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COMMITTEE FOR CULTURE, ARTS AND LEISURE
FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME

Committee

Meetings

18 Sept

25 Sept

 

2 Oct L’derry

9 Oct

16 Oct

23 Oct

Ulster American Folk Park , Omagh

Recess

6 Nov

 

Committee Stage of Bills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approval of Regulations

Consideration of Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (NI) 2008 and Fisheries (Conservation of Coarse Fish) Byelaws (NI) 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consultation documents

 

 

 

 

Salmon & Inland Fisheries Forum –summary of responses by DCAL

 

 

 

Budget proposals etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Inquiries

Development of a Museums Policy

Oral evidence

(5 organisations)

Development of a Museums Policy

Oral evidence

(5 organisation)

Development of a Museums Policy

Oral evidence

(5 organisations)

Development of a Museums Policy

Oral evidence

(5 organisations)

Development of a Museums Policy

Oral evidence

(1 organisation)

Underfunding of the Arts

Discussion on the Terms of Reference for inquiry

 

Underfundng of the Arts Agree Terms of Reference for inquiry. Agree Public Notice

One-Off evidence

 

 

 

 

Presentation from PWC on VALCAL Study

Good Vibration Records

Mourne Heritage Trust

 

 

NI Sports Forum

Special Olympics Ulster

Committee Visits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

Consideration of response to DFP Review of Budget Logistics

 

Consideration of research paper on Ulster Rugby

 

Consideration of DCAL paper on ‘Community Festivals Fund – Policy and Guidance Framework’

 

 

 

Committee

Meetings

6 Nov

 

11 Nov

Senate Chamber

13 Nov

20 Nov

27 Nov

 

4 Dec

 

11 Dec

Recess

Committee Stage of Bills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approval of Regulations

 

 

 

 

 

 

SR – Safety of Sports Grounds (NI Order 2006)

 

Consultation documents

 

 

 

 

Ulster Scots Academy

 

 

 

Budget proposals etc.

 

 

 

 

Briefing on December monitoring & end of year estimates

 

 

 

Committee Inquiries

Underfundng of the Arts Agree Terms of Reference for inquiry. Agree Public Notice

 

Development of a Museums Policy Consideration of Cttee’s draft report

 

Development of a Museums Policy

Finalise Cttee’s report, plenary etc

 

 

Underfunding of the Arts

Consideration of written submissions. Agree timetable for oral evidence

Underfunding of the Arts

Possible oral evidence session

 

One-Off evidence

NI Sports Forum

 

Special Olympics Ulster

 

 

Briefing on Olympics 2012

NI THEATRE
INITIATIVE

Discussion with Equity Lyric Theatre Arts Council
NI Theatre Association
Caitriona McLaughlin Jenny Cooke - Music Theatre 4 Youth

 

NI Regional Area Networking

 

 

Departmental presentation on the Gaeltacht Quarter (Clive Dutton report)

 

 

Committee Visits

 

 

 

Meeting with the Joint Cttee

House of the Oireachtais

 

 

 

 

 

TO BE ARRANGED

Briefings/Presentations:
QUB & University of Ulster – discussion on Unlocking Creativity Initiative
Departmental presentation on Sustainable Development
Presentation from DCAL on Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy
Departmental brief on the Dutton Report

Inquiries:
Inquiry into the underfunding to the arts – to start Autumn 2008
Representative from BBC Radio Ulster Arts Extra as part of the inquiry into the underfunding of the arts
Representative from the Forum for Local Government & the Arts (FLGA) as part of the inquiry into the underfunding of the arts
Representative from the University of Ulster School of Art
Inquiry into the underfunding to sport – to start spring 2009.

Visits:
Flowerfield Arts Centre (could be considered when taking oral evidence on the inquiry into the underfunding of the arts)
Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-Op Society (most suitable time is May)
Liverpool, Cork, Galway (to be considered as part of the inquiry into the underfunding of the arts)

Legislation:
Revision of Public Use of Records (Management and Fees) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996 SR No.38
Waterways Ireland Bye-Laws – consultation end of October 2008.

Others:
Event to be hosted for Young at Art