North South Ministerial Council Plenary Meeting

The Speaker received notification from the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in accordance with section 52A (1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (as amended), that a North South Ministerial Council Plenary meeting will be held in Dublin on 15 June 2012.

The First Minister and deputy First Minister will be attending the meeting, together with the following Ministers;

Minister Attwood MLA; 
Minister Farry MLA;
Minister Ford MLA:
Minister Kennedy MLA;
Minister McCausland MLA;
Minister Ní Chuilín MLA;
Minister O’Dowd MLA;
Minister O’Neill MLA; and
Junior Minister McCann MLA.

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL MEETING IN EDUCATION SECTORAL FORMAT

The Speaker received notification from the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in accordance with section 52A (1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (as amended), that a North South Ministerial Council Education meeting in Education Sectoral Format will be held in Dublin on 15 June 2012.

The following Executive Ministers will be in attendance:

Minister O’Dowd MLA; and
Minister McCausland MLA.

The agenda for each meeting is attached for information.

All Party Notices can only be issued by the Business Office.

Templates should be forwarded to the Clerk of Plenary Business, Room 32, Parliament Buildings, Stormont (Fax:  90 (5)21962) or emailed to the Business Office onbusiness.office@niassembly.gov.uk,  Please note that the deadline for submission of templates is 4.00pm and that only one APN is issued each day, as soon as possible after 4.00pm, containing all requested notices.

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL

FOURTEENTH PLENARY MEETING

FARMLEIGH HOUSE, DUBLIN

15 JUNE 2012

AGENDA

1. Opening comments  

2. Joint Secretaries’ Progress Report and matters arising - [Paper NSMC P1 (12) 1]

3. Irish EU Presidency  

4. North West Gateway Initiative - [Paper NSMC P1 (12) 2]

5. Progress on A5 and A8 roads projects      

6. Third Level Education          

7. St Andrews Agreement Review - [Paper NSMC P1 (12) 3]

8. North South Consultative Forum - [Paper NSMC P1 (12) 4]

9. North South Parliamentary Forum - [Paper NSMC P1 (12) 5]

10. Future NSMC meetings - [Paper NSMC P1 (12) 6]

11. Draft Joint Communiqué - [Paper NSMC P1 (12) JC]

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL

EDUCATION MEETING

FARMLEIGH, DUBLIN

15 JUNE 2012

AGENDA

 

1. Opening Remarks by Ministers  

2. Education Survey in Border Region - [Paper NSMC ED 2 (12) 1]

3. Special Educational Needs - [Paper NSMC ED 2 (12) 2]

4. Progress Report - [Paper NSMC ED 2 (12) 3]

  • Educational Underachievement
  • School, Youth and Teacher Exchanges
  • Teacher Qualifications

5. Date of Next Meeting - [Paper NSMC ED 2 (12) 4]

6. Draft Joint Communiqué - [Paper NSMC ED 2 (12) JC]