| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 03 March 2025 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 04 March 2025 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 29 | Ad Hoc Committee on the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill
Public from 1:00 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:09 PM (6 mins)
Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill - Legal Advice on Delegated Powers
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 1:15 PM (2 mins)
Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill - Consideration of Written Evidence
Public from 1:17 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:03 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:03 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 05 March 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:16 AM (76 mins)
Wastewater Capacity in Northern Ireland - Compliance and environmental matters - Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Mr David Reid, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Dr Richard Crowe, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Mr Mark Cherry, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Suspension from 11:32 AM (7 mins)
Public from 11:39 AM (71 mins)
Wastewater Capacity in Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Gary Curran, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Paddy Brow, Northern Ireland Water
• Ms Angela Halpenny, Northern Ireland Water
Public from 12:50 PM (6 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
SL1 – The Planning Fees (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 12:57 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 10:01 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (53 mins)
C&AG salary arrangements briefing from legal services
Closed from 11:08 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:03 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:07 AM (71 mins)
Free the Night – oral and written evidence session
• Boyd Sleator, Free the Night
• Holly Lester, Free the Night
Public from 11:18 AM (53 mins)
ADS Group -oral and written evidence – AMME sectoral development
• Alan Henning, ADS Group
• Nigel MacVean, Thales Integrated Airspace-protection Systems
• Kevin McNamee, Denroy Plastics Ltd
• Sam Turner, Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre
• Dr Leslie Orr, ADS Group
Public from 12:11 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:21 PM | Senate Chamber | Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 12:21 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:22 PM (61 mins)
Fibrus Networks Ltd – oral and written evidence – Storm Eowyn response
• Dominic Kearns, Fibrus
• Jenny Lennon, Fibrus
• Shane Haslem, Fibrus
Public from 1:23 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:03 PM (38 mins)
Primary Legislation - Oral Briefing from the Bill Office
• Mr Stephen Orme, Assembly Clerk
Public from 2:51 PM (59 mins)
School Uniform Bill
• Ms Margaret Rose McNaughton, DE
• Mrs Shirley Sweeney, DE
Public from 3:50 PM (62 mins)
Capital Briefing
• Ms Heather Cousins, DE
• Mr Seamus Gallagher, DE
• Mr Stephen Creagh, DE
Public from 4:52 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Programme for Government - Departmental Oral Briefing
• Ms Karen Pearson, TEO
• Ms Louise Slevin, TEO
• Mr Matthew McFarland, TEO
Public from 3:05 PM (40 mins)
Draft Refugee Strategy and Delivery Framework - Departmental Officials
• Mrs Orla McStravick, TEO
• Mr Jonathan McNaught, TEO
• Mrs Julie Cuming, TEO
Closed from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Review of Evidence to date and Options for Recommendations (closed session)
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:08 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:08 PM (46 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:54 PM (67 mins)
NI Investment Fund - Oral briefing from the Department
• Mr Neil Gibson, DoF
• Mr Patrick Neeson, DoF
• Mr Ian Fleming, DoF
Closed from 4:01 PM (13 mins)
Department of Finance Contingent Liabilities - Oral briefing from the Department
• Mr Gavin Patrick, DoF
Public from 4:14 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 06 March 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (33 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:33 AM (45 mins)
Oral briefing from DFC officials - Northern Ireland Football Fund
• Ms Emer Morelli, DfC
• Kathryn Hill, DfC
• Mr Willie Devlin, Sport NI
• Ms Joanna Gray, DfC
Public from 11:18 AM (8 mins)
Employment Rights Bill Legislative Consent Motion
Public from 11:26 AM (1 mins)
SR 2025/000 The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Extension) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 11:27 AM (1 mins)
SR 2025/000 The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 11:28 AM (1 mins)
SR 2025/000 The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) (Social Sector Size Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 11:29 AM (1 mins)
SR 2025/36 The Pneumoconiosis, Etc., (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Suspension from 11:30 AM (8 mins)
Public from 11:38 AM (31 mins)
Oral briefing from DFC - Removal of intimidation points from Housing Selection Scheme
• Ms Heloise Brown, DfC
• Ms Ciara Lynch, DfC
Public from 12:09 PM (37 mins)
Oral briefing from Boomhall Trust
• Mr Bart O'Donnell, Boomhall Trust
• Ms Pauline Ross, Boomhall Trust
• Mr Patrick Cregg, Boomhall Trust
• Ms Karen Latimer, Boomhall Trust
Public from 12:46 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:05 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:14 AM (41 mins)
Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs Evidence Session - Avian Influenza Outbreak
• Mr Ignatius McKeown, DAERA
• Ms Sandrine Gunst, DAERA
• Mr Jim Blee, DAERA
Public from 10:55 AM (44 mins)
Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs Evidence Session - Lough Neagh Action Plan – Programme Management Update
• Ms Adele Willis, DAERA
• Ms Catriona Davis, DAERA
• Mr Patrick Murphy, DAERA
Suspension from 11:39 AM (8 mins)
Public from 11:47 AM (43 mins)
SL1 The Suckler Cow Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Dr Rosemary Agnew, DAERA
• Ms Aveen McMullan, DAERA
SL1 The Farming for Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Dr Rosemary Agnew, DAERA
• Mr Albert Johnston, DAERA
SL1 The Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Agriculture Bill
UK Emissions Trading Scheme Common Framework
Public from 12:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Informal from 12:35 PM (15 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - Fair Farm Pricing |
| 2:01 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:01 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:11 PM (84 mins)
Briefing from Community Pharmacy - Implementation of Community Pharmacy Strategy
• Mr Gerard Greene, Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland
• Ms Marie Smith, Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland
• Dr Turlough Hamill, Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland
• Mr Richard Grahame, Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland
Public from 3:35 PM (71 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Implementation of Community Pharmacy Strategy
• Prof Cathy Harrison, DoH
• Ms Kathryn Turner, SPPG
Public from 4:46 PM (2 mins)
SL1 - draft Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Public from 4:48 PM (2 mins)
SL1 - Medicines (Products for Human Use) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
• Mr Sean Curley, DoH
• Ms Karen Simpson, DoH
Public from 4:50 PM (18 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:10 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Closed from 2:10 PM (17 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:27 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:32 PM (165 mins)
Inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland - Oral evidence from the Department for Health
• Mr Peter May, DoH
• Mr Gearóid Cassidy, DoH
• Dr Margaret O'Brien, DoH
Closed from 5:17 PM (16 mins)
Inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland - discussion of evidence session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, 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 5:33 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:17 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:17 PM (48 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Delegated Powers in proposed amendments — Examiner of Statutory Rules oral briefing
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
• Ms Catriona Doherty, Legal Advisor
Public from 3:05 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:07 PM (58 mins)
Justice Bill - Biometrics – The Information Commissioner’s Office oral evidence
• Ms Caroline Mooney, Information Commissioner's Office
• Ms Paula Hamilton, Information Commissioner's Office
Public from 4:05 PM (19 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
Post-legislative scrutiny - Written papers
Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 - Report on the operation – Department of Justice written paper
Court-ordered Community Sentences for Children - Proposed consultation – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:24 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business |