Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
Forward Work Programme

Session 2008 – 2009 9 September 2008 - 25 November 2008

Indicative Schedule of Work and Briefing

Week	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
Date	9 September 2008	16 September 2008	23 September 2008	30 September 2008
Topic
Officials/Witnesses
Expected from DARD (dates tbc)	Proposed Budgetary: 2007/2008 Provisional Outturn Proposed consultations: Cross Party Fishing Industry Group UK administrative penalty system for fisheries offences Rural Childcare Strategy Strategy for inshore fisheries Role of the Inter-departmental Group and Industry Advisory Panel to support the food sector Proposed Legislation: The Rural Development (Financial Assistance) (Public Expenditure) Regs (NI) 2008 Mussels (Prohibition of Fishing) (Amendment) Regs 2008 The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Designated Landing Area) Regs 2008 The Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (NI) Order 2008 Replacement of the Fish Health Regs (NI) 1998 and the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regs (NI) 1996 to implement Council Directive 2006/88/EC on Aquatic Animal Health	Proposed Budgetary: 2007/2008 Provisional Outturn Proposed consultations: Cross Party Fishing Industry Group UK administrative penalty system for fisheries offences Rural Childcare Strategy Strategy for inshore fisheries Role of the Inter-departmental Group and Industry Advisory Panel to support the food sector Proposed Legislation: The Rural Development (Financial Assistance) (Public Expenditure) Regs (NI) 2008 Mussels (Prohibition of Fishing) (Amendment) Regs 2008 The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Designated Landing Area) Regs 2008 The Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (NI) Order 2008 Replacement of the Fish Health Regs (NI) 1998 and the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regs (NI) 1996 to implement Council Directive 2006/88/EC on Aquatic Animal Health	Proposed Budgetary: 2007/2008 Provisional Outturn Proposed consultations: Cross Party Fishing Industry Group UK administrative penalty system for fisheries offences Rural Childcare Strategy Strategy for inshore fisheries Role of the Inter-departmental Group and Industry Advisory Panel to support the food sector Proposed Legislation: The Rural Development (Financial Assistance) (Public Expenditure) Regs (NI) 2008 Mussels (Prohibition of Fishing) (Amendment) Regs 2008 The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Designated Landing Area) Regs 2008 The Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (NI) Order 2008 Replacement of the Fish Health Regs (NI) 1998 and the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regs (NI) 1996 to implement Council Directive 2006/88/EC on Aquatic Animal Health	Proposed Budgetary: 2007/2008 Provisional Outturn Proposed consultations: Cross Party Fishing Industry Group UK administrative penalty system for fisheries offences Rural Childcare Strategy Strategy for inshore fisheries Role of the Inter-departmental Group and Industry Advisory Panel to support the food sector Size and Performance of the NI Food processing Sector 2006 Proposed Legislation: Mussels (Prohibition of Fishing) (Amendment) Regs 2008 The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Designated Landing Area) Regs 2008 The Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (NI) Order 2008 Replacement of the Fish Health Regs (NI) 1998 and the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regs (NI) 1996 to implement Council Directive 2006/88/EC on Aquatic Animal Health The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Measures) (Penalty Notices) (NI) Order 2008

Week	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
Date	7 October 2008	14 October 2008	21 October 2008	28 October 2008
Topic
Officials/Witnesses
Expected from DARD (dates tbc)	Proposed Budgetary: 2007/2008 Provisional Outturn Proposed consultations: Cross Party Fishing Industry Group UK administrative penalty system for fisheries offences Rural Childcare Strategy Strategy for inshore fisheries Role of the Inter-departmental Group and Industry Advisory Panel to support the food sector Proposed Legislation: The Rural Development (Financial Assistance) (Public Expenditure) Regs (NI) 2008 Mussels (Prohibition of Fishing) (Amendment) Regs 2008 The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Designated Landing Area) Regs 2008 The Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (NI) Order 2008 Replacement of the Fish Health Regs (NI) 1998 and the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regs (NI) 1996 to implement Council Directive 2006/88/EC on Aquatic Animal Health	Proposed Budgetary: 2007/2008 Provisional Outturn Proposed consultations: Cross Party Fishing Industry Group UK administrative penalty system for fisheries offences Rural Childcare Strategy Strategy for inshore fisheries Role of the Inter-departmental Group and Industry Advisory Panel to support the food sector Proposed Legislation: The Rural Development (Financial Assistance) (Public Expenditure) Regs (NI) 2008 Mussels (Prohibition of Fishing) (Amendment) Regs 2008 The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Designated Landing Area) Regs 2008 The Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (NI) Order 2008 The Local Government (Constituting a Joint Committee a Body Corporate) Order (NI) 2008 Replacement of the Fish Health Regs (NI) 1998 and the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regs (NI) 1996 to implement Council Directive 2006/88/EC on Aquatic Animal Health	Proposed Budgetary: 2007/2008 Provisional Outturn Proposed consultations: Cross Party Fishing Industry Group UK administrative penalty system for fisheries offencesn Rural Childcare Strategy Strategy for inshore fisheries Role of the Inter-departmental Group and Industry Advisory Panel to support the food sector Proposed Legislation: The Rural Development (Financial Assistance) (Public Expenditure) Regs (NI) 2008 Mussels (Prohibition of Fishing) (Amendment) Regs 2008 The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Designated Landing Area) Regs 2008 The Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (NI) Order 2008 The Local Government (Constituting a Joint Committee a Body Corporate) Order (NI) 2008 Replacement of the Fish Health Regs (NI) 1998 and the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regs (NI) 1996 to implement Council Directive 2006/88/EC on Aquatic Animal Health	Proposed Budgetary: 2007/2008 Provisional Outturn Proposed consultations: Cross Party Fishing Industry Group UK administrative penalty system for fisheries offences Rural Childcare Strategy Strategy for inshore fisheries Role of the Inter-departmental Group and Industry Advisory Panel to support the food sector Size and Performance of the NI Food processing Sector 2006 Proposed Legislation: The Rural Development (Financial Assistance) (Public Expenditure) Regs (NI) 2008 Mussels (Prohibition of Fishing) (Amendment) Regs 2008 The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Designated Landing Area) Regs 2008 The Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) (NI) Order 2008 The Local Government (Constituting a Joint Committee a Body Corporate) Order (NI) 2008 Replacement of the Fish Health Regs (NI) 1998 and the Diseases of Fish (Control) Regs (NI) 1996 to implement Council Directive 2006/88/EC on Aquatic Animal Health The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Measures) (Penalty Notices) (NI) Order 2008