Today's Business

Thursday 21 May 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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Thursday 21 May 2026
10:08 AMSenate ChamberConcurrent Committee of the Committee for Communities and the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 10:08 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:12 AM (62 mins)
Shaping Sustainable Places consultation: Oral briefing from the Department for Communities, Department for Infrastructure and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
• Mr Paul McNaught, DfC
• Ms Rosheen Thompson, DfC
• Jason Foy, DAERA
• Mr Colin Hutchinson, DfI

Public from 11:14 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
11:25 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Communities

Public from 11:25 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 11:27 AM (1 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule – The Executive Office

Public from 11:28 AM (57 mins)
A discussion Paper to Support Homeless Prevention in Northern Ireland: Oral briefing from Housing Rights
• Ms Kate McCauley, Housing Rights
• Mr Jamie Miller, Housing Rights
• Mr Stephen Morrison, Housing Rights

Public from 12:25 PM (11 mins)
Committee Business
11:30 AMRoom 21Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 11:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 11:35 AM (45 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Wildfires Action Plan
• Dr Mark Hammond, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Colum McDaid, DAERA

Public from 12:20 PM (30 mins)
SL1 - The Agriculture (Student Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Noting Stage

SL1 - The Sheep Carcase Classification and Price Reporting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Decision Stage

SR 2026/XXXX - The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Assembly Debate

Departmental Written Briefing - Seabird Conservation Strategy - Synopsis of Responses and Departmental Response to the Consultation and Updated Strategy

Public from 12:50 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Health

Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:05 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Jam and Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 2:10 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Briefing from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service - Overview
• Mr Aidan Jennings, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
• Ms Tabitha Ramsay, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
NI Law Society - Mental Capacity (Northern Ireland) Act 2016
• Ms Claire McNamee, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr John O'Prey, Murlands Solicitors
• Mr Michael Graham, Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors
• Ms Julie Ann Osborne, CMG Cunningham Dickey Solicitors

Public from 3:45 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Workforce Policy

Public from 3:50 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Workforce strategies within the Transformation Agenda

Public from 3:55 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 2:00 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:05 PM (76 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Probation Board for Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Ms Amanda Stewart, Probation Board NI
• Ms Gillian Montgomery, Probation Board NI
• Mr Stephen Hamilton, Probation Board NI

Public from 3:21 PM (10 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers

NICTS Estate Strategy - Public consultation on the future of Limavady Courthouse – Department of Justice written paper

Youth Justice Agency - Business Plan 2026-2027 – Department of Justice written paper

Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Written papers

Public from 3:31 PM (8 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 3:39 PM (26 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Human Rights Memorandum – Assembly Legal Services oral briefing
• Ms Htaik Win, Legal Advisor

Public from 4:05 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
2:07 PMSenate ChamberPublic Accounts Committee

Public from 2:07 PM (3 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:10 PM (2 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Updates

Closed from 2:12 PM (10 mins)

Closed from 2:22 PM (11 mins)
Inquiry into Major IT Projects in Northern Ireland - Further information from departments
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Jones, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 2:33 PM (19 mins)
Inquiry into Northern Ireland Energy Strategy - Preparation Session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Gary Currie, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 2:52 PM (29 mins)
Committee Business
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office

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