| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 31 January 2022 |
| 9:10 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Closed from 9:10 AM (94 mins)
Period Products (Free Provision) Bill - Informal Clause-by-Clause Consideration
Public from 10:44 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Period Products (Free Provision) Bill - Formal Clause-by-Clause Consideration
Committee Business |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 01 February 2022 |
| 9:07 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 9:07 AM (42 mins)
Committee Business
General Teaching Council (Directions) Bill - Oral Briefing from the Minister of Education
• Miss Michelle McIlveen, Minister of Education
• Ms Alison Chambers, DE
• Mr Alan Boyd, DE
Committee Business |
| 9:12 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:12 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:15 AM (27 mins)
Support for Mortgage Interest Etc. (Security for Loans) Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Ms Una McConnell, DfC
• Ms Hayley Ward, DfC
Closed from 9:42 AM (20 mins)
Support for Mortgage Interest Etc. (Security for Loans) Bill - Committee Deliberations
Suspension from 10:02 AM (5 mins)
Public from 10:07 AM (5 mins)
Support for Mortgage Interest Etc. (Security for Loans) Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Ms Una McConnell, DfC
• Ms Hayley Ward, DfC
Closed from 10:12 AM (14 mins)
Support for Mortgage Interest Etc. (Security for Loans) Bill - Committee Deliberations |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:04 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:04 PM (51 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 02 February 2022 |
| 10:01 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:01 AM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:13 AM (91 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
SL1 - The Glebe Park Moira (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
SL1 - The Adam Street Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
SL1 - The Century Street Belfast (Footway) (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
SL1 - Proposal for Statutory Rule – Further Financial Assistance For Bus and Coach Operators Due To Covid-19
SL1 - The Mullinure Lane, Armagh (Abandonment and Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
SR 2022 - 21 The Ardmillan Gardens, Bangor (Abandonment) Order (NI) 2022
SR 2022 - 22 The Footway to The Rear of Quadrant Place, Near Albert Street, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
Public from 11:44 AM (21 mins)
Briefing from Northern Ireland Water - Draft Budget Impact
• Dr Sara Venning, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Ronan Larkin, Northern Ireland Water
Public from 12:05 PM (1 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Belfast Rapid Transit Phase 2
• Mr Kaine Lynch, DfI
• Mr Clive Robinson, DfI
Public from 12:06 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:08 PM (1 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council - The NI Executive's 2022-25 Draft Budget: an assessment
Public from 12:09 PM (1 mins)
Written Briefing - Motor Insurance (Compulsory Insurance) Bill |
| 10:06 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:06 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:08 AM (47 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Common Frameworks: Late Payment Policy and Company Law
• Colin Jack, DfE
• Mr Alan Scott, DfE
Public from 10:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:00 AM (55 mins)
Independent review of Invest NI
Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill
Employment (Zero Hours Workers and Banded Weekly Working Hours) Bill
Consultation - Relief for Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs) from the Indirect Costs of the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO)
Public from 11:55 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:14 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 10:14 AM (18 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:32 AM (8 mins)
Period Products (Free Provision) Bill - Formal Consideration of the Committee Report on the Period Products (Free Provision) Bill
Public from 10:40 AM (6 mins)
Education (Curriculum) (CPR and AED) Bill - Formal Consideration of the Committee Report on the Education (Curriculum) (CPR and AED) Bill
Committee Business |
| 12:46 PM | Microsoft Teams, Virtual Meeting, | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 12:46 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:57 PM (13 mins)
Committee role in considering reports on complaints against Ministers - legal advice and policy options
• Ms Maeve Corrigan, Northern Ireland Assembly
Closed from 1:10 PM (28 mins)
