Business Diary

Monday 21 March 2022 - Friday 25 March 2022

* 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 21 March 2022
12:00 PMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
Tuesday 22 March 2022
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
10:32 AMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 10:32 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:37 AM (39 mins)
SR 2022/74 The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Application of Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

SL1: The County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

SL1: The County Courts (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 – Small Claims

Update on SL1s – Licensing Reform Court Fees

Draft Committee for Justice Legacy Report 2017 – 2022

Implementation of the new Stalking Offence

Strategic Framework for Youth Justice in Northern Ireland - Further Information

NI Prison Service Independent Monitoring Board - Response to Issues Raised

Civil Justice Modernisation Delivery Plan - Progress Report

Public from 11:16 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
12:49 PMStarleaf, Virtual Meeting, Committee for Health

Public from 12:49 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 12:51 PM (11 mins)
Briefing from Food Standards Agency - Food Compositional Standards and Labelling Common Framework
• Ms Emily Miles, Food Standards Agency NI
• Ms Maria Jennings, Food Standards Agency NI

Public from 1:02 PM (3 mins)
Committee Legacy Report

Public from 1:05 PM (1 mins)
SR 2022/100 The Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Public from 1:06 PM (2 mins)

Public from 1:08 PM (1 mins)
SR 2022/104 The Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (General Dental and Ophthalmic Services Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Public from 1:09 PM (1 mins)
SR 2022/106 Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations

Public from 1:10 PM (2 mins)
SR 2022/116 The Pharmaceutical Services (Amendment No.2) Regulations (NI) 2022

Public from 1:12 PM (2 mins)
SL1 - Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Public from 1:14 PM (3 mins)
SL1 - Health and Social Care Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Public from 1:17 PM (3 mins)
SL1 - Children's Social Care (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Public from 1:20 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
3:14 PMRoom 30Public Accounts Committee

Public from 3:14 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 3:15 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 3:23 PM (2 mins)
Inquiry into Planning in Northern Ireland - Final Consideration of Draft Report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Colette Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 3:25 PM (1 mins)
Inquiry into Planning in Northern Ireland - Draft Press Release for Report on Planning in NI

Closed from 3:26 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 23 March 2022
9:34 AMRoom 29Committee for the Economy

Public from 9:34 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 9:35 AM (83 mins)
Briefing from the Utility Regulator - Update on Current Issues
• Mr John French, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Ms Roisin McLaughlin, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland

Suspension from 10:58 AM (12 mins)

Closed from 11:10 AM (25 mins)
Departmental Briefing - DfE Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21
• Mr Mike Brennan, DfE
• Ms Sharon Hetherington, DfE
• Mr David Malcolm, DfE
• Mr Ronan Murtagh, DfE

Public from 11:35 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 11:45 AM (10 mins)
SR 2022/135 The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

Public from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
9:42 AMRoom 30Committee for Education

Public from 9:42 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:02 AM (10 mins)
Life and Learning in Lockdown - Consideration of Committee for Education report

Public from 10:12 AM (87 mins)
Impact of COVID 19 - Oral briefing from the Mental Health Champion on pupil mental health and emotional wellbeing
• Professor Siobhan O'Neill, Mental Health Champion
• Mr Peter Cash, Mental Health Champion

Public from 11:39 AM (17 mins)
Draft Legacy Report 2017-2022 - Consideration of Committee for Education report

Committee Business
12:42 PMMicrosoft Teams, Virtual Meeting, Committee on Standards and Privileges

Closed from 12:42 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 12:44 PM (15 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Consideration of draft Committee report

Closed from 12:59 PM (7 mins)
Report on development of an Unacceptable Behaviours Policy

Closed from 1:06 PM (10 mins)
Legacy Report

Closed from 1:16 PM (18 mins)
Referral of a complaint to the Committee for further consideration
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards

Closed from 1:34 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

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

Public from 2:03 PM (22 mins)
RaISe Oral Briefing - Public Finance Scrutiny Unit - Tidy-Up Briefing
• Ms Rachel Keyes, Research Officer
• Mrs Eileen Regan, Senior Researcher

Public from 2:37 PM (6 mins)
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SR 2022/105 The Superannuation (Victims of Crime Commissioner Designate) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SR 2022/91 The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SR 2022 /124 The Valuation for Rating (Decapitalisation Rate) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SR 2022/125 The Rates (Social Sector Value) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SR 2022/126 The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Public from 2:43 PM (1 mins)
Legacy Report - Committee’s Legacy Report 2017-22 - Committee sign-off

Public from 2:44 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
2:05 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:05 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:19 PM (1 mins)
Legacy Report (2017-2022) - Final Report Consideration

Public from 2:20 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Thursday 24 March 2022
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
9:15 AMStarleaf (Senate Chamber), Virtual Meeting, Committee for Health

Public from 9:15 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 9:35 AM (55 mins)
Ministerial Briefing
• Mr Robin Swann, Minister of Health
• Mr Richard Pengelly, DoH

Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from Royal College of Nursing
• Ms Rita Devlin, Royal College of Nursing
• Ms Fiona Devlin, Royal College of Nursing
• Mr Andrew Doherty, Royal College of Nursing

Public from 11:30 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from Health and Social Care Trusts
• Ms Roisin Coulter, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Jennifer Welsh, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Brenda Creaney, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Geraldine McKay, Western Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Heather Trouton, Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Public from 12:30 PM (5 mins)
SR 2022/109 The Health and Social Care (Family Practitioner Services Independent Appeal Panel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Public from 12:35 PM (5 mins)
SR 2022/122 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel, Operator Liability and Information to Passengers) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Public from 12:40 PM (5 mins)
Committee Legacy Report

Public from 12:45 PM (45 mins)
Committee Business
9:45 AMStarleaf, Virtual Meeting, Committee for Communities

Public from 9:45 AM (19 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:04 AM (1 mins)
Committee for Communities Legacy Report 2017 - 2022

Public from 10:05 AM (59 mins)
DePaul briefing on Delivering Housing First Services in Northern Ireland
• Mr David Carroll, DePaul
• Ms Deirdre Canavan, DePaul

Suspension from 11:04 AM (12 mins)

Public from 11:16 AM (24 mins)
SL1 The Draft Universal Credit (Welfare Supplementary Payment) Regulations (NI) 2022

SL1 The Draft Welfare Supplementary Payments (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations (NI) 2022

SL1 The Draft Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2022

SL1 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Modifications and Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regs (NI) 2022

SL1 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regs (NI) 2022

SL1 The Social Fund (Child Funeral Fund) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022 84 The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2022

SR 2022 83 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2022

SR 2022 85 The Licensing (Notice Relating to Local Producers Licence) Regs (NI) 2022

SR 2022 86 The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022 87 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Schemes that were Contracted-out) (Amt) Regs (NI) 2022

SR 2022 88 The Energy Payment Support Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022 98 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Fraud Compensation Levy) (Amt) Regs (NI) 2022

SR 2022 99 The Registration of Clubs (Accounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022 111 The Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022/115 The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Requirements to Refer Members to Guidance etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022 120 The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amt) Regs (NI) 2022

SR 2022 121 The Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022 137 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022 142 The Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (NI) 2021 (Consequential Provision) Regs 2022

SR 2022 143 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022 144 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

SR 2022 149 Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2022

SR 2022 151 Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Statutory Sick Pay) Order 2022

Disposal of Document Order 1925 - Newry Mourne and Down District Council Retention and Disposal Schedule

Public from 11:40 AM (28 mins)
Action Mental Health briefing on European Social Fund (ESF) Funding
• Mr David Babington, Action Mental Health

Public from 12:08 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 30Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 10:00 AM (14 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:14 AM (2 mins)
Pre-consultation Ammonia Strategy (TBC) - Written Briefing - DAERA

Public from 10:16 AM (1 mins)
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2022 - Written Briefing - DAERA

Public from 10:17 AM (1 mins)
Bio-Methane Stakeholder Group Bi-Monthly Update - Written Briefing - DAERA

Public from 10:18 AM (6 mins)
Plant Health Common Framework - Clerk's Written Briefing

Suspension from 10:24 AM (134 mins)

Public from 12:38 PM (12 mins)
Environment Strategy – Update on Work streams - Oral Briefing - DAERA
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA
• Mr Mark Allison, DAERA

Public from 12:50 PM (44 mins)
Bovine TB Eradication Measures - Oral Briefing - DAERA
• Mr Michael Hatch, DAERA
• Mr Raymond Kirke, DAERA
• Mr Seamus Murray, DAERA
• Mr Neal Gartland, DAERA

Suspension from 1:34 PM (21 mins)

Public from 1:55 PM (19 mins)
AFBI Work on Carbon Sequestration - Oral Briefing - DAERA
• Professor Elizabeth Magowan, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Dr Alistair Carson, DAERA
• Mr Pieter-Jan Schön, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute

Public from 2:14 PM (4 mins)
The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2022 - Written Briefing - DAERA

The Plant Health & Plant Varieties & Seeds Common Frameworks - Clerk's Written Briefing

Public from 2:18 PM (3 mins)
Organic Production Provisional Common Framework - Clerk's Written Briefing

Public from 2:21 PM (1 mins)
Legacy Report 2017-2022 - Clerk's Written Briefing

Public from 2:22 PM (13 mins)
Committee Business

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