| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 10 February 2025 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 11 February 2025 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:01 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:01 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 12 February 2025 |
| 10:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:01 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:17 AM (67 mins)
Budget - Translink - Oral Evidence
• Mr Ronan O'Doherty, Translink
• Mr Ian Campbell, Translink
Public from 11:25 AM (28 mins)
Assembly Research and Information Service
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Public from 11:54 AM (1 mins)
Developer Contributions - Notification of Public Consultation - Department for Infrastructure
Public from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
SR 2025-5 The Sydenham By-Pass, Belfast (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025-7 The U8017 (unnamed road) off Redrock Road, Markethill (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 - The Moore’s Lane, Lurgan (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 12:00 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:01 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:04 AM (59 mins)
Transmission Investment Ltd - oral and written evidence -Interconnection
• James Dickson, Transmission Investment Ltd
• Mark Fitch, Transmission Investment Ltd
• Holly McDonald, Transmission Investment Ltd
Public from 11:03 AM (64 mins)
Dundalk Institute of Technology - Oral and written evidence – Cross-border Co-operation
• Aidan Browne, Regional Development Centre
• Dr Sheila Flanagan, Dundalk Institute of Technology
• Professor Fergal McCaffrey, Dundalk Institute of Technology
• Irene McCausland, Dundalk Institute of Technology
Suspension from 12:07 PM (6 mins)
Public from 12:13 PM (25 mins)
Budget 2025-26 - Assembly Research
Public from 12:38 PM (8 mins)
SR 2025/14 The Companies (Disqualification Orders) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/20 The Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:01 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:06 AM (88 mins)
Inquiry into Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy - Long-term Illness
Public from 11:34 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:02 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:07 AM (73 mins)
Complaint against a Member - Briefing by Commissioner for Standards on Investigation Report
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 11:20 AM (3 mins)
Committee adjudication of complaints against Ministers of alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code of Conduct
Closed from 11:23 AM (9 mins)
All-Party Group issues
Closed from 11:34 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:10 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:10 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:21 PM (19 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:40 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:16 PM (43 mins)
NI Community Ownership Fund - Oral Briefing from Development Trusts NI
• Mr Charlie Fisher, Development Trusts Northern Ireland
• Ms Margaret Craig, Development Trusts Northern Ireland
Public from 2:59 PM (58 mins)
Budget - Budget Bill and SSE’s - Oral Briefing from Department of Finance
• Mr Patrick Neeson, DoF
• Angela Ross, DoF
Public from 3:58 PM (26 mins)
Rating - Rates Reform and Comparability - Oral Briefing from RaISe
• Ms Karen Clarke, Research Officer
Public from 4:24 PM (5 mins)
SR 2025/21 The Rates (Small Business Hereditament Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Legislative Consent Memorandum - Property (Digital Assets ETC) Bill - Consideration of Committee Report
Public from 4:29 PM (41 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:21 PM (52 mins)
Special Educational Needs - Oral Briefing from Empowered Parents
• Ms Aisling Crossin, Empowered Parents
• Mr Michael Carson, Empowered Parents
Public from 3:13 PM (107 mins)
Attendance and Educational Welfare Service - Joint Oral Briefing from DE/EA Officials
• Ms Una Turbitt, Education Authority
• Mr Adrian Nugent, Education Authority
• Mr Michael Florida-James, Education Authority
• Ms Claire McClelland, DE
• Mr Michael Leonard, DE
• Mr Dougie Cusin, DE
Public from 5:00 PM (15 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Consideration and Analysis of Themes
Public from 5:15 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:01 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:03 PM (64 mins)
EU Citizens' Rights - Advice NI Oral Evidence
• Ms Fiona Magee, Advice NI
• Mr Matt Cole, Advice NI
• Mr Oleg Danuta, Migrant Centre NI
Public from 3:07 PM (7 mins)
Post EU-Exit Matters - Departmental Oral Briefing
Public from 3:14 PM (38 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - The Christian Institute Oral Evidence
• Mr Sam Webster, The Christian Institute
• Mr James Kennedy, The Christian Institute
Public from 3:52 PM (47 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Women's Rights Network Oral Evidence
• Ms Marianne Buchanan Stewart, Women's Rights Network
• Ms Kirsty Montgomery, Women's Rights Network
• Ms Theresa McVeigh, Women's Rights Network
Public from 4:39 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 13 February 2025 |
| VISIT | RSPB Window on Wildlife | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
| 10:11 AM | Conference Room, RSPB Window on Wildlife, Airport Road West, Belfast | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:11 AM (19 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (54 mins)
Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs - Update on new Farm Sustainability Standards and penalty regime
• Jason Foy, DAERA
• Mr Aidan McEvoy, DAERA
• Dr Elvira McAleese, DAERA
• Dr Mark Hammond, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 11:24 AM (12 mins)
SL1 The Farm Sustainability Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Jason Foy, DAERA
• Ms Audrey Henderson, DAERA
Suspension from 11:36 AM (6 mins)
Public from 11:42 AM (22 mins)
SR 2025/33 The Farm Sustainability (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 12:04 PM (63 mins)
Briefing from the RSPB Northern Ireland - Update on current issues
• Ms Joanne Sherwood, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (NI)
• Ms Michelle Hill, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (NI)
• Ms Anne-Marie McDevitt, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (NI)
Public from 1:07 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:07 PM (51 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Maternity Sevices Review
• Prof Mary Renfrew, University of Dundee
Public from 2:58 PM (99 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Budget
• Mr Mike Nesbitt, Minister of Health
• Mr Peter May, DoH
Public from 4:37 PM (2 mins)
SR 2025/17 The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 4:39 PM (22 mins)
SL1 - draft Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
• Prof Ian Young, DoH
• Ms Karen Simpson, DoH
Public from 5:01 PM (2 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Consideration of written evidence
Public from 5:03 PM (18 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:06 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:09 PM (137 mins)
Enabling Access to Justice Reform Programme - Law Society of Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Mr David A Lavery CB, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Peter O'Brien, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Brian Archer, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Pearse MacDermott, Law Society Northern Ireland
Public from 4:26 PM (13 mins)
SL1 The Electronic Monitoring Requirements (Responsible Officer) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
The Fostering Placement and Fostering Agency Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 - Department of Health written paper
Draft Budget 2025-26 - Non-Departmental Public Bodies’ written papers
Public from 4:39 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |