North South Ministerial Council Trade and Business Development Meeting and North South Ministerial Council Aquaculture and Marine 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 Trade and Business Development meeting will be held in Armagh on 1 March 2012.

The following Executive Ministers will be in attendance:

Minister Foster MLA; and
Minister O’Dowd MLA.

The Speaker also 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 Aquaculture and Marine meeting will be held in Armagh on 1 March 2012.

The following Executive Ministers will be in attendance:

Minister O’Neill MLA; and
Minister McCausland MLA.

The agenda for each meeting is attached.

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL

TRADE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MEETING

NSMC JOINT SECRETARIAT OFFICES,

ARMAGH

1 MARCH 2012

AGENDA

  1. Opening Remarks by Ministers.
  2. Progress Report [Paper NSMC TB 1 (12) 1]
  3. Cross Border Tendering for Public Sector Contracts [Paper NSMC TB 1 (12) 2]
  4. Co-operation on Innovation [Paper NSMC TB 1 (12) 3]
  5. InterTradeIreland Draft Annual Report and Accounts 2011 [Paper NSMC TB 1 (12) 4]
  6. Recruitment of InterTradeIreland CEO [Paper NSMC TB 1 (12) 5]
  7. Tourism Ireland Business Plan 2012 [Paper NSMC TB 1 (12) 6A]
  8. Date of Next Meeting [Paper NSMC TB 1 (12) 7]
  9. Draft Joint Communiqué [Paper NSMC TB 1 (12) JC]

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL

AQUACULTURE & MARINE MEETING

FOYLE, CARLINGFORD AND IRISH LIGHTS COMMISSION (FCILC)

NSMC JOINT SECRETARIAT OFFICES,

ARMAGH

1 MARCH 2012

AGENDA

  1. Opening Remarks by Ministers
  2. Progress Report [Paper NSMC FCIL 1 (12) 1]
  3. Integrated Aquatic Resource Management Project Between  Ireland, N Ireland and Scotland (IBIS) [Paper NSMC FCIL 1 (12) 2]
  4. Presentation on the Lough Foyle Oyster Fishery [Paper NSMC FCIL 1 (12) 3]
  5. St Andrews Agreement Review – FCILC Recommendations [Paper NSMC FCIL 1 (12) 4]
  6. Loughs Agency Legislation Implementation Plan [Paper NSMC FCIL 1 (12) 5]
  7. Loughs Agency Regulations [Paper NSMC FCIL 1 (12) 6]
  8. Date of Next Meeting [Paper NSMC FCIL 1 (12) 7]
  9. Draft Joint Communiqué [Paper NSMC FCIL 1 (12) JC]