| Time | Venue | Plenary/Committee |
| Monday 28 June 2021 |
| 12:00 PM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:30 PM | Starleaf (Room 30), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 12:30 PM (4 mins)
European Affairs - Evidence session with Maroš Šefčovič
• Mr Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission
Committee Business
Public from 12:34 PM (81 mins)
Committee Business |
| 3:35 PM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Closed from 3:35 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 3:46 PM (22 mins)
Written Briefing - Committee consideration of draft report - Withdrawal of DAERA and Local Authority staff from Ports
Closed from 4:08 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| Tuesday 29 June 2021 |
| 10:30 AM | Assembly Chamber | Plenary Session |
| 12:04 PM | Starleaf, Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Finance
Closed from 12:04 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 12:05 PM (23 mins)
Committee’s Draft Report on an independent Fiscal Council for Northern Ireland
Closed from 12:28 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:01 PM | Senate Chamber | Business Committee
Closed from 1:01 PM (18 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Room 30 | Assembly and Executive Review Committee
Public from 1:30 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:34 PM (37 mins)
Report on the Review of Opposition Entitlements
• Mr Trevor Reaney , Consultant
Public from 2:11 PM (7 mins)
Additional Review Topics: Follow-up actions.
Public from 2:18 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| Wednesday 30 June 2021 |
| 9:37 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Education
Public from 9:37 AM (14 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 9:51 AM (67 mins)
Youth Engagement - Northern Ireland Assembly Engagement Office Oral Briefing
• Mrs Louise Close, Outreach Manager
• Ms Marina McConville, AG5
Public from 10:58 AM (49 mins)
Youth Engagement - Department of Education Oral Briefing
• Mr Paul Brush, DE
• Mr Paul Wright, DE
Public from 11:47 AM (59 mins)
School Uniform Policy: Comparative Best Practice - Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service Oral Briefing
• Sinead McMurray, Research Officer
Public from 12:46 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:14 AM (51 mins)
Briefing from CCEA - Assessment and awarding of Qualifications
• Ms Margaret Farragher, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Ms Sharon King, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
• Mr David Crosbie, DfE
Public from 11:05 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:15 AM (15 mins)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill
SL1 - The Education (Student Fees (Amounts), Loan Repayment and Support etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:40 AM (26 mins)
Briefing from the Bill Office - Bill Procedure
• Ms Aoibheann Baker, Northern Ireland Assembly |
| 10:05 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:05 AM (31 mins)
Committee Business
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Subordinate Legislation - SRs - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 10:36 AM (34 mins)
Briefing from Northern Ireland Water - PC21
• Dr Sara Venning, Northern Ireland Water
• Mr Ronan Larkin, Northern Ireland Water
Public from 11:54 AM (39 mins)
Briefing from Newry Business Improvement District - Controlled Parking Zones
• Mr Eamonn Connolly, Newry BID
• Glyn Roberts, Retail NI
• Mr Gary McDonald, Lisburn Chamber of Commerce
Public from 12:33 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:01 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:01 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:03 PM (106 mins)
Oral Evidence - Expert Advice NI Protocol
• Dr Anna Jerzewska, Trade and Borders
• David Henig, European Centre for International Political Economy
• Professor Katy Hayward, Queen's University Belfast
• Martin Howe QC, Independent
Public from 3:49 PM (59 mins)
Oral Evidence - Expert Advice NI Protocol: Article 5 - Customs and the movement of goods
• Sam Lowe, Centre for European Reform
• Christian Benson, Fujitsu
• Shanker Singham, Competere Group
• Robert Hardy, Customs Clearance Consortium
Public from 4:48 PM (5 mins)
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation:Departmental Disposal and Retention Schedule
Written Briefing - Subordinate Legislation: The Business Tenancies (Coronavirus) (Restriction on Forfeiture: Relevant Period) (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Public from 4:54 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:05 PM | Starleaf (Room 30), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:05 PM (28 mins)
Committee Business
UK Exit from EU - Oral Briefing from NI Assembly EU Affairs manager
• Ms Shauna Mageean, EU Affairs Manager
Public from 2:34 PM (77 mins)
UK Exit from EU - Oral Briefing from Junior Ministers
• Mr Gary Middleton, junior Minister
• Mr Declan Kearney, junior Minister
Public from 3:51 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:09 PM | Starleaf (Room 29), Virtual Meeting, | Committee on Procedures
Public from 2:09 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:11 PM (30 mins)
Statement of Entitlements for an Official Opposition - Briefing by Trevor Reaney
• Mr Trevor Reaney , Consultant
Public from 2:41 PM (1 mins)
The Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) 2022 Act - Clerk's Paper
Public from 2:42 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 4:36 PM | Room 29 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 4:36 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:39 PM (1 mins)
All-Party Group (APG) Update
Closed from 4:40 PM (7 mins)
Referral of a complaint to the Committee for further consideration
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 4:47 PM (17 mins)
Complaint against a Member – Follow-up from Commissioner’s Investigation Report
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 5:04 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 5:09 PM (113 mins)
Complaint against a Member – Oral hearing with the Member |
| Thursday 01 July 2021 |
| 9:15 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 9:15 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Anthony Carleton, DfC
• Ms Julie Broadway, DfC
Public from 9:24 AM (28 mins)
Charities Bill
Suspension from 9:52 AM (8 mins)
Public from 10:00 AM (60 mins)
Private Tenancies Bill
• Mr David Polley, DfC
• Ms Eilish O'Neill, DfC
• Mr Conrad Murphy, DfC
Public from 11:00 AM (20 mins)
Post Covid-19 Recovery - Briefing by Sport NI
• Ms Antoinette McKeown, Sport NI
• Mr John Hart, Sport NI
Public from 11:20 AM (49 mins)
Post Covid-19 Recovery - Briefing by the Arts Council
• Ms Roisín McDonough, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Ms Nóirín McKinney, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Mr Paul Harron, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Ms Karly Greene, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Suspension from 12:09 PM (6 mins)
Public from 12:15 PM (53 mins)
Post Covid-19 Recovery - Briefing by Hospitality Ulster
• Mr Joel Neill, Hospitality Ulster
Public from 1:08 PM (2 mins)
SL1 - The Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations (NI) 2021
SR 2021/166 The Registered Rents (Increase) Order (NI) 2021
Committee Business |
| 9:30 AM | Starleaf (Room 30), Virtual Meeting, | Committee for Health
Closed from 9:30 AM (40 mins)
Health and Social Care Bill - clause by clause consideration
Public from 10:10 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (75 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Brexit
• Prof Cathy Harrison, DoH
• Ms Eimear Smyth, DoH
• Ms Patricia Quinn-Duffy, DoH
• Mr David Wilson, DoH
Public from 11:30 AM (30 mins)
UK SI - The Health Security (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 - Departmental briefing
• Mr Alasdair MacInnes, DoH
• Dr Gerry Waldron, Public Health Agency
Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
Draft SR The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 12:05 PM (10 mins)
SR 2021/172 The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
• Ms Elaine Colgan, DoH
• Ms Marian McKeever, DoH
Public from 12:15 PM (5 mins)
SL1: The Establishment and Agencies (Fitness of Workers) (Revocation) Regulations
Public from 12:20 PM (21 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:05 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:05 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:08 AM (93 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Oral Evidence from Ulster Farmers Union
• Ms Aileen Lawson, Ulster Farmers' Union
• Mr Victor Chestnutt, Ulster Farmers' Union
• David Brown, Ulster Farmers' Union
Public from 11:41 AM (16 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Oral Evidence from Professor Peter Thorne
• Prof Peter Thorne, Maynooth University
Public from 11:57 AM (36 mins)
Climate Change No.1 Bill - Oral Evidence from Doctor Andrew Jackson
• Prof Andrew Jackson, University College Dublin
Public from 12:33 PM (5 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - SL1 The Agriculture (Student fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Written Briefing DAERA - SR 2021/181 The Direct Payments to Farmers (Controls and Checks) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
Public from 12:38 PM (2 mins)
Written Briefing from DAERA - Statutory Instrument - The Market Surveillance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
Public from 12:40 PM (2 mins)
Written Briefing DAERA - Draft Forest Service Business Plan 2021/22
Written Briefing DAERA - EU Transition Update
Public from 12:42 PM (6 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:03 PM | Room 30 | Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
Public from 1:03 PM (2 mins)
Apologies
Public from 1:05 PM (72 mins)
Development of a Joint Secure Care and Justice Campus for Children on the Woodlands/Lakewood site
• Mr Stephen Martin, Youth Justice Agency
• Ms Eilís McDaniel, DoH
• Ms Joan O'Hara, DoH
Public from 2:17 PM (1 mins)
Any Other Business
Date, time and place of next meeting |
| 2:03 PM | Room 29 | Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
Public from 2:03 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Informal from 2:15 PM (79 mins)
Deliberations on a Preamble
• Professor Christopher McCrudden, Queen's University Belfast |
| 2:03 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:03 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:11 PM (7 mins)
Second Report – Overview of the Northern Ireland's Executive Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic - Briefing from the NIAO
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:18 PM (35 mins)
Inquiry into Sports Sustainability Fund - Briefing & Preparation Session with the NIAO
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:53 PM (18 mins)
Inquiry into Generating Electricity from Renewable Energy - Final consideration of draft report & draft press release
• Mr Kieran Donnelly, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:11 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:38 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:38 PM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:50 PM (97 mins)
Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality and Organised Crime Programme - Phase 2 from 2021 - 2024
• Ms Adele Brown, DoJ
• Mr Christopher Farrington, DoJ
• Ms Sinead Simpson, DoJ
Protection from Stalking Bill - Update
Protection from Stalking Bill - Research Paper on Online Trolling and Abuse
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill
SR 2021/155 The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Application of PACE (Northern Ireland) Order 1989) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1: The Making Available on the Market and Supervision of Transfers of Explosives (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
SL1: Amendment to Rule 22A of the Parole Commissioners’ (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021
Department of Justice 2021-22 June Monitoring Round & 2020-21 Provisional Outturn - Update
Court Approval of Minor Settlements - Proposed Consultation
Support Services for Operational Prison Staff and Retired Staff - Update on Progress to deliver Review Recommendations
Committee Forward Work Programme
Public from 4:27 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business |