Today's Business

Wednesday 14 October 2026


* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings
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Wednesday 14 October 2026
10:00 AMRoom 29Committee for Infrastructure

Public from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:10 AM (20 mins)
SL1 - The Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration

SL1 - The Loading Bay and Parking Place (Church Street, Antrim) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration

SL1 – The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment No. 5) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration

SL1 - The Reservoirs (2015 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order 20** - Initial Consideration

SL1 - The Reservoirs (2015 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 20** - Initial Consideration

SL1 - The Reservoirs (Visits by Supervising Engineers, Stop Notices and And Grants) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20** - Initial Consideration

SL1 - The Reservoirs (Commissioning of Panel Engineers) Order (Northern Ireland) 20** - Initial Consideration

SL1 - The Reservoirs (Northern Ireland) Regulations 20** - Initial Consideration

SR 2026-166 The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SR 2026-172 The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Derry/Londonderry) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SR 2026-173 The Parking Places on Roads (Clogher) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SR 2026-174 The Parking Places on Roads, Loading Bay and Waiting Restrictions (Newcastle) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SR 2026-175 The Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SR 2026-176 The Parking Places on Roads and Waiting Restrictions (Cookstown) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Closed from 10:30 AM (30 mins)
Harbours Bill - Assembly Legal Services - Oral Briefing
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor

Public from 11:00 AM (60 mins)
Harbours Bill - Coleraine & Warrenpoint Harbour Authorities – Oral Evidence
• Mr Richard Connor, Coleraine Harbour
• Dr Gerard O'Hare, Warrenpoint Port
• Mr David Holmes, Warrenpoint Port
• Mr Kieran Grant, Warrenpoint Port
• Mr Bobby Farren, Coleraine Harbour

Public from 12:00 PM (45 mins)
Harbours Bill - Office for National Statistics – Oral Evidence
• Mr Tom Davies, Office for National Statistics
• Mrs Suzi Robertson, Office for National Statistics
• Mrs Romy Overton-Edwards, Office for National Statistics

Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 30Committee for the Economy

Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:05 AM (40 mins)
Utility Regulator (Support for Decarbonisation Preparation) Bill - Departmental evidence session and informal clause by clause
• Kellie Sprott, DfE
• Paul Skillen, DfE
• Catriona Harkin, DfE
• William Deane, DfE

Closed from 10:45 AM (15 mins)
Utility Regulator (Support for Decarbonisation Preparation) Bill - informal deliberations
• Ms Aoibheann Baker, Assembly Clerk

Public from 11:00 AM (75 mins)
Atlantic Technological University – all-island admissions pilot - oral and written evidence
• Paul Hannigan, Atlantic Technological University
• Dr Billy Bennett, Atlantic Technological University
• Fiona Kelly, Atlantic Technological University
• Jacinta Ryan, Atlantic Technological University
• JoAnne Kilmartin, Atlantic Technological University

Public from 12:15 PM (30 mins)
Regional Balance Bill - Convention Rights Memorandum

The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Repeals, Revocations and Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

The Gas Safety Management (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

The Employer's Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - feedback on call for views

Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 21Committee on Procedures

Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:05 AM (30 mins)
Northern Ireland Act 1998 Section 42 – Petitions of Concern - Consideration of draft Motions and final draft Committee Report

Closed from 10:35 AM (40 mins)
Anomalies and Technical Issues with Standing Orders - (1) Ministerial Appointments; and (2) the Opposition
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office
• Paul Gill, Clerk Assistant

Public from 11:15 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMRoom 106Committee on Standards

Closed from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:10 AM (30 mins)
Complaint against Members - Briefing by Commissioner for Standards on investigation report
• Mr Stephen Wright, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards

Closed from 10:40 AM (10 mins)
Further consideration of inadmissibility decision
• Mr Stephen Wright, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards

Closed from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
Complaints against a Member - Consideration of Draft Committee Report

Closed from 11:20 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Irish-Medium Youth Sector - Oral Briefing by Foram na nÓg
• Ms Orliath Mhic Leannáin, Fóram na nÓg
• Mr Ciaran Mac Giolla Bhéin, Fóram na nÓg
• Mr Eoghan Ó Chonghaile, Stronger Futures Policy

Public from 3:00 PM (60 mins)
Youth Work - Oral Briefing by Youth Organisations
• Mr Michial Dudley, Boys & Girls Clubs (NI)
• Mr Stephen Dallas, The Bytes Project
• Mr Mark Clegg, Youth Action Northern Ireland
• Mr Tony Silcock, Youth Initiatives NI
• Mr John Peacock, YMCA Ireland

Closed from 4:00 PM (30 mins)
Legal Advice - Oral Briefing by Assembly Legal Services

Public from 4:30 PM (45 mins)
Education Inspections Bill - Oral Briefing by DE/ETI Officials

Public from 5:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 2:00 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:02 PM (13 mins)
Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill - Committee deliberations

Public from 2:15 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Land Registration, Statutory Charges, Ground Rents and Registry of Deeds (Electronic Communications) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 2:20 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 2:25 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Registration of Deeds (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 2:30 PM (10 mins)
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill - Agreement of Addendum Report

Public from 2:40 PM (10 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Committee deliberations

Public from 2:50 PM (55 mins)
Public Procurement - Oral Briefing from Department of Finance officials on Public Procurement in NI
• Mr Colin Woods, DoF
• Ms Donna Williams, DoF

Public from 3:45 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 30Committee for The Executive Office

Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:10 PM (40 mins)
Oral Briefing: Positive Peace Report - Queens University Belfast
• Professor Dominic Bryan, Queen's University Belfast
• Mr Andrew Thompson, Queen's University Belfast

Public from 2:50 PM (50 mins)
Oral Briefing: TEO Budget - Departmental officials
• Mr Ronan Murtagh, TEO
• Ms Paula Shearer, TEO

Public from 3:40 PM (50 mins)
Oral Briefing: Age Discrimination (Good, Facilities and Services) Bill - Bill Sponsor
• Ms Claire Sugden, MLA

Closed from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Written Briefing: Use of Section 44 of the Northern Ireland Act (Closed Session)

Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business

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