| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Thursday 14 November 2024 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs - Rural Policy Unit Update on Delivery of Rural Policy
• Ms Teresa O’Neill, DAERA
• Ms Claire McAllister, DAERA
• Mr John White, DAERA
Public from 11:05 AM (60 mins)
Briefing from The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs - Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP)
• Mr Shane Doris, DAERA
• Mr Adrian McGurnaghan, DAERA
• Mr Karl Beattie, DAERA
• Mr Alan Gibson, DAERA
Public from 12:05 PM (40 mins)
Agriculture Bill
SL1 The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Eradication Scheme (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
SL1 The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Control Order (Northern Ireland) 2024
Departmental Written Briefing - Update on results of the public consultation re the review of the list of bodies and persons set out in the Schedule to the Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016
Public from 12:45 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 30 | Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Closed from 10:00 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:01 AM (3 mins)
Directive (EU) 2024/2839 amending Directives 1999/2/EC, 2000/14/EC, 2011/24/EU and 2014/53/EU as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of food and food ingredients, outdoor noise, patients’ rights, and radio equipment - Legal Advice
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office
Closed from 10:04 AM (3 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2024/2838 amending Regulations (EU) No 1379/2013, (EU) No 167/2013 and (EU) No 168/2013 as regards certain reporting requirements - Legal Advice
• Mr Jonathan McMillen, Head of Legal Services Office
Closed from 10:07 AM (12 mins)
Proxy Voting - Legal Advice
• Adam Leitch, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:19 AM (1 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:20 AM (1 mins)
Directive (EU) 2024/2839 amending Directives 1999/2/EC, 2000/14/EC, 2011/24/EU and 2014/53/EU as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of food and food ingredients, outdoor noise, patients’ rights, and radio equipment - Departmental Written Evidence
Suspension from 10:21 AM (3 mins)
Public from 10:24 AM (5 mins)
Committee Notifications - December 2024
Public from 10:29 AM (9 mins)
Regulation (EU) 2024/2838 amending Regulations (EU) No 1379/2013, (EU) No 167/2013 and (EU) No 168/2013 as regards certain reporting requirements - Departmental Oral Evidence
• Mr Adrian Borland, DfI
• Mr Paddy Cairns, DfI
• Ms Fiona Taylor, DAERA
• Mr Owen Lyttle, DAERA
Public from 10:38 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:03 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Communities
Public from 10:03 AM (50 mins)
Committee Business
Suspension from 10:53 AM (5 mins)
Closed from 10:58 AM (6 mins)
Child Support Enforcement Bill - deliberations on the clauses of the Bill
• Ms Aoibheann Baker, Senior Assistant Assembly Clerk
Public from 11:04 AM (58 mins)
Equality Commission oral briefing on disability law reform
• Ms Geraldine McGahey OBE, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Mr Darren McKinstry, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
• Ms Kathryn Barr, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Public from 12:02 PM (7 mins)
SR 189/2024 The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Public from 12:09 PM (1 mins)
Welfare reform mitigations – consideration of draft Committee motion
Public from 12:10 PM (1 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:02 PM | Senate Chamber | Public Accounts Committee
Closed from 2:02 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:04 PM (17 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 2:21 PM (46 mins)
Inquiry into Developing the skills for Northern Ireland's future - Preparation Session
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Murphy, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Patrick Barr, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:07 PM (20 mins)
Inquiry into Public Procurement in Northern Ireland - Final PAC Report on Public Procurement in N Irelnd
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Jones, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:27 PM (7 mins)
Excess Votes - Draft Excess votes report 2023/24
• Ms Dorinnia Carville, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Mr Kyle Bingham, Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Ms Suzanne Jones, Northern Ireland Audit Office
Closed from 3:34 PM (21 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:03 PM | Room 30 | Committee for Justice
Closed from 2:03 PM (28 mins)
Committee Business
Justice Bill - Committee approach
Public from 2:31 PM (2 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:33 PM (14 mins)
The Arbitration Bill - Legislative Consent Memorandum - draft Committee report
Repeal of Vagrancy Legislation - consultation - Department of Justice written paper
Victims and Witnesses Bill - consultation on proposals - Department of Justice
Department of Justice Business Plan 2024/25 - progress update - Department of Justice written paper
Public from 2:47 PM (23 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:05 PM | Room 29 | Committee for Health
Public from 2:05 PM (4 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:09 PM (98 mins)
Briefing from Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman - Patient Safety
• Ms Margaret Kelly, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Mr Sean Martin, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
• Ms Corrine Nelson, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Public from 3:47 PM (48 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Addiction Services
• Mr Gary Maxwell, DoH
• Mr Kevin Bailey, Public Health Agency
• Ms Julie Haslett, DoH
Public from 4:35 PM (25 mins)
Westminster Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Department of Health briefing
• Prof. Sir Michael McBride, DoH
• Siobhan Broderick, DoH
• Lesley Heaney, DoH
Public from 5:00 PM (2 mins)
SL1 - Bread and Flour (Amendment) Regulations
Public from 5:02 PM (3 mins)
Departmental Briefing - Written update - hospital parking charges
Public from 5:05 PM (5 mins)
Committee Inquiry: Access to Palliative Care Services
Public from 5:10 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |