Minutes of Proceedings
Session: 2009/2010
Date: 12 November 2009
Present: Mr Paul Maskey (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Jonathan Craig
Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson MP MLA
Mr David Hilditch
Mr Patsy McGlone
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Dawn Purvis
Mr Jim Shannon
In Attendance: Ms Aoibhinn Treanor (Assembly Clerk)
Mr Phil Pateman (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Miss Danielle Best (Clerical Supervisor)
Mr Kevin Marks (Clerical Officer)
Apologies: Mr Trevor Lunn
The meeting opened at 2.04 pm in public session.
1. Apologies
Apologies are listed above.
2. Matters arising
Memo from the Committee for Finance and Personnel
Members noted correspondence from the Committee for Finance and Personnel on a forthcoming evidence session with the C&AG on efficiency savings.
Agenda NI
Members noted correspondence from Agenda NI extending an invitation to the Chairperson to make a presentation at a forthcoming seminar.
Agreed: Members agreed with the Chairperson’s intention to attend the seminar.
Press Release – Report on ‘Public Service Agreements – Measuring Performance’.
Members noted and agreed the proposed press release for the forthcoming ‘report on Public Service Agreements: Measuring Performance’.
2.09 pm Mr McGlone entered the meeting
3. Evidence Session on the Northern Ireland Audit Office Report ‘The Performance of the Health Service in Northern Ireland’.
3.00 pm Mr Craig and Mr Donaldson left the meeting
3.08 pm Mr Dallat left the meeting
The Committee took oral evidence on the above report from:
- Dr Andrew McCormick, Accounting Officer, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Mr Sean Donaghy, Senior Finance Director, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.
3.20 pm Mr Dallat entered the meeting
3.35 pm Mr Donaldson entered the meeting
3.35 pm Mr Hilditch left the meeting
3.43 pm Mr Shannon left the meeting
3.46 pm Mr Craig entered the meeting
3.49 pm Mr McGlone left the meeting
3.50 pm Mr McLaughlin left the meeting
3.55 pm Mr McGlone entered the meeting
4.00 pm Mr Donaldson left the meeting
4.14 pm Mr McGlone left the meeting
4.15 pm Mr Shannon entered the meeting
4.36 pm Mr Shannon left the meeting
The witnesses answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Agreed: The Committee agreed to request further information from the Department.
4. Minutes of the meeting on 5 November 2009
Agreed: The minutes of the last meeting were agreed.
5. Any other business
Members discussed the media response made by DSD to the launch of the Committee’s report on the acquisition and restoration of the SS Nomadic.
Agreed: Members agreed for the Chairperson to conduct a follow-up meeting with the relevant Accounting Officer.
6. Date, time and venue of the next meeting
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 19 November 2009 at 12.30 pm in room 152, Parliament Buildings.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 4.45 pm.