Referral of a complaint to the Committee for further consideration
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 1:38 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Closed from 2:01 PM (1 mins)
Public from 2:02 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:06 PM (25 mins)
RaISe Oral Briefing - Public Finance Scrutiny Unit - Covid Spending
• Ms Rachel Keyes, Research Officer
Suspension from 2:31 PM (10 mins)
Public from 2:42 PM (54 mins)
Oral Briefing - Procurement Board Update – Department of Finance
• Ms Sharon Smyth, DoF
• Michael Watson, DoF
Public from 3:37 PM (8 mins)
Legislative Consent Motion for Building Safety Bill Changes to the Architects Act 1997 - Oral briefing - Department of Finance
• Michael Watson, DoF
• Michael McLornan, DoF
Public from 4:05 PM (23 mins)
Oral Briefing - Subordinate Legislation - The Building (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2022
• Billy Black, DoF
• Damian Fairley, DoF
Public from 4:28 PM (4 mins)
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SR2022-13 The Rates (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: SR2022-17 The Rates (Making and Levying of Different Rates) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation - SL1 – Extension of Coronavirus Act Provisions – Death Certification and Registration
Public from 4:32 PM (19 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:01 PM (69 mins)
Committee Business
Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition - Commission Co-Chairs: Oral Briefing
• Mr Neville Armstrong, Flags, Identity, Culture and Traditions (FICT) Commission
• Professor Dominic Bryan, Flags, Identity, Culture and Traditions (FICT) Commission
Public from 3:11 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 03 February 2022 |
| 9:06 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:06 AM (37 mins)
Committee Business
SL1 Licensing (Notice Relating to Local Producer's Licence) Regs (NI) 2022
SL1 The Licensing (Notice Relating to Restaurants and Guest Houses) Regs (NI) 2022
SL1 The Licensing (Sample) Regulations (NI) 2022
The Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (NI) 2021 Phase 2 Commencement
SR 2022 14 Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2022
Draft SR 2022 Welfare Supplementary Payment (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2022
Closed from 9:43 AM (49 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:32 AM (2 mins)
SL1 The Housing Benefit and UC Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Amend and Modifications) Regs (NI)
SR 2022 15 Housing Benefit and UC Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Amend and Modification) Regs (NI) 2022
Public from 10:34 AM (60 mins)
Community Places Briefing on Participatory Budgeting
• Ms Louise O'Kane, Community Places
• Ms Noeleen Diver, Triangle Housing Association
• Ms Gemma McCaughley, Community Foundation NI
Public from 11:34 AM (31 mins)
Homeless Connect Briefing on Homelessness and 3-year Resource Budget for Housing
• Mr Mark Baillie, Homeless Connect
Public from 12:05 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:32 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Closed from 9:32 AM (28 mins)
Adoption and Children Bill - Briefing from the Examiner of Statutory Rules and Bill Clerk
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (45 mins)
Hospital Parking Charges Bill - Evidence session from the Department of Health
• Ms Preeta Miller, DoH
• Ms Anne-Marie Smyth, DoH
Public from 10:50 AM (25 mins)
SL1 for The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to clarify the statutory basis for the Early Access to Medicines Scheme
• Ms Isobel Riddell, DoH
• Mr Chris Garland, DoH
• Mr Ryan Wilson, DoH
• Ms Helena Brown, DoH
Public from 11:15 AM (10 mins)
SR 2022/06 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
• Mr David Hughes, DoF
• Ms Siobhan Kelly, DoH
• Ms Jane Holmes, TEO
• Mr Richard Duffin, DoH
• Mr Niall Donnelly, DoH
Public from 11:25 AM (10 mins)
SR 2022/11 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
• Mr David Hughes, DoF
• Ms Siobhan Kelly, DoH
• Ms Jane Holmes, TEO
• Mr Richard Duffin, DoH
• Mr Niall Donnelly, DoH
Public from 11:35 AM (10 mins)
SR 2022/12 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
• Mr David Hughes, DoF
• Ms Siobhan Kelly, DoH
• Ms Jane Holmes, TEO
• Mr Richard Duffin, DoH
• Mr Niall Donnelly, DoH
Public from 11:45 AM (10 mins)
SR 2022/16 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No.3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
• Mr David Hughes, DoF
• Ms Siobhan Kelly, DoH
• Ms Jane Holmes, TEO
• Mr Richard Duffin, DoH
• Mr Niall Donnelly, DoH
Public from 11:55 AM (10 mins)
SR 2022/18 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
• Mr David Hughes, DoF
• Ms Siobhan Kelly, DoH
• Ms Jane Holmes, TEO
• Mr Richard Duffin, DoH
• Mr Niall Donnelly, DoH
Public from 12:05 PM (15 mins)
LCM - The Health and Care Bill - Information about payments etc. to persons in the Health Care Sector
Public from 12:20 PM (15 mins)
LCM - The Health and Care Bill – Part 3 Arm’s Length Bodies Transfer of Functions Provision
Public from 12:35 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:46 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 9:46 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:55 AM (56 mins)
Workforce Labour Issues - Oral Briefing - NI Pork & Bacon Forum
• Ms Deirdre McIvor, NI Pork & Bacon Forum
Public from 10:51 AM (59 mins)
A Green Economy - Oral Briefing - Renewable NI
• Mr Steven Agnew, RenewableNI
• Ms Rachel Anderson, RenewableNI
• Mr Russell Smyth, KPMG Ireland
Public from 11:50 AM (44 mins)
Arable Farming Strategy - Oral Briefing - Ulster Arable Farming Society
• Mr Roy Lyttle, Ulster Arable Society
• Mr David McElrea, Ulster Arable Society
• Mr Robert Moore, Ulster Arable Society
• Mr Bruce Steele, Ulster Arable Society
• Mr Ian Duff, Ulster Arable Society
Public from 12:34 PM (2 mins)
ESR Report on Environment (2021 Act) Commencement & Saving Order (NI) 2022 - Written Briefing
Public from 12:36 PM (16 mins)
Radioactive Substances Framework - Clerk's Written Briefing: Draft Committee Position Paper
Public from 12:52 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:56 PM (15 mins)
Bovine TB - Clerk's Written Briefing: Draft Committee Position Paper
Closed from 1:11 PM (15 mins)
Women in Agriculture - Clerk's Written Briefing: Report draft
Closed from 1:26 PM (5 mins)
Future Agricultural Policy - Consultation Responses - Committee Discussion |
| 2:01 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:01 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (135 mins)
Department of Justice Draft Budget 2022 – 2025 - Oral evidence session with Probation Board for Northern Ireland
• Ms Amanda Stewart, Probation Board NI
• Mr Dale Ashford, Probation Board NI
• Mr Paul King, Probation Board NI
Department of Justice Draft Budget 2022 – 2025 - Oral evidence session with the Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Mr Ronnie Armour, Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Mr David Kennedy, DoJ
• Mr Steven McCourt, Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Mr Brendan Giffen, Northern Ireland Prison Service
Department of Justice Draft Budget 2022 – 2025 - Oral evidence session with Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
• Mr Glyn Capper, DoJ
• Mr Mark Goodfellow, DoJ
• Ms Louise Laverty, DoJ
Department of Justice Draft Budget 2022 – 2025 - Non Departmental Public Bodies – written responses
LCM: Extension to Northern Ireland of the provisions in Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Extraction of Information from Electronic Devices) - written paper
SL1 - The Domestic Abuse Information-sharing with Schools etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 - written paper
SL1 - The County Court (Amendment No.2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 - written paper
SL1 - The Magistrates’ Courts (Licensing) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 - written paper
SL1 - The Magistrates’ Courts (Registration of Clubs) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2022 - written paper
SL1: Transfer of Functions (Appeals Service) - written paper
The Market Surveillance (Northern Ireland) (Consequential Amendment etc.) Regulations 2022 - written paper
Court Rules in relation to the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (NI) 2021 - Update - written paper
Department of Justice 2021-22 Spring Supplementary Estimates - Memoranda - written paper
Problem Solving Justice - Update - written paper
Court Approval of Minor Settlements – Summary of Consultation Responses - written paper
Public from 4:20 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:06 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:14 PM (51 mins)
Inquiry into Planning in Northern Ireland - Briefing and Preparation Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Colette Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Claire Turner, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:05 PM (48 mins)
Inquiry into Sports Sustainability Fund - First Consideration of Draft Report
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Catherine O'Hagan, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:53 PM (5 mins)
Inquiry into Closing the Gap - Social Deprivation and Links to Educational Attainment - Draft Press Release
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Andrew Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:58 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |