| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 01 November 2021 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 02 November 2021 |
| 9:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:00 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:03 AM (24 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Housing Rights briefing
• Ms Kate McCauley, Housing Rights Service
• Ms Kerry Logan, Housing Rights
• Ms Faith Westwood, Housing Rights
Public from 9:27 AM (27 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Renters' Voice briefing
• Ms Claire Maddison, Renters' Voice
• Ms Jenni Millar, Renters' Voice
• Mr Glenn Willis, Renters' Voice
Public from 9:54 AM (25 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill - Chartered Institute of Housing NI briefing
• Mr Justin Cartwright, Chartered Institute of Housing
• Ms Heather Wilson, Chartered Institute of Housing
Public from 10:19 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:02 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 03 November 2021 |
| 9:43 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 9:43 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:03 AM (138 mins)
October monitoring, Budget and Strule Campus - Oral Briefing by the Department of Education
• Mr Gary Fair, DE
• Mr Stephen Van Houten, DE
• Mr Seamus Gallagher, DE
• Ms Sinead Crossan, DE
• Ms Jennifer Morgan, DE
Public from 12:21 PM (8 mins)
Integrated Education Bill
Public from 12:29 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:01 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from the Utility Regulator and Consumer Council
• Mr John French, Utility Regulator Northern Ireland
• Noyona Chundur, Consumer Council Northern Ireland
Closed from 11:05 AM (30 mins)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill
Public from 11:35 AM (30 mins)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill
• Mr Colin Jack, DfE
• Ms Kellie Sprott, DfE
• Mr Laurence Rogers, DfE
Public from 12:05 PM (30 mins)
Small-Scale Green Energy Bill
Public from 12:35 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:02 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 10:09 AM (62 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Driver & Vehicle Agency - MOT's & Driving Tests
• Mr Jeremy Logan, Driver and Vehicle Agency
• Mr Pat Delaney, Driver and Vehicle Agency
Public from 11:11 AM (13 mins)
Briefing from Assembly Research and Information Service - Frequency of MOT Testing
• Mr Desmond McKibbin, Research Officer
Closed from 11:24 AM (61 mins)
Committee Inquiry into the Decarbonisation of Road Transport in Northern Ireland - Consideration of Draft Report
• Mr Desmond McKibbin, Research Officer
Public from 12:25 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:49 PM | Room 29 | Audit Committee
Closed from 12:49 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:51 PM (31 mins)
Tenure of the C&AG
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Legal Advisor
Closed from 1:22 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:24 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:26 PM (27 mins)
Draft Budget 2022- 2025 - NI Assembly Commission
• Mrs Lesley Hogg, Assembly Clerk
• Mr Richard Stewart, Director
Public from 1:53 PM (13 mins)
Draft Budget 2022- 2025 - NI Audit Office (NIAO)
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Brian O'Neill, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:06 PM (14 mins)
Draft Budget 2022- 2025 - NI Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO)
• Ms Margaret Kelly, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr Sean Martin, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr John McGinnity, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 2:20 PM (3 mins)
Appointment of NIAO Chairman and Non-Executive Directors
Public from 2:23 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Closed from 2:02 PM (9 mins)
Correspondence - RHI Disciplinary Action – Department of Finance
Closed from 2:11 PM (1 mins)
Financial Reporting (Departments and Public Bodies) Bill (NI) - Drafting Instructions
Public from 2:12 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:17 PM (81 mins)
Oral Evidence - Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) Valuation Bill – Accelerated Passage - Department of Finance
• Ian Snowden, DoF
• Sharon Magee, DoF
Public from 3:38 PM (53 mins)
Oral Evidence - Defamation Bill - Committee Stage - Dr Andrew Scott, London School of Economics
• Dr Andrew Scott, London School of Economics
Public from 4:31 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:02 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Head of Northern Ireland Civil Service - Oral Briefing
• Jayne Brady, TEO
• Ms Karen Pearson, TEO
• Mr Gareth Johnston, TEO
• Mr Tom Reid, TEO
Public from 2:15 PM (77 mins)
Scrutiny of Arm's Length Bodies - Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
Committee Business |
| 2:39 PM | Room 29 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 2:39 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:43 PM (24 mins)
Review of Private Members' Bills - Oral Briefing from Clare Bailey MLA
• Ms Clare Bailey, MLA
Public from 3:07 PM (9 mins)
The Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) 2022 Act - Update
• Paul Gill, Clerk Assistant
Public from 3:16 PM (3 mins)
Legislative Consent Motions - Update
Public from 3:19 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 04 November 2021 |
| VISIT | Belfast Boys' Model School | Public Accounts Committee |
| 9:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:02 AM (16 mins)
Ministerial Briefing on the Support for Mortgage Interest Etc. (Security for Loans) Bill
• Miss Deirdre Hargey, Minister for Communities
• Ms Una McConnell, DfC
• Ms Anne McCleary, DfC
Closed from 9:18 AM (29 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:47 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:50 AM (80 mins)
Renewal of the Contract for PIP Assessments - Briefing by Capita
• Mr Antony King, Capita Health and Welfare
• Mr Huw Williams, Capita Health and Welfare
• Ms Laura Erskine, Capita Health and Welfare
Suspension from 11:10 AM (10 mins)
Public from 11:20 AM (86 mins)
Renewal of the Contract for PIP Assessments - Departmental briefing
• Mr Mickey Kelly, DfC
• Ms Linda Williams, DfC
Public from 12:46 PM (5 mins)
SL1 Social Security (Information Sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2021
SR 2021 287 The Social Security (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Committee Business
Public from 12:51 PM (1 mins)
Charities Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Ms Sharron Russell, DfC
• Mr Martin Ireland, DfC
Public from 12:52 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 9:30 AM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Education
Public from 9:30 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:31 AM (56 mins)
Integrated Education Bill - Oral briefing by NIC-ICTU Education Group
• Maxine Murphy Higgins, Northern Ireland Committee - Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Mr Alan Law, Northern Ireland Committee Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Mr Kieran Ellison, UNITE
• Justin McCamphill, National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
• Mr Mark McTaggart, Irish National Teachers' Organisation
Committee Business |
| 9:35 AM | Starleaf (Senate Chamber), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Public from 9:35 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:40 AM (55 mins)
Neurology Review - Briefing from the General Medical Council
• Mr Charlie Massey, General Medical Council
• Mr Anthony Omo, General Medical Council
Public from 10:35 AM (60 mins)
Neurology Review - Briefing from the Department of Health
• Mr Peter Jakobsen, DoH
• Mr Robbie Davis, DoH
• Ms Anne-Marie Bovill, DoH
Closed from 11:35 AM (25 mins)
Health and Social Care Bill - Consideration of Departmental amendments
Closed from 12:00 PM (45 mins)
Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill - Report Deliberations
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Consideration of LCMs - Departmental response to questions raised by Committee
Public from 1:00 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:03 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (1 mins)
SL1 The Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (NI) 2022 - Written Briefing: DAERA
Public from 10:07 AM (2 mins)
SL1 The Direct Payments to Farmers (Review of Decisions) Regulations (NI) 2021 - Written Briefing: DAERA
Public from 10:09 AM (1 mins)
Science Transformation Prograrmme - Written Update: DAERA
Public from 10:10 AM (1 mins)
Review of Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) Order (NI) 2011 - Written Briefing on Consultation Responses: DAERA
Public from 10:11 AM (2 mins)
Draft Environment Strategy for NI - Written Briefing on Pre-Consultation: DAERA
Public from 10:13 AM (22 mins)
Climate Change Bills - Harnessing Biogenic Methane in Gas Network - Oral Briefing by the Committee Clerk
Public from 10:35 AM (13 mins)
Topics for Mini-Inquiry - Oral Briefing by the Committee Clerk
Public from 10:48 AM (74 mins)
Climate Change No.2 Bill - Oral Evidence: Other Stakeholders
• Ms Karen Smyth, Northern Ireland Local Government Association
• Dr Ciara Brennan, Environmental Justice Network
• Dr Thomas Muinzer, Environmental Justice Network
• Mr Aidan Campbell, Rural Community Network
• Teresa Hill, Belfast Climate Commission
• Cllr Robert Burgess, NILGA
Public from 12:02 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 12:10 PM (10 mins)
Closed from 12:20 PM (46 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Informal Deliberations |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:02 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:07 PM (72 mins)
Protection from Stalking Bill - Committee Informal Deliberations
• Mr Brian Grzymek, DoJ
• Ms Barbara Compston, DoJ
• Mr Andrew Laverty, DoJ
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill - Correspondence from the Committee for Health
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Legislative Consent Motion - Draft Committee Report
Implementation of the Recommendations of the Gillen Review into Serious Sexual Offences in Northern Ireland - Further Information
Review of Financial Process in 2022 - 2023 - Update on Preparations
Public from 3:19 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:05 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:05 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business - Committee Business
Public from 2:29 PM (73 mins)
Inquiry into Closing the Gap - Social Deprivation and Links to Educational Attainment - Evidence Session
• Dr Noel Purdy, Stranmillis University College
• Ms Joyce Logue, Expert Panel on Underachievement
• Ms Mary Montgomery, Expert Panel on Underachievement
• Ms Kathleen O'Hare, Expert Panel on Underachievement
• Mr Jackie Redpath, Expert Panel on Underachievement
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:42 PM (23 mins)
Inquiry into Closing the Gap - Social Deprivation and Links to Educational Attainment - Discussions with NIAO
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Andrew Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:05 PM (14 mins)
Inquiry into Addiction Services in NI - Issues Paper
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Neil Gray, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:19 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business - Committee Business |
| 2:30 PM | Room 29 | Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
Public from 2:30 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:34 PM (17 mins)
Rights for Inclusion - Consideration of potential rights |