Hansard Reports
12.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act’s passage through the Assembly and the date Royal Assent was received.
| STAGE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Introduction to the Assembly | 22 September 2015 |
| Second Stage debate | 12 October 2015 |
| Committee Stage – commenced | 13 October 2015 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from the Act Sponsor | 13/17 October, 17 November, 1/8 December 2015 and 12 January 2016 |
| Committee Stage - evidence from Professor Christopher McCrudden and Dr Alex Schwartz, Queen’s University, Belfast | 3 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Dr Eoin o’Malley, Dublin City University | 3 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Professor Derek Birrell, University of Ulster | 17 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Professor John Coakley, Queen’s University, Belfast and Professor Emeritus, University College Dublin | 24 November 2015 |
| Committee's report - Report number NIA 299/11-16 | 19 January 2016 |
| Consideration Stage in the Assembly | 2 & 8 February 2016 |
| Further Consideration Stage in the Assembly | 16 February 2016 |
| Final Stage | 29 February 2016 |
| Royal Assent | 23 March 2016 |