| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 04 November 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (45 mins)
Audit Committee feasibility study - Job Evaluation to determine the future salary payable for the office of Comptroller & Auditor General for Northern Ireland
Public from 11:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (15 mins)
SL1 – The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Newtownabbey) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Taxis (Ballymoney) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 - The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Ballymoney) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1: The Cycle Routes (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SR 2026-184 The Loading Bay and Parking Place (Church Street, Antrim) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:30 AM (60 mins)
Tree Protection Bill - Northern Ireland Electricity Networks and the Construction Employers Federation – Oral Evidence
• Mr Con Feeney, NIE Networks
• Mr Colm McKeown, NIE Networks
• Mr David Fry, Construction Employers Federation
Public from 11:30 AM (60 mins)
Harbours Bill - Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Ms Sian Kerr, DfI
• Mrs Adele Campbell, DfI
• Ms Royanne Kincaid, DfI
Public from 12:30 PM (45 mins)
Display of Flags and Emblems Bill - Department For Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Mr Mark McPeak, DfI
• Mr Graeme Belshaw, DfI
Public from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (10 mins)
Utility Regulator (Support for Decarbonisation Preparation) Bill - Agree report
LCM Commercial Payments Bill - written briefing
Public from 10:15 AM (75 mins)
Regional Balance Bill - Joint oral and written evidence: Rural Community Network and Centre for Cross Border Co-operation
• Samantha Gallagher, Rural Community Network
• Aidan Campbell, Centre for Cross Border Co-Operation
• Niall O'Donnellan, Centre for Cross Border Co-Operation
Public from 11:30 AM (60 mins)
Regional Balance Bill - Joint oral and written evidence: Glenshane Community Development Ltd and Community Foundation NI
• Dr Mairead McCormack, Glenshane Community Development Ltd
• Colum McNicholl, Glenshane Community Development Ltd
• Mairead McMahon, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
• Gerard Deane, Community Foundation NI
Public from 12:30 PM (30 mins)
Regional Balance Bill - Oral and written evidence: NI Productivity Forum
• Dr David Jordan, Northern Ireland Productivity Forum
Public from 1:00 PM (5 mins)
The Employer's Liability (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - SR 2026/183
SL1 – The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2026
The Insolvency (Amendment) (2026 Act) (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Committee Business
Closed from 1:05 PM (5 mins)
Renewable Electricity Generation Bill - Forward Work Programme - evidence table
Public from 1:10 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (30 mins)
Standing Order 69C Members’ Interests: Rectification of Minor Errors – Unacceptable Behaviours Policy - Legal Advice and draft amended Standing Order
• Rebecca Ellis, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:35 AM (20 mins)
Inquiry into an Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy for long-term illness, bereavement and absence on official Assembly business - Further Consideration of Final Position on Absence on Official Assembly Business
Public from 10:55 AM (25 mins)
Review of Assembly Questions - Research Paper on Parliamentary Questions – Comparative Information
• Mr Ray McCaffrey, Research Officer
Public from 11:20 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (55 mins)
Governance, Accountability, Transparency and the Northern Ireland Civil Service policy on the use of Social Media - Oral Briefing by HOCS
• Ms Jayne Brady, TEO
• Ms Jill Minne, DoF
Public from 3:00 PM (60 mins)
RE Curriculum - Oral Briefing
• Professor Noel Purdy, Review of the RE Core Syllabus
• Ms Joyce Logue, Review of the RE Core Syllabus
• Feargal Friel, Hollybush Primary School, Derry/Londonderry
• Francine Walls, St Patrick's College, Maghera
• Warren Brown, Banbridge Academy
Public from 4:00 PM (45 mins)
Education Inspections Bill - Oral Briefing
• Mr Stephen Orme, Assembly Clerk
• Mr Jonathan Redpath, Senior Assistant Assembly Clerk
• Dr James Nelson, Queen's University Belfast
Public from 4:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:02 PM (38 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Oral briefing from Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO)
• Ms Margaret Kelly, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr Sean Martin, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 2:40 PM (30 mins)
Legal Services Oversight Commissioner - Oral briefing from the Commissioner on Implementation and Review
• Dr Deborah Magill, DoF
• Ms Marian Cree, DoF
• Mr Jonathan McNaught, DoF
Public from 3:10 PM (40 mins)
Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 3:50 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Rates (Temporary Rebate) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027
Public from 4:00 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
SL1 – The Government Resources and Accounts (Northern Ireland) Act 2001 (Estimates and Accounts) (Designation of Bodies) (Amendment) Order 2026
Public from 4:10 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:10 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill - RaISe
• Ms Kathryn Barr, Research Officer
• Mr Ross Connolly, Research Officer
Public from 3:10 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Age Discrimination (Goods, Facilities and Services) Bill - Departmental officials
• Ms Carolyn Mada, TEO
• Mr Ben Johnston, TEO
Public from 4:10 PM (50 mins)
Oral Briefing: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and Phase 2 of the Delivery Plan - Departmental officials
• Ms Geraldine Fee, TEO
• Mr Ryan Somerville, TEO
• Ms Fionnuala French, TEO
Public from 5:00 PM (10 mins)
SR 2026 XXXX The Period Products (the Executive Office Specified Public Services Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 5:10 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |