Business Diary

Monday 16 March 2020 - Friday 20 March 2020

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* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings

Time	Venue	Plenary/Committee
Monday 16 March 2020
12:00 PM	Assembly Chamber	Plenary Session
6:02 PM	Room 106	Business Committee Closed from 6:02 PM (43 mins) Committee Business
Wednesday 18 March 2020
9:56 AM	Senate Chamber	Committee for Education Public from 9:56 AM (4 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:00 AM (121 mins) Ministerial Oral Briefing - Education Authority Internal Audit / Coronavirus Response • Mr Peter Weir, Minister of Education • Mr Derek Baker, DE Public from 12:01 PM (64 mins) Public from 1:05 PM (10 mins) Coronavirus Response – Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council - Oral Briefing • Mr Gerry Murphy, Irish National Teachers' Organisation • Ms Geri Cameron, National Association of Head Teachers • Mr Harry Greer, National Association of Head Teachers Committee Business
10:00 AM	Room 29	Committee for the Economy Public from 10:00 AM (10 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:10 AM (140 mins) SL1 – The Northern Ireland Screen Commission (Funding) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 Examiner of Statutory Rules Ulster University Economic Policy Centre – Automation in Northern Ireland EU Exit and Impacts on Northern Ireland’s Services Trade - Evidence from Services Trade Restrictiveness Indices Departmental Briefing - Economic Impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) • Mr John McGrillen, Tourism NI • Mr Donal Durkan, Invest NI • Mr Shane Murphy, DfE • Mr Keith Forster, DfE Economic Impact on Tourism Industry of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public from 12:30 PM (10 mins) Committee Business Closed from 12:40 PM (35 mins) Departmental Briefing - RHI Update • Mr Richard Rodgers, DfE • Mr Jamie Warnock, DfE • Graham Miller, DfE
1:16 PM	Room 30	Committee for Communities Public from 1:16 PM (16 mins) Ministerial Briefing on Welfare Reform Mitigations S.R 2020/32 The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Committee Business
2:08 PM	Room 29	Committee for Finance Closed from 2:08 PM (12 mins) Legal Advice - Budget 2020 • Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office Public from 2:20 PM (6 mins) Committee Business Public from 2:26 PM (54 mins) Oral Evidence - Overview and priorities for the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) • Siobhan Carey, DoF • Kathie Walker, DoF • Dr Tracy Power, DoF • Dr David Marshall, DoF Public from 3:20 PM (20 mins) SL1 - The Census Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 • Siobhan Carey, DoF • Kathie Walker, DoF • Dr David Marshall, DoF • Dr Tracy Power, DoF Public from 3:40 PM (2 mins) SL1 - The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 SL1 - The Public Service Pensions Revaluation Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 Public from 3:42 PM (4 mins) Written Briefing - Chancellor's Budget 2020-2021 Public from 3:46 PM (7 mins) Written Briefing - Department for Finance's role in RHI tariffs as set out in the Regional Rates and Energy (No.2) Act Public from 3:53 PM (5 mins) Written Briefing - Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Public from 3:58 PM (15 mins) Committee Business
2:08 PM	Room 30	Committee for The Executive Office Closed from 2:08 PM (26 mins) Committee Business Historical Institutional Abuse - Legal Advice on Redress Scheme • Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor Public from 2:34 PM (48 mins) Committee Business Strategic Investment and Regeneration, Equality and the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression, and Urban Villages and Communities in Transition - Departmental Briefing • Dr Mark Browne, TEO • Ms Siobhan Broderick, TEO • Mrs Linsey Farrell, TEO • Mrs Orla McStravick, TEO Public from 3:22 PM (15 mins) Committee Business
Thursday 19 March 2020
10:00 AM	Room 30	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Public from 10:00 AM (24 mins) Committee Business Closed from 10:24 AM (19 mins) Public from 10:43 AM (45 mins) Oral Evidence from DAERA - COVID-19 • Mr Norman Fulton, DAERA • Mr Robert Huey, DAERA • Mr Brian Doherty, DAERA • Ms Tracey Teague, DAERA Closed from 11:28 AM (14 mins) Oral Evidence from DAERA - COVID 19 Public from 11:42 AM (19 mins) Closed from 12:01 PM (14 mins) UK Government Agriculture Bill - Consideration of draft LCM Report Closed from 12:15 PM (24 mins) UK Government Fisheries Bill - Committee consideration of evidence, identification of key issues
10:34 AM	Room 29	Committee for Health Public from 10:34 AM (3 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:37 AM (71 mins) COVID-19 Disease Response - Care Sector • Ms Pauline Shepherd, Independent Health and Care Providers • Ms Agnes Lunny, Positive Futures Public from 11:48 AM (47 mins) COVID-19 Disease Response - Community Pharmacy NI • Mr Gerard Greene, Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland • Mr Peter Rice, Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland Public from 12:35 PM (5 mins) COVID-19 Disease Response Public from 12:40 PM (5 mins) SR 2020/24 The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Public from 12:45 PM (5 mins) SL1 - The Food Information (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2020 Public from 12:50 PM (19 mins) Committee Business
2:05 PM	Room 29	Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights Public from 2:05 PM (71 mins) Briefing by RaISe: Key issues for a Bill of Rights • Mr Michael Potter, Research Officer Briefing by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission • Mr Les Allamby, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission • Dr David Russell, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Training options for the Ad Hoc Committee Committee Business Public from 3:16 PM (2 mins) Committee Business
2:06 PM	Room 30	Committee for Justice Public from 2:06 PM (8 mins) Committee Business Public from 2:14 PM (127 mins) Department of Justice Coronavirus Planning • Ms Deborah Brown, DoJ • Mr Ronnie Armour, DoJ • Mr Peter Luney, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service • Mr Alan Todd, Police Service of Northern Ireland Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill • Mr Anthony McNally, Police Service of Northern Ireland Closed from 4:21 PM (67 mins) Department of Justice Coronavirus Planning Public from 5:28 PM (4 mins) 2021-22 Department of Justice Final Budget Allocations Public from 5:32 PM (3 mins) Committee Business
2:08 PM	Senate Chamber	Public Accounts Committee Public from 2:08 PM (4 mins) Committee Business Closed from 2:12 PM (58 mins) Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Briefing from Department for the Economy Officials • Mr Mike Brennan, DfE • Ms Heather Cousins, DfE • Mr Michael Donnelly, Strategic Investment Board • Mr Philip Cromie, DfE Closed from 3:10 PM (2 mins) Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Preparation Session • Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office Closed from 3:12 PM (2 mins) Committee Business

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