Today's Business

Wednesday 25 February 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 25 February 2026
10:00 AMRoom 29Committee for Infrastructure

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

Public from 10:05 AM (90 mins)
Minister for Infrastructure - Departmental Update and Current Issues
• Ms Liz Kimmins, Minister for Infrastructure
• Mr Declan McGeown, DfI

Public from 11:35 AM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 12:05 PM (5 mins)
Budget - Budget Sustainability – Department for Infrastructure – Written Evidence

Public from 12:10 PM (5 mins)
Budget - Spring Supplementary Estimates – Department for Infrastructure – Written Evidence

Closed from 12:15 PM (10 mins)
Legal Advice - Practices of private car parking companies in relation to the recovering of unpaid car parking charges

Public from 12:25 PM (40 mins)
SL1 – The Road Races (Croft Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Waiting Restrictions (Comber) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Waiting Restrictions (Clogher) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Waiting Restrictions (Coalisland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Road Races (Drumhorc Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Parking Places (Disabled Persons' Vehicles) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Motorways Traffic (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Road Traffic (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Commencement No.4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Motor Vehicles (Specified Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

SR 2026-18 The On-Street Parking (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

SL1 – The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Belfast) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 1:05 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 (5 mins)
RHI (Closure of Non-Domestic Scheme) Bill - Agreement of Report

Public from 10:10 AM (65 mins)
Tourism NI, Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland – extension of marketing brands to NI – oral and written evidence
• Eimear Callaghan, Tourism NI
• David Roberts, Tourism NI
• Michael Wickham Moriarty, Tourism Ireland

Public from 11:15 AM (25 mins)
SL1 Renewables Indexation - Departmental oral and written evidence
• Zoe Crowe, DfE
• Colm McCullagh, DfE

SR 17/2026 The Disqualified Directors Compensation Orders (Fees) Order (NI) 2025 - written evidence

SR XX / 2026 The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay (Miscarriage) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

Public from 11:40 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
10:05 AMRoom 21Committee on Procedures

Public from 10:05 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business

Closed from 10:07 AM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy - consideration of feedback from stakeholders, final position and commissioning of draft Standing Order

Closed from 10:37 AM (7 mins)
Repeal of Standing Order 70 and consequential amendments to Standing Orders - further consideration of consequential amendment to SO22(2)

Public from 10:44 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
1:00 PMSenate ChamberCommittee for Finance

Public from 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 1:30 PM (60 mins)
Budget - Draft Budget 2026-29/30 – Oral Briefing with the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Professor Alan Barrett, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council
• Jonathan McAdams, Northern Ireland Fiscal Council

Public from 2:30 PM (15 mins)
SL1 Deaths and Still-Births (Signing of Certificates) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Oral briefing from NISRA officials
• Dr Philip Wales, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Ms Aoife Rooney, DoF

Closed from 2:45 PM (30 mins)
Administrative and Financial Provisions Bill - Final Oral briefing from the Department of Finance
• Mr Patrick Neeson, DoF
• Mr Ian Fleming, DoF
• Ms Sarah Gibson, DoF

Closed from 3:15 PM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Fiscal Council Bill - Continued deliberations

Closed from 4:00 PM (15 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Agreement of Terms of Reference

Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Outturn and Forecast Outturn - January data – Written Briefing

Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Education

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

Public from 2:15 PM (60 mins)
SL1 - Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regulations 2026 - Oral Briefing by DE and EA Officials
• Ms Deirdre Ward, DE
• Ms Julie McBride, DE
• Dr Tomas Adell, Education Authority
• Ms Tracey Logan, Education Authority

Closed from 3:15 PM (45 mins)
Proposed Committee Bill to allow all pupils the choice to wear trousers - Oral Briefing by RaISe
• Ms Niamh Devlin, Research Officer
• Nathan Mulholland, Research Officer

Public from 4:00 PM (15 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 (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Introductory Briefing - New Commissioner for Public Appointments
• Ms Claire Keatinge, The Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland

Public from 3:10 PM (50 mins)
Oral Briefing: Clerk of EU and Interparliamentary Affairs - EU Matters
• Mr Feargal McGuinness, EU Affairs Manager

Closed from 4:00 PM (45 mins)
Inquiry: Gaps in Equality Legislation - Updated Draft Final Report

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

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