Today's Business

Thursday 02 October 2025


* Committee Business relates to non-substantive items of business such as the consideration of minutes of the previous meeting and consideration of correspondence or matters arising from previous meetings
TimeVenueCommittee
Thursday 02 October 2025
VISITCarrickfergus Farm; Carrick GreengrocersCommittee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
10:00 AMRoom 29Committee for Communities

Public from 10:00 AM (18 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:18 AM (59 mins)
Emergency Fuel Payment scheme: Oral briefing from Bryson Charitable Group
• Mr Shane Logan, Bryson Charitable Group
• Mr Steven Kelly, Bryson Charitable Group

Public from 11:17 AM (39 mins)
Departmental Climate Change Action Plan: Oral briefing from the Department for Communities
• Mr Angus Kerr, DfC
• Mr Dominic Dorris, DfC
• Ms Donna Knowles, DfC
• Mr David Farry, DfC

Suspension from 11:56 AM (6 mins)

Public from 12:02 PM (54 mins)
Housing decarbonation: Oral briefing from the Forum for Better Homes NI
• Mr Martin Haran, Forum for Better Homes NI
• Ms Jan Sloan, Forum for Better Homes NI
• Gavin McGuire, Federation of Master Builders Northern Ireland
• Mr Ciaran Fox, RSUA

Public from 12:56 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
10:03 AMRoom 30Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee

Public from 10:03 AM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:07 AM (61 mins)
Federation of Small Businesses Northern Ireland – Windsor Framework Realities: Barriers to trade in the UK Internal Market - Oral Evidence
• Roger Pollen, Federation of Small Businesses
• Rachel McCorriston, Federation of Small Businesses
• Lorna Muldoon, Federation of Small Businesses

Public from 11:08 AM (6 mins)
Committee Business
10:15 AMConference Suite, Carrickfergus Marina, 3 Quayside, CARRICKFERGUSCommittee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Public from 10:15 AM (16 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 10:31 AM (71 mins)
SL1 The Farming for Sustainability Innovation Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 - Oral Evidence from the Department
• Mr Paul McHenry, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
• Mr Alan Galbraith, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
• Mr Nigel Murphy, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise

SL1 The Farm Sustainability Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 - Oral Evidence from the Department
• Mrs Anna Campbell, DAERA
• Mr Gregor Kerr, DAERA
• Mr Aidan McEvoy, DAERA
• Ms Denise Phillips, DAERA

Suspension from 11:42 AM (12 mins)

Public from 11:54 AM (1 mins)
Dilapidation Bill - Briefing from the Department
• Mr Simon Webb, DAERA
• Mr Mark Allison, DAERA

Public from 12:14 PM (1 mins)
Briefing from Nature Friendly Farming Network
• Mr Cormac Dolan, Nature Friendly Farming Network
• Mr Chris Dobbs, Nature Friendly Farming Network
• Ms Helen Keys, Nature Friendly Farming Network

Departmental Written Briefing - Update on Fisheries Management Plans (i) Irish Sea Pelagic FMP (ii) Irish Sea Demersal FMP (iii) Non Quota Shellfish FMP

Public from 12:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
2:00 PMRoom 29Committee for Health

Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:05 PM (65 mins)
Briefing from RQIA
• Ms Briege Donaghy, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
• Ms Christine Collins, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority

Public from 3:10 PM (5 mins)
Departmental Written Briefing - Review of Emergency General Surgery SWAH Progress on the implementation of the review

Public from 3:15 PM (5 mins)
SR 2025/158 The Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland)

Public from 3:20 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 3:30 PM (90 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Briefing from Permanent Secretary
• Mr Mike Farrar, DoH
• Mr Jim Wilkinson, DoH
• Ms Tracey McCaig, DoH

Public from 5:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
2:04 PMRoom 30Committee for Justice

Public from 2:04 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:09 PM (61 mins)
Justice Bill - and the Annual Performance and Activity Report 2024-25 - AccessNI oral evidence
• Mr John Paul Napier, DoJ
• Mr Brian Thomson, DoJ
• Ms Amanda Jenner, DoJ

Public from 3:10 PM (60 mins)
Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill - Pre-legislative Scrutiny - Department of Justice oral evidence
• Ms Julie Wilson, DoJ
• Ms Claire Campbell, DoJ
• Ms Deirdre McDaid, DoJ

Public from 4:10 PM (10 mins)
Justice Bill - Written papers

SL1 The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025

Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Retention and Disposal Schedule

Renewal of the Secretary of State’s Direction under Section 1A(7) of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 as amended by Schedule 4 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 - Department of Justice written paper

Miscarriage of justice compensation payment - Saved living expenses – Department of Justice written paper

Public from 4:30 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
2:07 PMSenate ChamberPublic Accounts Committee

Public from 2:07 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business

Public from 2:11 PM (7 mins)
Memorandum of Reply - Report on Reducing Adult Reoffending in Northern Ireland
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Tomas Wilkinson, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 2:18 PM (53 mins)
Inquiry into Managing the Schools' Estate - First consideration of draft report
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Peter O'Sullivan, Northern Ireland Audit Office

Closed from 3:31 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office

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