Business Diary

Monday 22 June 2015 - Friday 26 June 2015

* 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
TimeVenuePlenary/Committee
Monday 22 June 2015
12:00 PMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
2:07 PMRoom 30Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the Mental Capacity Bill

Public from 2:07 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Background Papers

Public from 2:08 PM (63 mins)
Departmental briefing on Mental Capacity Bill
• Ms Lisa Trueman, DoH
• Ms Alison McCaffrey, DoH
• Ms Clare Irvine, DoJ

Public from 3:11 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Tuesday 23 June 2015
10:10 AMRoom 29Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:10 AM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing from Consumer Council NI: Research into online parcel deliveries to Northern Ireland
• Ms Kellin McCloskey, Consumer Council Northern Ireland
• Ms Kathy Graham, Consumer Council Northern Ireland

Public from 10:50 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:52 AM (1 mins)
Legislation: SL1 Amendment to the Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

Public from 10:53 AM (2 mins)
Consultation: Draft Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Consultation: Proposed Revised Health and Safety Approved Codes of Practice Summary of Responses

Public from 10:55 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 11:05 AM (176 mins)
Closed Session: Inquiry into Growing the Economy and Creating Jobs in a Reduced Tax Environment: Committee Report – informal consideration

Inquiry into Growing the Economy and Creating Jobs in a Reduced Tax Environment: Committee Report
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
10:36 AMRoom 21Ad Hoc Committee on the Public Services Ombudsperson Bill

Public from 10:36 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:40 AM (50 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsperson Bill - Briefing from Assembly Legal Services on Legal Advice
• Miss Angela Kelly, Examiner of Statutory Rules

Public from 11:30 AM (57 mins)
Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsperson Bill - Committee deliberations on Bill
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Legal Advisor

Public from 12:27 PM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme

Public from 12:28 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
12:48 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Justice

Public from 12:48 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 12:50 PM (66 mins)
Briefing by Assembly Senior Researcher on a Research Paper on Fine Collection and Enforcement Mechanisms in other jurisdictions
• Mr Tim Moore, Senior Researcher

Justice No.2 Bill - Briefing on the Principles of the Bill
• Ms Karen Pearson, DoJ
• Ms Angela Bell, DoJ
• Mr Tom Haire, DoJ
• Ms Pamela Reid, DoJ
• Ms Anne McConkey, DoJ
• Mr Alan Smyth, Northern Ireland Prison Service

AccessNI Enhanced Checks - Update on the Current Position
• Mr Tom Clarke, AccessNI
• Mr Chris Noble, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Mr Tim Mairs, Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Ms Brenda Cairns, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Public from 1:56 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
1:04 PMRoom 21Committee on Procedures

Public from 1:04 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 1:05 PM (3 mins)
Inquiry into the extent to which Standing Orders should permit the Attorney General to participate in proceedings of the Assembly

Public from 1:08 PM (36 mins)
Review of Public Petitions Procedures

Public from 1:44 PM (2 mins)
Female representation within the team of Speaker, Principal Deputy Speaker and Deputy Speakers

Public from 1:46 PM (10 mins)
Review of Standing Order 65 - Good Order

Public from 1:56 PM (3 mins)
Review of the time allocated to Topical Questions

Public from 1:59 PM (1 mins)
Forward Work Programme

Public from 2:00 PM (1 mins)
Correspondence

Public from 2:01 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
1:06 PMRoom 106Business Committee

Closed from 1:06 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
1:30 PMRoom 30Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 1:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 1:35 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD - EU issues
• Ms Louise Warde Hunter, DAERA
• Mr Paddy Campbell, DAERA
• Mrs Colette McMaster, DAERA

Public from 2:15 PM (10 mins)
Written Briefing DARD- SL1 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2015

Written Briefing DARD - Pre-con - Tuberculosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme (Amendment) Order

Written Briefing DARD - Beef sector / suckler cows industry

Public from 2:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:30 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing DARD Minister - Priorities
• Ms Michelle O'Neill, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
• Mr Noel Lavery, DAERA
• Ms Louise Warde Hunter, DAERA
• Mr David Small, DAERA
• Mr Robert Huey, DAERA

Closed from 3:30 PM (15 mins)
Inquiry into Better Regulation - Special Adviser list

Public from 3:45 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 24 June 2015
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
9:36 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Education

Closed from 9:36 AM (59 mins)
Inquiry into Shared and Integrated Education - Draft Report - written briefing

Public from 10:35 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:41 AM (81 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Michael Wardlow, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Roisin Mallon, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Mr Les Allamby, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr David Russell, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Dr Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Public from 12:02 PM (46 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Independent parents of children with Acquired Brain Injury
• Mrs Maria Treacy., Parents of Children with Acquired Brain Injuries
• Mrs Jane-Louise Kelly, Parents of Children with Acquired Brain Injuries

Public from 12:48 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 12:54 PM (31 mins)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Bill - Blind Children UK
• Mr Andrew Murdock, Blind Children UK - NI
• Mr Martin Walls, Blind Children UK - NI
• Ms June Best, Blind Children UK - NI
• Ms Michelle Bateson, Blind Children UK - NI

Public from 1:25 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
9:51 AMRoom 21Committee for Infrastructure

Public from 9:51 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 9:54 AM (1 mins)
SL1: The Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

SL1: Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Committee Business

Public from 9:55 AM (40 mins)
Inquiry into the Coleraine to Londonderry Rail Track Phase Two Project: DRD/Translink
• Mr John McGrath, DfI
• Mr Philip O'Neill, Translink
• Mr Ciaran Doran, DfI

Public from 10:35 AM (1 mins)
EU Matters

Public from 10:36 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
10:02 AMRoom 29Committee for Employment and Learning

Public from 10:02 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:08 AM (56 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Update on the Review of Careers Guidance
• Ms June Ingram, DEL
• Ms Frances O'Hara, DEL
• Ms Christina Kelly, DEL

Public from 11:04 AM (66 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Update on United Youth
• Ms Yvonne Croskery, DEL
• Ms Carol Magill, DEL
• Ms Julie Jamison, DEL

Public from 12:10 PM (1 mins)
1:30 PMRoom 21Committee on Standards and Privileges

Closed from 1:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 1:40 PM (3 mins)
Review of the General Procedures Direction

Suspension from 1:43 PM (17 mins)

Closed from 2:00 PM (34 mins)
Review of the General Procedures Direction

Public from 2:34 PM (8 mins)
Ombudsman Bill - Commissioner for Standards

Public from 2:42 PM (2 mins)
All Party Groups

Public from 2:44 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
2:09 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Closed from 2:09 PM (6 mins)
Governance - Review of Committee priorities for 2014-15

Closed from 2:15 PM (27 mins)
Proposal to Update Legislation to Reform The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman - Update on Committee Stage
• Mr Alyn Hicks, Assistant Assembly Clerk / Office Manager

Public from 2:42 PM (13 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:55 PM (30 mins)
Children's Services Co-operation Bill - Clause by Clause scrutiny
• Ms Eilis Haughey, Assembly Clerk

Public from 3:25 PM (27 mins)
Children's Services Co-operation Bill - Consideration of initial draft Report

Closed from 3:52 PM (38 mins)
Inquiry into Building a United Community - Consideration of draft Report

Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
2:18 PMRoom 29Committee for Health

Public from 2:18 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:19 PM (2 mins)
Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Bill - Proposals for Handling the Committee Stage

Public from 2:21 PM (86 mins)
Review of workforce planning in the context of Transforming Your Care - Departmental Briefing
• Ms Heather Stevens, DoH
• Mr Mark Lee, DoH
• Mr Dean Sullivan, Health and Social Care Board
• Ms Caroline Lee, DoH

Public from 3:47 PM (1 mins)
Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland: Thematic Review of Child Sexual Exploitation - Oral Briefing
• Mr Sean Holland, DoH
• Mrs Fionnuala McAndrew, Health and Social Care Board
• Ms Glenys Johnston, The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland
• Professor John Pinkerton, Thematic Review Report

Public from 3:48 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Thursday 25 June 2015
VISITAFBI LoughgallCommittee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
VISITWestminsterCommittee for Justice
10:01 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Culture, Arts and Leisure

Public from 10:01 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:05 AM (10 mins)
Inquiry into safety issues around Casement Park - Inquiry papers

Public from 10:15 AM (55 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Mr Noel Molloy, McAvoy Group

Public from 11:10 AM (120 mins)
Inquiry into issues around Emergency Exiting Plans, including their impact on stadium capacity, for the redeveloped Casement Park Stadium
• Dr Danny Murphy, Gaelic Athletic Association
• Mr Tom Daly, Gaelic Athletic Association
• Mr Páraic Duffy, Gaelic Athletic Association
• Mr Mike Trice, Populous
• Mr Oran McCloskey, HBJV

Public from 1:10 PM (334 mins)
Committee Business
10:04 AMRoom 29Committee for Communities

Public from 10:04 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:09 AM (54 mins)
Social Housing Reform Programme - Consultation Report on the Tenant Participation Strategy - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Paul Price, DfC
• Mr Shane Clements, DfC

Public from 11:03 AM (27 mins)
Supporting People - Review Findings - Departmental Beiefing
• Mr Stephen Martin, DfC
• Mr Finbar Cummins, DfC
• Mr Conrad Murphy, DfC

Public from 11:30 AM (36 mins)
Northside Regeneration Update - Departmental Briefing
• Mr Martin McDermott, DfC
• Mr Mark O'Donnell, DfC

Public from 12:06 PM (21 mins)
Housing Amendment Bill - Departmental Briefing
• Dr Heloise Brown, DfC
• Mr Stephen Baird, DfC
• Ms Avril Hiles, DfC
• Ms Maryann Dempsey, DfC

Public from 12:27 PM (1 mins)
SL1 The New State Pension Regulations 2015

Public from 12:28 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
10:15 AMRoom 30Committee for the Environment

Public from 10:15 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business

Consultations

SL1 - The Nitrates Action Programme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

SL1 - The Waste Management Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2015

SR 2015/274 The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Public from 10:35 AM (62 mins)
Update on Programme for Government and Business Plans - Departmental briefing
• Mr Leo O'Reilly, DoE
• Mr Paul Duffy, Driver and Vehicle Agency
• Mr Wesley Shannon, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Mr Simon Kirk, DoE

Public from 11:37 AM (46 mins)
Update on transfer of functions to local councils - Briefing from NILGA
• Mr Derek McCallan, Northern Ireland Local Government Association
• Alderman Arnold Hatch, Northern Ireland Local Government Association
• Cllr Sean McPeake, Northern Ireland Local Government Association
• Ms Claire Bradley, Northern Ireland Local Government Association

Public from 12:23 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 12:30 PM (38 mins)
Committee Inquiry into Wind Energy - Departmental briefing
• Mr Angus Kerr, DoE
• Mr Philip McGowan, DoE
• Ms Joy Hargie, DfI
• Mr Simon Kirk, DoE

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