| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 27 March 2025 |
| VISIT | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (49 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:49 AM (1 mins)
Sign Language Bill – update on call for evidence and engagements
Public from 10:50 AM (1 mins)
SL1 The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance Claims and Payments) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:51 AM (1 mins)
Draft SR Period Products (DfC Specified Public Service Bodies)
Public from 10:52 AM (54 mins)
Oral briefing from Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network
• Ms Becca Bor, Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network
• Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network
Suspension from 11:46 AM (11 mins)
Public from 11:57 AM (29 mins)
Oral briefing from People's Postcode Lottery
• Mr Malcom Fleming, Postcode Lottery Group
• Mr Andrew Murray, Postcode Lottery Group
Public from 12:26 PM (32 mins)
Oral briefing from Civic Initiative on Citizens’ Forum on Housing
• Mr Les Allamby, Civic Initiative
• Ms Emma DeSouza, Civic Initiative
Public from 1:03 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 1:04 PM (1 mins)
Committee Arts stakeholder engagement – consideration of draft report and recommendations |
| 10:06 AM | Morrison Room, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Large Park, Hillsborough | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:06 AM (18 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:24 AM (44 mins)
Agriculture Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Mr John Terrington, DAERA
• Ms Elaine McCrory, DAERA
Suspension from 11:08 AM (7 mins)
Public from 11:15 AM (54 mins)
Briefing from The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) - Delivering a net zero nature positive future, supporting sustainable agriculture and thriving rural communities
• Dr Stanley McDowell, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Dr Alastair Douglas, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Professor Elizabeth Magowan, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Mrs Nuala McAuley, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
• Mr Pieter-Jan Schön, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute
Public from 12:09 PM (19 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - Community Assets Transfer
• Mr Mark Allen, Research Officer
SI The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pig) Regulations 2025
Public from 12:28 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Budget
• Ms Brigitte Worth, DoH
• Mr David Keenan, DoH
• Ms Preeta Miller, DoH
• Ms Jessica Tsang, DoH
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - All-Ireland Institute of Hospice & Palliative Care
• Mr Fintan Fagan, All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care
• Ms Paula Pinto, All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care
• Ms Melanie Nugent, All-Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care
• Prof Joanne Reid, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 4:05 PM (10 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - General Dental Services Reform
Public from 4:15 PM (5 mins)
Draft SI – Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Public from 4:20 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People oral evidence
• Mr Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Joanne McGurk, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Ms Rachel Woods, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - Children’s Law Centre oral evidence
• Ms Paddy Kelly, Children's Law Centre
• Mr Eamonn McNally, Children's Law Centre
• Mr Fergal McFerran, Children's Law Centre
Public from 4:05 PM (10 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
Enabling Access to Justice Reform Programme - Taxation of legal aid remuneration for High Court bail applications – update on consultation proposals – Department of Justice written paper
Anti-social behaviour - Response to consultation and proposed way forward – Department of Justice written paper
Court-ordered Community Sentences for Children - Proposed consultation – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:15 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (55 mins)
Disclaimed Accounts - Oral evidence from the Treasury Officer of Accounts
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 3:00 PM (20 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Follow-up Report - Final consideration of draft report and press release
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:20 PM (40 mins)
Inquiry into Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland - Preparation session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Conor McGeown, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Paul Turley, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |