Business Diary

Monday 23 June 2025 - Friday 27 June 2025

* 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 23 June 2025
12:00 PMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
Tuesday 24 June 2025
10:30 AMAssembly ChamberPlenary Session
1:02 PMRoom 106Business Committee

Closed from 1:02 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
4:01 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

Closed from 4:01 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 4:02 PM (5 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral briefing by Assembly Research and Information Service
• Gillian Kane, Research Officer
• Ms Arifah Aftab, NIA Research

Closed from 4:07 PM (23 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral Briefing by Bill Clerk
• Mr Stephen Orme, Assembly Clerk

Closed from 4:30 PM (95 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Informal Clause by Clause Deliberation

Closed from 6:05 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Wednesday 25 June 2025
VISITFoyle PortCommittee for the Economy
9:59 AMRoom 29Committee for Infrastructure

Public from 9:59 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:01 AM (113 mins)
Ministerial Priorities and Legislative Programme - Minister for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Ms Liz Kimmins, Minister for Infrastructure
• Dr Denis McMahon, DfI

Public from 11:54 AM (40 mins)
Northern Ireland Water: Forensic Financial Review – Department for Infrastructure - Oral Evidence
• Mr Declan McGeown, DfI
• Ms Susan Anderson, DfI
• Mr Damian Curran, DfI
• Ms Clare Kennedy, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Public from 12:34 PM (21 mins)
Grant Scheme on the supervision and inspection requirements of the Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Public Consultation

Shaping Sustainable Places - Public Consultation

Public from 12:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 30Audit Committee

Closed from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:02 AM (32 mins)
Committee review of the arrangements in relation to the Comptroller & Auditor General salary

Public from 10:34 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:39 AM (19 mins)
Designation of a new Local Government Auditor

Public from 10:58 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
10:01 AMHARBOUR OFFICE, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, PORT ROAD, LONDONDERRYCommittee for the Economy

Public from 10:01 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:03 AM (97 mins)
TNI/TI and Visit Derry and DCSD council - oral and written evidence -North West tourism
• Helen McGorman, Tourism Ireland
• Ciaran Doherty, Tourism NI
• Odhran Dunne, Visit Derry
• Aeidin McCarter, Derry City and Strabane District Council

Public from 11:40 AM (50 mins)
North West Tertiary Education cluster - oral and written evidence - FE/HE co-operation in the North West
• Leo Murphy, North West Regional College
• Dr Orla Flynn, Atlantic Technological University
• Malachy O'Neill, Ulster University
• Ciaran O'Brien, Donegal Education & Training Board

Public from 12:30 PM (34 mins)
Foyle Port- oral and written evidence
• Brian McGrath, Foyle Port
• Ryan McCready, Foyle Port

Public from 1:04 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business

SR 2025/110 The Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:05 PM (56 mins)
Learning for Life and Work - Oral briefing by the Youth Assembly
• Mr Harrison Kerr, Youth Parliament
• Mr Daniel McGucken, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Ms Lucy Wong, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Ms Willow Sachno, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Ms Weronika McNulty, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly

Public from 3:01 PM (90 mins)
SEN Placements - Oral briefing by the Education Authority
• Mr Dale Hanna, Education Authority
• Mr Peter Canavan, Education Authority
• Mr Seamus Bradley, Education Authority

Public from 4:39 PM (50 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Oral briefing from the Department of Education
• Ms Margaret Rose McNaughton, DE
• Mrs Shirley Sweeney, DE

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

Public from 5:31 PM (16 mins)
School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill - Formal clause by clause consideration
2:00 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Oral Briefing: June Monitoring - Departmental Officials
• Mr Ronan Murtagh, TEO
• Ms Paula Shearer, TEO

Public from 3:00 PM (70 mins)
Oral Briefing: First and deputy First Minister
• Ms Michelle O'Neill, First Minister
• Mrs Emma Little-Pengelly, deputy First Minister
• Ms Aisling Reilly, junior Minister
• Mrs Pam Cameron, junior Minister

Public from 4:10 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:07 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 2:07 PM (23 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:30 PM (45 mins)
Rating - Consultation on Domestic Rates (Max Cap and Early Payment Discount) - Oral briefing from the Department
• Mr Andrew McAvoy, DoF

Public from 3:15 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 3:27 PM (12 mins)
Outturn and Forecast Outturn - Monthly Outturn & Forecast Outturn May Data – Written Briefing

Closed from 3:40 PM (37 mins)
NI Banking and Financial Services Landscape - Consideration of draft Report

Public from 4:17 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Thursday 26 June 2025
VISITBlakiston Houston EstatesCommittee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
VISITTHE ULSTER HOSPITALCommittee for Health
10:01 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Communities

Public from 10:01 AM (24 mins)
Committee Business

Suspension from 10:25 AM (7 mins)

Public from 10:32 AM (65 mins)
Sign Language Bill – Action Deaf Youth in-person evidence session
• Ms Julie Graham, Action Deaf Youth
• Ms Gemma McMullan, Action Deaf Youth

Suspension from 11:37 AM (13 mins)

Closed from 11:50 AM (48 mins)
Sign Language Bill – Bill Office briefing and scrutiny update
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk

Public from 12:38 PM (23 mins)
Regulatory framework for gambling: Oral briefing from Department for Communities
• Mr Gerard Murray, DfC
• Ms Carol Reid, DfC
• Ms Victoria Trimble, DfC
• Mr Ciarán Mee, DfC

Public from 1:01 PM (2 mins)
SL1 The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Fees) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025

Public from 1:03 PM (2 mins)
Police Service of Northern Ireland Retention and Disposal Schedule

Public from 1:05 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
10:01 AMRoom 30Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee

Closed from 10:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:02 AM (16 mins)
COM/2025/137 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products - Legal Advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor

Public from 10:18 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:19 AM (20 mins)
COM/2025/137 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) No 251/2014 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Ms Alison Chambers, DAERA
• Ms Samantha Swann, DAERA
• Mr Kieran Coghlan, DAERA

Public from 10:39 AM (6 mins)
COM/2025/258 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies

Public from 10:45 AM (2 mins)
COM/2025/503 Proposal for a Directive as regards digitalisation and common specifications

COM/2025/504 Proposal for a Regulation as regards digitalisation and common specifications

Public from 10:47 AM (14 mins)
COM/2023/217 Proposal for a Regulation on detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 - Consideration of survey responses

COM/2023/770 Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 - Consideration of survey responses

COM/2023/411 Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 - Consideration of survey responses

COM/2023/451 Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC - Consideration of survey responses

COM/2023/192 and COM/2023/193 - Proposed Directive and proposed Regulation reforming EU pharmaceutical legislation - Consideration of survey responses

Public from 11:01 AM (19 mins)
Committee Business
10:06 AMRoom 21Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 10:06 AM (17 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:23 AM (57 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Forest Service Business Plan and Post Storm Eowyn Review
• Mr John Joe O'Boyle, DAERA
• Mr John Joe Cassidy, DAERA

Public from 11:20 AM (53 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Farm Sustainability Payment
• Mr George Moffett, DAERA
• Ms Lorna Christie, DAERA
• Mr Aidan McEvoy, DAERA

Suspension from 12:13 PM (13 mins)

Closed from 12:26 PM (29 mins)
LCM Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Committee Deliberations

Public from 12:55 PM (5 mins)
LCM Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Draft Committee Report

SR 2025/112 The Agriculture (Student Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Departmental Written Briefing - Consultation on a Plastic Pollution Plan for Northern Ireland

Public from 1:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
2:01 PMRoom 29Committee for Health

Public from 2:01 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:05 PM (10 mins)
SL1 - Breakfast Directives - Briefing from Food Standards Agency
• Mr Richard Annett, Food Standards Agency NI
• Mrs Sharon Gilmore, Food Standards Agency NI

Public from 2:16 PM (34 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from NI Palliative Care Pharmacists Group
• Mr Peter Armstrong, NI Palliative Care Pharmacists Group

Public from 2:55 PM (35 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Encompass
• Dr Paul Rice, DoH
• Dr Dermot Hughes, DoH

Public from 3:55 PM (35 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from Department of Health regarding PCiP
• Mr Michael O'Neill, DoH
• Ms Sally Convery, Public Health Agency
• Ms Diane Walker, DoH

Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
Legislative Consent Motion - UK Mental Health Bill - Consideration of draft report

Public from 4:35 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Respite Services / Short Breaks

Public from 4:42 PM (3 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Review of Emergency General Surgery at SWAH

Public from 4:47 PM (4 mins)
Adult Protection Bill

Public from 4:51 PM (4 mins)
The Draft Human Medicines (Authorisation by Pharmacists and Supervision by Pharmacy Technicians) Order 2025

Public from 4:55 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
2:03 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Closed from 2:03 PM (63 mins)
Committee Business

Justice Bill - Consideration of photographs as biometric data – Assembly Legal Services oral briefing
• Ms Caroline Byers, Legal Advisor

Public from 3:06 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 3:09 PM (82 mins)
Justice Bill - Include Youth and VOYPIC oral evidence
• Dr Paula Rodgers, Include Youth
• Ms Alicia Toal, Voice of Young People in Care

Public from 4:31 PM (40 mins)
Justice Bill - Proposed deepfake amendment consultation - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Lorraine Ferguson-Coote, DoJ
• Mr Andrew Dawson, DoJ

Public from 5:11 PM (17 mins)
Justice Bill - RaISe written paper

Justice Bill - Written papers

Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations - Consultation – Department of Justice written paper

Out of Court Disposals - Consultation on proposed changes – Department of Justice written paper

Public from 5:28 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
2:14 PMSenate ChamberPublic Accounts Committee

Public from 2:14 PM (21 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:35 PM (21 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Major Capital Projects: Follow-up report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 2:56 PM (3 mins)
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Briefing
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 2:59 PM (68 mins)
Committee Business - FWP, AOB & next meeting

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