| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 31 March 2025 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 01 April 2025 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:02 PM | Room 30 | Ad Hoc Committee on the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill
Public from 1:02 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:03 PM (4 mins)
Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill - Clause by Clause Consideration
Closed from 1:07 PM (2 mins)
Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill - Consideration of Draft Report
Public from 1:09 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:02 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:05 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:05 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:06 PM (33 mins)
Budget 2025-2026 - Oral Briefing from Departmental Officials
• Ms Joanne McBurney, DoF
• Ms Maryann Smith, DoF
Public from 1:39 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 02 April 2025 |
| VISIT | Kilkeel Banking Hub | Committee for Finance |
| VISIT | St Francis Hospice | Committee for Health |
| VISIT | GAME OF THRONES STUDIO TOUR | Committee for the Economy |
| VISIT | DELUX GROUP | Committee for the Economy |
| 10:02 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:02 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:07 AM (77 mins)
Draft Unacceptable Behaviours Policy - implementation issues - briefing by Legal Services
Closed from 11:24 AM (17 mins)
Procedures for determining complaint admissibility in other legislatures - briefing by RaISE
Closed from 11:41 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:05 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:20 AM (63 mins)
Implementation Of The Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Mr Ryan Robinson, DfI
• Ms. Hannah Bee, DfI
Public from 11:23 AM (48 mins)
Report on Funding Water Infrastructure in Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Audit Office - Oral Evidence
• Ms Colette Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Michael Heery, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 12:11 PM (26 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - Decarbonising Transport - Policy approaches of UK Regions and Republic of Ireland - Oral Evidence
• Mr Desmond McKibbin, Research Officer
Public from 12:37 PM (2 mins)
SR 2025-49 The Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 12:39 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:35 AM | GAME OF THRONES STUDIO TOUR, THE BOULEVARD, BANBRIDGE | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:35 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:37 AM (40 mins)
Departmental oral and written evidence Offshore Renewable Energy Action Plan (OREAP)– consultation briefing Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Environmental Report and Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment (RIAA)
• Jimmy Graham, DfE
• Michael Mageean, DfE
• Jordan Todd, DfE
Public from 11:17 AM (60 mins)
Game of Thrones visitor centre: oral and written evidence – economic impact of the creative arts
• Sam Harding, Game of Thrones Studio Tour
Public from 12:17 PM (5 mins)
SR 2025 63 The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Oral Briefing: Survivors Together (closed session)
• Mr Cyril Glass, Survivors Together
• Mr Mark Gordon, Survivors Together
• Ms Deborah Gourley, Survivors Together
• Ms Heather Roberts, Survivors Together
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Oral Briefing: Civil Contingencies - Departmental Officials
• Ms Karen Pearson, TEO
• Mr Colin Moffett, TEO
• Ms Jane Holmes, TEO
Public from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:01 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:09 PM (61 mins)
EA Transitions Service
• Ms Clar McKenna, Education Authority
• Ms Elaine Craig, Education Authority
Public from 3:10 PM (75 mins)
Deprivation and Underachievement - Oral Briefing Dublin City University
• Professor Paul Downes, Dublin City University
Public from 4:25 PM (61 mins)
Deprivation and Underachievement - Oral Briefing Economic and Social Research Institute
• Dr Selina McCoy, Economic and Social Research Institute
• Ms Anne Devlin, Economic and Social Research Institute
Public from 5:26 PM (19 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:13 PM | Binnian/Knockcree Rooms, Kilmorey Arms Hotel, 41 - 43 GREENCASTLE STREET, KILKEEL | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:13 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:23 PM (2 mins)
SR 2025/69 The Pensions Increase (Review) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 2:25 PM (57 mins)
NI Banking and Financial Services Landscape - Joint oral briefing from local Chambers of Commerce
• Michael Savage, Newry Chamber of Commercy & Trade
• Colleen Tinnelly, WBR Chamber of Commerce
• Alan Knox, Kilkeel Chamber of Commerce
Public from 3:22 PM (46 mins)
Financial Transactions Capital - Oral briefing from RaISe
• Ms Rachel Keyes, Research Officer
• Ms Karen Clarke, Research Officer
Public from 4:08 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 03 April 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (18 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:18 AM (1 mins)
SR 2025/64 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:19 AM (1 mins)
SR 2025/66 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:20 AM (1 mins)
SR 2025/67 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:21 AM (2 mins)
SR 2025/68 The Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Suspension from 10:23 AM (9 mins)
Public from 10:32 AM (66 mins)
Oral briefing from Trussell
• Ms Fiona Cole, The Trussell Trust
• Mr Chris Leech, Craigavon Foodbank
• Ms Denise McReynolds, The Trussell Trust
Suspension from 11:38 AM (6 mins)
Public from 11:44 AM (31 mins)
Oral briefing from Co Ownership
• Mr Mark Graham, Co-Ownership
• Mr Charles O'Neill, Co-Ownership
Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:30 PM (30 mins)
Committee Arts stakeholder engagement – consideration of draft report and recommendations |
| 10:13 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:13 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:22 AM (94 mins)
Fermanagh & Omagh District Council - Evidence Session - Agricultural Liaison Group
• Cllr Josephine Deehan, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
• Cllr Sheamus Greene, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
• Cllr Bernard McGrath, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
• Cllr John McClaughry, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
• Cllr Allan Rainey, Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
Suspension from 11:56 AM (15 mins)
Public from 12:11 PM (19 mins)
Agriculture Bill - Briefing from NIMGA
• Mr John McArdle, Northern Ireland Mushroom Growers Association
• Mr Martin McKee, Northern Ireland Mushroom Growers Association
Public from 12:30 PM (17 mins)
Agriculture Bill - Briefing from Mushroom Producer Organisation, Commercial Mushroom Growers UK Ltd & Northway Mushrooms
• Ms Liz Kelly, Mushroom Producer Organisation
• Mr Andrew Mulligan, Commercial Mushroom Growers UK Ltd
• Mr David Dallas, Northway Mushrooms
Public from 12:47 PM (1 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - NIFAIS Update on go-live date for Stage 2
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on Financial Provisions Bill and Annual Uplift of Marine Licensing Fees 2025-26
Public from 12:48 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:00 PM (35 mins)
Agriculture Bill - Committee Deliberations with Assembly Bill Clerk
• Ms Aoibheann Baker, Senior Assistant Assembly Clerk
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Oral Evidence - Marie Curie
• Ms Paula Heneghan, Marie-Curie
• Dr Jennifer Doherty, Marie-Curie
• Ms Joan McEwan, Marie-Curie
Public from 2:50 PM (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Oral Evidence - Hospice UK
• Prof Max Watson, Hospice UK
• Ms Aileen Morton, Hospice UK
Public from 3:35 PM (55 mins)
Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre
• Mr Mike Nesbitt, Minister of Health
• Mr Philip McClay, DoH
• Mr David Porter, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Orla Tierney, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) (Independent Guardian) (Amendment) Regulations NI 2024
• Ms Lynsey Armstrong, DoH
• Mr Paul McConville, DoH
• Ms Sinead McGrath, DoH
Public from 4:40 PM (39 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:06 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (115 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Evidence Session
• Hugh Widdis, DoJ
• Ms Beverley Wall, DoJ
• Mr Sean Holland, DoJ
• Ms Amanda Stewart, Probation Board NI
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:05 PM (21 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Discussions with NI Audit Office
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Paul Turley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:26 PM (12 mins)
Disclaimed Accounts - Consideration of draft correspondence
Closed from 4:38 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:08 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:08 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:12 PM (37 mins)
Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Codes of Practice - Outcome of consultation on revised Codes A-H and new Code I – Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission oral evidence
• Dr Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Claire McCann, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Public from 2:49 PM (29 mins)
Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Codes of Practice - Outcome of consultation on revised Codes A-H and new Code I – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Lynne Curran, DoJ
• Ms Lisa Boal, DoJ
• Ms Denise Bloomer, DoJ
Public from 3:18 PM (1 mins)
SL1 The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order (Codes of Practice) Order 2025
Public from 3:19 PM (53 mins)
Justice Bill - Ada Lovelace Institute oral evidence
• Mr Michael Birtwistle, Ada Lovelace Institute
Public from 4:12 PM (28 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
Police and Criminal Evidence (NI) Order 1989 - Consultation on the contents of the list of qualifying offences as specified under Article 53a – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:40 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |