| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 24 February 2020 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| Tuesday 25 February 2020 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 1:03 PM | Room 106 | Business Committee
Closed from 1:03 PM (23 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 26 February 2020 |
| VISIT | Traffic Information & Control Centre | Committee for Infrastructure |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Education
Public from 10:00 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:09 AM (113 mins)
Department of Education / Education Authority - Early Years and Childcare - Oral Briefing
• Mr Paul Brush, DE
• Mrs Linda Drysdale, DE
• Mrs Cathy Galway, DE
• Ms Tina Dempster, DE
• Ms Pat Ward, Education Authority
Public from 12:02 PM (46 mins)
Department of Education / Education Authority - Nurture - Oral Briefing
• Mr Ricky Irwin, DE
• Mrs Julie Humphries, DE
• Ms Una Turbitt, Education Authority
• Mr Sean Irving, Education Authority
Public from 12:48 PM (13 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:04 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:04 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:14 AM (100 mins)
Departmental Briefing – Regional Planning & Strategic Planning
• Mr Angus Kerr, DfI
• Mr Alistair Beggs, DfI
• Mr Scott Symington, DfI
• Ms Susan Wilkin, DfI
Public from 11:54 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:07 AM | Room 29 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:07 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:08 AM (162 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Update on Ulster University: Belfast Improvement & Magee Expansion
• Mr Mike Brennan, DfE
• Ms Heather Cousins, DfE
• Mr Trevor Cooper, DfE
• Mr Michael Donnelly, Strategic Investment Board
Public from 12:50 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:00 PM (15 mins)
SL1 - The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Departmental Written Briefing - HSENI Strategic Outlines
CITB NI Annual Report and Accounts 2018-2019
Public from 1:15 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:30 AM | Room 21 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Closed from 10:30 AM (14 mins)
Procedures and Administrative Arangements
Public from 10:44 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:45 AM (1 mins)
Declaration of Interests
Public from 10:46 AM (16 mins)
Functions of AERC and next steps in development of work programme
Public from 11:02 AM (1 mins)
Committee Induction Plan - Draft Committee Induction Plan
Public from 11:03 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Closed from 2:01 PM (54 mins)
Committee Business
European Affairs - Information Session
• Ms Shauna Mageean, EU Affairs Manager
Public from 2:55 PM (60 mins)
Committee Business
Brexit - Issues including the work of the Brexit Sub-Committee
• Ms Karen Pearson, TEO
• Dr Andrew McCormick, TEO
Public from 3:55 PM (55 mins)
Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
• Mr Jim Allister KC, MLA
Public from 4:50 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:06 PM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Closed from 2:06 PM (3 mins)
Reduction of Members on Committees - Consideration of Legal Advice
Public from 2:09 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:11 PM (2 mins)
Reduction of Members on Committees
Public from 2:13 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:07 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:07 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:16 PM (82 mins)
Private Members' Legislation: The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
• Mr Jim Allister KC, MLA
Suspension from 3:38 PM (12 mins)
Public from 3:50 PM (1 mins)
Written Briefing - Northern Ireland Civil Service Human Resources (NICSHR)
Public from 3:51 PM (22 mins)
Committee Business |
| Thursday 27 February 2020 |
| 10:04 AM | Room 30 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Closed from 10:04 AM (23 mins)
UK Government Environment Bill - Clerk's Briefing
Public from 10:27 AM (34 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:01 AM (101 mins)
SL1 - Common Agricultural Policy (Direct Payments to Farmers) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations
SR - 2020/20 The Sea Fish Licensing (Revocation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SR - 2020/21 The Sea Fishing (Licences and Notices) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Oral Briefing from RaISe
• Ms Suzie Cave, Research Officer
Oral Evidence from DAERA - UK Government Environment Bill
• Mr John Mills, DAERA
• Ms Hazel Bleeks, DAERA
• Mr Karl Beattie, DAERA
Oral Evidence from - Northern Ireland Environment Link - UK Government Environment Bill
• Mr Craig McGuicken, Northern Ireland Environment Link
• Ms Joanne Sherwood, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (NI)
• Ms Victoria Magreehan, National Trust
• Ms Jane Clarke, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (NI)
Suspension from 12:42 PM (80 mins)
Public from 2:02 PM (115 mins)
Oral Evidence from - Chartered Institute Waste Management - UK Government Environment Bill
• Mr Tim Walker, Chartered Institute of Waste Management (NI)
Oral Evidence from - Ulster Farmers' Union and NIAPA - UK Government Environment Bill
• Mr James Lowe, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association
• Mr Jim Carmichael, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association
• Ms Aileen Lawson, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Wesley Aston, Ulster Farmers' Union
Oral Evidence from - Brexit & Environment Group - UK Government Environment Group
• Mary Dobbs, Brexit & Environment Group
• Viviane Gravey, Brexit & Environment Group
• Professor Charlotte Burns, Brexit & Environment Group
Public from 3:57 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:07 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:07 AM (143 mins)
Committee Business
Ministerial Briefing on Departmental Priorities
• Miss Deirdre Hargey, Minister for Communities
• Ms Deirdre Hargey, DfC
• Ms Tracy Meharg, DfC
Departmental Deputy Secretary briefing on Housing, Urban Regeneration and Local Government
• Ms Louise Warde Hunter, DfC
• Mr Paul Price, DfC
• Mr David Polley, DfC
SL1 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 The Social Security Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
SL1 The Pneumoconiosis, etc., (Workers’ Compensation)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 12:30 PM (43 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:36 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Health
Public from 10:36 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:37 AM (58 mins)
Stakeholder Briefing: Workforce Strategy
• Mr Jonathan Bull, Allied Health Professions Federation Northern Ireland
• Ms Leandre Archer, Allied Health Professions Federation Northern Ireland
• Mr Tom Sullivan, Allied Health Professions Federation Northern Ireland
Public from 11:35 AM (71 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Workforce Strategy
• Mr Peter Barbour, DoH
• Mr Stephen Galway, DoH
• Mr Chris Wilkinson, DoH
• Mr Andrew Dawson, DoH
Public from 12:46 PM (16 mins)
SL1 The Public Health Notifiable Diseases Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
• Mr Nigel McMahon, DoH
Public from 1:02 PM (1 mins)
SL1 - The Recovery of Health Service Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Public from 1:03 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:07 PM (191 mins)
Justice key issues, priorities and legislative programme - Briefing by Minister of Justice
• Mrs Naomi Long, Minister of Justice
• Mr Peter May, DoJ
SL1: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020
Review of Personal Injury Discount Rate
Public from 5:27 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:03 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:03 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:09 PM (59 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - RaISe Research Paper
• Mr Colin Pidgeon, Research Officer
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Introduction to Briefing Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:08 PM (21 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Briefing Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 3:29 PM (61 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Briefing from the Construction Employers Federation
• Mr Mark Spence, Construction Employers Federation
• Mr Jonathan Caughey, Construction Employers Federation
Closed from 4:30 PM (12 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Preparation Session
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:42 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business |