Business Diary

Monday 25 January 2021 - Friday 29 January 2021

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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 25 January 2021
12:00 PM	Assembly Chamber	Plenary Session
Tuesday 26 January 2021
10:30 AM	Assembly Chamber	Plenary Session
1:01 PM	Senate Chamber	Business Committee Closed from 1:01 PM (16 mins) Committee Business
Wednesday 27 January 2021
9:36 AM	Room 30	Committee for Education Public from 9:36 AM (21 mins) Committee Business Public from 9:57 AM (66 mins) Budget - Departmental Briefing • Mr Gary Fair, DE • Mr Stephen Van Houten, DE • Mr Philip Irwin, DE Public from 11:03 AM (76 mins) Remote and Blended Learning - BlendEd NI Briefing • Ms Karen Irwin, Ballyclare Primary School • Ms Nicole O'Connor, St Comgall's Primary School, Bangor • Ms Louise Kerr, St Joseph's College, Coalisland • Mr Michael O'Kane, St Colmcille's Primary School / Nursery Unit, Claudy • Ms Pamela Algie, Bangor Central Nursery School • Mr Alistair Hamill, Lurgan College • Mr John O'Boyle, Goliath Trust Public from 12:19 PM (48 mins) Remote and Blended Learning - ETI Briefing • Ms Faustina Graham, Education and Training Inspectorate • Mr Raymond Caldwell, Education and Training Inspectorate • Ms Heather Jackson, Education and Training Inspectorate • Ms Sinead McKenna, Education and Training Inspectorate • Ms Gillian Boyd, Education and Training Inspectorate Public from 1:07 PM (10 mins) Committee Business
10:00 AM	Senate Chamber	Committee for Infrastructure Public from 10:00 AM (29 mins) Committee Business SR 2021-11 The Alexandra Square, Lurgan (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 Public from 10:29 AM (86 mins) Briefing from Bus & Coach NI Ltd and Coach Operators Northern Ireland - Financial Assistance for Coach and Bus Operators - COVID-19 • Mrs Karen Magill, Bus & Coach NI Ltd • Mr Niall McKeever, Bus & Coach NI Ltd • Mr Edwin Henry, Coach Operators Northern Ireland • Mr John Jeffers, Coach Operators Northern Ireland Public from 11:55 AM (62 mins) Departmental Briefing – Brexit • Ms Linda MacHugh, DfI • Mr Ciaran Crosbie, DfI • Mr Graeme Banks, DfI • Dr Chris Hughes, DfI Public from 12:57 PM (3 mins) Committee Business
10:04 AM	Room 29	Committee for the Economy Closed from 10:04 AM (36 mins) Departmental Briefing - Project Stratum • Mr Nigel Robbins, DfE • Ms Geraldine Fee, DfE • Mr Trevor Forsythe, DfE • Mr Eamonn Blaney, DfE Public from 10:40 AM (5 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:45 AM (40 mins) Departmental Briefing - EU Exit Update • Mr Shane Murphy, DfE • Ms Giulia Ni Dhulchaointigh, DfE • Mr Ryan Hill, DfE Public from 11:25 AM (10 mins) Committee Business Public from 11:35 AM (20 mins) Departmental Written Briefing - Review of Level 4 and 5 Provision and HE in FE (Review of existing policy) Public from 11:55 AM (8 mins) Committee Business
2:01 PM	Senate Chamber	Committee for Finance Public from 2:01 PM (5 mins) Committee Business Public from 2:06 PM (85 mins) Oral Evidence - Department of Finance - January Monitoring Round • Jeff McGuinness, DoF • Ms Pamela Galloway, DoF Public from 3:31 PM (28 mins) Oral Evidence - Department of Finance – Public Procurement Common Framework • Mr Des Armstrong, DoF • Michael Watson, DoF Public from 3:59 PM (32 mins) Oral Briefing - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – Public Sector Reform - Innovative drivers for, and barriers to, change and improvements • Adam Knelman Ostry, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Public from 4:31 PM (23 mins) Committee Business
2:04 PM	Starleaf (Room 30), Virtual Meeting,	Committee for The Executive Office Public from 2:04 PM (89 mins) Committee Business Brexit - Oral evidence session with Junior Ministers on Brexit issues • Mr Gordon Lyons, junior Minister • Mr Declan Kearney, junior Minister Public from 3:33 PM (48 mins) Historical Institutional Abuse including Memorial for Victims - Oral briefing by the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse (COSICA) • Ms Fiona Ryan, The Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse Public from 4:21 PM (14 mins) Committee Business
Thursday 28 January 2021
9:18 AM	Room 29	Committee for Communities Public from 9:18 AM (24 mins) Committee Business Public from 9:42 AM (24 mins) Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Briefing by the Armagh Cider Company • Ms Helen Troughton, Armagh Cider Company Suspension from 10:06 AM (4 mins) Public from 10:10 AM (86 mins) Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Briefing by the Public Health Authority • Mr Maurice Meehan, Public Health Agency • Mr Michael Owen, Public Health Agency Public from 11:36 AM (30 mins) Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill - Briefing by Omniplex • Mr Paul Anderson, Omniplex • Ms Carole King, Omniplex Suspension from 12:06 PM (6 mins) Public from 12:12 PM (31 mins) JobStart - Departmental Briefing • Ms Deirdre Ward, DfC • Mr Chris Smart, DfC Public from 12:43 PM (33 mins) Budget 2021-2022 • Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC • Mr Gavin Patrick, DfC Public from 1:16 PM (4 mins) SL1 The Loans for Mortgage Interest (Amendment) Regs (NI) 2021 SL1 The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment (Amendment) Regulations SL1 The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Amend) Regs (NI) 2021 Committee Business
