| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 14 September 2020 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 15 September 2020 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:02 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:02 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:33 PM | Senate Chamber | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 1:33 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:35 PM (10 mins)
Changes to Organisational Structure
• Dr Kevin Pelan, Clerk Assistant
Closed from 1:45 PM (10 mins)
Guidance for Committees - update
Closed from 1:55 PM (13 mins)
Youth Assembly for Northern Ireland
• Mr Peter Hall, Assembly Clerk
Closed from 2:09 PM (11 mins)
RHI Inquiry Report recommendation on strengthening the scrutiny role of Assembly Committees – Subordinate Legislation
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules
Closed from 2:20 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 16 September 2020 |
| 9:34 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Closed from 9:34 AM (49 mins)
Assembly Research – CCEA Grade Awarding Model – Oral Briefing
• Mr Robert Barry, Senior Statistician
Public from 10:23 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:24 AM (140 mins)
CCEA – Curriculum and Assessment 2021 – Oral Briefing
• Mr Justin Edwards, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Ms Margaret Farragher, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr Trevor Carson, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Closed from 12:44 PM (21 mins)
CCEA – Curriculum and Assessment 2021 – Oral Briefing
Public from 1:05 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:04 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (100 mins)
Briefing from Economists - Economic Situation and Recovery briefing
• Mr Richard Ramsey, Expert Witness
• Mr Paul MacFlynn, Expert Witness
Public from 11:46 AM (53 mins)
Briefing from Professor Katy Hayward - UK Internal Market Bill
• Professor Katy Hayward, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 12:39 PM (42 mins)
Briefing from Excluded NI – Impact of Covid-19 and access to support
• Mr Brian Donaldson, ExcludedNI
Public from 1:21 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:22 PM (1 mins)
Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education Teaching, Access to Facilities and Fee’s
SL1 - Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (Meetings Amendment) Regulation (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 1:23 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:05 AM (51 mins)
Committee Business
SL1 - The Planning Act 2011 (Review) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - Amendments to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulation (Northern Ireland) 2010
SL1 - The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 - The Llewellyn Drive, Lisburn (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mrs Deirdre Gallagher, DfI
• Mr Victor Clegg, DfI
SL1 - Support for the Taxi Industry
SL1 - The Coolshinney Park, Magherafelt (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
SR 2020-177 The Ormeau Road, Belfast (Footway) (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020-180 The A29 New Road and B30 Newry Road, Silverbridge (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020-181 The Whitla Street, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020-182 The Railway Avenue, Newry (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020-183 The Back Street at Duncairn Gardens, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020-184 The Footpath to the rear of Albert Street, Quadrant Place and Cullingtree Road, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020-188 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR 2020-190 Taxi Licensing (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 10:56 AM (81 mins)
Briefing from Northern Ireland Water
• Dr Sara Venning, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Ronan Larkin, Northern Ireland Water
Public from 12:17 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:33 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Closed from 12:33 PM (19 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Briefing from the Senior Assistant Bill Clerk
• Ms Claire McCanny, Assembly Clerk
Public from 12:52 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:55 PM (58 mins)
Oral Evidence - Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) – Departmental Evidence Session
• Jeff McGuinness, DoF
Public from 1:53 PM (3 mins)
Public Accounts Committee’s Report on Excess Votes (Northern Ireland) 2016-17
Public from 1:56 PM (1 mins)
Written Evidence - Review of Financial Process - Department of Finance
Public from 1:58 PM (24 mins)
RaISe Oral Presentation - Personal Protective Equipment: ‘make and buy’ in Scotland
• Mr Colin Pidgeon, Research Officer
Public from 2:22 PM (1 mins)
The Civil Service Injury Benefits Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 2:23 PM (18 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:05 PM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 1:05 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:06 PM (77 mins)
Assembly Legal Services - Briefing on Powers of the Audit Committee
• Ms Alice McKelvey, Legal Advisor
Public from 2:23 PM (17 mins)
Assembly Research Briefing - Topical issues inc. work of Comparative Committees
• Ms Rachel Keyes, Research Officer
Public from 2:40 PM (30 mins)
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission - Briefing on budgetary implications of the Determination covering members' allowances.
• Mrs Lesley Hogg, Assembly Clerk
• Mr Richard Stewart, Director
Public from 3:10 PM (3 mins)
Budget 2021-22 in respect of the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (NIAC), Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) and Northern Ireland Public Service Ombudsman (NIPSO).
