| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 03 July 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Meeting Room, CAFRE Hill Farm, Glenhead Road, Ballymena | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (40 mins)
Briefing from The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) - Update on the work at Hill Farm
• Mr Mark Scott, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
• Mr Albert Johnston, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Public from 10:45 AM (40 mins)
Briefing from The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust
• Mr Ian Glendinning, The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust
• Mr Merlin Becker, The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust
• Mr Shane O'Neill, The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust
• Mr Jonathan Crawford, The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust
• Mr Adrian Morrow, The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust
Public from 11:25 AM (40 mins)
Departmental oral evidence session - Update on Mobuoy Remediation
• Mr Keith Bradley, DAERA
• Ms Claire O'Neill, DAERA
Public from 12:05 PM (15 mins)
Dilapidation Bill
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on recommendations from Review Group - review of the list of bodies and persons set out in the Schedule to the Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016
Departmental Written Briefing - Farming for Sustainability – Innovation
Public from 12:20 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from the Minister for Communities
• Mr Gordon Lyons, Minister for Communities
• Mr Colum Boyle, DfC
• Ms Emer Morelli, DfC
• Mr Mark O'Donnell, DfC
• Mr John Greer, DfC
Public from 11:15 AM (45 mins)
June Monitoring: Oral briefing from the Department for Communities
• Mr John Greer, DfC
• Ms Cherrie Arnold, DfC
Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and the Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 12:05 PM (5 mins)
SL1 Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence, and Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2025 and proposal for Winter Fuel Payment scheme
Public from 12:10 PM (30 mins)
Irish Men’s Sheds Association
• Mr Enda Egan, Irish Men's Shed Association
• Mr Ben Dolan, Irish Men's Shed Association
Public from 12:40 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 1:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:05 PM (15 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Update on reports on Public Procurement in NI and Major Capital Projects follow up
Public from 1:20 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:30 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 1:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:35 PM (20 mins)
Crime and Policing Bill - Second Legislative Consent Memorandum – Department of Justice written paper
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Department of Justice written update
SL1 The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order (Codes of Practice) Order 2025
SR 2025/113 The Compensation Orders (Disqualified Directors) Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025
Justice Bill - Written papers
Mental health courts - RaISe written paper
Public from 1:55 PM (10 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 (30 mins)
Oral briefing from Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Ms Brooke Ewing, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Ms Christine Farry, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Mr Donal Mullan, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Mr Fionn McCoy, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
• Mr Daniel Gracey, Northern Ireland Youth Assembly
Public from 2:35 PM (60 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from Department of Health
• Mr Gearóid Cassidy, DoH
• Mr Roger Kennedy, DoH
• Mr Ryan Wilson, DoH
Public from 3:35 PM (40 mins)
Cytology Screening Review – Oral briefing from DoH, PHA, BHSCT and SHSCT
• Professor Lourda Geoghegan, DoH
• Mr Paul Cavanagh, SPPG
• Dr Joanne McClean, Public Health Agency
• Mr Stephen Austin, Southern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Moira Kearney, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 4:15 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Winter Preparedness
Public from 4:20 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Implementation of Hospital Car Parking Charges
Public from 4:25 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Violence and Aggression toward Staff
Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
SR 2025/117 The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 4:40 PM (5 mins)
Adult Protection Bill
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |