Business Diary

Monday 06 July 2020 - Friday 10 July 2020

* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings
TimeVenuePlenary/Committee
Monday 06 July 2020
10:36 AMSenate ChamberBusiness Committee

Closed from 10:36 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
12:00 PMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
Tuesday 07 July 2020
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
1:04 PMSenate ChamberBusiness Committee

Closed from 1:04 PM (32 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 08 July 2020
9:01 AMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 9:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 9:02 AM (100 mins)
Emotional Health and Mental Well-being Framework – National Children’s Bureau – oral briefing
• Ms Celine McStravick, National Children's Bureau Northern Ireland
• Ms Claire Dorris, National Children's Bureau Northern Ireland

Closed from 10:42 AM (45 mins)
Post-primary Transfer – draft survey
• Mrs Louise Close, Outreach Manager

Public from 11:27 AM (88 mins)
Covid-19 Update – Oral briefing – Department of Education
• Mr Peter Weir, Minister of Education
• Mr Derek Baker, DE
• Mr John Smith, DE

Public from 12:55 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business
10:02 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Infrastructure

Public from 10:02 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:04 AM (71 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Departmental Update and Current Issues
• Ms Nichola Mallon, Minister for Infrastructure
• Mrs Katrina Godfrey, DAERA

Public from 11:20 AM (25 mins)
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings

SL1 - The Motor Vehicle Testing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 - The Goods Vehicles (Testing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 - The Whitla Street, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mrs Deirdre Gallagher, DfI
• Mr Stephen Hughes, DfI
• Mr Brian McCarron, DfI
• Mr Trevor McClay, DfI

SL1 - The Railway Avenue, Newry (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 - The Ormeau Road, Belfast (Footway) (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 - The Motorways Traffic (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 - The Footpath to the rear of Albert Street, Quadrant Place and Cullingtree Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 - The Back Street at Duncairn Gardens, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 - The A29 New Road and B30 Newry Road, Silverbridge (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings

Committee Business
10:03 AMRoom 30Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:03 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:05 AM (74 mins)
Briefing from Invest NI - Covid-19 Response and Recovery Planning
• Mr Kevin Holland, Invest NI
• Mr Donal Durkan, Invest NI
• Mr Diarmuid McLean, DfE

Public from 11:19 AM (57 mins)
Briefing from Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance & Northern Ireland Hotels Federation - Reopening and Recovery of Tourism Sector
• Dr Joanne Stuart, Northern Ireland Tourism Alliance
• Ms Janice Gault, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation
• Mr Eddie McKeever, McKeever Hotels
• Mr Ciaran O’Neill, Building Change Trust
• Ms Oonagh O’Reilly, ICC Belfast

Public from 12:16 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 12:20 PM (9 mins)
SL1 – CITB NI Levy Order 2020

Departmental Consultation - Priority Dispatch Provisions of the 2019 Electricity (Recast) Regulation (EU) 2019/943

Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation Annual Report 2019-20

Public from 12:29 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
12:31 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 12:31 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 12:33 PM (53 mins)
In-Year Monitoring - Outcome of the June Monitoring Round – Oral Evidence from Public Spending Directorate, Department of Finance
• Jeff McGuinness, DoF
• Ms Pamela Galloway, DoF

Public from 1:26 PM (27 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - RaISe Presentation on the Regulation of Public Appointments
• Mr Tim Moore, Senior Researcher

Public from 1:53 PM (4 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Written Evidence

Public from 1:57 PM (26 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:23 PM (14 mins)
Joint Order for Personal Protective Equipment between Department of Finance and Government of Republic of Ireland

Closed from 2:37 PM (13 mins)
Joint Order for Personal Protective Equipment between Department of Finance and Government of Republic of Ireland

Closed from 2:50 PM (2 mins)
Operational Plan
1:59 PMRoom 29Committee for Communities

Public from 1:59 PM (111 mins)
Committee Business

Ministerial Briefing on Departmental Priorities
• Ms Carál Ní Chuilín, Minister for Communities

Future Funding for Disability Employment Services - Briefing by NI Union of Supported Employment
• Mr Norman Sterritt, Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment
• Ms Claire Lavery, Action on Hearing Loss
• Ms Paula Jennings, Stepping Stones
• Mr Stephen Mathews OBE, The Cedar Foundation

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination Bill

SR 2020 / 120 The Local Government (Accounts and Audit) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2020

SR 2020/129 The Universal Credit (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Public from 3:50 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
2:02 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:02 PM (94 mins)
Committee Business

Victims' Payment Scheme - Oral evidence session with Departmental officials
• Dr Mark Browne, TEO
• Mr Gareth Johnston, TEO

Public from 3:36 PM (34 mins)
Committee Business
3:07 PMSenate ChamberPublic Accounts Committee

Closed from 3:07 PM (6 mins)
Excess Votes - Briefing from C&AG on draft report on Excess Votes 2016-2017
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Public from 3:13 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 3:15 PM (5 mins)
Excess Votes - Draft report on Excess Votes (Northern Ireland) 2016-17
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Suspension from 3:20 PM (3 mins)

Public from 3:23 PM (72 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Evidence session
• Ms Tracy Meharg, DfC
• Ms Jacqueline Fearon, DfC
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Suspension from 4:35 PM (12 mins)

Public from 4:47 PM (80 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Evidence Session
• Mrs Katrina Godfrey, DfI
• Mr John Irvine, DfI
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
• Mrs Julie Sewell, DoF

Closed from 6:07 PM (5 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Discussion with NIAO officials following evidence session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 6:12 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Thursday 09 July 2020
10:38 AMRoom 30Committee for Health

Public from 10:38 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:45 AM (100 mins)
COVID-19 Disease Response - Briefing from Chief Dental Officer
• Mr Michael Donaldson, Health and Social Care Board
• Mr Paul Montgomery, DoH

Public from 12:25 PM (20 mins)
SR 2020/90 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH

Public from 12:45 PM (16 mins)
SR 2020/97 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH

Public from 1:01 PM (24 mins)
SR 2020/121 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Amendment No.9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH

Public from 1:25 PM (20 mins)
SR 2020/128 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH

Public from 1:45 PM (51 mins)
Committee Business
1:30 PMAssembly ChamberAd Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response

Public from 1:30 PM (90 mins)
Minutes of previous meeting

Statement from Communities Minister
• Ms Carál Ní Chuilín, Minister for Communities

Date, Time, Location of Next Meeting

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