Public from 3:13 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 2:01 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business
• Ms Anne McCleary, DfC
• Mr Gerry McCann, DfC
Public from 2:15 PM (85 mins)
Review of Personal Independence Payment
• Ms Marie Cavanagh, Children in Northern Ireland
Pension Schemes Bill - RaISe Briefing
• Ms Eleanor Murphy, Research Officer
SR 2020-192 The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Regulations (NI) 2020
Public from 3:40 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 3:18 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 3:18 PM (78 mins)
Committee Business
Implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Article 2(1)) - Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Evelyn Collins CBE, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Geraldine McGahey OBE, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Dr David Russell, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Public from 4:36 PM (8 mins)
Report on Informal Strategic Planning Meeting
Committee Business |
| Thursday 17 September 2020 |
| 9:24 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 9:24 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:34 AM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing from RaISe - Common Framework ETS
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Public from 10:34 AM (58 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Common Framework ETS and Statutory Instrument Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020
• Mr John Mills, DAERA
• Mr Hugh McGinn, DAERA
• Mr Richard Coey, DAERA
Public from 11:32 AM (27 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Update on EU Exit Preparations from EMFG
• Mr John Mills, DAERA
• Mr Richard Coey, DAERA
• Ms Helen Lewis, DAERA
• Mr Anthony Courtney, DAERA
Public from 11:59 AM (1 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Statutory Instruments with devolved content to be laid in Westminster
Public from 12:00 PM (8 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - Update on The UK Government Fisheries Bill
Written Briefing DAERA - Common Frameworks
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/152 The Edible Crabs (Conservation) Regulations (NI) 2020
• Ms Claire Vincent, DAERA
• Mr Paddy Campbell, DAERA
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/153 The Edible Crabs (Undersized) Order (NI) 2020
Public from 12:08 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:11 PM (24 mins) |
| 10:03 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Justice
Public from 10:03 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (118 mins)
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Research Paper on Domestic Abuse Commissioners
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Further Informal Deliberations on the Bill clauses and possible amendments
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Consideration of other issues not currently included in the Bill
Department of Justice Main Estimates
Annual Renewal of the Secretary of State’s Direction under Section 1A(7) of the Prisons Act (NI) 1953 as amended by Schedule 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010
Consultation on the Law on Child Sexual Exploitation
Department of Justice Corporate Plan 2019-22 and Draft Business Plan 2021-22
Restarting the Accreditation Process for Community Based Restorative Justice Organisations – Transfer of Legislation
Closed from 12:22 PM (73 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:35 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Closed from 10:35 AM (25 mins)
Committee Inquiry: COVID-19 and its impact on Care Homes
Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:05 AM (45 mins)
Brexit Briefing
• Prof Cathy Harrison, DoH
• Ms Eimear Smyth, DoH
• Ms Patricia Quinn-Duffy, DoH
• Ms Fiona Taylor, DoH
Public from 11:50 AM (20 mins)
UK SI - The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professionals) (EFTA States and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
• Ms Patricia Quinn-Duffy, DoH
Public from 12:10 PM (25 mins)
UK SI - The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
• Mrs Sharon Gilmore, Food Standards Agency NI
Public from 12:35 PM (10 mins)
SR 2020/193 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 9) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
SR 2020/194 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 10) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 1:00 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
Public from 2:00 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:03 PM (57 mins)
Professor Kent Roach
Public from 3:00 PM (50 mins)
Dr.Katie Boyle
Public from 3:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Room 30 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 2:04 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:06 PM (9 mins)
Standing Orders: Temporary Provision
Public from 2:15 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:20 PM (28 mins)
Review of Standing Order 45A - Legal Advice
Closed from 2:48 PM (39 mins)
Strategic Planning |
| 2:06 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:06 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:14 PM (2 mins)
Ministerial Direction - Ministerial Direction in relation to the Infected Blood Payment Scheme
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:16 PM (28 mins)
Inquiry into The LandWeb Project and Digital Transformation - Briefing Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mrs Clare Dornan, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Christine Burns, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:44 PM (54 mins)
Inquiry into The LandWeb Project and Digital Transformation - Preparation Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mrs Clare Dornan, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Christine Burns, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |