| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 19 October 2015 |
| 11:32 AM | Room 29 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 11:32 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:33 AM (15 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
• Mr Damien Martin, Clerk Assistant
Closed from 11:48 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:08 PM | Room 30 | Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill
Closed from 12:08 PM (22 mins)
Committee Deliberations on Part 12 of the Mental Capacity Bill
Follow up on Part 2 (Clauses 9-34) of the Mental Capacity Bill
Initial Committee Deliberations on Part 10 of the Mental Capacity Bill
Public from 12:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Briefing from RaISe
• Mr Colin Pidgeon, Research Officer
Background Papers
Public from 12:45 PM (120 mins)
Evidence session on Part 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14 and 15 of the Mental Capacity Bill
• Mr Alastair Rankin, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Ms Rachael Gallagher, Information Commissioner's Oiffice
• Ms Delia McCartan, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Karen Hall, Disability Action
• Mr John Mackell, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
• Mr Sean McParland, Law Centre (NI)
• Ms Natalie Whelehan, NSPCC
• Ms Bernadette Hamilton, NI Approved Social Worker Training Programme
• Dr Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Ms Lisa Trueman, DoH
• Ms Clare Irvine, DoJ
• Mr Peter Luney, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
• Ms Gillian McClearn, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
Public from 2:45 PM (64 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:05 PM | Room 21 | Committee for Employment and Learning
Public from 1:05 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:07 PM (30 mins)
Committee Inquiry into post Special Educational Need Provision in education, employment and training for those with Learning Disabilities - Briefing from Assembly Research and Information Service - Costs of Special Educational Needs Provision for ages 16 - 25 in England and Wales
• Mr Eoin Murphy, Research Officer
Public from 1:37 PM (60 mins)
Committee Inquiry into post Special Educational Need Provision in education, employment and training for those with Learning Disabilities - Joint Department for Employment and Learning and Department of Education Briefing - Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill
• Mr Andy Cole, DEL
• Mrs Caroline Gillan, DE
Public from 2:37 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 20 October 2015 |
| 10:07 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Closed from 10:07 AM (100 mins)
Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill - Politics Plus Session
• Mr Daniel Greenberg, Politics Plus
Public from 11:47 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:10 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:10 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:12 AM (67 mins)
Oral Briefing from Mobile Network Operators: Development plans, future plans and relationship with Ofcom
• Mr Paul James, o2
• Mr Scott McGimpsey, Everything Everywhere
• Mr Simon Miler, Three
• Mr Paul Morris, Vodaphone
Public from 11:42 AM (1 mins)
Oral Briefing from Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP)
• Ms Jabeen Paracha, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Mr Francis Loughran, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Public from 11:43 AM (43 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 12:26 PM (15 mins)
Credit Unions and Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Bill
Written Briefing from DETI: Horizon 2020 - Briefing on the success of NI programme
Written Briefing from InterTradeIreland: Annual Report 2014
Assembly Research Briefing:Utility Regulator Stakeholder Workshop
Written Briefing from DETI: Cost of Doing Business Research Update
EU Matters - Issue 07/2015
Public from 12:41 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 1:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:01 PM (18 mins)
Inquiry into the extent to which Standing Orders should permit the Attorney General to participate in proceedings of the Assembly
Public from 1:19 PM (1 mins)
Review of Public Petitions Procedures
Public from 1:20 PM (1 mins)
Review of the time allocated to Topical Questions
Public from 1:21 PM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme
Public from 1:22 PM (2 mins)
Correspondence
Public from 1:24 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:03 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:03 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:13 PM | Room 21 | Chairpersons' Liaison Group
Closed from 1:13 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:14 PM (32 mins)
Resource Planning for Committees post-Voluntary Exit Scheme
Production of Committee Reports Electronically
2015-16 Committee Expenditure
Legislation Programme
Ad-Hoc Committees On Conformity With Equality Requirements
Closed from 1:46 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:36 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 1:36 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:38 PM (92 mins)
Oral Briefing ASDA / Tesco – General Purchasing Policy
• Dr Chris Brown, ASDA
