Minutes of Proceedings
Session: 2011/2012
Date: 01 February 2011
Venue: Room 30
1.36pm The meeting commenced in Public Session.
1. Apologies
Apologies are detailed above.
2. Minutes of 25 January 2011
The Committee agreed the Minutes of the meeting of 25 January 2011
3. Matters arising
(a) Correspondence issued
The Committee noted the correspondence issued since the meeting of 25 January 2011.
(b) Correspondence received
The Committee noted the correspondence received since the meeting of 25 January 2011.
Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Clerk would write to the Department regarding Botulism Supply.
1.36pmMr Beggs joined the meeting
4. Presentations: DARD February Monitoring Round
The following officials joined the meeting:
John Smith - Acting Grade 3 - Under Secretary; and
Shaun Donnelly - Acting Grade 5 - Assistant Secretary.
The witnesses presented to Committee in respect of the above.
Following the presentation, Members put questions.
The witnesses left the meeting
5. Presentation: DARD Single Farm Payments
The following officials joined the meeting:
Malcolm Beatty - Grade 5 - Assistant Secretary;
Bregeen Glendinning - Grade 7, Principal Officer; and
Richard Crowe - Grade 7 - Agriculture Inspector Grade I.
The witnesses presented to Committee in respect of the above.
Following the presentation, Members put questions.
The witnesses left the meeting
Mr Irwin declared an interest as a farmer
Mr McCartney declared an interest
2.05pmMr T Clarke joined the meeting
2.08pm Mr Irwin left the meeting
2.13pm Mr W Clarke left the meeting
2.14pm Mr Bradley left the meeting
2.15pm Mr Bradley rejoined the meeting
6. NI Assembly Research – Rural Housing Issues
The following Assembly Researchers joined the meeting:
Mark Allen – Assembly researcher; and
Eleanor Murphy – Assembly researcher.
The witnesses presented to Committee in respect of the above.
Following the presentation, Members put questions.
The witnesses left the meeting
Agreed: The Committee agreed to write to the Department of Social Development through the Committee for Social Development on a number of issues raised.
2.34pm Mr McCartney left the meeting
2.34pm Mr Doherty joined the meeting
7. Pre-consultation: EU Thematic Strategy for Pesticides
Agreed: The Committee agreed that it was content that this matter should move to consultation stage, provided that the Department returns with a detailed analysis of consultation responses.
8. SL1: The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (NI) 2010
Agreed: Members agreed that the Plant Health (Amendment) Order (NI) 2010 should progress to the next legislative stage
9. SR 417/2010: The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2010
Agreed: The Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development has considered the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2010 and has no objection to the rule.
10. SR 418/2010: The Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances (No.2) Regulations (NI) 2010
Agreed: The Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development has considered the Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances (No.2) Regulations (NI) 2010 and has no objection to the rule.
11. AOB
No items were raised
12. Date of the next meeting
The next meeting of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development will take place on Tuesday 8 February 2011.
The meeting was adjourned at 2.36pm