9:34 AM	Senate Chamber	Committee for Health Public from 9:34 AM (1 mins) Committee Business Public from 9:35 AM (85 mins) Departmental Briefing - Looked After Children Strategy • Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH • Ms Elaine Lawson, DoH • Mr Ricky Irwin, DE • Mr Colin Reid, Education Authority Public from 11:00 AM (30 mins) SR 2021/8 The Mental Health (1986 Order) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 • Dr Tomas Adell, DoH Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins) SR 2020/355 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Amendment No. 27) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 • Mr Bryan Dooley, DoH Public from 11:40 AM (10 mins) SR 2021/3 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 • Ms Liz Redmond, DoH • Mr Richard Duffin, DoH Public from 11:50 AM (10 mins) Committee Business Closed from 12:00 PM (116 mins) Strategic Planning
9:59 AM	Starleaf, Virtual Meeting,	Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Closed from 9:59 AM (11 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:10 AM (1 mins) Committee Business Public from 10:11 AM (54 mins) Oral Evidence from DAERA - Future of Agricultural Funding • Dr Rosemary Agnew, DAERA • Mr David Reid, DAERA Public from 11:05 AM (38 mins) Oral Evidence from DAERA - Covid 19 Financial Support for Lough Neagh Fisheries • Mr Owen Lyttle, DAERA • Mr Damian McCann, DAERA • Mr Seamus Connor, DAERA Public from 11:43 AM (55 mins) Oral Evidence from DAERA - Independent Panel for Review of Decisions • Mr Jason Foy, DAERA • Ms Teresa O'Neill, DAERA • Mr Gregor Kerr, DAERA • Mr John McGrath, DAERA Public from 12:38 PM (9 mins) Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/353 The Animals (Health, Identification, Trade and Veterinary Medicines (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/359 The Marketing of Seed Potatoes, Plant and Propagating Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2020/360 The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 Closed from 12:47 PM (20 mins) Committee Business Public from 1:07 PM (4 mins) Written Briefing DAERA - EU Transition- fortnightly update Public from 1:11 PM (4 mins) Committee Business Closed from 1:15 PM (15 mins) Committee Business
2:05 PM	Room 30	Committee for Justice Public from 2:05 PM (8 mins) Committee Business Public from 2:13 PM (157 mins) Review of Support Services for operational prison staff and for retired prison officers • Mr Ronnie Armour, Northern Ireland Prison Service • Mr Brendan Giffen, Northern Ireland Prison Service Damages (Return on Investment) Bill - Accelerated Passage • Mrs Naomi Long, Minister of Justice • Mr Peter May, DoJ • Ms Laurene McAlpine, DoJ Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill Legislative Consent Motion – Domestic Abuse Bill – Extra-territorial Jurisdiction Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill SL1: The Explosives (Appointment of Authorities and Enforcement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 Increasing the General Civil Jurisdiction of the County Courts in Northern Ireland - Proposed Consultation Modern Slavery – Transparency in Supply Chains - Proposed Consultation Development and Implementation of a Statutory Registration Scheme for Legal Aid Practitioners in Northern Ireland Public from 4:50 PM (7 mins) Committee Forward Work Programme Committee Business
2:06 PM	Starleaf, Virtual Meeting,	Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights Public from 2:06 PM (4 mins) Committee Business Public from 2:10 PM (32 mins) Briefing by Professor Dominic Bryan on Human Rights and Culture • Professor Dominic Bryan, Queen's University Belfast Public from 2:42 PM (41 mins) Briefing by Professor Colin Harvey on the History, Context and Content of a Bill of Rights • Professor Colin Harvey, Queen's University Belfast Public from 3:23 PM (10 mins) Committee Business
2:08 PM	Senate Chamber	Public Accounts Committee Public from 2:08 PM (14 mins) Committee Business • Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office Public from 2:22 PM (3 mins) Ministerial Direction • Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office Suspension from 2:25 PM (4 mins) Closed from 2:29 PM (12 mins) Inquiry into Capacity and Capability in the NICS - Preparation Session • Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Rodney Allen, Northern Ireland Audit Office Closed from 2:41 PM (58 mins) Inquiry into Special Educational Needs - Consideration of draft report • Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Ms Colette Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Ms Karen Armstrong, Northern Ireland Audit Office Closed from 3:39 PM (8 mins) Committee Business • Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office • Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office

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