| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 13 March 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (19 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:19 AM (3 mins)
Oral briefing from DFC officials - Heritage, Culture and Creativity Policies
Public from 10:22 AM (1 mins)
SL1 The Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:23 AM (3 mins)
SL1 The Emergency Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:26 AM (3 mins)
SR 2025/45 The Emergency Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:29 AM (3 mins)
Employment Rights Bill LCM - agreement of Committee report
Public from 10:32 AM (1 mins)
SR 2025/38 The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 10:34 AM (60 mins)
Oral briefing from Women's Policy Group NI on Gender Equality Strategy
• Ms Elaine Crory, Women's Resource and Development Agency
• Ms Alex Brennan, Women's Policy Group
• Ms Clare Moore, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Ms Alexa Moore, The Rainbow Project
Suspension from 11:34 AM (8 mins)
Public from 11:42 AM (63 mins)
Oral briefing from Conradh na Gaeilge on Irish language
• Cuisle Nic Liam, Conradh na Gaeilge
• Mr Conchúr Ó Muadaigh, Conradh na Gaeilge
• Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh, Conradh na Gaeilge
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Public from 10:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:02 AM (17 mins)
European Commission Work Programme 2025 - RaISe Oral Briefing
• Mr Oran O'Connor, Research Officer
• Ms Glenda Doherty, Research Officer
Public from 10:19 AM (1 mins)
COM/2024/561 Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2014/32/EU as regards electric vehicle supply equipment, compressed gas dispensers, and electricity, gas and thermal energy meters
Public from 10:20 AM (4 mins)
COM/2023/462 Proposal for a Regulation on the safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC
Public from 10:24 AM (9 mins)
Committee Travel
Public from 10:33 AM (11 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:06 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:06 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:12 AM (42 mins)
SL1 The Quality of Bathing Water (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
• Ms Claire Vincent, DAERA
• Ms Claire Young, DAERA
• Mr Brendan O'Kane, DAERA
Public from 10:54 AM (60 mins)
Agriculture Bill - Committee Deliberations
• Mr John Terrington, DAERA
• Ms Elaine McCrory, DAERA
Public from 11:54 AM (4 mins)
SR 2025/40 The Farming for Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/41 The Suckler Cow Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Departmental Written Briefing - Blue Carbon Action Plan - Publication of Synopsis report and final action Plan
Public from 11:58 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Informal from 12:01 PM (74 mins)
Committee Strategic Planning Session |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Respite Services / Short Breaks
• Mr Maurice Leeson, DoH
• Mr Nigel Chambers, DoH
• Ms Lyn Preece, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Ms Maura Dargan, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 3:05 PM (30 mins)
Oral briefing from RQIA – Review of Emergency General Surgery SWAH
• Ms Briege Donaghy, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Prof Stuart Elborn, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
Public from 3:35 PM (40 mins)
Oral briefing from DoH & WHSCT - Review of Emergency General Surgery SWAH
• Dr Tomas Adell, DoH
• Dr Brendan Lavery, Western Health and Social Care Trust
• Mr Mark Gillespie, Western Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 4:15 PM (20 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services - Briefing from RaISe
• Ms Grainne Crealey, Northern Ireland Assembly
Public from 4:35 PM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) (Independent Guardian) (Amendment) Regulations NI 2024
• Ms Martina Moore, DoH
• Ms Lynsey Armstrong, DoH
• Mr Paul McConville, DoH
Public from 4:45 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Hospital Car Parking Charges - update
Public from 4:50 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Children's Social Care Review - update
Public from 4:55 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (85 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Minister of Justice oral evidence
• Mrs Naomi Long, Minister of Justice
• Hugh Widdis, DoJ
• Ms Deborah Brown, DoJ
Public from 3:30 PM (60 mins)
Justice Bill - Forensic Science Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Ms Alison McElveen, Forensic Science Northern Ireland
• Mr Stephen Campbell, Forensic Science Northern Ireland
• Mr Ian Craig, Forensic Science Northern Ireland
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:04 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:04 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:08 PM (37 mins)
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Briefing - 2023-24 financial statements of the Department for the Economy
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 2:45 PM (22 mins)
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Briefing - 2023-24 financial statements of the Department for the Economy
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:07 PM (35 mins)
Inquiry into Access to General Practice in Northern Ireland - Issues paper
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Colette Kane, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Roger McCance, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:42 PM (9 mins)
Inquiry into Major Capital Projects - Follow-up Report - Formal consideration of draft report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Karen Armstrong, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:51 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |