APN 322 - 17/22: North/South Ministerial Council Agriculture Meeting / APG on Construction

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL AGRICULTURE MEETING

The Speaker received notification from the Executive, in accordance with section 52A (1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (as amended), that a North South Ministerial Council Agriculture meeting will be held on 18 November 2020.

The following Executive Ministers will be in attendance:

Minister Edwin Poots, MLA

Minister Nichola Mallon, MLA

The agenda for the meeting is attached at Appendix A.

ALL PARTY GROUP ON CONSTRUCTION

A remote/virtual meeting of the All-Party Group (APG) on Construction has been arranged to take place on Wednesday 9^th December 2020 at 3pm using the Zoom platform.

All Members are welcome to attend.

An invite will be emailed separately to each APG member (and, on request, to any other MLAs who wish to attend) providing instruction on how to join the remote/virtual meeting.

For further information and to request the appropriate links and joining instructions for the remote/virtual meeting, please contact Fiona Taggart on 02890824078  or email info@mpani.org

Appendix A

NORTH SOUTH MINISTERIAL COUNCIL SPECIAL EU PROGRAMMES MEETING

NSMC JOINT SECRETARIAT OFFICES, ARMAGH, AND BY VIDEOCONFERENCE

18 NOVEMBER 2020

AGENDA

1. Opening Remarks by Ministers

2. Response to Covid-19

3. Implications of UK Withdrawal from the EU

4. Review of Work Programme

5. Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Issues

6. Co-operation on Animal Health

7. Co-operation on Plant Health and Pesticides

8. Co-operation on Farm Safety

9. Co-operation on Rural Development

10. Update on EU Funding

11. Date of Next Meeting

12. Draft Joint Communiqué