| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 14 October 2024 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 15 October 2024 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:04 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:04 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 16 October 2024 |
| VISIT | Ebrington Square | Committee for The Executive Office |
| 9:32 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 9:32 AM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:43 AM (76 mins)
Invest NI Progress and 3 Year Business Strategy- oral and written evidence
• Mr Paul Grocott, DfE
• Mr Kieran Donoghue, Invest NI
Public from 10:59 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:01 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:14 AM (54 mins)
Planning and Infrastructure Key Issues - Mineral Products Association (Northern Ireland) – Oral Evidence
• Mr Gordon Best, Mineral Products Association (Northern Ireland)
• Mr David Chambers, Mineral Products Association (Northern Ireland)
• Mr Mark Quigley, Mineral Products Association (Northern Ireland)
Public from 11:09 AM (40 mins)
Budget 2024-2025 - update - Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Ms Susan Anderson, DfI
• Mr Declan McGeown, DfI
• Mr Colin Woods, DfI
• Ms Judith Andrews, DfI
Public from 11:49 AM (26 mins)
RaISe - Statutory Planning Consultees – Oral Briefing
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Public from 12:15 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 10:03 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:06 AM (10 mins)
Committee Quorum
• Mr Ray McCaffrey, Research Officer
Public from 10:16 AM (34 mins)
Northern Ireland Audit Office – Draft Budget 2025/26
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Brian O'Neill, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Anu Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 10:50 AM (49 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Service Ombudsman – Draft Budget 2025/26
• Ms Margaret Kelly, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr Sean Martin, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Ms Kirsty McCool, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 11:39 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:40 AM (10 mins)
Draft Budget 2025/26 submissions
Closed from 11:50 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:40 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:40 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:42 PM (30 mins)
Civil Law Reform - Report on Gender Recognition Act (GRA) 2004 Evaluation and Policy Options - Oral briefing from QUB
• Professor Ioana Latu, Queen's University Belfast
• Dr Phoebe McKenna-Plumley, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 2:12 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Ebrington Hotel, 69-72 Ebrington Square, Derry/ Londonderry | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Strategic Investment Board - Oral Briefing
• Mr Scott Wilson, Strategic Investment Board
• Ms Joan O'Hara, TEO
• Ms Johneen Wright, TEO
Public from 3:05 PM (5 mins)
Inquiry into Gaps in Equality Legislation - Update
Public from 3:10 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:01 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:16 PM (40 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Oral briefing from Dr Áine Aventin
• Dr Áine Aventin, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 2:57 PM (57 mins)
Relationships and Sexuality Education Inquiry - Oral Briefing from the Rainbow Project, HERe NI and Cara-Friend
• Ms Alexa Moore, The Rainbow Project
• Ms Sophie Nelson, HERe NI
Public from 4:49 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 17 October 2024 |
| VISIT | Mount Stewart | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (35 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:35 AM (21 mins)
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill - Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) - Delegated powers – oral briefing from ESR
• Ms Angela Kelly, Northern Ireland Assembly
Closed from 10:56 AM (70 mins)
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill - Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) - Committee deliberations
Public from 12:06 PM (18 mins)
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Bill - Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) - Formal clause by clause consideration
• Ms Hayley Ward, DfC
• Mr Richard Jordan, DfC
Public from 12:24 PM (2 mins)
Child Support Enforcement Bill - Child Support Enforcement Bill - overview of Call for Evidence
Public from 12:26 PM (1 mins)
SR 2024/0000 The Electrical Safety Standards for Private Tenancies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 12:27 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Conference Room, Mount Stewart, Portaferry Road, Newtownards | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Informal from 10:03 AM (43 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer
Public from 10:46 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:01 AM (53 mins)
Briefing from National Trust - National Trust, Nature Recovery, Climate Adaptation and Coastal Resilience
• Ms Victoria Magreehan, National Trust
• Mr Sean Maxwell, National Trust
• Ms Melina Quinn, National Trust
• Dr Jade Berman, National Trust
Public from 11:54 AM (3 mins)
SL1 - The Environmental Protection (Single-Use Vapes) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 11:57 AM (14 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:10 PM | Room 21 | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:10 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:14 PM (35 mins)
Inquiry into Public Procurement in Northern Ireland - CoPE Responses - Clerks briefing paper
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:49 PM (39 mins)
Inquiry into Child Poverty in Northern Ireland - Final consideration of Draft Report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:28 PM (46 mins)
Committee Procedures and Practices - Primacy discussions
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:14 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:16 PM | Gransha Suite, La Mon Hotel, Gransha Suite, COMBER | Committee for Health
Public from 2:16 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:20 PM (82 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Health Reform Agenda
• Mr Mike Nesbitt, Minister of Health
• Mr Peter May, DoH
Public from 3:42 PM (32 mins)
Briefing from NHS Confederation
• Mr Matthew Taylor, NHS Confederation
Public from 4:14 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business |