| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 09 November 2015 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:04 PM | Room 30 | Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill
Closed from 1:04 PM (44 mins)
Follow up on Part 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Mental Capacity Bill
Follow up on Part 12 of the Mental Capacity Bill
Public from 1:48 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Background Papers
Briefing from RaISe - Schedule 8: Extension of Disregard Provision
• Ms Lesley-Ann Black, Research Officer
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 10 November 2015 |
| 10:15 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:15 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:16 AM (2 mins)
Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill
Public from 10:18 AM (85 mins)
Oral Briefing from DETI: Closure of the NIRO to new onshore wind
• Mr John Mills, DfE
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfE
• Mr Michael Harris, DfE
• Mr Chris Stewart, DfE
Public from 11:43 AM (53 mins)
Oral Briefing from NIRIG: Onshore Wind: Economic Benefits in Northern Ireland
• Ms Meabh Cormacain, Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group
• Ms Lucy Whitford, Renewable Energy Systems Limited
• Mr Peter Baillie, Energia Renewables
• Mr James Smyth, Alexanders (Civil Engineeing) Ltd
Public from 12:36 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:37 PM (8 mins)
SL1 - The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016
Written Briefing from DETI: Update on Sustainable use of Poultry Litter (SUPL) Project
Written Briefing from Invest NI: 2015/16 Operating Plan
Update on the announcement to close Michelin, Ballymena
Written Briefing from The Irish Economic & Social Research Institute: Scoping the Possible Economic Implications of Brexit on Ireland
Public from 12:45 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:16 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Public from 10:16 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:18 AM (12 mins)
Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill - Assembly Research briefing on the Bill Paper
• Mr Ray McCaffrey, Research Officer
Public from 10:30 AM (1 mins)
Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill - Evidence Session by Mr John McCallister MLA
• Mr J McCallister, MLA
• Mr Peter Hutchinson, Independent
Public from 10:31 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 21 | Committee for the Environment
Public from 1:00 PM (60 mins)
Committee Business
Scrap Metal Dealers Bill
• Mr Roy Beggs, MLA |
| 1:02 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (13 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 1:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:40 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing Horticulture Forum - Industry Issues
• Mrs Elaine Shaw, Horticulture Forum for Northern Ireland
• Mr Pat Smith, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Shane Donnelly, Horticulture Forum for Northern Ireland
• Mr Hamilton Loney, NI Fruit Growers Association
Public from 2:20 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing UFU Pork & Bacon Committee - Industry Issues
• Mr Ivor Ferguson, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Jonathan Cuddy, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Geoff Thompson, Ulster Farmers' Union
Public from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD - Increasing the Maximum Penalties Available for Offences Committed Under the Welfare of Animals Act 2011
• Ms Jackie Robinson, DAERA
• Mr John McConnell, DAERA
• Mr Andy McKnight, DoJ
Public from 3:30 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD - Labelling
• Ms Elaine McCrory, DAERA
• Mr Alan McCartney, DAERA
• Ms Sharon Gilmour, Food Standards Agency NI
• Mr Michael Jackson, Food Standards Agency NI
Public from 4:10 PM (10 mins)
Written Brief DARD - November Monitoring
Public from 4:20 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 11 November 2015 |
| VISIT | North West Regional College | Committee for Employment and Learning |
| VISIT | PeoplePlus NI | Committee for Employment and Learning |
| 10:03 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Finance
Public from 10:03 AM (18 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:21 AM (22 mins)
Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill - Consideration of issues arising from the evidence
Suspension from 10:43 AM (33 mins)
Public from 11:16 AM (66 mins)
Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland - Oral briefing from Mr Richard Pengelly, Former Public Spending Director, DFP
• Mr Richard Pengelly, DoH
Public from 12:22 PM (8 mins)
Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill - Briefing from Assembly Research
• Mr Tim Moore, Senior Researcher
Public from 12:30 PM (50 mins)
Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill - Final briefing from DFP
• Michael Foster, DoF
Public from 1:20 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:04 AM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:12 AM (11 mins)
RAISE Briefing - Bonds
• Mr Desmond McKibbin, NIA Research
Public from 10:23 AM (15 mins)
NI Water Briefing: Bonds
• Mr Frank Stewart, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Sean McAleese, Northern Ireland Water
Suspension from 10:38 AM (33 mins)
Public from 11:11 AM (39 mins)
NI Water Briefing: Bonds
Public from 11:50 AM (27 mins)
StormWater Management Group Briefing
• Ms Stephanie Millar, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Ms Linda MacHugh, DfI
• Mr Paddy Brow, DfI
• Mr Stephen Dawson, Rivers Agency
Public from 12:17 PM (3 mins)
Inquiry into DRD Progress against The Programme For Government Targets
SL1 THE U6076 CLOGHANRAMER ROAD, NEWRY (ABANDONMENT) ORDER (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2015 - Sub Legislation
SL1 THE CARNBANE ROAD, NEWRY (ABANDONMENT) ORDER (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2015 - Sub Legislation
SL1 THE CLIFTON STREET/CARRICK HILL, BELFAST (FOOTWAY) (ABANDONMENT) ORDER (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2015 - Sub Legislation
Public from 12:20 PM (42 mins)
StormWater Management Group Briefing
Public from 1:02 PM (1 mins)
SL1 - The U125 Old Grand Jury Road, Saintfield (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Bus Lanes (upper newtownards road Belfast - Sandown to Knock Road) Amendment Order
SL1 - The Cycle Routes (Amendment No 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Loading Bays on Roads (Amendment No 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Belfast) (amendment No 4) order (NI) 2015
SL1 - The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Strabane) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Parking Places on Roads (Disabled Persons' Vehicles) (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Parking Places and Waiting Restrictions (Belfast City Centre) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Prohibition of Waiting (Schools) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Roads (Speed Limit) (No 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1 - The Waiting Restrictions (Portballintrae) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Committee Business |
| 10:08 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Education
Public from 10:08 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:12 AM (5 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Rescinding decision in respect of Clause 8A and Agreement of Committee Report
Public from 10:17 AM (21 mins)
European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET 2020) Strategy
• Caroline Perry, Research Officer
Suspension from 10:38 AM (33 mins)
Public from 11:12 AM (58 mins)
Elective Home Education
• Ms Sarah Dickinson, Home Education NI
• Mr Edward Underwood, Home Education NI
• Mr Tim Courtney, Home Education NI
• Ms Shevaun Rafferty, Home Education NI
Closed from 12:11 PM (14 mins)
Public from 12:27 PM (26 mins)
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) / Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects - Legacy Costs
• Mr Philip Irwin, DE
• Ms Linda McAllister, DE
• Ms Clare Brady, DE
• Mr Roger Sayers, Education Authority
Public from 12:53 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:14 AM | Ulster University, Magee Campus, Northland Road, Derry / Londonderry | Committee for Employment and Learning
Public from 10:14 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:24 AM (76 mins)
Briefing from PeoplePlus NI - Steps 2 Success
• Ms Tina McKenzie, PeoplePlus NI
• Mr Andrew O'Driscoll, PeoplePlus NI
• Ms Isobel McWilliams, PeoplePlus NI
• Ms Joanne Cameron, PeoplePlus NI
Public from 11:40 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:01 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (156 mins)
Reform of Health and Social Care - Ministerial Briefing
• Mr S Hamilton, Minister of Health
• Mr Richard Pengelly, DoH
Public from 4:41 PM (8 mins)
Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Bill - Formal clause by clause scrutiny
Public from 4:49 PM (11 mins)
Human Transplantation Bill - Handling arrangements
Public from 5:00 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Closed from 2:06 PM (11 mins)
Inquiry into Department of Education: Sustainability of Schools - Preparation session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Walsh, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:17 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:18 PM (194 mins)
Inquiry into Department of Education: Sustainability of Schools - Evidence session
• Mr Paul Sweeney, DE
• Ms Jacqui Durkin, DE
• Mrs Lorraine Finlay, DE
• Mr Gregory Butler, DE
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Alison Caldwell, DoF
Closed from 5:32 PM (16 mins)
Inquiry into Department of Education: Sustainability of Schools - Discussion with NIAO officals
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Walsh, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 5:48 PM (9 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Eddie Bradley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Walsh, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Richard Emerson, Northern Ireland Audit Office |
| 2:22 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 2:22 PM (15 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
Closed from 2:37 PM (10 mins)
Work Planning
Public from 2:47 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:58 PM (52 mins)
Good Relations - Briefing by Departmental officials on the Good Relations Indicators First Report
• Mrs Grainne Killen, TEO
• Miss Donna Blaney, TEO
• Mrs Pauline Donnan, TEO
Public from 3:50 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 12 November 2015 |
