Finance

The Committee received Oral Evidence from Scottish Fiscal Commission: A Fiscal Council for Northern Ireland, NICVA Report on fiscal powers for NI and Oral Evidence – Department of Finance / Land and Property Services – Covid recovery, repayment issues, Business Rates Reform. The Committee also received a number of written brifings.

https://youtu.be/54J-QD6ZzjI The Committee received briefing sessions from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Fiscal Council Options; the Institute for Fiscal Studies on Fiscal Council Options and the Carnegie Trust on Public Sector Reform. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/igl3q6hcHKo The Committee received Departmental briefings on the Final Budget 2021-22; the Impact of Budget 2021-22 on departmental spending; and Reform of Property Management Programme. The Committee also received a briefing from Queen’s University Belfast on Public Sector Reform. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/6Rk1GuENnY8 The Committee received briefings on: Northern Ireland Committee – Irish Congress of Trade Unions – Public Sector Pensions and Department of Finance – Reform of Property Management Programme View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/hWRTfqpPn_Y The Committee received briefings on Public Sector Reform from representatives of the Institute for Government and Pivotal. This was followed by a briefing from Department of Finance on Nearly Zero Energy Buildings and Energy Performance Building Regulations. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/IrlpdhO1DC4 The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Finance on the NI Procurement Board; a briefing from the NI Assembly EU Affairs Manager on the Withdrawal Agreement Structures; and a briefing from Assembly Research on Building Regulations RoI. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/BGdLgauwtAI The Committee received a briefing from Social Enterprise NI on Public Procurement Common Framework and Department of Finance briefings on feedback from the 2021-22 Draft Budget Public Consultation and from the Public Sector Pension Consultation. View the agenda.

https://youtu.be/EcIbOKs6GDM The Committee received briefings from Assembly Research Officers on the draft Budget 2021-22 and the Public Procurement Common Framework. The Committee also received a briefing on the Public Procurement Common Framework from the Construction Employers’ Federation. The Committee also received a Departmental briefing on SL1 The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (Amendment)… Continue Reading Committee for Finance Meeting Wednesday 3 March 2021

https://youtu.be/0H9Bp5GSUoA The Committee received an Assembly Research briefing on Q3 Outturn; Pandemic Bids, draft Budget Bill 2021, Spring Supplementary Estimates (SSEs) and Vote on Account. This was followed by a briefing from the Construction Employers’ Federation on 2021-22 Draft Budget. The Committee then received a Department of Finance briefing on draft Budget Bill 2021, Spring… Continue Reading Committee for Finance Meeting Wednesday 24 February 2021

https://youtu.be/pRhHBPR5wb8 The Committee received Department of Finance briefings on the Department’s 2021-2022 Draft Budget allocation and draft Budget Bill 2021, Spring Supplementary Estimates (SSEs) and Vote on Account. This was followed by an Assembly Research briefing on analysis of Forecast Outturn Quarterly Report – 2020-21 annual outturn, and Analysis of Departmental bids for capital and… Continue Reading Committee for Finance Meeting Wednesday 17 February 2021