Minutes of Proceedings - 20 May 2008
Present:
Mr Robin Newton (Chairperson)
Mr Thomas Buchanan
Mr Trevor Clarke
Mrs Carmel Hanna
Mr William Irwin
Mr Fra McCann
Mrs Claire McGill
Mr George Savage
In Attendance:
Mrs Mairead Mageean (Assembly Clerk)
Miss Wendy Young (Assistant Clerk)
Mr Jonathan Young (Clerical Officer)
Apologies:
Mr Willie Clarke
The meeting opened at 12.35pm in closed session.
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Apologies
Apologies are detailed above.
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Declaration of Interests
The chairperson reminded members of their obligation to declare any relevant pecuniary or other interests before and during each committee meeting.
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Draft minutes of the meeting held on 15 th May 2008
Agreed : the draft minutes of the meeting held on 15 th May were agreed.
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Matters arising
There were no matters arising.
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Consultation responses
Mr McCann joined the meeting at 12.38pm.
Mr Buchanan joined the meeting at 12.43pm.Agreed: Members noted the consultation responses from individuals and organisations and agreed their inclusion in the report.
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Research Paper
The committee noted and discussed the research paper on potential funding sources.
Mr Irwin joined the meeting at 12:49pm.
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Members’ input to the Committee’s report
Mrs Hanna left the meeting at 1:02pm.
The chairperson drew the committee’s attention to the draft report findings and recommendations.
Agreed: The committee considered and agreed amendments to the report findings and recommendations.
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Committee Motion
Agreed: The committee considered and agreed amendments to the revised motion for plenary tabled at the meeting.
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Any Other Business
There was no other business.
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Date, time and place of next meeting.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 21 st May 2008 at 1.30pm in Room 21 Parliament Buildings.
The chairperson adjourned the meeting at 1.40pm.