• Mr Joe McDonald, ASDA
• Mr Barney Kay, Tesco
• Mr Cliff Kells, Tesco
Suspension from 3:10 PM (31 mins)
Public from 3:41 PM (38 mins)
Oral Briefing NIMEA Better Regulation and Other Issues
• Mr Campbell Tweedie, Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association
• Mr Conall Donnelly, Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association
Public from 4:19 PM (3 mins)
Written Brief Rivers Agency – Reservoirs Act (NI) 2015
Written Brief DARD – Increase of Penalties for Offences Under Welfare of Animals
Public from 4:22 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:25 PM (1 mins)
Inquiry into Better Regulation |
| Wednesday 21 October 2015 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Employment and Learning
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (43 mins)
Briefing from NISRA on the Labour Force Survey
• Dr James Gillan, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Dr David Marshall, DoF
Public from 10:48 AM (77 mins)
Briefing from the Ulster University - Budget Cuts
• Professor Paddy Nixon, Ulster University
• Professor Richard Millar, Ulster University
• Mr Peter Hope, Ulster University
Public from 12:05 PM (23 mins)
Briefing from Ulster University Students Union - Student Finance and Student Fees
• Mr Colum Mackey, Ulster University Students' Union
• Mr Michael Quigg, Ulster University Students' Union
• Ms Kellie Murnion, Ulster University Students' Union
• Mr Elliot Lyness, Ulster University Students' Union
Public from 12:28 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Education
Public from 10:03 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:08 AM (80 mins)
Council for the Curriculum, Examiniations and Assessments: Levels of Progression / Computer Based Assessment / GCSE & A-Level Re-Specification
• Mr Justin Edwards, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr Richard Hanna, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr Roger McCune, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Public from 11:28 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:34 AM (1 mins)
Terms of Reference Mini Inquiry / Forward Work Programme
Public from 11:35 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:24 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Finance
Public from 10:24 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:29 AM (38 mins)
Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill - Briefing from the Scottish Legal Compaints Commission
• Mr David Buchanan-Cook, Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
Public from 11:07 AM (65 mins)
Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill - Briefing from the Bar Council for Northern Ireland
• Mr David Mulholland, Bar Council of Northern Ireland
• Mr Gerald McAlinden QC, Bar Council of Northern Ireland
• Mr Gary Potter BL, Bar Council of Northern Ireland
Public from 12:12 PM (23 mins)
Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland - Correspondence and Next Steps
Public from 12:35 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:24 AM | HARBOUR OFFICE, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, PORT ROAD, LONDONDERRY | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:24 AM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:31 AM (38 mins)
Londonderry Port Trustees Presentation
• Mr Brian McGrath, Londonderry Port and Harbour
Suspension from 11:09 AM (4 mins)
Public from 11:13 AM (40 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Belfast Rapid Transit Update
• Mr Ciarán de Búrca, DfI
• Dr Andrew Murray, DfI
• Mr Philip O'Neill, Translink
Public from 11:53 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:03 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:03 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:04 PM (95 mins)
Changing the Culture of Care Provision in Northern Ireland - Briefing by the Department and RQIA
• Mr Chris Matthews, DoH
• Mr Fergal Bradley, DoH
• Mr Glenn Houston, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Mr Kevin Keenan, Health and Social Care Board
Public from 3:39 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
SL1: Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 |
| 2:04 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 2:04 PM (11 mins)
Governance - Committee consideration of legal advice relating to historical institutional abuse
• Mr Simon Kelly, Assistant Legal Advisor
Closed from 2:15 PM (13 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
Public from 2:28 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:35 PM (55 mins)
Victims and Survivors - Briefing by the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors
• Mrs Judith Thompson, Commission for Victims and Survivors
• Mr John Beggs, Commission for Victims and Survivors
• Mr Adrian McNamee, Commission for Victims and Survivors
Public from 3:30 PM (8 mins)
European Issues - Assembly Research update on Committee's EU Priorities
• Mr Michael Potter, Research Officer
Public from 3:38 PM (37 mins)
Good Relations - Briefing by Departmental officials on the Vulnerable Persons Re-location Scheme
• Dr Mark Browne, TEO
• Mrs Grainne Killen, TEO
• Mr Ken Fraser, TEO
Public from 4:15 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:08 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Closed from 2:08 PM (12 mins)
Inquiry into The Northern Ireland Events Company - Preparation session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stephen Smith, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Denver Lynn, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:20 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:21 PM (97 mins)
Inquiry into The Northern Ireland Events Company - Evidence session
• Dr Andrew McCormick, DfE
• Mrs Jackie Kerr, DfE
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Alison Caldwell, DoF
Closed from 3:58 PM (12 mins)
Inquiry into The Northern Ireland Events Company - Discussion with NIAO officials
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Denver Lynn, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Stephen Smith, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:10 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 22 October 2015 |
| 9:29 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:29 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:34 AM (67 mins)
Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill - Local Government
• Ms Karen Smyth, Northern Ireland Local Government Association
• Mr Stephen Leonard, Belfast City Council
• Mr Steven Corr, Belfast City Council
Public from 10:41 AM (1 mins)
The Charities Act 2008 (Examination of Accounts) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 10:42 AM (1 mins)
SL1 The Charities Act 2008 (Designated Religious Charities) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
Public from 10:43 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure
Public from 10:03 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Libraries NI briefing regarding Review of Opening Hours consultation
• Ms Irene Knox, Libraries NI
• Ms Helen Osborn, Libraries NI
• Mr Terry Heron, Libraries NI
Public from 11:05 AM (85 mins)
Briefing by DCAL Community Festivals Fund
• Ms Angela McAllister, DCAL
• Ms Patricia McAuley, DCAL
Public from 12:30 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:20 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for the Environment
Public from 10:20 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Synopsis of Responses - Consultation on Amending the NIEA’s Financial Provision Policy
Synopsis of Responses to consultation on draft second cycle River Basin Management Plans
Synopsis of Responses to Consultation on Draft Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment No.3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Synopsis of Responses to Consultation on Proposals related to downloading timescales for digital tachograph data
Synopsis of Responses to the UK Wide Consultation on Transportation of EU Regulation 165/2014 Tachographs in Road Transport
SR 2015/344 The Planning (Hazardous Substances) No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SR 2015/349 The Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty) (Offences) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
SR 2015/351 The Water Framework Directive (Classification Priority Substances and Shellfish Waters) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SR 2015/352 The Snares Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
Public from 10:30 AM (75 mins)
Environmental Better Regulation Bill - Deliberation of clauses
• Mr Dave Foster, DoE
• Mr Robert Gray, DoE
Suspension from 11:45 AM (3 mins)
Public from 11:48 AM (42 mins)
Issues arising from the spread of Knotweed - Briefing from RaISe
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Issues arising from the spread of Knotweed - Briefing from Knotweed NI
• Mr Mark Johnston, Knotweed NI
• Mr Colin Eve, Knotweed NI
• Mr Ken Armstrong, Knotweed NI
Public from 12:30 PM (31 mins)
European Issues - RaISe Written Briefing
European Issues - Departmental briefing
• Mr Tim Irwin, DoE
• Mr Brendan Forde, DoE
Public from 1:01 PM (21 mins)
Committee Business |
| 3:04 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 3:04 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 3:10 PM (50 mins)
Update on Proposals for Civil Legal Aid Remunerations in Civil and Family Courts
• Mr Mark McGuckin, DoJ
• Mr Richard Cushnie, DoJ
• Ms Maureen Erne, DoJ
• Ms Caroline McAuley, DoJ
Public from 4:00 PM (14 mins)
Justice No.2 Bill - Delegated Powers Memorandum
Assembly and Executive Reform (Assembly Opposition) Bill - Correspondence from Assembly and Executive Review Committee
SR 2015/345: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SR 2015/350: The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SR 2015/353: The Criminal Justice (European Protection Order) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
SL1: Proposed Human Rights Guidance for the Youth Justice Agency in Relation to Restorative Justice by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland
Programme for Government - Update on Department of Justice Commitments
Draft Code of Practice on the Exercise of Maritime Powers under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 - Proposed Consultation
Review of Certain Provisions in Mental Health Review Tribunal Rules - Proposed Targeted Consultation
A Review of the Code of Practice for the Exercise of Functions of PCSPs and DPCSPs - Proposed Consultation
Update on Judicial Pension Reform and O'Brien Litigation
Public from 4:14 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |