| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 27 May 2026 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Closed from 10:00 AM (30 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Examiner of Statutory Rules – Oral Briefing
Public from 10:30 AM (45 mins)
Water, Sustainable Drainage and Flood Management Bill - Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Ms Alison Clydesdale, DfI
• Ms Julie-Ann Dutton, DfI
• Mr Jim McComish, DfI
• Mr Stuart Wightman, DfI
• Mr Barry Spiers, DfI
Public from 11:15 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:30 AM (30 mins)
SL1 - The Meenan Square, Derry/Londonderry (Footways) (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Road Races (Loughgall Stages Rally) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Road Races (Rallye Lecale) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 - The Railways Safety Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Formal Consideration
SL1 – The Road Races (Eagles Rock Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SL1 – The Road Races (Armoy Motorcycle Road Race) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 - Initial Consideration
SR 2026-85 The Comber Road, Dundonald (Abandonment and Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-91 The Schools (Part-time-20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-92 The Schools (Part-time-20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-94 The Road Races (Cairncastle Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-96 The Waiting Restrictions (Comber) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-95 The Waiting Restrictions (Bedford Street, Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026-XX The Motor Vehicles (Specified Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026
Public from 12:00 PM (45 mins)
Draft Transport Strategy Consultation Engagement Report - Department for Infrastructure – Oral Evidence
• Ms Sian Kerr, DfI
• Mr James Redmond, DfI
• Mr David Sloan, DfI
• Ms Lindsey Zecevic, DfI
Public from 12:45 PM (30 mins)
Planning Review - Overview of Regionally Significant Planning Applications – Next Steps
Public from 1:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Committee for the Economy
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (70 mins)
Transmission Investment Ltd – LiRIC – oral and written evidence
• James Dickson, Transmission Investment Ltd
• Mark Fitch, Transmission Investment Ltd
• Glen Evertsen, Transmission Investment Ltd
Public from 11:15 AM (10 mins)
SL1: The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Closure) Regulations (NI) 2026
• Catriona Harkin, DfE
Public from 11:25 AM (15 mins)
Department for the Economy Year-End spending 2025-26 and Vote on Account spending 2026-27 Written Briefing
Public from 11:40 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 11:50 AM (20 mins)
Strategic Planning |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (15 mins)
Repeal of Standing Order 70 and consequential amendments to Standing Orders
Closed from 10:20 AM (30 mins)
Northern Ireland Act 1998 Section 42 – Petitions of Concern
Closed from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
Standing Order 42A Legislative Consent Motions - Further consideration of draft Standing Order
Closed from 11:20 AM (10 mins)
Scrutiny of Delegated Powers in Bills by Examiner of Statutory Rules to the Assembly - Written briefing and consultation with the ESR
Public from 11:30 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:00 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:10 AM (30 mins)
Complaints against a Minister - investigation by the Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 10:40 AM (20 mins)
Revisions to General Procedures Direction
Closed from 11:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Education
Public from 2:00 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:15 PM (45 mins)
Irish Medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill - Oral Briefing by School Principals
• Mr Micheál Mac Giolla Ghunna, Coláiste Feirste
• Mr Diarmaid Ua Bruadair, Gaelcholáiste Dhoire
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill - Oral Briefing by Children in Northern Ireland
• Dr Ernest Purvis, Children in Northern Ireland
• Ms Bethany Ebron, Children in Northern Ireland
Public from 3:45 PM (15 mins)
Convention Rights for Private Members' Bills - Oral Briefing by Legal Advisor
• Ms Julie Byers, Legal Advisor
Public from 4:00 PM (30 mins)
General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) - Retention and Disposal Schedule
Public from 4:30 PM (30 mins)
SL1 - Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regulations 2026 - Oral Briefing by RCSLT
• Ms Ruth Sedgewick, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Ms Sue McBride, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Public from 5:00 PM (15 mins)
SL1 - Special Educational Needs (SEN) Regulations 2026 - Committee Consideration
Public from 5:15 PM (15 mins)
Committee Bill to allow all pupils the choice to wear trousers - Committee Consideration
Public from 5:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (40 mins)
NICS Office Estate Strategy - Oral briefing from DoF
• Mr Desi McDonnell, DoF
• Ms Tracy Flannigan, DoF
• Mr Niall Hobbs, DoF
• Mr Neil McCall, DoF
Public from 2:45 PM (15 mins)
SL1 The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026
SR 2026/90 The Valuation (Telecommunications, Natural Gas and Water)
Public from 3:00 PM (10 mins)
Outturn and Forecast Outturn - Written briefing
Public from 3:10 PM (10 mins)
Performance and Culture of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - Committee deliberations
Public from 3:20 PM (5 mins)
Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill - Committee deliberations
Public from 3:25 PM (35 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:10 PM (30 mins)
Oral Briefing: Bill Office Procedures (Closed Session)
• Dr Frank Geddis, Clerk Assistant
Closed from 2:40 PM (60 mins)
Oral Briefing: Departmental Officials - Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill (Closed Session)
• Mr Martin Carey, TEO
• Ms Stephanie Higbee, TEO
• Ms Francesca Murray, TEO
Public from 3:40 PM (50 mins)
Oral Briefing: Stakeholder Panel Session: Draft Framework Race Relations and Delivery Plan 2026-2028
• Ms Lili Wu, Chinese Welfare Association
• Mr Jamie Millar, Housing Rights NI
• Ms Liz Griffith, Law Centre (NI)
• Ms Fidelma Fearon, Minority and Ethnic Support, Armagh
Public from 4:30 PM (50 mins)
Oral Briefing: Stakeholder Panel Session: Draft Framework Race Relations and Delivery Plan 2026-2028
• Dr Nisha Tandon, Arts Ekta
• Ms Ann Marie White, British Red Cross
• Ms Lilian Seenoi-Barr, North West Migrants' Forum
• Mr Daniel Holder, The Committee on the Administration of Justice
Public from 5:20 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |