TUESDAY 12 MARCH 2002 AT 2.00 PM IN ROOM 144, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS

Present: Mr F Cobain (Chairman) Mr T Hamilton Mr M Robinson Mr E ONeill Mr D O'Connor

Apologies:   Mr G Kelly   Ms M Gildernew (Deputy Chairperson)   Sir J Gorman   Mr J Tierney   Mr B Hutchinson   Mr S Wilson

In Attendance:   Mr S Graham   Mrs Janette Anderson   Miss F Douglas

Mr Cobain took the chair at 2.23 p.m.

Public Session

1. Housing Inquiry (Homelessness) Oral Evidence By Council for the Homeless (Northern Ireland).
  The Chairman welcomed the members of Council for the Homeless (Northern Ireland) to the meeting at 2.25 p.m.

In attendance:

Ms Ricky Rowledge - Director of Council of the Homeless Northern Ireland

Mr Tom McCann - Chair of Council for the Homeless Northern Ireland
    Ms Nuala Toman - Policy & Information Officer of Council for the Homeless     Northern Ireland.

The representatives from the Council for the Homeless (Northern Ireland) made a presentation to the Committee and a question and answer session followed.
The discussions are recorded separately in verbatim minutes of evidence.
The Chairman thanked the representatives of the Council for the Homeless (Northern Ireland) and they left at 3:18p.m.

Private Session

2. Budget 2002 - Seminar

The Chairman referred Members to the invitation to a Seminar to be held on 20 March 2002, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon, in the Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, and arranged by the Committee for Finance and Personnel to assist Committees with their scrutiny and input to the Departmental Position Reports. The Chairman urged Members to join him in attending.

3. Any Other Business

Mr Robinson advised the Committee that the mother of Mr Wilson had passed away earlier that day. The Chairman undertook to write a letter of sympathy on behalf of the Committee.

4. Date of Next Meeting

The next Committee meeting will be at 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 14 March in Room 144, Parliament Buildings.

MR F COBAIN

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN 

MARCH 2002