THE Stormont assembly will officially close for business at one minute past midnight tonight ahead of the March 2 election.
MLAs yesterday sat in the chamber for the final time before dissolution, though a number of committees will sit on today's final day.
The 108 members will cease to be MLAs when the assembly is dissolved though executive ministers will remain in office until the eve of the election.
When the assembly returns, the number of MLAs will be reduce by 18 to 90.
The committees for education, infrastructure and Executive Office are schedule to sit throughout today and, perhaps appropriately, among the final business considered by MLAs this afternoon will be the Public Accounts Committee's unfinished inquiry into non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
The business in the chamber yesterday included motions on cavity wall insulation, a call for alleged ministerial code breaches to be probed and a review of bail policy in murder cases and those involving paramilitaries.
Economy minister Simon Hamilton also faced questions from fellow MLAs, while Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir outlined his plans for a public inquiry into the RHI scandal.
Meanwhile, the north's new chief electoral officer will be little over a month in her new post when she oversees the March 2 poll.
Virginia McVea was appointed in December as successor to Graham Shields, who will step down at the end of the month.
Ms McVea is a qualified solicitor who worked most recently as director of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
She previously served as head of legal services in the Human Rights Commission and as a legal adviser to the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority.
The salary for the full-time role is £77,500.
