| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 24 September 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (45 mins)
Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill - Evidence Session with Nature Friendly Farming Network
• Mr Cormac Dolan, Nature Friendly Farming Network
• Ms Louise Skelly, Nature Friendly Farming Network
• Mr Michael Meharg, Nature Friendly Farming Network
Public from 10:50 AM (45 mins)
Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill - Evidence Session with NI Environment Link
• Mr Peter McEvoy, Northern Ireland Environment Link
• Mr Mark McCormick, Northern Ireland Environment Link
• Mr Mike McClure, Northern Ireland Environment Link
• Mr Peter Gallagher, Northern Ireland Environment Link
Public from 11:35 AM (45 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence Session with British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC)
• Mr Tommy Mayne, British Association for Shooting and Conservation
• Dr Alex Murray, British Association for Shooting and Conservation
• Mr Glynn Evans, British Association for Shooting and Conservation
Public from 12:20 PM (45 mins)
Hunting with Dogs Bill - Evidence Session with Countryside Alliance Ireland
• Mr Gary McCartney, Countryside Alliance Ireland
• Mr Colin Dougan, Countryside Alliance Ireland
• Mr John Larkin KC, Countryside Alliance Ireland
Public from 1:05 PM (15 mins)
NIEA Interim Business Plan - 2026-2027
Departmental Written Briefing - NIEA Charging Scheme Review and Consultations Planned for 2026
End of Session Report - September 2025 - July 2026
Public from 1:20 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (45 mins)
Anti-Poverty Strategy Update from Department for Communities
• Ms Grainia Long, DfC
• Mr Iain Greenway, DfC
• Ms Linsey Farrell, DfC
Public from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
Charities (Amendment) Bill: Oral evidence from Charities Commission Northern Ireland
• Ms Frances McCandless, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Ainslie McMullan, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Fiona Muldoon, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
Public from 11:20 AM (30 mins)
Charities (Amendment) Bill: Oral evidence from NICVA
• Denise Copeland, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
• Ms Donna Semple, Northern Ireland Community and Voluntary Association
Public from 11:50 AM (30 mins)
Charities (Amendment) Bill: Oral evidence from the Fundraising Regulator
• Mr Gerald Oppenheim, Fundraising Regulator
• Ms Lisa Caldwell, Fundraising Regulator
• Mr Paul Winyard, Fundraising Regulator
• Ms Gráinne Mathews, Fundraising Regulator
Public from 12:20 PM (5 mins)
Housing (Amendment) Bill: agreement of Committee stage arrangements
Public from 12:25 PM (5 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule - Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry
Public from 12:30 PM (10 mins)
End of session of report – Committee agreement
Public from 12:40 PM (5 mins)
SL1 The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:45 PM (25 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (5 mins)
Committee Procedures
Closed from 10:10 AM (15 mins)
COM/2026/565 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and Regulation (EU) 2020/740 as regards simplification and better use of digital options for energy and tyre labelling - Legal Advice
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office
• Ms Holly Groves, Apprentice Solicitor
Public from 10:25 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:30 AM (30 mins)
COM/2026/565 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and Regulation (EU) 2020/740 as regards simplification and better use of digital options for energy and tyre labelling - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Mark McGregor, DfE
• Mr Roy Kennedy, DfI
• Mr Connor Murray, DfI
Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
COM/2025/531 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
Public from 11:05 AM (5 mins)
Windsor Framework Legislative Triage and Inter-Institutional Coordination Group
Public from 11:10 AM (5 mins)
End of Session Report
Public from 11:15 AM (5 mins)
Committee Notifications - October 2026
Public from 11:20 AM (5 mins)
Committee Work Planning
Public from 11:25 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:01 PM (149 mins)
Ministerial Briefing - Winter Preparedness, Emergency and Domiciliary Care and Minister's Priorities
• Mr Robbie Butler, Minister of Health
• Mr Jim Wilkinson, DoH
• Ms Tracey McCaig, DoH
• Mr Peter Toogood, DoH
Public from 4:30 PM (5 mins)
SR 2026/156 The Tobacco Retailer (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:35 PM (15 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 (45 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Families of Lisa Dorrian and Charlotte Murray oral evidence
• Ms Joanne Dorrian, Individual
• Mr John Dorrian, Individual
• Ms Michelle Dorrian, Individual
• Ms Sinéad Corrigan, Individual
• Mrs Mary Murray, Individual
Public from 2:50 PM (45 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Marie Collins Foundation oral evidence
• Ms Karen Garland, Marie Collins Foundation
Public from 3:35 PM (70 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Commissioner for Older People NI oral evidence
• Ms Siobhan Casey, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
• Ms Anna Doran, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
• Mr Raymond Johnston, Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland
Public from 4:45 PM (10 mins)
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Written papers
SL1 The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SL1 The Justice (2011 Act) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Update to football bodies, championships and leagues – Correspondence
Armed Forces Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum – Correspondence
Budget 2026-27 to 2029-30 - Information Gathering Exercise – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 4:55 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |