| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 12 October 2015 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:02 PM | Room 30 | Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill
Closed from 12:02 PM (18 mins)
Committee Deliberations on Part 2 (Clauses 35-65) and Part 3 and 4 of the Bill
Follow up on Part 1 of the Bill
Public from 12:20 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Background Papers
Public from 12:21 PM (120 mins)
Evidence Session on Part 9 and 10 of the Mental Capacity Bill: Clauses 137 - 247
• Mr Eamonn McNally, Children's Law Centre
• Ms Mirjam Bader, Mindwise
• Ms Natalie Whelehan, NSPCC
• Ms Heather Palmer, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Dr Adrian East, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Northern Ireland
• Ms Valerie McConnell, Public Health Agency
• Ms Clare Irvine, DoJ
• Ms Laurene McAlpine, DoJ
• Ms Karen Pearson, DoJ
Public from 2:21 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 13 October 2015 |
| 10:08 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Public from 10:08 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:17 AM (84 mins)
Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill - Evidence Session
• Mr J McCallister, MLA
• Mr Peter Hutchinson, Independent
Public from 11:41 AM (2 mins)
Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill - Draft Notice and Call for Evidence
Public from 11:43 AM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme
Public from 11:44 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:03 PM | Room 29 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 12:03 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:04 PM (11 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
Closed from 12:15 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:02 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:36 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 1:36 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:38 PM (46 mins)
Oral Briefing NI Grain Trade Association – Industry Issues
• Mr Robin Irvine, Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association
• Mr Keith Agnew, United Feeds
Public from 2:24 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD – Plant Health Update
• Dr Alistair McCracken, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Mr Jim Crummie, DAERA
• Mr John Finlay, DAERA
• Ms Diane Stevenson, DAERA
Public from 3:24 PM (7 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD – Nitrates Action Programme (Amendment) Regulations
• Mr Brian Ervine, DAERA
• Ms Siobhan Bowers, DAERA
Public from 3:31 PM (4 mins)
Written Brief – The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Eradication Scheme Order (NI) 2015
Committee Discussion: DOE Tractor Speed Limit Increase Proposals
Public from 3:35 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 3:33 PM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 3:33 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:35 PM (3 mins)
NIAO Resources: 2015-16 Financial Position
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Janet Sides, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Suspension from 3:38 PM (10 mins)
Public from 3:48 PM (12 mins)
NIAO Resources: 2015-16 Financial Position
Public from 4:00 PM (17 mins)
Briefing by the NIAO Audit Committee
• Ms Aine Gallagher, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Paul Douglas, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 4:17 PM (4 mins)
Public Services Ombudsperson Bill Report
Public from 4:21 PM (2 mins)
End of Session Report
Committee Business
Public from 4:23 PM (7 mins) |
| Wednesday 14 October 2015 |
| VISIT | Altnagelvin Hospital | Committee for Health |
| 10:01 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Education
Closed from 10:01 AM (57 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Bill Office briefing - possible amendments
• Ms Eilis Haughey, Assembly Clerk
Public from 10:58 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:06 AM (63 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Formal Clause by Clause Scrutiny
• Mrs Caroline Gillan, DE
• Ms Jan Matthews, DE
Public from 12:09 PM (40 mins)
Teacher Education and Continuous Professional Development Strategy
• Mrs Faustina Graham, DE
• Mr Sam Dempster, DE
• Ms Julie Humphries, DE
Public from 12:49 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Finance
Public from 10:05 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:11 AM (14 mins)
Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland - Papers provided by the Department of Finance & Personnel (DFP)
Public from 10:25 AM (162 mins)
Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland - Briefing from Rt Hon Peter Robinson MLA (First Minister)
• Mr P Robinson, MLA
Public from 1:07 PM (5 mins)
Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland - Correspondence and Next Steps
Public from 1:12 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:06 AM | Boardroom, Stranmillis University College, Stranmillis Road, Belfast | Committee for Employment and Learning
Public from 10:06 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
SR 2015-146 The Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 10:14 AM (76 mins)
Briefing from Stranmillis University College on its work
• Dr Anne Heaslett, Stranmillis University College
• Professor Sir Desmond Rea, Stranmillis University College
Public from 11:30 AM (30 mins)
Briefing from NUS-USI - Student Finance and Student Fees
• Mr Fergal McFerran, Children's Law Centre
Public from 12:00 PM (25 mins)
Briefing from the University and College Union Ulster University Branch
• Dr Anthea Irwin, University & College Union - Ulster University Branch
• Dr Tracy Irwin, University & College Union - Ulster University Branch
• Dr Linda Moore, University & College Union - Ulster University Branch
• Dr Lucy Michael, University & College Union - Ulster University Branch
• Mr John McCann, Ulster University
Public from 12:25 PM (31 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:06 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Infrastructure
Closed from 10:06 AM (47 mins)
Road Traffic (Speed Limits) Bill - Road Traffic (Speed Limits) Bill Draft Report Consideration
Public from 10:53 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Water and Sewerage Services Bill - Bonds
Public from 10:57 AM (2 mins)
Road Traffic (Speed Limits) Bill - Road Traffic (Speed Limits) Bill Draft Report
Public from 10:59 AM (62 mins)
Water and Sewerage Services Bill Oral Evidence - DRD
• Ms Linda MacHugh, DfI
• Ms Julie-Ann Dutton, DfI
• Ms Jackie King, DfI
• Mr Paddy Brow, DfI
Public from 12:01 PM (43 mins)
Water and Sewerage Services Bill Oral Evidence - NIW
• Mr Sean McAleese, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Martin McIlwaine, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Frank Stewart, Northern Ireland Water
• Dr Gary Curran, Northern Ireland Water
Public from 12:44 PM (13 mins)
Water and Sewerage Services Bill - Consideration of Committee Amendments
• Ms Aoibhinn Treanor, Northern Ireland Assembly
Public from 12:57 PM (1 mins)
EU Matters
Public from 12:58 PM (61 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Denis Desmond Room, Altnagelvin Hospital, GLENSHANE ROAD, LONDONDERRY | Committee for Health
Closed from 2:04 PM (27 mins)
Committee Business
Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Bill - Informal deliberations
Public from 2:31 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Room 29 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:04 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:06 PM (2 mins)
Inquiry into The Cross- border broadband initiative: the Bytel project - Memorandum of Reply
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Denver Lynn, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:08 PM (13 mins)
Inquiry into Account NI: Review of a Public Sector Financial Shared Service Centre - Memorandum of Reply update
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Denver Lynn, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:21 PM (9 mins)
Inquiry into Department for Social Development - Advanced Land Purchases - Consideration of Draft Press Release
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Denver Lynn, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:30 PM (37 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Denver Lynn, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office |
| 2:05 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 2:05 PM (1 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman
Public from 2:06 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:12 PM (64 mins)
Wellbeing Framework - Measuring Wellbeing in NI
• Mr John Woods, Queen's University Belfast
• Dr Theresa Donaldson, Lisburn and Castlereagh District Council
• Dr Peter Doran, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 3:16 PM (54 mins)
Inquiry into Building a United Community - Briefing by Departmental officials
• Mrs Grainne Killen, TEO
• Mr Peter Robinson, TEO
• Miss Donna Blaney, TEO
• Mr Michael McGinley, TEO
Public from 4:10 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 15 October 2015 |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Environment
Public from 10:00 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:08 AM (89 mins)
Ministerial briefing - Strategic Priorities
• Mr Mark Durkan, Minister of the Environment
• Mr Leo O'Reilly, DoE
• Ms Liz Loughran, DoE
• Mr Wesley Shannon, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 11:37 AM (65 mins)
Environmental Better Regulation Bill - Deliberation of clauses
• Mr Robert Gray, DoE
• Mr Dave Foster, DoE
Public from 12:42 PM (21 mins)
SL1 - The Local Government (Domain Names) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Departmental briefing
• Ms Nicola Creagh, DoE
• Mr Patrick Smith, DoE
Public from 1:03 PM (19 mins)
SL1 - The Smoke Control Areas Authorised Fuels (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2015
SL1 - The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations (NI) 2015
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:01 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:07 AM (10 mins)
Update on Ministerial Decisions
• Mr Andrew Hamilton, DfC
• Mr Ian Snowden, DfC
Public from 10:17 AM (33 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Information Commissioner's Office
• Dr Ken Macdonald, Information Commissioner's Oiffice
• Ms Shauna Dunlop, Information Commissioner's Oiffice
Public from 10:50 AM (22 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Chartered Institute of Housing
• Ms Nicola McCrudden, Chartered Institute of Housing
• Mr Justin Cartwright, Chartered Institute of Housing
Public from 11:12 AM (31 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - NILGA and Councils
• Ms Karen Smyth, Northern Ireland Local Government Association
• Alderman Arnold Hatch, Northern Ireland Local Government Association
• Mr Stephen Leonard, Belfast City Council
• Mr Colin Duff, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Public from 11:43 AM (32 mins)
Private Members' Bill on Licensing of Stadia
• Mrs J Cochrane, MLA
• Mr Matthew McKibbin, Northern Ireland Assembly
Public from 12:15 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:07 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Closed from 10:07 AM (13 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium - Legal Services
Public from 10:20 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:25 AM (60 mins)
Irish Language and Ulster Scots Broadcast Funds
• Mr Richard Williams, Northern Ireland Screen
• Mr Aodán Mac Póilín, Irish Language Broadcast Fund Investment Committee
Public from 11:25 AM (60 mins)
Budget Cuts to the Arts
• Mr Will Chamberlain, Belfast Community Circus School
• Ms Ali Fitzgibbon, Young At Art
• Ms Áine Dolan, Grand Opera House
Public from 12:25 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:45 PM (86 mins)
Inquiry into Inclusion in the Arts of Working Class Communities |
| 10:30 AM | B29, Queen's Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, 97 LISBURN ROAD, BELFAST | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:30 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:31 AM (1 mins)
Oral Briefing from Queen's Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology
• Professor David Waugh, Queen's University Belfast
• Professor Tony Gallagher, Queen's University Belfast
• Mr Robert Ladner, CV6 Therapeutics
• Ms Mary Walshok, CONNECT
Public from 10:32 AM (55 mins)
Oral Briefing from Randox and Almac
• Professor Paul Harkin, Almac Group
• Mr Mark Campbell MA CBE, Randox Laboratories
Public from 11:27 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:28 AM (35 mins)
Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill
Written Briefing from DETI: Cost of Doing Business Research Update
EU Matters - Issue 07/2015
Public from 12:03 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |