| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 10 May 2021 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 11 May 2021 |
| 9:24 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:24 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:27 AM (15 mins)
Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Agreement of Report
Public from 9:42 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:01 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:01 PM (17 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 12 May 2021 |
| 9:34 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 9:34 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:40 AM (95 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Economic Recovery Action Plan
• Mrs Diane Dodds, Minister for the Economy
• Ms Michelle Scott, DfE
• Mr Paul Grocott, DfE
• Mr Victor Dukelow, DfE
Public from 11:15 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:20 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:30 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:32 AM (6 mins)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill |
| 9:35 AM | Starleaf (Room 30), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 9:35 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:38 AM (85 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) - Department of Education Oral Briefing
• Ms Karen McCullough, DE
• Mr Sam Dempster, DE
• Dr Suzanne Kingon, DE
Public from 11:03 AM (68 mins)
The Addressing Bullying in Schools (2016 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 - Department of Education Oral Briefing
• Mr Ricky Irwin, DE
• Mrs Julie Humphries, DE
• Ms Renee McDowell, DE
• Ms Gillian Cuthbert, Education Authority
• Ms Shauna Collinson, Education Authority
Public from 12:11 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:04 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:16 AM (68 mins)
Departmental Briefing – Unadopted Roads
• Mr Conor Loughrey, DfI
• Mr Lionel Walsh, DfI
Public from 11:33 AM (53 mins)
Departmental Briefing – A5 and York Street Interchange
• Mr John Irvine, DfI
• Mr Seamus Keenan, DfI
• Mr Colin Sykes, DfI
Public from 12:26 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:41 PM | Room 29 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Closed from 12:41 PM (7 mins)
Review of Opposition Entitlements - Procurement Evaluation Report
Public from 12:48 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:51 PM (20 mins)
Additional Review Topics
Public from 1:11 PM (17 mins)
Progress Report on the Review of Opposition Entitlements - Briefing by Trevor Reaney
• Mr Trevor Reaney , Consultant
Public from 1:28 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:03 PM (60 mins)
Oral Evidence - Scottish Fiscal Commission: A Fiscal Council for Northern Ireland
• John Ireland, Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Dame Susan Rice, Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Claire Murdoch, Scottish Fiscal Commission
Public from 3:03 PM (87 mins)
Oral Evidence - NICVA Report on fiscal powers for NI
• Mr Seamus McAleavey, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
• Dr Esmond Birnie, Ulster University Economic Policy Centre
Public from 4:30 PM (35 mins)
Oral Evidence - Department of Finance / Land and Property Services - Covid recovery, repayment issues, Business Rates Reform
• Ian Snowden, DoF
• Mr Alan Brontë, DoF
Public from 5:05 PM (5 mins)
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SR2021/116 The Rates (Coronavirus) (Emergency Relief) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Written briefing - Primary Legislation – pre-introduction Financial Reporting (Departments and Public Bodies) (NI) Bill 2021
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation - SR 2021/119 The Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 5:10 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 5:12 PM (4 mins)
NI Protocol - expert advice |
| 2:04 PM | Starleaf (Room 30), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:04 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Budget - 2021-22 Spending Plans - Oral Briefing by Departmental Officials
• Mr Chris Stewart, TEO
• Ms Neelia Lloyd, TEO
• Ms Tara Kennedy, TEO
Closed from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
UK Exit from EU - NI Assembly Research Briefing: EU Matters - Expert Witnesses for the NI Protocol
• Mrs Eileen Regan, Senior Researcher
• Ms Emma Dellow Perry, Research Officer
• Mr Aidan Stennett, Research Officer
Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
UK Exit from EU - NI Assembly EU Affairs Manager - EU Matters Update
• Ms Shauna Mageean, EU Affairs Manager
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business - Committee Business |
| Thursday 13 May 2021 |
| 9:20 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:20 AM (26 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:46 AM (4 mins)
Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Agreement of Report
Public from 9:50 AM (65 mins)
Covid-19 Charities Funding
• Ms Joanna Gray, DfC
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC
Closed from 10:55 AM (30 mins)
SL1 - The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Care Leavers and Homeless) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Committee Business |
| 9:30 AM | Starleaf (Senate Chamber), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Public from 9:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:35 AM (85 mins)
Mental Health Awareness Week - Briefing from Minister of Health
• Mr Robin Swann, Minister of Health
• Dr Tomas Adell, DoH
• Mr Peter Toogood, DoH
Public from 11:00 AM (90 mins)
Mental Health Awareness Week - Briefing from Children's Commissioner and interim Mental Health Champion
• Ms Koulla Yiasouma, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Professor Siobhan O'Neill, Mental Health Champion
Public from 12:30 PM (29 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Closed from 10:02 AM (12 mins)
Committee Business - Withdrawal of DAERA and Local Authority staff from ports - stocktake of any outstanding information
Public from 10:14 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:16 AM (1 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - EU Transition Update
Public from 10:17 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:21 AM (72 mins)
Oral Briefing from RaISe - Climate Change Bill
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Closed from 11:33 AM (2 mins)
Written Briefing - Committee consideration of Legal Advice
Closed from 11:35 AM (34 mins)
Written Briefing - Committee consideration of Climate Change Bill work plan
Public from 12:09 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:03 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:03 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:06 PM (109 mins)
Protection from Stalking Bill - Oral Evidence from the Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Anthony McNally, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Ms Lindsay Fisher, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Protection from Stalking Bill - Oral Evidence from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Mr Les Allamby, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Ms Sarah Simms, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Protection from Stalking Bill - Oral Evidence from Women’s Aid Federation
• Ms Sonya McMullan, Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland
Damages (Return on Investment) Bill - Proposals for Oral Evidence
SR 2021/115: The Damages (Personal Injury) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1: County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
Making of a Statutory Rule to Amend the Police Act 1997 in relation to the AccessNI filtering scheme - Update
Transfer of a Statutory Function Relating to the Procedures of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal
Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 - Update on Due Diligence Process and Implementation of the Financial Eligibility Waiver for Victims of Domestic Abuse
Pro-Bono Costs Orders - Proposed Consultation
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Room 30 | Public Accounts Committee
Closed from 2:04 PM (4 mins)
Public from 2:08 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:13 PM (3 mins)
Ministerial Direction
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:16 PM (8 mins)
Inquiry into Driver and Vehicle Agency 2019-20 - Final consideration of draft report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Colette Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:24 PM (26 mins)
Inquiry into Speeding up the Justice System - Briefing and Preparation Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Neil Gray, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Michael Heery, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:50 PM (2 mins)
Inquiry into Capacity and Capability in the NICS - Consideration of draft press release
Closed from 2:52 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |