 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:12 PM (85 mins)
Department of Finance Business Plan - Overview, Priorities and Business Plan 2016/17 - Ministerial Briefing
• Mr M Ó Muilleoir, Minister of Finance
• Mr David Sterling, DoF

Public from 3:38 PM (32 mins)
Budget - Main Estimates and Budget (No.2) Bill - Briefing from the Department of Finance
• Ms Emer Morelli, DoF
• Mr Peter Jakobsen, DoF
• Barry Armstrong, DoF

Public from 4:10 PM (48 mins)
Public Expenditure - Overview of Public Expenditure System - Briefing from the Department of Finance
• Mr Mike Brennan, DoF
• Joanne McBurney, DoF

Public from 4:58 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Thursday 09 June 2016
10:03 AMRoom 30Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Closed from 10:03 AM (13 mins)
Committee Protocols

Public from 10:16 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:19 AM (67 mins)
Oral Briefing from DAERA - Veterinary Service Animal Health Overview
• Mr Robert Huey, DAERA
• Ms Geraldine Fee, DAERA
• Mr Colin Hart, DAERA
• Mr David Torrens, DAERA

Public from 11:26 AM (46 mins)
Oral Briefing DAERA - June Monitoring Round and Main Estimates
• Ms Louise Warde Hunter, DAERA
• Mr Graeme Wilkinson, DAERA
• Mr Roger Downey, DAERA

Public from 12:12 PM (33 mins)
Oral Briefing from DAERA - Designated Areas of Natural Constraint and Review of CAP Coupled Support
• Dr Rosemary Agnew, DAERA
• Mr Mark McLean, DAERA

Public from 12:45 PM (2 mins)
S.R,2016/190 The Seed Potatoes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Public from 12:47 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
10:06 AMRoom 29Committee for Communities

Public from 10:06 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:11 AM (62 mins)
Department for Communities - Overview of structure, responsibilities and potential priorities - Departmental briefing
• Mr Leo O'Reilly, DfC

Public from 11:13 AM (30 mins)
Welfare Supplementary Payment Regulations - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Tommy O'Reilly, DfC
• Ms Sinead Crossan, DfC
• Mr Paddy Rooney, DfC
• Mr Mickey Kelly, DfC

Public from 11:43 AM (33 mins)
Discretionary Support Regulations - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Tommy O'Reilly, DfC
• Ms Sinead Crossan, DfC
• Mr Paddy Rooney, DfC
• Mr Mickey Kelly, DfC

Suspension from 12:16 PM (19 mins)

Public from 12:35 PM (12 mins)
SR 99/2016 The Pensions (2015 Act) (Pension Sharing on Divorce etc) (Transitional Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Gerry McCann, DfC
• Ms Anne McCleary, DfC
• Ms Gillian McMaster, DfC

Public from 12:47 PM (8 mins)
2016/125 The Licensing (Register of Licenses) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland)2016

2016/127 The Licensing of Pavement Cafés (Register of Licenses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/132 The Licensing of Pavement Cafés (Form of License) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/141 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Requirement to obtain Audited Accounts and a Statement from the Auditor) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/142 The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/144 The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Modification of Schemes and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/147 The Social Security (Scottish Rate of Income Tax etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/149 The Social Security (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/158 The Pensions (2015 Act) (Abolition of Contracting-out for Salary Related Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments and Savings) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/162 The Pensions (2015 Act) (Contributions Equivalent Premiums) (Consequential Provision) and (Savings) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/165 The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/171 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Changes and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/172 The Pension Sharing (Miscellanoeous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/191 The Sex Discrimination Order 1976 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/192 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Scheme Administration) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/193 The Child Support (Deduction Orders and Fees) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (NI) 2016

2016/196 The Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016/233 The Jobsseker's Allowance (Extended Period of Sickness) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Public from 12:55 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
10:36 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Health

Public from 10:36 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Apologies

Public from 10:37 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Minutes

Public from 10:38 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business - Chairperson's Business

Public from 10:39 AM (111 mins)
Departmental Briefing - June Monitoring
• Ms Julie Thompson, DE
• Mr Sean Holland, DoH
• Mrs Deborah McNeilly, DoH

Public from 12:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business - Forward Work Programme

Public from 12:45 PM (10 mins)
S.R. 2016/104 The Health and Social Care (Disciplinary Procedures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/170 The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Public from 12:55 PM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2016

SL1 - The Food Safety (Information and Compositional Requirements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Public from 1:05 PM (5 mins)
Committee Protocols

Public from 1:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business - Matters Arising

Public from 1:20 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business - Correspondence

Public from 1:25 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business - Any other business
2:08 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 2:08 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:11 PM (111 mins)
Overview Briefing on the Safer Communities Directorate
• Mr Anthony Harbinson, DoJ
• Ms Karen Pearson, DoJ
• Mr Steven McCourt, DoJ
• Mr Stan Brown, Forensic Science Northern Ireland

Overview Briefing on the Access to Justice Directorate
• Mr David Lavery, DoJ
• Ms Laurene McAlpine, DoJ
• Ms Jane Holmes, DoJ

SR 2016/197: The Criminal Defence Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR 2016/198: The Criminal Defence Services (Remuneration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR 2016/200: The Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

SR 2016/201: The Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) (Amendment No.2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016

Public from 4:02 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business

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