Today's Business

Thursday 25 June 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
TimeVenueCommittee
Thursday 25 June 2026
VISITBallymoney Men's ShedCommittee for Health
10:00 AMConference Room, The Portaferry Hotel, 10 The Strand, PortaferryCommittee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

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

Public from 10:05 AM (50 mins)
Briefing from Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation (ANIFPO) & The Northern Ireland Fish Producers’ Organisation Ltd (NIFPO)
• Dr Lynn Gilmore, Northern Ireland Fish Producers Organisation
• Mr Ben Collier, Northern Ireland Fisherman's Federation

Public from 10:55 AM (50 mins)
Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs - Role of DAERA at the Seal Sanctuary, Exploris Aquarium
• Dr Liz Pothanikat, DAERA
• Ms Claire Vincent, DAERA

Public from 11:45 AM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Technical Amendments to the Rules Governing Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme Using Powers in the Agriculture Act (NI) 2025

Public from 11:50 AM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Shaping Sustainable Places Programme and Allocation of the £50m DAERA Contribution

Public from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
10:00 AMSenate ChamberCommittee for Communities

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

Public from 10:05 AM (10 mins)
Charities (Amendment) Bill - Committee stage arrangements

Public from 10:15 AM (30 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)
SR 2026/121 The Public Health (Notifiable Diseases - Hantavirus Diseases) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 2:10 PM (5 mins)
SR 2026/122 The Provision of Health Services to Persons Not Ordinarily Resident (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Safe and Effective Staffing Bill - Overview from the Department
• Mr Phil Rodgers, DoH
• Prof Maria McIlgorm, DoH
• Ms Áine Morrison, DoH
• Mr Rodney Redmond, DoH
• Ms Andrea Owens, DoH

Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - June Monitoring, Budget Priorities
• Mr David Keenan, DoH
• Ms Danielle Mallen, DoH
• Mr Paul Montgomery, DoH
• Ms Catherine Fitzpatrick, DoH

Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Gender Services
• Mr Mark McGuicken, DoH
• Dr Oisin Martin, DoH
• Ms Paula Tweedie, DoH
• Ms Danielle McMillan, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Orla Tierney, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Rural proofing and regional access to services within the Transformation Agenda

Public from 4:35 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

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

Public from 2:05 PM (55 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Peter Dolan oral evidence
• Mr Peter Dolan, The Enda Dolan Foundation

Public from 3:00 PM (60 mins)
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Introductory Briefing – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Julie Wilson, DoJ
• Ms Emma Crozier, DoJ
• Mr Christopher McElwee, DoJ
• Ms Lesley Cowan, DoJ
• Ms Wendy Murray, DoJ

Public from 4:00 PM (30 mins)
Finance update - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Mr Richard Logan, DoJ
• Ms Michelle McLoughlin, DoJ
• Ms Louise Blair, DoJ

Public from 4:30 PM (25 mins)
SR 2026/107 The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Codes of Practice) Order 2026

SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Armed Forces Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum update – Department of Justice written paper

Financial Services and Markets Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum update – Department of Justice written paper

Personal injury discount rate - Outcome of consultation – Department of Justice written paper

Police Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2026 - CPI – Consultation – Department of Justice written paper

Legal Aid Remuneration - Consultation – Department of Justice written paper

Department of Justice Business Plan - Progress against 2025-26 Business Plan - Department of Justice written paper

Independent Reviewer of Criminal Record Certificates - Annual report

Public from 4:55 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMSenate ChamberPublic Accounts Committee

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

Closed from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Inquiry into Major IT Projects in Northern Ireland - Final Consideration of Draft Report and News Release
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office

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