Northern Ireland Assembly

Defining the breadline - is there a Northern Ireland consensus by Northern Ireland Assembly

Addressing the educational underachievement of children in care by Northern Ireland Assembly

Supported and substitute decision making under mental capacity legislation by Northern Ireland Assembly

Older peoples perceptions of elder abuse - Implications for policy and professional practice by Northern Ireland Assembly

Institutional stigma and the delivery of methadone maintenance by Northern Ireland Assembly

Improving court work skills in childcare proceedings by Northern Ireland Assembly

Understandings of wellbeing implications for public policy by Northern Ireland Assembly

The life course age and intergenerational relations by Northern Ireland Assembly

The complexities of providing evidence to inform public policy by Northern Ireland Assembly

Young peoples attitudes to peace walls in Belfast by Northern Ireland Assembly

The Education Committee met to discuss school restarts with representatives of National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation, Ulster Teachers’ Union, National Education Union and the National Association of Head Teachers.

The Committee received an oral briefing from Departmental Officials on The Financial Assistance (Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) Remediation Fund) (Private Residential Properties over 18m) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021. The Committee also received written briefings on The New NAV List (Time of Valuation) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021, The Financial Assistance (Coronavirus) (No2) (Amendmen...

The Committee received a Department of Health Briefing on COVID case numbers, staffing issues and the vaccination programme.

The Committee received a briefing on the current and future workings of the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland from The Rt Hon Lord David Frost CMG, Cabinet Office.

The Committee received a Ministerial briefing from Health Minister Robin Swann and briefings on the Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and from Health Trust Chief Executives.

In open session the Committee considered a number of Departmental briefings on statutory rules.

The Committee discussed a number of statutory rules and items of subordinate legislation.

The Committee received a briefing on the Review of Hate Crime Legislation in Northern Ireland - Report Findings and Recommendations from representatives of Review of Hate Crime NI. This was followed by a briefing on proposals for the development of a joint secure care and justice campus for children on the Woodlands-Lakewood site; the DoJ Response to the NIAO Report on Managing Children Who Offend...

The Committee received a briefing on the Inquiry into Sports Sustainability Fund from representatives of the Department for Communities, Sport NI, and the Department of Finance.

The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Finance on the June Monitoring Outturn and a briefing from the Financial Services Union on banking issues.

The majority of the meeting took placed in closed session. In open session the Committee considered the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill; the Legislative Consent Motion - Subsidy Control Bill; and SL1 - The Education (Student Fees (Amounts), Loan Repayment and Support etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021.

The Committee received briefings on the Review of the governance and accountability arrangements for the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) and the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) from Audit Scotland and from the Northern Ireland Audit Office.

The Committee received a briefing on area planning from representatives of the Department of Education and the Education Authority and a pre-summer update briefing from representatives of the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon answers Members' questions.

Linda Dillon MLA asked Justice Minister Naomi Long an urgent oral question about the PPS decision not to prosecute British soldiers.