| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Tuesday 05 May 2020 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:02 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (23 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:31 PM | Senate Chamber | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 1:31 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:35 PM (5 mins)
Chairperson and Committee Professional Development
Closed from 1:40 PM (5 mins)
RHI Inquiry Report recommendation on strengthening the scrutiny role of Assembly Committees
Closed from 1:45 PM (5 mins)
Innovative Practices in Committees
Closed from 1:50 PM (5 mins)
Video-Conferencing Facility for Committee Meetings
Closed from 1:55 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 06 May 2020 |
| 9:19 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 9:19 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:22 AM (71 mins)
Coronavirus Response - Childcare Sector - Oral Update
• Ms Patricia Lewsley-Mooney, Northern Ireland Childminding Association
• Mr Philip Dalgity, Northern Ireland Day Care Owners
• Ms Pauline Walmsley, Early Years
Public from 10:33 AM (135 mins)
Coronavirus Response - Department of Education - Oral Update
• Mr Derek Baker, DE
• Mr John Smith, DE
• Ms Tina Dempster, DE
• Mrs Cathy Galway, DE
• Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH
• Mr Paul Brush, DE
Public from 12:48 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:04 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (76 mins)
Briefing by Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, Newry Chamber of Trade & Commerce, Belfast Chamber of Trade and Commerce & Causeway Chamber - Impact of Covid-19
• Mr Paul Clancy, Londonderry Chamber of Commerce
• Mr Colm Shannon, Newry Chamber of Trade & Commerce
• Mr Simon Hamilton, Belfast Chamber of Trade and Commerce
• Ms Karen Yates, Causeway Chamber of Commerce
Public from 11:21 AM (55 mins)
Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland Briefing - Impact of Covid-19
• Mr Robert Kidd, Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
• Mr Bryan Monson, Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
• Mrs Nikki Monson, Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Public from 12:16 PM (26 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Insolvency Service
• Mr Richard Monds, Insolvency Service
• Mr Jack Reid, DfE
• Mr Keith Brown, DfE
Public from 12:42 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:44 PM (4 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - RHI Tarrif review
Examiner of Statutory Rules - Eighth Report of Session 2019 - 2020
Public from 12:48 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:02 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:06 PM (48 mins)
Victims and Survivors Service - Overview Briefing
• Ms Margaret Bateson, Victims and Survivors Service
• Mr Oliver Wilkinson, Victims and Survivors Service
• Mr Andrew Walker, Victims and Survivors Service
Public from 2:54 PM (12 mins)
Draft Statutory Rule: The Census Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
Committee Business |
| 2:30 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:30 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:32 PM (52 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Oral Evidence from David Sterling, Head of the Civil Service
• Mr David Sterling, TEO
• David Hughes, DoF
Public from 3:24 PM (4 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Written Evidence
Public from 3:28 PM (1 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Written Briefing from RaISe
Public from 3:29 PM (13 mins)
SL1 - The Rates (Coronavirus Emergency Relief) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Alan Brontë, DoF
SL1 - The Rates (Small Business Hereditament Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Alan Brontë, DoF
Public from 3:42 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 4:04 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 4:04 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 4:08 PM (73 mins)
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Covid 19 Issues
• Mr Edwin Poots, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
• Mr Norman Fulton, DAERA
• Mr David Small, DAERA
Public from 5:21 PM (5 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - SL1 The Direct Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Norman Fulton, DAERA
Public from 5:26 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 07 May 2020 |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (85 mins)
COVID-19 Disease Response - Update from Public Health Agency
• Ms Olive MacLeod, Public Health Agency
• Dr Jackie Hyland, Public Health Agency
• Prof. Dr Hugo van Woerden, Public Health Agency
• Dr Brid Farrell, Public Health Agency
Public from 11:30 AM (60 mins)
COVID-19 Disease Response - Briefing from British Association of Social Workers NI
• Ms Carolyn Ewart, British Association of Social Workers (Northern Ireland)
• Mr Andy McClenaghan, British Association of Social Workers (Northern Ireland)
Public from 12:30 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Assembly Chamber | Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
Public from 1:30 PM (82 mins)
Minutes of previous meeting
Statement from Economy Minister
• Mrs Diane Dodds, Minister for the Economy
Date, Time, Location of Next Meeting |