APN: 384/11-16 All Party Notice

ALL PARTY GROUP ON ANIMAL WELFARE

A meeting of the All Party Group on Animal Welfare has been arranged to take place on Tuesday 03 March 2015,at 1.30pm until 2.30pm in room 315.

All Members are welcome to attend.

For further information please contact Sharon Skillen on 02890 521323 or email sskillen@dup.org.uk

            ALL PARTY GROUP ON SEXUAL HEALTH  

A meeting of the All Party Group on Sexual Health has been arranged to take place onMonday 2^nd March 2015 at 3.30pm in room 29.

All Members are welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided.

For further information please contact Beverly Thompson on 028 9031 6100 or email beverlyt@fpa.org.uk

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL TENTH INSTITUTIONAL MEETING

The Speaker received notification from the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in accordance with section 52A (1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (as amended), that a North South Ministerial Council Institutional meeting will be held in Stormont Castle, Belfast, on 25 February 2015.

The following Executive Ministers will be in attendance:           

First Minister Rt. Hon. Peter Robinson MLA; and

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA.

The agenda for the meeting is attached at Appendix 1.

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL AGRICULTURE MEETING

The Speaker received notification from the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in accordance with section 52A (1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (as amended), that a North South Ministerial Council Agriculture meeting will be held in Armagh, on 25 February 2015.

The following Executive Ministers will be in attendance:

Minister Michelle O’Neill  MLA; and

Minister Jim Wells MLA.

The agenda for the meeting is attached at Appendix 2.

Appendix 1

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL

TENTH Institutional MEETIING

STORMONT CASTLE, BELFAST

25 February 2015

AGENDA

1.         Opening Comments

2.         Sectoral Priorities                                                        [Paper NSMC IF 1 (15) 1]

3.         EU Matters                                                                 [Paper NSMC IF 1 (15) 2]

4.         North South Bodies Issues                                         [Paper NSMC IF 1 (15) 3]      

5.         Board Member Appointment Process                         [Paper NSMC IF 1 (15) 4]

6.         North/South Pension (Amendment No 6) Scheme     [Paper NSMC IF 1 (15) 5]

7.         North West Gateway Initiative                                  [Paper NSMC IF 1 (15) 6]

8.         NSMC Annual Report 2014                                       [Paper NSMC IF 1 (15) 7]

9.         Date of next Meeting                                                  [Paper NSMC IF 1 (15) 8]

10.       Draft Joint Communiqué                                            [Paper NSMC IF 1 (15) JC]

Appendix 2

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL

AGRICULTURE MEETING

NSMC JOINT SECRETARIAT OFFICES, ARMAGH

 25 FEBRUARY 2015

AGENDA

1.     Opening Remarks by Ministers

2.     EU Funding Opportunities                                                 [Paper NSMC AGR 1 (15) 1]

3.     Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Issues                          [Paper NSMC AGR 1 (15) 2]

4.     Co-operation on Animal Health                                          [Paper NSMC AGR 1 (15) 3]

5.     Co-operation on Plant Health and Pesticides                      [Paper NSMC AGR 1 (15) 4]

6.     Co-operation on Rural Development                                  [Paper NSMC AGR 1 (15) 5]

7.     Date of Next Meeting                                                        [Paper NSMC AGR 1 (15) 6]

8.     Draft Joint Communiqué                                                   [Paper NSMC AGR 1 (15) JC]