| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Tuesday 12 May 2020 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:40 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:40 PM (23 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 13 May 2020 |
| 9:25 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 9:25 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:29 AM (94 mins)
Coronavirus and Post Primary Transfer - AQE / PPTC - Oral Briefing
• Dr Darrin Barr, Association for Quality Education Ltd
• Ms Carol McCann, Post-Primary Transfer Consortium
• Mr Ian Noad, Association for Quality Education Ltd
• Dr Bob Cummings, Post-Primary Transfer Consortium
Public from 11:03 AM (97 mins)
Coronavirus Response - Department of Education - Weekly Update
• Mr Peter Weir, Minister of Education
• Mr Derek Baker, DE
• Mr John Smith, DE
Public from 12:40 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:03 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:04 AM (90 mins)
Enterprise NI & InterTradeIreland Briefing - Impact of COVID-19
• Mr Michael McQuillan, Enterprise NI
• Mr Aidan Gough, InterTradeIreland
Public from 11:34 AM (82 mins)
Belfast Chamber, Retail NI & NI Retail Consortium Briefing - Impact of COVID-19
• Glyn Roberts, Retail NI
• Mr Aodhán Connolly, Northern Ireland Retail Consortium
Public from 12:56 PM (29 mins)
Northern Ireland Leisure & Entertainment Forum and Lafayette Photography/Irish Legal & Academic Briefing
• Mr Thomas Fegan, NI Leisure & Entertainment Forum
• Mr Stephen Holland, Lafayette Photography and Irish Legal & Academic
Public from 1:25 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:28 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:30 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:08 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 1:08 PM (67 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill (NI) 2020
• Miss Deirdre Hargey, Minister for Communities
• Mr Paul Price, DfC
• Mr Shane Clements, DfC
Impact of Coronavirus on Local Councils - Briefing from SOLACE NI
• Mr David Jackson, SOLACE NI
• Mrs Suzanne Wylie, Belfast City Council
• Mr Alfie Dallas, Derry City and Strabane District Council
• Mr Ronan Creggan, Belfast City Council
SR 2020 74 The Local Government (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of District Council Meetings) Regs (NI) 2020
SR 2020 77 The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2020
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (93 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:04 PM (75 mins)
Committee Business
Brexit - Oral Evidence Session on the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee
• Mr Declan Kearney, junior Minister
• Mr Gordon Lyons, junior Minister
Public from 3:19 PM (60 mins)
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland - Overview Briefing
• Ms Geraldine McGahey OBE, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Dr Evelyn Collins CBE, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Public from 4:19 PM (5 mins)
Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Proposals for handling Committee consideration of the Bill
Committee Business |
| 2:32 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:32 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:34 PM (112 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Oral Evidence from Conor Murphy, Minister of Finance and Sue Grey, Permanent Secretary, Department of Finance
• Mr Conor Murphy, Minister of Finance
• Ms Sue Gray, DoF
Public from 4:26 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 14 May 2020 |
| 10:00 AM | Starleaf (Senate Chamber), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Informal from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Informal from 10:10 AM (50 mins)
SR - SR 2020/ 075 The Direct Payments to Farmers (Crop Diversification Derogation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (85 mins)
COVID-19 Disease Response - Briefing from Expert Panel
• Professor Martin McKee, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Professor Anthony Costello, University College London
• Professor Sian Griffiths, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Public from 11:30 AM (60 mins)
COVID-19 Disease Response - Update from Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Mr Dermot Parsons, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Ms Emer Hopkins, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Ms Elaine Connolly, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
Public from 12:30 PM (45 mins)
Committee Business |
| 11:06 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Justice
Closed from 11:06 AM (28 mins)
Public from 11:34 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:38 AM (79 mins)
Committee Business
Legal Issues relating to the Covid-19 Regulations
• Mr John Larkin QC, The Office of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland
Public from 12:57 PM (18 mins)
Public from 1:15 PM (1 mins)
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Motion to Extend the Committee Stage
Legislative Consent Motion - Sentencing (Pre-Consolidation Amendments) Bill – Draft Committee Report
Legislative Consent Motion - Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill
Legislative Consent Motion - Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill
SR 2020/65: The Police Trainee (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Proposed legislative amendment to the Northern Ireland Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2009 to Remove the Same Household Rule
Results of the Consultation and Final COVID-19 Interim Payment Scheme for Legal Aid Suppliers
Committee Forward Work Programme
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Assembly Chamber | Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
Public from 1:30 PM (184 mins)
Minutes of previous meeting
Statement from Justice Minister
• Mrs Naomi Long, Minister of Justice
• Mr Peter May, DoJ
Statement from Health Minister
• Mr Robin Swann, Minister of Health
Date, Time, Location of Next Meeting |