Indicative Timings for Order of Business

ITEM OF BUSINESS

(MONDAY)

MEMBER

TIME ALLOCATED BY BUSINESS COMMITTEE

ANTICIPATED TIME

Prayers

The Speaker

12.00 - 12.02

SPEAKER'S BUSINESS

The late Mr Joe Byrne and Mrs Mary Bradley

The Speaker

12.02 - 1.00

MATTERS OF THE DAY

Ongoing Political Crisis and International Tensions in Venezuela

Mr Timothy Gaston

Up to 30 mins

1.00 - 1.30

MEMBERS' STATEMENTS

Up to 30 mins

1.30 - 2.00

QUESTION TIME

1. Education

2. Finance

2.00 - 3.30

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Vote on Observer Status in the European Parliament Motion

Deferred vote on the motion, as amended - no debate

Mr Declan Kearney

Mrs Ciara Ferguson

Mr Pádraig Delargy

Mrs Sinéad Ennis

*

3.30 - 3.45

PUBLIC PETITION

Installation of a Pedestrian Crossing at Station Road, Doagh

Mr John Blair

Up to 3 mins

3.45 - 3.48

ASSEMBLY BUSINESS

Motion: Committee Membership

Mr Trevor Clarke

Mr Harry Harvey

Mr David Brooks

3.48 - 3.50

MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS

Proposed Draft Budget 2026-29/30

Minister of Finance

Up to 1 hour

3.50 - 4.50

Criminal Bar Association Withdrawal of Services

Minister of Justice

Up to 1 hour

4.50 - 5.30

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Motion: The draft Waste (Fees and Charges) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

*

5.30 - 6.00

Legislative Consent Motion: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

*

6.00 - 6.30

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Motion: Extension of Committee Stage - General Teaching Council Bill (NIA Bill 23/22-27)

Chairperson, Committee for Education

*

6.30 - 6.40

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Motion: Establishing an EU Office in Belfast

Mr Declan Kearney

Mrs Ciara Ferguson

Mr Pádraig Delargy

Mrs Sinéad Ennis

Up to 1 hour 30 mins

6.40 - 8.10

ADJOURNMENT

The Speaker

8.10