| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 21 May 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Senate Chamber | Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Communities and the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (55 mins)
Shaping Sustainable Places consultation: Oral briefing from the Department for Communities, Department for Infrastructure and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
• Mr Paul McNaught, DfC
• Ms Rosheen Thompson, DfC
• Jason Foy, DAERA
• Mr Colin Hutchinson, DfI
Public from 11:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 11:30 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 11:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:35 AM (45 mins)
Departmental Oral Evidence Session - Wildfires Action Plan
• Dr Mark Hammond, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Colum McDaid, DAERA
Public from 12:20 PM (30 mins)
SL1 - The Agriculture (Student Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Noting Stage
SL1 - The Sheep Carcase Classification and Price Reporting Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Decision Stage
SR 2026/XXXX - The Mandatory Use of Closed Circuit Television in Slaughterhouses Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Assembly Debate
Departmental Written Briefing - Seabird Conservation Strategy - Synopsis of Responses and Departmental Response to the Consultation and Updated Strategy
Public from 12:50 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 11:30 AM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Communities
Public from 11:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:35 AM (5 mins)
Retention and Disposal Schedule – The Executive Office
Public from 11:40 AM (45 mins)
A discussion Paper to Support Homeless Prevention in Northern Ireland: Oral briefing from Housing Rights
• Ms Kate McCauley, Housing Rights
• Mr Jamie Miller, Housing Rights
• Mr Stephen Morrison, Housing Rights
Public from 12:25 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The Jam and Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:10 PM (5 mins)
SL1 - The New Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Briefing from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service - Overview
• Mr Aidan Jennings, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
• Ms Tabitha Ramsay, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
NI Law Society - Mental Capacity (Northern Ireland) Act 2016
• Ms Claire McNamee, Law Society Northern Ireland
• Mr John O'Prey, Murlands Solicitors
• Mr Michael Graham, Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors
• Ms Julie Ann Osborne, CMG Cunningham Dickey Solicitors
Public from 3:45 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Workforce Policy
Public from 3:50 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Workforce strategies within the Transformation Agenda
Public from 3:55 PM (20 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 (60 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Probation Board for Northern Ireland oral evidence
• Ms Amanda Stewart, Probation Board NI
• Ms Gillian Montgomery, Probation Board NI
• Mr Stephen Hamilton, Probation Board NI
Public from 3:05 PM (15 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Written papers
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Written papers
NICTS Estate Strategy - Public consultation on the future of Limavady Courthouse – Department of Justice written paper
Youth Justice Agency - Business Plan 2026-2027 – Department of Justice written paper
Public from 3:20 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 3:30 PM (40 mins)
Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc) Bill - Human Rights Memorandum – Assembly Legal Services oral briefing
• Ms Htaik Win, Legal Advisor
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (25 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Updates
Public from 2:30 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Major IT Projects in Northern Ireland - Further information from departments
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Jones, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:00 PM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Northern Ireland Energy Strategy - Preparation Session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Seamus Wade, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Gary Currie, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office |