Culture, Arts and Leisure
Welcome to the Home Page of the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure. The committee was established to advise and assist the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, Carál Nί Chuilίn MLA, on matters within her responsibility as a Minister. The committee undertakes a scrutiny,policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation. The Committee Chairperson is Miss Michelle McIlveen.
Here you will find information about the Committee membership and the work of the Committee.
The CAL Committee will meet this week at 11.30am on Thursday 24 May at the new E3 Campus of Belfast Metropolitan College.
The Committee will receive a briefing from college representatives to help inform the Committee’s Inquiry into Northern Ireland’s Creative Industry.
Committee Clerk: Lucia Wilson
Room 416,Parliament Buildings,
Ballymiscaw,Stormont,
Belfast, BT4 3XX
Tel: (028) 9052 1783
Email: committee.cal@niassembly.gov.uk
The Assembly Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure recently held a stakeholder event in The Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, as part of its Inquiry into maximising the potential of the Creative Industries. Participants at the event, which included those from the craft, design, arts, television and film sectors, among others, discussed with Committee Members the potential of the creative industries, current challenges facing the sector and the support needed to maximise growth and development. Pictured at the event are (l-r): Oliver McMullan MLA; Robin Swann MLA; Francesca Biondi (Community Arts Partnership); Committee Chair, Michelle McIlveen MLA; Robert Spotten (Robert Spotten Fine Design); Brenda Hale MLA; and Cathal Ó hOisín MLA.
Inquiry into the Creative Industries
From scriptwriters and jewellery designers, to software developers and architects, it is estimated that the Creative Industries in Northern Ireland employs around 31,000 people. Maximising the potential of these industries and how they could be better supported is the subject of the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure’s first Inquiry.