| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 09 September 2024 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 10 September 2024 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:03 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:03 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 11 September 2024 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:00 AM (14 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:14 AM (8 mins)
Legacy issue: Review of Standing Order 70
Closed from 10:22 AM (9 mins)
Legacy issue: Digitisation of the process for registering Members’ interests
Closed from 10:31 AM (3 mins)
Proposals for new APGs
Closed from 10:34 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:01 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (94 mins)
Oral and written briefing from the Skills Council and on the Employer Skills Survey 2022
• Ms Kathleen O'Hare, Northern Ireland Skills Council
• Ms Lorna McAdoo, Northern Ireland Skills Council
• Mr Gordon Parkes, Northern Ireland Skills Council
• Ms Deborah O'Hare, Northern Ireland Skills Council
• Ms Caroline Van Der Feltz, Northern Ireland Skills Council
Public from 11:42 AM (13 mins)
Departmental oral and written evidence - October Monitoring Round and update on financial position
• Johanna Park, DfE
• Ms Niamh McGarvey, DfE
Public from 11:57 AM (3 mins)
Financial Provisions Bill
• Ms Heidi-Beth Hudson, DfE
• Ms Giulia Ní Dhulchaointigh, DfE
• Ms Laura McPolin, DfE
Suspension from 12:00 PM (10 mins)
Public from 12:10 PM (30 mins)
SL1 - The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 – oral and written evidence session
• Ms Sarah Bradley, DfE
• Mr Peter Neill, DfE
Public from 12:40 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:02 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (74 mins)
Road Safety – oral evidence from the Motorcycle Action Group
• Mr Martyn Boyd, Motorcycle Action Group
• Mr Colin Brown, Motorcycle Action Group
Public from 11:19 AM (15 mins)
SR 2024-134 The Lurgan Road, Portadown (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024-135 The Kings Lane, Warrenpoint (Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024-144 The U8133 (unnamed road) off Friary Road, Newtownhamilton (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SR 2024-145 The Footway between Peters Hill and Clifton Street, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 – The Armagh Road, Moy (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 – The Moyraverty Centre, Craigavon (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 – The Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 11:34 AM (22 mins)
Budget 2024-25
Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme
Road Safety Strategy for Northern Ireland to 2030 – Progress Report 2023/24 – written paper
Review of South East Flooding Autumn 2023
All-Island Strategic Rail Review
Deregulation of Approved Tachograph Centre fees – outcome of public consultation – written paper
Changing the exhaust emissions test for light vehicles with a modern diesel engine – public consultation – written paper
Amendment to Northern Ireland law for people who return to Northern Ireland with an EEA driving licence – targeted consultation – written paper
Strategic Plan
Public from 11:58 AM (23 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:03 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:08 AM (17 mins)
Proxy Voting for Parental Leave in Plenary – Consideration of Draft Standing Order and Motion
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office
Closed from 10:25 AM (18 mins)
Proxy Voting for Parental Leave in Plenary - Committee Draft Report
Closed from 10:43 AM (4 mins)
Schedule 6A of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 - Committee Consideration
Closed from 10:47 AM (34 mins)
Schedule 6B of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 - Legal Advice
• Helen Smyth, Legal Advisor
Public from 11:21 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:09 PM (51 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Oral Briefing from NIHRC
• Ms Alyson Kilpatrick, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Ms Julia Buchanan, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Public from 3:01 PM (47 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Oral Briefing from DE and ETI
• Mrs Linsey Farrell, DE
• Mr Sam Dempster, DE
• Ms Elaine McAllister, Education and Training Inspectorate
• Dr Fionnuala McCann, Education and Training Inspectorate
Public from 3:48 PM (55 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Oral Briefing from EA and CCEA
• Mr John Unsworth, Education Authority
• Ms Esther Martin, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Roisin Radcliffe, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Deidre Coffey, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Public from 4:43 PM (21 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Equality Commission Oral Evidence Session
• Ms Geraldine McGahey OBE, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Roisin Mallon, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Kathryn Barr, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Equality Coalition Oral Evidence Session
• Mr Daniel Holder, The Committee on the Administration of Justice
• Mrs Patricia McKeown, UNISON
• Ms Eliza Browning, The Committee on the Administration of Justice
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
SL1- Fair Employment (Monitoring) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 4:10 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - Period Products (Executive Office Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Mother and Baby Institutions - Review of Committee Response
Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:07 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:07 PM (72 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:19 PM (29 mins)
Deaths and Still Births Legislation - Oral Briefing from GRO Officials
• Dr Philip Wales, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Aoife Rooney, DoF
Public from 3:48 PM (6 mins)
SL1 - The Building (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 3:54 PM (41 mins)
Rating Policy - Oral Briefing from Department
• Sharon Magee, DoF
• Andrew McAvoy, DoF
Public from 4:35 PM (32 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 5:07 PM (1 mins)
SL1 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Registration of Deaths and Still-Births) (Extension) (No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 |
| Thursday 12 September 2024 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (34 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:34 AM (40 mins)
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill - Briefing from Association of British Insurers
• Mr Alastair Ross, Association of British Insurers
• Ben Infield, Association of British Insurers
Public from 11:14 AM (50 mins)
Oral briefing from Pivotal
• Ann Watt, Pivotal
• Dr James Greer, Pivotal
Suspension from 12:04 PM (7 mins)
Public from 12:11 PM (1 mins)
SL1 - The Electrical Safety Standards for Private Tenancies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 12:12 PM (1 mins)
SL1 - The Social Security (Genuine and Sufficient Link to the United Kingdom) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2024
Public from 12:13 PM (22 mins)
SL1 - The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
• Mr David Tarr, DfC
• Mr John Noble, DfC
Public from 12:35 PM (17 mins)
SL1 - The Draft Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2024
• Ms Julie Broadway, DfC
• Mr William Dobbin, DfC
Closed from 12:52 PM (20 mins)
Delegated legislation - Examiner of Statutory Rules report
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Public from 1:12 PM (2 mins)
SR 2024/159 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 1:14 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Public from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:02 AM (10 mins)
Committee Work Planning
Public from 10:12 AM (5 mins)
Committee Travel - Proposed Committee visit to Brussels
Public from 10:17 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:02 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (45 mins)
Briefing from The Sheep Taskforce - Support for the Sheep Sector in Northern Ireland
• Ms Kellie Rouse, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Glenn Cuddy, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Campbell Tweed, Northern Ireland Sheep Industry Taskforce
• Mr Sean Fitzpatrick, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association
Public from 10:50 AM (70 mins)
Lough Neagh Action Plan - Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
• Dr Alistair Carson, DAERA
• Mr Rory O'Boyle, DAERA
• Mr Terence Patton, DAERA
Suspension from 12:00 PM (9 mins)
SR 2024/155 The Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 - The Hops Certification (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 12:25 PM (10 mins)
DAERA Business Plan 2024/25
Public from 12:35 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (17 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Draft Programme for Government
• Dr Tomas Adell, DoH
• Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH
Public from 2:22 PM (80 mins)
SL1 Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations
• Mr Canice Ward, DoH
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
• Ms Karen Simpson, DoH
Public from 3:42 PM (13 mins)
SL1 Period Products (Department of Health Specified Public Services Bodies) Regulations
• Mr Chris Matthews, DoH
• Ms Irene Culleton, DoH
Public from 3:55 PM (13 mins)
SL1 - The Recovery of Health Service Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 4:08 PM (2 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Written briefing on the implementation of the Car Parking Charges Bill
Public from 4:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:20 PM (10 mins)
Review of Children's Social Care Services
Closed from 4:30 PM (39 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (53 mins)
Mental health and the criminal justice system - RaISe oral evidence session
• Ms Annabel Reid, Senior Researcher
• Ms Judith Bailie, Research Officer
Public from 2:58 PM (49 mins)
Mental health and the criminal justice system - within youth justice - and an update on progress against the Business Plan - Youth Justice Agency oral evidence session
• Mr Stephen Martin, Youth Justice Agency
• Ms Mary Aughey, Youth Justice Agency
• Ms Colleen Heaney, Youth Justice Agency
Public from 3:47 PM (18 mins)
SR 2024/147 The Police Service of Northern Ireland and Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve (Injury Benefit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 - Department of Justice oral evidence session
SL1 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 4:05 PM (31 mins)
Committee Business |