| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 22 January 2026 |
| 10:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:01 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:14 AM (36 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Review of Departmental Amendments
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Suspension from 10:50 AM (19 mins)
Public from 11:09 AM (20 mins)
Sign Language Bill: Formal Clause by Clause
Public from 11:29 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:30 AM (57 mins)
Internal Briefing / Training
• Ms Roisin Kelly, Assembly Clerk
• Mrs Sinead Kelly , Senior Assistant Assembly Clerk |
| 10:05 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:05 AM (28 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 10:33 AM (5 mins)
Public from 10:38 AM (55 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Oral Evidence Session - Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) and Building Control NI (BCNI)
• Cllr Billy Webb, NILGA
• Cllr Matt Garrett, NILGA
• Cllr Aaron Callan, NILGA
• Mr Tom Lavery, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
• Mr Ian Harper, Belfast City Council
Public from 11:33 AM (7 mins)
LCM Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - Second LCM
• Mr Colin Armstrong, DAERA
• Ms Stephanie Bennett, DAERA
Suspension from 11:40 AM (9 mins)
Public from 11:49 AM (16 mins)
Research and Information Service (RaISe) Briefing - US Trade Tariffs: Key changes & initial considerations for Northern Ireland
• Mr Aidan Stennett, Research Officer
Departmental Written Briefing - Consultation on Rethinking Our Resources: the NI Resources and Waste Management Strategy
SL1 The Sheep Carcase Classification and Price Reporting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:05 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:06 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:06 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:07 AM (22 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Consideration of Draft Report
Closed from 10:29 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 10:30 AM (18 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:48 AM (4 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - Agreement of Final Report |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (5 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Correspondence on Bill
Public from 2:10 PM (45 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Briefing from Action for Muckamore
• Ms Catherine Fox, Action for Muckamore
• Mr Glynn Brown, Action for Muckamore
Public from 2:55 PM (45 mins)
Public from 3:40 PM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Hospital Car Parking
• Mr Paul Montgomery, DoH
• Ms Anne-Marie Smyth, DoH
• Mr Jeff Thompson, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Olga O'Neill, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Clare McMahon, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 4:25 PM (5 mins)
SR 2026/5 The Breakfast Foods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Waiting Lists: Red Flag Cancer lists, PEG surgery
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Inn of Court, 91 Chichester Street, Belfast | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (30 mins)
Justice Bill - Taxation – Lady Chief Justice oral evidence
• The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan, Office of the Lady Chief Justice
• Master Joe Moore, Independent Judiciary
Public from 2:40 PM (60 mins)
Delays in the criminal justice system - Lady Chief Justice oral evidence
• The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan, Office of the Lady Chief Justice
Public from 3:40 PM (20 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
SR 2025/190 The Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Crime and Policing Bill - Second Legislative Consent Memorandum – Consideration of Committee Report
Sentencing Bill - Pre-Legislative Scrutiny – Department of Justice correspondence
Review of Sentencing Policy - Department of Justice written paper
Proposed increase to the general civil jurisdiction of the county court - Department of Justice written paper
Reducing Offending and Reoffending - Update on the Strategic Framework for 2026-2027 and the development of a Cross-Departmental Strategy – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:13 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:13 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:17 PM (34 mins)
Ministerial Direction - 2025-26 Teachers’ Pay Award and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2035
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Public from 2:51 PM (75 mins)
Treasury Officer of Accounts Briefing - Briefing on Memorandums of Reply and Ministerial Directions
• Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Closed from 4:06 PM (8 mins)
Closed from 4:14 PM (7 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Preparation for briefing with DoF on 29 January 2026
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:21 PM (2 mins)
Inquiry into Road Openings by Utilities - Issues Paper
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Michael Heery, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 4:23 PM (7 mins)
Committee Business |