14:00 meeting with officials to discuss ports, update from

February 2021

2 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 09:00 Free

09:00 – 10:00 Executive Meeting

10:00 – 10:30 Free

10:30 – 11:30 1:1 Meeting with Permanent Secretary

11:30 – 13:00 Free

13:00 – 14:00 Party Business

14:00 – 14:40 Meeting with Officials to discuss Ports, update from meeting with PSNI & Urgent Oral Question

14:40 – 14:45 Free

14:45 – 15:15 Urgent Oral Question - Checks at Ports

15:15 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

3 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 10:00 Free

10:00 – 11:00 INV-0073-2021: Introductory meeting with Tracey Teague - NIEA

11:00 – 11:30 Free

11:30 – 12:30 INV-0064-2021: Meeting with Attorney General to discuss a range of issues including NI Protocol

12:30 – 12:45 Free

12:45 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:00 INV-0074-2021: Introductory meeting with Robert Huey - VSAHG

15:00 – 15:45 Free

15:45 – 16:45 INV-0075-2021: Introductory meeting with Norman Fulton - FFG

16:45 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

4 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 11:30 Free


14:30 – 15:00 Free

15:00 – 16:00 INV-0076-2021: Introductory meeting - RAFSET

16:00 – 16:15 Free

16:15 – 17:15 INV-0077-2021: Introductory meeting with Brian Doherty - CS&CP

After 17:15 Free

5 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 10:00 Free

10:00 – 16:30 Constituency business

16:30 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

6 Feb – 7 Feb

All Day Free

8 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 09:00 Free


10:00 – 12:00 Pre-brief for Oral Questions

12:00 – 12:30 Free

12:30 – 13:00 INV-0055-2021: Pre-brief - Net Zero Interministerial Group Meeting

13:00 – 14:00 INV-0055-2021: Net Zero Interministerial Group Meeting

14:00 – 15:30 Free

15:30 – 16:15 Oral Questions

16:15 – 16:30 Free

16:30 – 17:15 INV-0082-2021: Meeting with David Reid, Finance Director, to discuss budgets

After 17:15 Free

9 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 09:00 Free

09:00 – 10:00 Executive meeting

10:00 – 10:30 Free


11:30 – 12:30 INV-0052-2021: Business Issues

12:30 – 13:00 INV-0071-2021: Introductory call with SoS George Eustice


14:00 – 14:30 Free

14:30 – 15:00

SUB-0072-2021 - THE COMMON FISHERIES POLICY (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2021 (CFP/13) – CATEGORY 2 - meeting with Officials

15:00 – 15:30 Free

15:30 – 16:00

SUB-0108-2021 : PROPOSALS FOR A COVID-19 SUPPORT SCHEME FOR POULTRY PRODUCERS IMPACTED BY A SUDDEN DOWNTURN IN MARKET FOR HATCHING EGGS - Meeting with Officials

16:00 – 16:30 INV-0090-2021: Video for the #Februdairy campaign

16:30 – 17:00 INV-0052-2021: Business Issues - Marine Plan & Green Growth

After 17:00 Free

10 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 10:00 Free

10:00 – 10:30 INV-0072-2021: SCSG Meeting

10:00 – 12:00 SCSG Meeting

11:00 – 15:15 CAFRE Issues - Capital investment, dairy video, CAFRE-AFBI beef investment and CAFRE student funding

15:15 – 16:00 Free

16:00 – 17:15 INV-0078-2021: Introductory meeting with David Small - EMFG

After 17:15 Free

11 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 11:30 Free

11:30 – 14:30 Executive Meetings

14:30 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

12 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 10:00 Free


16:30 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

13 Feb – 14 Feb

All Day Free

15 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 10:00 Free



12:30 – 13:00 Free

13:00 – 13:30 SUB-0113-2021: UPDATE ON COVID SUPPORT FOR NORTHERN IRELAND ZOOS - Meeting with Officials

13:30 – 15:30 Free

15:30 – 16:15

INV-1809-2020: Meeting with representatives of Ulster Wool to discuss financial assistance following impact of Covid-19

16:15 – 16:30 Free

16:30 – 17:00 INV-0092-2021: Meeting with Officials - Update on ARC21

After 17:00 Free

16 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 10:30 Free


11:30 – 12:30 INV-0102-2021: Business Issues

12:30 – 13:00 Free


14:00 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

17 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 09:00 Free

09:00 – 10:00

INV-0095-2021: Meeting with Officials to discuss what measures could be put in place to eliminate and/or mitigate the checks/barriers to trade within the UK relevant to this Department

10:00 – 11:00 Free

11:00 – 11:30

INV-0030-2021: Pre-brief with Officials - Motions: The Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 & The Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

11:30 – 12:30 Free

12:30 – 13:15 INV-0012-2021: Meeting with Retail NI representatives to discuss Brexit and supply chain issues

13:15 – 14:00 Free

14:00 – 14:30

SUB-0154-2021: UPDATE ON EMERGENCY COVID-19 FUNDING FOR COUNCIL WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Meeting with Officials

14:30 – 15:00 Free

15:00 – 15:30 SUB-0160-2021: POTENTIAL RRI PROJECTS IN 2021-22 EXERCISE FOR DOF - Meeting with Officials

15:30 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

18 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 09:55 Free

09:55 – 10:15

INV-1672-2020 & INV-1753-2020: Pre-brief with Officials for meeting with [REDACTED] & Paul Girvan MP to discuss NI Seed Potato Certification

10:15 – 12:00 Free


15:00 – 15:30 INV-0115-2021: Meeting with Minister Dodds & [REDACTED] RE: Agri-Food Review

15:30 – 16:00 Free

16:00 – 16:45

INV-1672-2020 & INV-1753-2020: Meeting with [REDACTED] & Paul Girvan MP to discuss NI Seed Potato Certification

16:45 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

19 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 10:00 Free


16:30 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

20 Feb – 21 Feb

All Day Free

22 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 11:00 Free


12:00 – 12:10 Free

12:10 – 13:00

INV-0030-2021: MOTIONS - The Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 & The Direct Payments to Farmers (Simplifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

13:00 – 14:00 Free

14:00 – 14:45

INV-0024-2021: Meeting with TBEP to discuss the current bTB Programme and future bTB Eradication Strategy

14:45 – 15:30 Free

15:30 – 16:00 UTV Interview

16:00 – 17:00 Free

17:00 – 18:15 Free

18:15 – 18:45 INV-0122-2021: Defra call to discuss new fisheries support package

After 18:45 Free

23 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 09:00 Free

09:00 – 10:00 Executive meeting - EU Exit Matters

10:00 – 10:30 Free

10:30 – 11:30 Meeting with Permanent Secretary

11:30 – 12:30 INV-0120-2021 Business Issues

12:30 – 13:00 Free


14:00 – 14:15 Free

14:15 – 15:15 INV-0123-2021: Meeting with Attorney General

15:15 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

24 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 09:45 Free

09:45 – 10:15

SUB-0169-2021: THE AIR QUALITY (LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021 (DEFRA/ENV/27) - Meeting with Officials

10:15 – 11:15 Free

11:15 – 12:00

INV-1698-2020: Meeting with Hughes Energy Group representatives to discuss their plans to build a waste to fuel facility in Northern Ireland

12:00 – 14:00 Free

14:00 – 14:45

INV-1701-2020: Meeting with members of the Nature Friendly Farming Network to discuss the findings of the Nature Means Business Report

14:45 – 15:00 Free

15:00 – 15:30 INV-0126-2021: Follow up meeting with Attorney General

15:30 – 16:15 INV-0067-2021: Meeting with Prof. [REDACTED] to discuss Veterinary School in NI

16:15 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

25 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 12:15 Free


15:15 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

26 Feb

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 10:00 Free


16:30 – 17:00 Free

After 17:00 Free

27 Feb – 28 Feb

All Day Free

March 2021

1 Mar

Before 08:00 Free

08:00 – 11:00 Free



13:00 – 14:00 Free

14:00 – 14:45 INV-1725-2020: Meeting with Grassroots Mountain bikers to discuss mountain biking in DAERA forests

14:45 – 15:30 Free

15:30 – 16:00 Urgent Oral Question - Port Inspection Facilities

16:00 – 16:30 Free

16:30 – 17:00 INV-0134-2021: Meeting with Attorney General

17:00 – 18:00 Free

18:00 – 18:30

INV-0129-2021: Meeting with Defra SoS George Eustice MP to discuss unfettered market access and the outcome of the joint committee discussions that took place this week

After 18:30 Free

14:00 meeting with officials to discuss ports, update from

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