| Time | Venue | Committee |
| Wednesday 26 February 2025 |
| 10:00 AM | Room 29 | Committee for Infrastructure
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 10:05 AM (60 mins)
Minister for Infrastructure - Ministerial Priorities and Legislative Programme - Oral Evidence
• Ms Liz Kimmins, Minister for Infrastructure
• Dr Denis McMahon, DfI
Public from 11:05 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 11:15 AM (15 mins)
Draft Budget 2025-26 - Consideration of draft response to the Committee for Finance
Public from 11:30 AM (10 mins)
SR 2025-16 The Kinard Park, Garvagh (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Subordinate Legislation - SL1s - Not Subject to Assembly Proceedings
Public from 11:40 AM (10 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 (75 mins)
NIC-ICTU - oral and written evidence – feedback on the consultation on the Employment Bill
• John-Patrick Clayton, Northern Ireland Committee Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Kevin Doherty, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Jacquie White, Northern Ireland Committee - Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Clare Moore, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
• Gerry Murphy, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Public from 11:20 AM (60 mins)
Deluxe Group – oral and written evidence economic impact of the creative arts
• Colm Connolly, Deluxe Group
• Richard Hill, Deluxe Group
• Ruth Smyth, Deluxe Group
Public from 12:20 PM (5 mins)
SR 2025/20 The Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/32 The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Committee Business
Closed from 12:25 PM (30 mins)
Budget 2025-26 – Committee Deliberations |
| 10:00 AM | Room 21 | Committee on Procedures
Public from 10:00 AM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:05 AM (45 mins)
Northern Ireland Act 1998 Section 42 – Petitions of Concern – Legal Advice
• Helen Smyth, Legal Advisor
Public from 10:50 AM (30 mins)
Inquiry into Extension of Standing Order 27A Voting by Proxy - Research Paper - Bereavement and Parliamentary Business
• Mr Ray McCaffrey, Research Officer
Public from 11:20 AM (10 mins)
Committee Business |
| 10:00 AM | Room 106 | Committee on Standards and Privileges
Closed from 10:00 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business
Closed from 10:15 AM (45 mins)
Complaints against a Minister - Briefing by Commissioner for Standards on Investigation Report
• Dr Melissa McCullough, Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards
Closed from 11:00 AM (30 mins)
Draft Unacceptable Behaviours Policy
Closed from 11:30 AM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 1:00 PM | Senate Chamber | Committee for Finance
Public from 1:00 PM (45 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 1:45 PM (30 mins)
SL1 The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Registration of Deaths & Still-Births) (Extension) Order (NI) 2025
• Dr Philip Wales, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
• Aoife Rooney, DoF
SR 2025/27 The Rates (Regional Rates) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/28 The Rates (Exemption for Automatic Telling Machines in Rural Areas) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/29 The Rates (Temporary Rebate) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
SR 2025/21 The Rates (Small Business Hereditament Relief) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Public from 2:15 PM (40 mins)
NI Banking and Financial Services Landscape - Oral Briefing - Joint Panel - NI Rural Women’s Network and Rural Community Network
• Kate Clifford, Rural Community Network
• Samantha Gallagher, Rural Community Network
Public from 2:55 PM (10 mins)
Outturn and Forecast Outturn
Public from 3:05 PM (30 mins)
Public Spend per head in N.I - RaISe Oral Briefing
• Ms Rachel Keyes, Research Officer
Public from 3:35 PM (10 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)
Report on Classroom Assistants
• Professor Una O'Connor Bones, University of Ulster
• Dr Caroline Courtney, University of Ulster
• Ms Majella McCloskey, Centre for Effective Services
Public from 3:00 PM (45 mins)
Expert Panel on Underachievement
• Professor Noel Purdy, Expert Panel on Underachievement
• Mr Jackie Redpath, Expert Panel on Underachievement
• Ms Mary Montgomery, Expert Panel on Underachievement
• Ms Joyce Logue, Expert Panel on Underachievement
• Ms Kathleen O'Hare, Expert Panel on Underachievement
Public from 3:45 PM (45 mins)
Minor Works Transactions Process
• Mr Richard Pengelly, Education Authority
• Ms Donna Allen, Education Authority
• Mr Roger Sayers, Education Authority
Public from 4:30 PM (15 mins)
Committee Business |
| 2:00 PM | Room 30 | Committee for The Executive Office
Public from 2:00 PM (5 mins)
Committee Business
Public from 2:05 PM (60 mins)
Legacy Issues - Stakeholders Oral Evidence
• Mr Mark Thompson, Relatives for Justice
• Ms Irati Oliega, Relatives for Justice
• Mr Raymond McCord, for victims' rights
Public from 3:05 PM (60 mins)
Independent Commission on Reconciliation and Information Recovery - Oral Briefing
• Sir Declan Morgan, Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
• Ms Louise Warde Hunter, Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
• Mr Peter Sheridan, Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery
Public from 4:05 PM (30 mins)
Legacy in Republic of Ireland - Assembly Research and Information Services- Oral Briefing
• Mr Thomas Lough, Research Officer
Public from 4:35 PM (10 mins)
Committee Business |