Minutes of Proceedings
Session: 2009/2010
Date: 22 June 2010
Venue: Room 144
The meeting opened at 11.10 am in public session.
1. Apologies
Fred Cobain Nigel Dodds
John O’Dowd
Margaret Ritchie
The Chairman welcomed Conall McDevitt to his first meeting.
The Committee noted that Ian Paisley Junior has resigned his position as an Assembly Member.
Agreed: Members agreed to write to Ian Paisley Junior to thank him for his service to the Committee and to wish him well.
2. Minutes of Proceedings of meeting held on 18 May 2010
Members agreed the Minutes of Proceedings of the meeting held on 18 May 2010.
3. Chairperson’s Business
There was discussion on how to deal with outstanding Committee business.
Agreed: Members agreed to press ahead with the Forward Work Programme for September and to meet next week to consider the four party papers.
4. Matters arising
The Chairman advised Members that he and the Deputy Chairperson had spoken to the First Minister and deputy First Minister to ask that the meeting requested in the Chairperson’s letter of 11 May 2010 be expedited.
Agreed: Members agreed that the Chairman should write again requesting that the proposed meeting be expedited as a matter of urgency.
5. Correspondence
Outgoing correspondence
5.1 Members noted the Chairman’s memo to Members of 8 June 2010.
6. Any other business
There was no other business.
7. Date, time and place of next meeting
The next meeting of the Committee will take place in Room 21 on 29 June at 11.00 am.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 11.19 am.
