| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 12 May 2025 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 13 May 2025 |
| 9:36 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Public from 9:36 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:39 AM (52 mins)
Review into Assembly and Executive reform: Oral evidence from the Constitution Unit - University College London
• Mr Alan Whysall, University College London
• Professor Alan Renwick, University College London
• Doctor Conor Kelly, University of Oxford
Public from 10:31 AM (2 mins)
Review of Assembly committee engagement on cross-cutting Executive strategies - Briefing by RaISe
Public from 10:33 AM (1 mins)
Review into the development of a formal process and guidance on the handling of Westminster Statutory Instruments which include a role for the Assembly - Briefing by RaISe
Public from 10:34 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:01 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:01 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:11 PM | Room 29 | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 1:11 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:15 PM (30 mins)
Strengthening Committee Scrutiny
Closed from 1:45 PM (13 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 14 May 2025 |
| 9:45 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Economy
Public from 9:45 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:47 AM (10 mins)
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill – Legislative Consent Motion – DfE briefing
• Mark McGregor, DfE
Public from 9:57 AM (12 mins)
Assembly Research briefing – Employment Bill
• Mr Michael Scholes, Research Officer
Public from 10:09 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 10:03 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (2 mins)
NIAO Main Estimates 2025-26
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Brian O'Neill, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 10:07 AM (4 mins)
NIPSO Main Estimates 2025-26
• Ms Margaret Kelly, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr Sean Martin, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Closed from 10:11 AM (4 mins)
Committee Report on Estimates for NIAO and NIPSO 2025-26
Closed from 10:15 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:04 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (46 mins)
Qualification Requirements of Chartered Surveyors When Acting on Behalf of Landowners - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - Oral Evidence
• Mr Emmet McDonough-Brown, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Mr Garrett O'Hare, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Public from 10:52 AM (60 mins)
Implementation Of The Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Oral Evidence
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Mr Gary Quinn, DfI
• Mr Jonathan McKee, DfI
Suspension from 11:52 AM (8 mins)
Public from 12:00 PM (42 mins)
Governance and Funding Models in the Water Service Industry - Oral Briefing
• Mr Desmond McKibbin, Research Officer
Public from 12:42 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:43 AM | Senate Chamber | Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Economy and the Committee for Education
Public from 10:43 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:46 AM (115 mins)
Department of Education and Department for the Economy joint Evidence session- careers, compulsory school age, CCEA Regulation etc.
• Linsey Farrell, DE
• Karen McCullough, DE
• Andrew Scott, DE
• Moira Doherty, DfE
• Clement Athanasiou, DfE
• Mark Lee, DfE
Public from 12:41 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:03 PM (66 mins)
Recommendations for Irish Medium - Oral Briefing by Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta
• Ms Maria Thomasson, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta
• Ms Orla Nig Fhearraigh, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta
Public from 3:09 PM (36 mins)
Recommendations for Irish Medium - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
• Mr James Hutchinson, DE
• Mr Maurice Girvin, DE
Public from 3:52 PM (32 mins)
Integrated Education Update - Oral Briefing by DE Officials
• Mr James Hutchinson, DE
• Mr Adrian Murphy, DE
Public from 4:24 PM (18 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing: Stakeholder Panel Session - Victims Payment Scheme Panel sessions
• Ms Andrée Murphy, Relatives for Justice
• Mr Ruairí Howarth, Relatives for Justice
• Mr Kenny Donaldson, South East Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF)
• Dr Sandra Peake, WAVE Trauma Centre
• Mr David Taylor, ELY Centre
• Mr Ivan Bingham, ELY Centre
Public from 2:55 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing: Department officials and Victims' Payment Board President - Victims' Payment Scheme
• The Hon. Mr Justice McAlinden, Victims’ Payment Board
• Mr Paul Bullick, Victims’ Payment Board
• Mr Patrick Gallagher, TEO
Public from 3:35 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing: Victim and Survivors' Service (VSS) - Victims' Payment Scheme
• Mr Andrew Walker, Victims and Survivors Service
• Ms Emma Dargan, Victims and Survivors Service
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 15 May 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 10:10 AM (2 mins)
Public from 10:12 AM (6 mins)
Sign Language Bill - Update on Committee Call for Evidence
Suspension from 10:18 AM (7 mins)
Public from 10:25 AM (74 mins)
Children’s and Young People’s voices, rights and needs: Oral briefing from NI Commissioner for Children & Young People
• Mr Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Alex Tennant, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Joanne McGurk, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Rachel Woods, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Public from 11:39 AM (36 mins)
Homelessness legislative frameworks in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales: Oral briefing from RaISe
• Ms Eleanor Murphy, Research Officer
Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:02 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:02 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:03 AM (12 mins)
COM/2023/451 Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC - Legal Advice
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:15 AM (9 mins)
COM/2023/770 Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 - Legal advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:24 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:31 AM (31 mins)
COM/2023/770 Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Neal Gartland, DAERA
• Mr Christopher Andrews, DAERA
• Mr Chris Wade, DAERA
Public from 11:02 AM (28 mins)
COM/2023/451 Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Tommy McNamara, DAERA
• Mr Karl Beattie, DAERA
• Mr Adrian Borland, DfI
• Ms Caroline Hobson, DfI
Public from 11:30 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:13 AM | Assembly Marquee, B44-45, Balmoral Show, Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:13 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (61 mins)
Briefing from Ulster Farmers' Union - Current issues
• Mr William Irvine, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Alexander Kinnear, Ulster Farmers' Union
Public from 11:16 AM (41 mins)
Briefing from Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster - Current issues
• Mr Richard Beattie, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
• Ms Joyce Allen, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
• Ms Sarah Halliday, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster
Public from 11:57 AM (1 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - DAERA Final Budget 2025-26
Public from 11:58 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 (45 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from Southern Area Hospice Services
• Ms Liz Cuddy, Southern Area Hospice
• Ms Bridget Lynch, Southern Area Hospice
• Ms Bernie Torley, Southern Area Hospice
Public from 2:50 PM (60 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from NHSCT and SHSCT
• Ms Alison Campbell Smyth, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Mary Ann McCann, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Louise McNutt, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Sarah Cousins, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Dr Gemma Ryder, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 3:50 PM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - 6 monthly update on Workforce
• Mr Phil Rodgers, DoH
• Mr Peter Barbour, DoH
• Mr Stephen Galway, DoH
• Mr Rodney Redmond, DoH
• Ms Katherine Ferguson, DoH
Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment No.2) Regulations NI 2025
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Maternity Review Report Implementation
Public from 4:45 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Hospital Car Parking Charges update
Public from 4:50 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:07 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:07 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:11 PM (13 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
Public from 2:24 PM (140 mins)
Justice Bill - Law Society of Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Mr Peter O'Brien, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Joe McVeigh, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Eoghan McKenna, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr Brian Archer, Law Society Northern Ireland
Public from 4:44 PM (11 mins)
Budget 2025-2026 - Main Estimates and Estimates Memorandum – Department of Justice written paper
Improving health within criminal justice - Strategy and action plan progress report – Department of Justice
Sentence reduction for guilty pleas - Consultation - Department of Justice
Public from 4:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:09 PM | Room 21 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:09 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:36 PM (17 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Update on Inquiry on Mental Health Services in Northern Ireland
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:53 PM (13 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Initial consideration of draft report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:06 PM (26 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Draft press release
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:32 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office |