Executive Office

https://youtu.be/MRnXh1zaMD0 The Committee received a briefing by Departmental Officials on Budget – 2021-22 Spending Plans and a briefing on the UK Exit from EU from the NI Assembly EU Affairs Manager. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/H7IfAEhiQpg In public session the Committee discussed a number of items of Committee business. The majority of the meeting took place in closed session. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/2BJuG6TT0cI The Committee received an evidence session with Junior Ministers Gordon Lyons and Declan Kearney on Brexit Issues and a briefing by Mark Bassett and Professor Colin Harvey on the EU and Irish Unity. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/dAQ4kyR-PHk The Committee received a briefing on Historical Institutional Abuse from the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse (COSICA) and a briefing from Carnegie UK Trust on Citizen Engagement and the Programme for Government. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/U963ce8VSeo The Committee received a briefing from the First Minister and deputy First Minister. This was followed by a briefing from NI Human Rights Commission, Equality Commission NI, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Article 2(1)). The Committee also considered SR 2021/68 Travel Agents (Coronavirus, Financial… Continue Reading Committee for the Executive Office Meeting Wednesday 14 April 2021

https://youtu.be/MARbYg7wKYg The Committee received briefings from the NI Assembly Research and Information Service on Programme for Government – Outcomes Framework; and a Departmental briefing on Programme for Government – Consultation. The Committee also received evidence from Business Organisations on the UK Exit from EU and Post-Brexit Transition. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/nNiEfkSnULI The Committee met with the Seanad Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU to discuss the UK Exit from EU and its implications. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/ajgsiPJgebQ The Committee received a joint briefing from a number of stakeholders on High Streets Task Force. This was followed by a briefing from the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman on Part 3 of the Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. View the agenda.

The Executive Office Committee started at 2:00PM The agenda included: Departmental Spending Plans – Oral evidence session with departmental officials. Brexit – Oral evidence session with Junior Ministers on Brexit issues: Mr Declan Kearney, junior Minister Mr Gary Middleton, junior Minister

https://youtu.be/eAQxxy6LWS8 The Committee receive a presentation from the Northern Ireland Youth Forum – Our Voices: Speaking Truth to Power. View the agenda.