| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 20 May 2026 |
| 10:01 AM | Room 21 | Audit Committee
Public from 10:01 AM (12 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:13 AM (10 mins)
Committee consideration of Codification workstream
Closed from 10:23 AM (10 mins)
Audit Committee Feasibility Study - Job Evaluation to determine the future salary payable for the office of Comptroller & Auditor General for Northern Ireland – Update
Closed from 10:33 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:01 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:01 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:02 AM (75 mins)
Local Innovation Partnership Fund update - oral and written evidence from the Department for the Economy
• Mark Lee, DfE
• Professor Helen McCarthy, Office for Science and Technology, TEO
• Dr Adrian Johnston, Innovation City Belfast
• Professor Joann Rhodes, Health Innovation Research Alliance NI
Suspension from 11:17 AM (6 mins)
Public from 11:23 AM (49 mins)
Chief Scientific and Technology Adviser – AI Strategy for Public Sector
• Professor Helen McCarthy, Office for Science and Technology, TEO
Public from 12:12 PM (16 mins)
Committee Business
SR2026/87 The Education (Student Support and Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 |
| 10:02 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:02 AM (33 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:35 AM (24 mins)
SL1 – The Road Races (Cairncastle Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Schools (Part-Time 20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Waiting Restrictions (Bedford Street, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Control of Traffic (Durham Street, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Schools (Part-Time 20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Waiting Restrictions (Comber) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Road Traffic (Amendment) (2016 Act) (Commencement No.4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Motorways Traffic (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Motor Vehicles (Specified Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 - The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
Public from 10:59 AM (72 mins)
Draft Budget 2026-2030 - Translink – Oral Evidence
• Mr Chris Conway, Translink
• Mr Ian Campbell, Translink
• Mr Ronan O'Doherty, Translink
Suspension from 12:11 PM (9 mins)
Public from 12:20 PM (27 mins)
Implementation Of The Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 - Consideration of Evidence
Closed from 12:47 PM (8 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Further Deliberations
Public from 1:30 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:15 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:15 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:16 PM (131 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Oral Briefing with the Head of the Civil Service
• Ms Jayne Brady, TEO
• Ms Jill Minne, DoF
• Ms Catherine Shannon, DoF
Closed from 3:27 PM (9 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Public from 3:36 PM (1 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Closed from 3:37 PM (15 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Public from 3:52 PM (26 mins)
Review of Arms Length Bodies (ALB's) - Oral Briefing with Departmental Officials
• Mr Tony Simpson, DoF
• Ms Helen Toner, DoF
• Mr Stuart Stevenson, DoF
Public from 4:18 PM (2 mins)
Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill - Consideration of Papers
Public from 4:20 PM (4 mins)
SL1: The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Remediable Service) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/XXXX The Baby Loss Certificate Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 4:24 PM (2 mins)
Outturn and Forecast Outturn - Written briefing
Public from 4:26 PM (34 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (14 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:14 PM (69 mins)
SL1 - Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regulations 2026 - Oral Briefing and General Update by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Marie O'Shea, Irish National Teachers' Organisation
• Samantha Bronze, UNISON
• Sally Rees, National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
• Janette Murdoch, NIPSA
Public from 3:23 PM (57 mins)
SL1 - Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regulations 2026 - Oral Briefing and General Update by the Northern Ireland Teachers' Council
• Ms Joanne Whyte, National Association of Head Teachers
• Rebekka Gilpin, Ulster Teachers' Union
• Maxine Murphy Higgins, National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
• Bronagh Wright, National Education Union
• Noreen Kelly, Irish National Teachers' Organisation
Public from 4:29 PM (52 mins)
SL1 - Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regulations 2026 - Oral Briefing by DE and EA Officials
• Ms Deirdre Ward, DE
• Ms Elaine Craig, Education Authority
• Ms Julie McBride, DE
• Ms Tracey Logan, Education Authority
Public from 5:21 PM (7 mins)
General Teaching Council Bill - Committee Consideration of Report
Public from 5:28 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: Response to Module 2 of the Covid Inquiry - Departmental Officials
• Ms Jane Holmes, TEO
• Ms Maria Hannon, TEO
Public from 3:10 PM (10 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule: TEO
Public from 3:20 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |