| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 05 March 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:15 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from Stena Line and The UK Chamber of Shipping - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
• Mr Paul Grant, Stena Line
• Ms Katrina Ross, UK Chamber of Shipping
Public from 11:15 AM (60 mins)
Ministerial Evidence Session - Consideration of DAERA Corporate Plan 2025-27 and update on current issues
• Mr Andrew Muir, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
• Mrs Katrina Godfrey, DAERA
Public from 12:15 PM (10 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Briefing from DAERA Bill Officials
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA
• Mr Mark Allison, DAERA
Closed from 12:25 PM (50 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Committee Deliberations (Clause by Clause)
Public from 1:15 PM (10 mins)
SL1 - The Climate Change (Just Transition Commission) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Survey Responses
Public from 1:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (3 mins)
SL1 The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:08 AM (2 mins)
SL1 The Social Security and Statutory Maternity Pay (Evidence of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 10:10 AM (50 mins)
Local Councils and the Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral evidence Panel 1 - Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Ards and North Down Borough Council, Belfast City Council, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
• Ms Ursula Fay, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
• Ms Patricia Mackey, Ards and North Down Borough Council
• Mr David Burns, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
• Mr Kevin Heaney, Belfast City Council
Public from 11:00 AM (50 mins)
Local Councils and the Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral evidence Panel 2 - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Mid Ulster Council, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
• Ms Ruth Allen, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
• Mr John McVeigh, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
• Ms Claire Linney, Mid Ulster Council
• Mr Andy Patterson, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Public from 11:50 AM (50 mins)
Local Councils and the Anti-Poverty Strategy: Oral evidence Panel 3 - Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Derry and Strabane District Council, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
• Ms Julie Welsh, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
• Ms Oonagh McGillion, Derry City Council
• Mr John Boyle, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Public from 12:40 PM (20 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:02 AM (15 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2026/471 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products, and certain labelling rules for spirit drinks - Legal Advice
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Closed from 10:17 AM (15 mins)
COM/2025/993 Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of technical requirements and testing procedures for motor vehicles - Legal Advice
• Mr Simon Kelly, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:32 AM (3 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (30 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2026/471 as regards certain market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products, and certain labelling rules for spirit drinks - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Ms Samantha Swann, DAERA
• Dr Samantha Stewart, DAERA
Public from 11:05 AM (30 mins)
COM/2025/993 Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of technical requirements and testing procedures for motor vehicles - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Ms Caroline Hobson, DfI
• Mr Roy Kennedy, DfI
• Mr Connor Murray, Department for Infrastructure
Public from 11:35 AM (5 mins)
Public from 11:40 AM (5 mins)
COM/2023/411 Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Public from 11:45 AM (5 mins)
COM/2025/1020 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as regards the extension of certain data protection periods
Public from 11:50 AM (5 mins)
Committee Notifications - April 2026
Public from 11:55 AM (5 mins)
Committee Travel
Public from 12:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Work Planning
Public from 12:05 PM (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 (14 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Hospital Car Parking Charges
• Mr Paul Montgomery, DoH
• Anne Marie Smyth, DoH
• Mr Jeff Thompson, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 2:15 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:20 PM (15 mins)
SL1 - The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2026
• Mr Chris Garland, DoH
• Mr Eddie Murphy, DoH
• Mr Martin Coleman, DoH
Public from 2:35 PM (70 mins)
Health Trust Overview - South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Roisin Coulter, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Jonathan Patton, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Helen Moore, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
• Veronica Cleland, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Public from 3:45 PM (5 mins)
Urology Services Inquiry - Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 3:50 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Lifespan Gender Identity Service
Public from 3:55 PM (5 mins)
Briefing from Mental Health Champion - Written update
Public from 4:00 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Advanced Care Planning
Public from 4:05 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Dental Services Overview
Public from 4:10 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 4:15 PM (70 mins)
Adult Protection Bill - Committee deliberations
Closed from 5:25 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:00 PM (30 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Committee deliberations
• Mrs Liz Marsh, Assembly Clerk
Public from 2:30 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:35 PM (90 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Introductory Briefing – Department of Justice oral evidence
• Mr Andrew Dawson, DoJ
• Ms Angela Bell, DoJ
• Mr Christopher McElwee, DoJ
• Mr Alan Weir, DoJ
Public from 4:05 PM (10 mins)
SL1 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Probation Board Northern Ireland Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 4:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:10 PM (50 mins)
Inquiry into Road Openings by Utilities - First consideration of draft report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Michael Heery, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Child Poverty in NI: Departmental Briefing Preparation Session
Closed from 3:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |