Business Diary

Monday 22 June 2020 - Friday 26 June 2020

* 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 2020
10:11 AMRoom 30Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:11 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:12 AM (30 mins)
Briefing from the Office of the Small Business Commissioner
• Mr Phillip King, Office of the Small Business Commissioner

Public from 10:42 AM (20 mins)
Committee Business
Tuesday 23 June 2020
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
1:01 PMSenate ChamberBusiness Committee

Closed from 1:01 PM (26 mins)
Committee Business
1:01 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 1:01 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 1:21 PM (9 mins)
Counter-Terrorism (Sentencing and Release) Bill - Update

Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Report of the Assembly Examiner of Statutory Rules on the Delegated Powers

Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Up-date on Housing Issues and Paid Special Leave for Victims of Domestic Abuse

SR 2020/93: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1: Human Rights Guidance for the PSNI and PPS on the Application of Section 5 of the Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 to Victims of Serious Sexual Offences and those to whom they make disclosures

Proposals to Amend the Legislation Governing the Retention of DNA and Fingerprints in Northern Ireland - Targeted Consultation

Public from 1:30 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
1:30 PMSenate ChamberChairpersons' Liaison Group

Closed from 1:30 PM (27 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 24 June 2020
9:03 AMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 9:03 AM (17 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 9:20 AM (82 mins)
Covid-19 Update – Oral briefing – Minister – oral briefing
• Mr Peter Weir, Minister of Education
• Mr Derek Baker, DE

Public from 10:42 AM (103 mins)
SEN Statementing Report – Education Authority – oral briefing
• Ms Sara Long, Education Authority
• Ms Una Turbitt, Education Authority
• Ms Cynthia Curry, Education Authority

Closed from 12:25 PM (26 mins)
Committee Business
9:35 AMRoom 21Assembly and Executive Review Committee

Public from 9:35 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 9:37 AM (27 mins)
AERC Powers to Initiate Work and Consider Certain Matters
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor

Public from 10:04 AM (4 mins)
Potential topics for Committee work programme

Public from 10:08 AM (23 mins)
Committee Response to the Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

Public from 10:31 AM (19 mins)
Committee Business
10:02 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Infrastructure

Closed from 10:02 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:05 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:15 AM (90 mins)
Departmental Briefing – Roads Procurement & Major Projects
• Mr John Irvine, DfI
• Mr Conor Loughrey, DfI

Public from 11:45 AM (17 mins)
Committee Business
10:08 AMRoom 30Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:08 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:09 AM (82 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Skills Strategy
• Mr Graeme Wilkinson, DfE
• Ms Heather Cousins, DfE
• Mr Raymond Kelly, DfE

Public from 11:31 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 11:40 AM (15 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Energy Strategy: Call for Evidence Summary Report

Closed from 12:44 PM (17 mins)
Committee Business - Consideration of CLG paper

Public from 1:01 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
12:30 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Closed from 12:30 PM (71 mins)
Legal Advice - Powers of the Committee under Section 44 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 - Briefing from Assembly Legal Services
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor

Public from 1:41 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:06 PM (3 mins)
In-Year Monitoring - Outcome of the June Monitoring Round - Oral Evidence from Public Spending Directorate, Department of Finance

Public from 2:09 PM (9 mins)
SL1 The Rates (Automatic Telling Machine) (Designation of Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 The Rates (Coronavirus) (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020.

SL1 The Rates (Coronavirus) (Emergency Relief) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

SL1 The Valuation (Telecommunications, Natural Gas and Water) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Public from 2:18 PM (2 mins)
Sale of National Asset Management Agency assets in Northern Ireland - Written briefing from the National Crime Agency (NCA)

Public from 2:20 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business
2:07 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:07 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Brexit - Oral evidence session with the Junior Ministers on Brexit issues
• Mr Declan Kearney, junior Minister
• Mr Gordon Lyons, junior Minister

Public from 2:10 PM (122 mins)
Executive Committee (Functions) Bill

Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - Consideration of Committee response

Committee Business

Closed from 4:12 PM (8 mins)
Proposed Change to Sitting Days
3:01 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 3:01 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 3:03 PM (56 mins)
Oral Briefing from RaISe
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer

Public from 3:59 PM (52 mins)
Oral Evidence from DAERA - Draft Business Plan
• Dr Denis McMahon, DAERA
• Mr Norman Fulton, DAERA
• Mr David Small, DAERA
• Mr Roger Downey, DAERA

Public from 4:51 PM (3 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - 2020/95 The Sea Fishing Industry (Coronavirus)(Fixed Costs)(Amendment) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2020

Written Briefing DAERA - The Direct Payments to Farmers (Controls and Checks)(Amendment)(Coronavirus) Regulations (NI) 2020

Written Briefing DAERA - Covid-19 Update 24 June 2020

Committee Business

Closed from 4:54 PM (32 mins)
Committee Business

Written Briefing DAERA - The Climate Change Agreements, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Thursday 25 June 2020
10:03 AMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 10:03 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:08 AM (192 mins)
Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Oral Evidence from Cara-Friend/ HERE NI and Rainbow Project
• Ms Danielle Roberts, HERe NI
• Ms Amanda McGurk, Cara-Friend
• Mr Gavin Boyd, Rainbow Project
• Aisling Twomey, Rainbow Project

Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Oral Evidence from Evangelical Alliance
• Mr David Smyth, Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland
• Ms Dawn McAvoy, Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland

Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill - Oral Evidence from the Migrant Centre NI
• Ms Kendall Bousquet, Migrant Centre NI

Public from 1:20 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 1:21 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
10:05 AMRoom 29Committee for Communities

Public from 10:05 AM (115 mins)
Committee Business

Departmental briefing on outcome of Liquor Licensing Laws Survey Report
• Mr Liam Quinn, DfC
• Mr Anthony Carleton, DfC
• Ms Carol Reid, DfC

Impact of Covid-19 on the Arts Sector
• Ms Margaret Henry, Arts Collaboration Network
• Mr Sean Kearns, Arts Collaboration Network
• Ms Anne McReynolds, Arts Collaboration Network

SL1 The Local Gov (Accounts and Audit) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2020

Public from 12:00 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Paul Price, DfC

Closed from 12:35 PM (10 mins)
10:30 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Health

Public from 10:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:35 AM (10 mins)
SR 2020/103 The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Amendment No.6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH

Public from 10:45 AM (15 mins)
SR 2020/104 The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Canice Ward, DoH

Public from 11:00 AM (15 mins)
SR 2020/106 The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty) (Amendment) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Public from 11:15 AM (75 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Update from Chief Social Worker
• Mr Sean Holland, DoH
• Mr Mark Lee, DoH

Public from 12:30 PM (60 mins)
Dentistry and the impact of COVID-19
• Ms Caroline Lappin, British Dental Association Northern Ireland
• Mr Richard Graham, Northern Ireland Dental Practice Committee
• Mr Tristen Kelso, British Dental Association Northern Ireland
• Ms Paula McHenry, British Association of Private Dentists

Public from 1:30 PM (39 mins)
Committee Business
1:30 PMAssembly ChamberAd Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response

Public from 1:30 PM (90 mins)
Minutes of previous meeting

Statement from Education Minister
• Mr Peter Weir, Minister of Education

Date, Time, Location of Next Meeting

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