| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 07 September 2020 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 08 September 2020 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:03 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:03 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 09 September 2020 |
| 9:35 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 9:35 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:36 AM (86 mins)
NITC – Curriculum and Assessment 2021 – Oral Briefing
• Justin McCamphill, Northern Ireland Teachers' Council
• Mr Kevin Daly, Northern Ireland Teachers' Council
• Stephen McCord, Northern Ireland Teachers' Council
• Bronagh Wright, Northern Ireland Teachers' Council
• Simon Mowbray, Northern Ireland Teachers' Council
Public from 11:02 AM (100 mins)
Department of Education / Education Authority – Restart – Oral Briefing
• Mr John Smith, DE
• Mr Adrian Murphy, DE
• Ms Tina Dempster, DE
• Ms Michele Corkey, Education Authority
• Mr Dale Hanna, Education Authority
Public from 12:42 PM (5 mins)
Correspondence related to COVID-19
Public from 12:47 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:01 PM (17 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 (90 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Bids to the Executive
• Ms Sharon Hetherington, DfE
• Ms Michelle Scott, DfE
• Mr Pearse McCann, DfE
Public from 11:35 AM (25 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:00 PM (25 mins)
SI - The Prohibition on Quantitative Restrictions and Equivalent Measures (Cessation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
SL1 – The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Relevant period) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
SR 2020/117 The Northern Ireland Screen Commission (Funding) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020/145 The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020/178 The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Departmental Consultation - Transposition of the 2019 Electricity (Recast) Directive ((EU) 2019/944)
Public from 12:25 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:33 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 12:33 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:37 PM (57 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Oral evidence from Jim Allister MLA
• Mr Jim Allister KC, MLA
Public from 1:34 PM (8 mins)
SR 2020/144 The Rates (Coronavirus) (Emergency Relief) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020/160 The Rates (Automatic Telling Machines) (Designation of Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020/161 The Valuation (Telecommunications, Natural Gas and Water) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Consultation - Public Service Pension Schemes: Changes to the Transitional Arrangements to the 2015 Schemes
Consultation - The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 1:42 PM (34 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:16 PM (32 mins)
Joint Order for Personal Protective Equipment between Department of Finance and Government of Republic of Ireland
Closed from 2:48 PM (3 mins)
Operational Plan |
| 2:04 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:04 PM (18 mins)
Committee Business
Shared Future Funding - Departmental Written Briefing
Committee Business |
| 2:15 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 2:15 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:16 PM (83 mins)
Ministerial Briefing on Departmental Priorities
• Ms Carál Ní Chuilín, Minister for Communities
• Mr David Polley, DfC
• Ms Eilish O'Neill, DfC
Timeline for the Liquor Licensing Bill - Departmental briefing
• Mr Liam Quinn, DfC
• Ms Martina Campbell, DfC
Pension Schemes Bill - Draft Motion to Extend Committee Stage
Public from 3:39 PM (12 mins)
SL1 - Down Royal Racecourse Designation as an Outdoor Stadium for the Purposes of Liquor Licensing Legislation
SL1 - Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Regulations NI 2020
SL1 Social Security (Income Related Benefits) (Persons of Northern Ireland – Family Members) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (NI) 2020
SL1 The Pension Protection Fund (Moratorium and Arrangements for Companies in Financial Difficulty) Regulations (NI) 2020
SR 2020 147 The Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2020
SR 2020 148 The Social Fund and Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2020
SR 2020 149 - The Social Security (Income-Related Benefits) (Persons of NI Family Members) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2020
SR 2020 162 Pension Protection Fund (Moratorium and Arrangements for Companies in Financial Difficulty) Regulations (NI) 2020
SR 2020 167 Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations (NI) 2020
SR 2020 186 The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations (NI) 2020
Committee Business |
| Thursday 10 September 2020 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Closed from 10:00 AM (60 mins)
Committee Inquiry: COVID-19 and its impact on Care Homes
• Ms Stephanie Denny, Northern Ireland Assembly
Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:05 AM (5 mins)
SR 2020/138 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 11:10 AM (5 mins)
SR 2020/140 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 11:15 AM (5 mins)
SR 2020/154 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No.3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 11:20 AM (5 mins)
SR 2020/155 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No.4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 11:25 AM (5 mins)
SR 2020/163 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No.5) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 11:30 AM (2 mins)
SR 2020/168 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 11:32 AM (3 mins)
SR 2020/179 The Health (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Advice for Persons Travelling to Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 11:35 AM (5 mins)
SR 2020/185 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 11:40 AM (5 mins)
SR 2020/189 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No.8) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
Public from 11:45 AM (5 mins)
SR 2020/141 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Suspension) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Dr Tomas Adell, DoH
Public from 11:50 AM (10 mins)
SR 2020/142 The Mental Health (1986 Order) (Amendment No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Dr Tomas Adell, DoH
Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
SR 2020/146 The Mental Health (Nurses, Guardianship, Consent to Treatment and Prescribed Forms) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Dr Tomas Adell, DoH
Suspension from 12:05 PM (25 mins)
Public from 12:30 PM (5 mins)
SR 2020/150 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH
• Ms Liz Redmond, DoH
Public from 12:35 PM (2 mins)
SR 2020/139 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Amendment No. 11) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH
• Ms Liz Redmond, DoH
Public from 12:37 PM (3 mins)
SR 2020/151 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH
• Ms Liz Redmond, DoH
Public from 12:40 PM (10 mins)
SR 2020/164 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH
• Ms Liz Redmond, DoH
Public from 12:50 PM (10 mins)
SR 2020/170 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH
• Ms Liz Redmond, DoH
Public from 1:00 PM (10 mins)
SR 2020/187 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH
• Ms Liz Redmond, DoH
Public from 1:10 PM (60 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:07 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Justice
Public from 10:07 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:10 AM (106 mins)
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Informal Deliberations
• Ms Stephanie Mallon, AG5
SL1: Draft Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Relevant Benefits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
PSNI Retention and Disposal Schedule
Use of Live Link Technology for Police Detention/Interviews - Results of the Targeted Consultation and Proposed Way Forward
Legal Aid Update on Progress to Implement NIAO and PAC Recommendations and Action Plan to address Fraud and Error
Penalty Notices for Disorder - Changes to Departmental Guidance
Closure of Covid-19 Interim Payment Scheme for Legal Aid Suppliers
Recruitment and Retention Allowances for County Court Judges
Closed from 11:56 AM (20 mins)
Public from 12:16 PM (17 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:16 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:16 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:20 AM (64 mins)
Oral Evidence from - NIEL – EU Exit Preparation and Delivery Issues
• Ms Diane Ruddock, National Trust
• Mr John Martin, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (NI)
• Ms Rebecca Hunter, Ulster Wildlife Trust
• Mr Sean Kelly, Northern Ireland Environment Link
Public from 11:24 AM (64 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - EU Exit Legislation and Common Frameworks
• Dr Rosemary Agnew, DAERA
• Mr Kevin Murphy, DAERA
• Dr Julie Ann Moorhead, DAERA
Public from 12:28 PM (1 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - Common Framework for Radioactive Substances
Public from 12:29 PM (1 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/94 The Direct Payments to Farmers (Penalty Simplification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 12:30 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:36 PM (22 mins)
Committee Planning |
| 2:03 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:03 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:08 PM (58 mins)
Annual Theft and Fraud Report - Annual Theft and Fraud Report 2018/19
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
• Roisin Kelly, DoF
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 3:06 PM (18 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Correspondence
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:24 PM (23 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Issues Paper
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:47 PM (13 mins)
Committee Business |