| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 16 October 2025 |
| 10:01 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:01 AM (13 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 10:14 AM (2 mins)
Public from 10:16 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:18 AM (24 mins)
Pension Schemes LCM Bill Oral evidence from The Association of British Insurers
• Mr Justin Wray, Association of British Insurers
Public from 10:42 AM (3 mins)
End of Session Report - Consideration of End of Session Report 2024/25
Suspension from 10:45 AM (6 mins)
Public from 10:51 AM (44 mins)
Irish Language Strategy Co-Design Group: Oral briefing on the Irish Language Strategy
• Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh, Conradh na Gaeilge
• Ms Maria Thomasson, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta
• Mr Liam Ó Flannagáin, Coiste Forbartha Charn Tóchair
• Mr Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin, Glór na Mona
Closed from 11:35 AM (35 mins)
Legal Advice regarding Committee Powers re requests for information and papers
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 12:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:07 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:07 AM (9 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:16 AM (56 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Oral Evidence Session - Propertymark
• Mr Timothy Douglas, Propertymark
• Mr Stephen McCarron, Propertymark
Public from 11:12 AM (12 mins)
SL1 The Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 - Oral Evidence from the Department
• Mr Colin Breen, DAERA
• Mrs Carmel McDowell, DAERA
• Mr Mark Cherry, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Mr Philip Walker, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Public from 11:24 AM (31 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Air Quality Common Framework
• Ms Amy Holmes, DAERA
• Ms Caroline Barry, DAERA
• Ms Kate Fitzsimmons, DAERA
Public from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
End of Session Report - Consideration of End of Session Report 2024/25
Closed from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
End of Session Report - Consideration of End of Session Report 2024/25
Public from 12:05 PM (20 mins)
End of Session Report - Consideration of End of Session Report 2024/25
Public from 12:25 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - Community Restorative Justice Ireland and Northern Ireland Alternatives oral evidence
• Mr Jim McCarthy, Community Restorative Justice Ireland
• Ms Debbie Watters, Northern Ireland Alternatives
Public from 3:10 PM (20 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers
SR 2025/151 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) (No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SL1 The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2025
Broadcasting of Courts - Consultation response - Department of Justice written paper
Speeding Up Justice Programme - Update – Department of Justice written paper
Committee for Justice End of Session Report - Consideration of draft report
Public from 3:30 PM (15 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 (25 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Update on Major Capital Projects: Follow-up Report and Public Procurement in NI
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:30 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Homelessness in Northern Ireland - Draft Terms of Reference
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
Major Capital Projects - A5 Casestudy - Briefing from the C&AG
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:30 PM | Gransha Suite, La Mon Hotel, Gransha Suite, COMBER | Committee for Health
Public from 2:30 PM (5 mins)
Public from 2:35 PM (55 mins)
UK Government - 10 Year Health Plan
• Rt Hon. Alan Millburn, Department of Health and Social Care
Public from 3:30 PM (55 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Winter Pressures Planning
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, DoH
• Ms Maria McIlgorm, DoH
• Mr Jim Wilkinson, DoH
• Ms Tracey McCaig, DoH
Public from 4:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |