| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 22 June 2020 |
| 10:11 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:11 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:12 AM (30 mins)
Briefing from the Office of the Small Business Commissioner
• Mr Phillip King, Office of the Small Business Commissioner
Public from 10:42 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 23 June 2020 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:01 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:01 PM (26 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:01 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 1:01 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:21 PM (9 mins)
Counter-Terrorism (Sentencing and Release) Bill - Update
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Report of the Assembly Examiner of Statutory Rules on the Delegated Powers
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Up-date on Housing Issues and Paid Special Leave for Victims of Domestic Abuse
SR 2020/93: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1: Human Rights Guidance for the PSNI and PPS on the Application of Section 5 of the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 to Victims of Serious Sexual Offences and those to whom they make disclosures
Proposals to Amend the Legislation Governing the Retention of DNA and Fingerprints in Northern Ireland - Targeted Consultation
Public from 1:30 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Senate Chamber | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 1:30 PM (27 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 24 June 2020 |
| 9:03 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 9:03 AM (17 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:20 AM (82 mins)
Covid-19 Update – Oral briefing – Minister – oral briefing
• Mr Peter Weir, Minister of Education
• Mr Derek Baker, DE
Public from 10:42 AM (103 mins)
SEN Statementing Report – Education Authority – oral briefing
• Ms Sara Long, Education Authority
• Ms Una Turbitt, Education Authority
• Ms Cynthia Curry, Education Authority
Closed from 12:25 PM (26 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:35 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Public from 9:35 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 9:37 AM (27 mins)
AERC Powers to Initiate Work and Consider Certain Matters
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:04 AM (4 mins)
Potential topics for Committee work programme
Public from 10:08 AM (23 mins)
Committee Response to the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
Public from 10:31 AM (19 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Closed from 10:02 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (90 mins)
Departmental Briefing – Roads Procurement & Major Projects
• Mr John Irvine, DfI
• Mr Conor Loughrey, DfI
Public from 11:45 AM (17 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:08 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:08 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:09 AM (82 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Skills Strategy
• Mr Graeme Wilkinson, DfE
• Ms Heather Cousins, DfE
• Mr Raymond Kelly, DfE
Public from 11:31 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:40 AM (15 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Energy Strategy: Call for Evidence Summary Report
Closed from 12:44 PM (17 mins)
Committee Business - Consideration of CLG paper
Public from 1:01 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:30 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Closed from 12:30 PM (71 mins)
Legal Advice - Powers of the Committee under Section 44 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 - Briefing from Assembly Legal Services
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 1:41 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:06 PM (3 mins)
In-Year Monitoring - Outcome of the June Monitoring Round - Oral Evidence from Public Spending Directorate, Department of Finance
Public from 2:09 PM (9 mins)
SL1 The Rates (Automatic Telling Machine) (Designation of Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 The Rates (Coronavirus) (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020.
SL1 The Rates (Coronavirus) (Emergency Relief) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 The Valuation (Telecommunications, Natural Gas and Water) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 2:18 PM (2 mins)
Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland - Written briefing from the National Crime Agency (NCA)
Public from 2:20 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:07 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:07 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Brexit - Oral evidence session with the Junior Ministers on Brexit issues
• Mr Declan Kearney, junior Minister
• Mr Gordon Lyons, junior Minister
Public from 2:10 PM (122 mins)
Executive Committee (Functions) Bill
Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Consideration of Committee response
Committee Business
Closed from 4:12 PM (8 mins)
Proposed Change to Sitting Days |
| 3:01 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 3:01 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:03 PM (56 mins)
Oral Briefing from RaISe
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer
Public from 3:59 PM (52 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Draft Business Plan
• Dr Denis McMahon, DAERA
• Mr Norman Fulton, DAERA
• Mr David Small, DAERA
• Mr Roger Downey, DAERA
Public from 4:51 PM (3 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - 2020/95 The Sea Fishing Industry (Coronavirus)(Fixed Costs)(Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2020
Written Briefing DAERA - The Direct Payments to Farmers (Controls and Checks)(Amendment)(Coronavirus) Regulations (NI) 2020
Written Briefing DAERA - Covid-19 Update 24 June 2020
Committee Business
Closed from 4:54 PM (32 mins)
Committee Business
Written Briefing DAERA - The Climate Change Agreements, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 |
| Thursday 25 June 2020 |
| 10:03 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 10:03 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:08 AM (192 mins)
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Oral Evidence from Cara-Friend/ HERE NI and Rainbow Project
• Ms Danielle Roberts, HERe NI
• Ms Amanda McGurk, Cara-Friend
• Mr Gavin Boyd, Rainbow Project
• Aisling Twomey, Rainbow Project
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Oral Evidence from Evangelical Alliance
• Mr David Smyth, Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland
• Ms Dawn McAvoy, Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Oral Evidence from the Migrant Centre NI
• Ms Kendall Bousquet, Migrant Centre NI
Public from 1:20 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:21 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:05 AM (115 mins)
Committee Business
Departmental briefing on outcome of Liquor Licensing Laws Survey Report
• Mr Liam Quinn, DfC
• Mr Anthony Carleton, DfC
• Ms Carol Reid, DfC
Impact of Covid-19 on the Arts Sector
• Ms Margaret Henry, Arts Collaboration Network
• Mr Sean Kearns, Arts Collaboration Network
• Ms Anne McReynolds, Arts Collaboration Network
SL1 The Local Gov (Accounts and Audit) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2020
Public from 12:00 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Paul Price, DfC
Closed from 12:35 PM (10 mins) |
| 10:30 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 10:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (10 mins)
SR 2020/103 The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Amendment No.6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH
Public from 10:45 AM (15 mins)
SR 2020/104 The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Canice Ward, DoH
Public from 11:00 AM (15 mins)
SR 2020/106 The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty) (Amendment) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 11:15 AM (75 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Update from Chief Social Worker
• Mr Sean Holland, DoH
• Mr Mark Lee, DoH
Public from 12:30 PM (60 mins)
Dentistry and the impact of COVID-19
• Ms Caroline Lappin, British Dental Association Northern Ireland
• Mr Richard Graham, Northern Ireland Dental Practice Committee
• Tristen Kelso, British Dental Association Northern Ireland
• Ms Paula McHenry, British Association of Private Dentists
Public from 1:30 PM (39 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Assembly Chamber | Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
Public from 1:30 PM (90 mins)
Minutes of previous meeting
Statement from Education Minister
• Mr Peter Weir, Minister of Education
Date, Time, Location of Next Meeting |