| 10:02 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:02 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:09 AM (31 mins)
November Monitoring Round - Departmental Briefing
• Ian Snowden, DfC
• Ms Deborah Brown, DfC
Public from 10:40 AM (1 mins)
SL1 The Charities Act 2008 (Designated Religious Charities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 10:41 AM (41 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill - Committee Consideration
• Ms Maryann Dempsey, DfC
• Mr Stephen Baird, DfC
• Ms Avril Hiles, DfC
Public from 11:22 AM (16 mins)
Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill - Chartered Institute of Housing
• Ms Nicola McCrudden, Chartered Institute of Housing
• Mr Justin Cartwright, Chartered Institute of Housing
Public from 11:38 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:40 AM (50 mins)
Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill - Landlords' Association NI
• Mr Robert Greer, Landlords Association for Northern Ireland
• Mr Stephen Magill, Landlords Association for Northern Ireland
• Mr Dairmid Laird, Landlords Association for Northern Ireland
• Mr Tim Doyle, Landlords Association for Northern Ireland
Public from 12:30 PM (30 mins)
Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill - Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
• Mr Alan Walmsley, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
• Mr Eamon Gallagher, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
• Mr Kevin O'Neill, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service |
| 10:04 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Environment
Public from 10:04 AM (41 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:45 AM (56 mins)
The Local Government (Numbers and Addresses of Buildings in Townlands) Bill
Environmental Better Regulation Bill - Deliberation of clauses
• Mr Dave Foster, DoE
• Mr Simon Webb, DoE
• Mr Robert Gray, DoE
Environmental Better Regulation Bill - Formal Clause by Clause consideration
• Mr Dave Foster, DoE
• Mr Simon Webb, DoE
• Mr Robert Gray, DoE
Public from 11:41 AM (44 mins)
Briefing on NIEA Environmental Crime Unit report - Briefing from Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
• Mr Brendan McGuigan, Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
• Mr James Corrigan, Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
Public from 12:25 PM (11 mins)
Briefing on NIEA Environmental Crime Unit report - Departmental briefing
• Mr Derek Williamson, DoE
• Mr Chris Mills, DoE
Public from 12:36 PM (4 mins)
Synopsis of responses to consultation on proposals to increase the maximum construction speed and weights of agricultural tractors and trailers
SL1 - The Draft Local Government (Community Planning Partners) Order (NI) 2015
SL1 - The Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Statutory Instrument - The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SR 2015/357 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Protocol for the Care of the Government Historic Estate Biennial Report
DOE report on Marine Plan Process in Northern Ireland
Committee Business |
| 10:20 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Finance
Public from 10:20 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:21 AM (108 mins)
Legislative Consent Motion: Proposed cap on Public Sector Exit Payments - Briefing from Trade Union Representatives
• Mr Bumper Graham, NIPSA
• Mr Alistair Long, UNISON
• Justin McCamphill, National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
• Mr Jim Caldwell, FDA
• Jim Quinn, Fire Brigades Union
Public from 12:09 PM (9 mins)
Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill - Potential amendments proposed by Committee
Public from 12:18 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (140 mins)
Oral Evidence from the Criminal Justice Inspection NI on its Report on an Unannounced Inspection of HM Prison Maghaberry in May 2015
• Mr Brendan McGuigan, Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
• Dr Ian Cameron, Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
Oral Evidence from the NI Prison Service in response to the findings of the Criminal Justice Inspections NI Report on an Unannounced Inspection of HM Prison Maghaberry in May 2015
• Ms Sue McAllister, Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Mr Phil Wragg, Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Mr Mark Adam, Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Mr Stephen Davis, Northern Ireland Prison Service
Justice No.2 Bill - Oral Evidence from the Northern Ireland Ombudsman
• Dr Tom Frawley, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Ms Marie Anderson, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 4:30 PM (20 mins)
Justice No.2 Bill - Delegated Powers and Proposed Amendments
SR 2015/356: The Attorney General's Human Rights Guidance (Police Service of Northern Ireland - Protection of Life) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SR 2015/360: The Police (Appeals, Conduct and Unsatisfactory Performance and Attendance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1: Proposed Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Department of Justice November 2015 Monitoring Round Return
Proposed Extension of UK Biometric Commissioner's Remit in Northern Ireland
Revised Approach to Statutory Time Limits - Proposed Consultation
Public from 4:50 PM (90 mins)
Committee Business |