Archive Minutes of Evidence

Date Title Action

05/11/2013

Education and Library Boards and NIPSA to Have Their Say on Education Training Inspectorate

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Education will continue taking evidence from the education and library boards and NIPSA on its Inquiry into the Education Training Inspectorate (ETI) and the School Improvement Process.

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05/11/2013

Committee Welcomes New Utility Regulator

The Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment today welcomed the new Utility Regulator, Ms Jenny Pyper during her first appearance in front of the Committee since taking on her new role.

Reference: ETI 02/12/13

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06/11/2013

Assembly Community Connect Calls on Upper Bann Community Groups to ‘Get Involved’

The Northern Ireland Assembly will host a ‘Get Involved’ event at the Brownlow Community Hub, Craigavon on Friday 8 November. The event is part of the Assembly’s Community Connect (ACC) initiative and aims to help local community and voluntary sector groups to work more effectively with the Assembly and its Committees.

Reference: SO 04/13/14

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06/11/2013

Northern Ireland Assembly Calls on Upper Bann to ‘Get Involved’

The Northern Ireland Assembly will be at Brownlow Community Hub, Craigavon on Friday 8 November to meet with locally based voluntary and community sector groups.

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07/11/2013

‘One of a Kind’ Investment Bank Briefs ETI Committee

The Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment today received a briefing from a ‘one of a kind’ investment bank, the Green Investment Bank.

Reference: ETI 03/13/14

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07/11/2013

Upwards Trend in Farm Related Accidents Must Be Addressed, says Committee

The Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development has highlighted the importance of farm safety with a visit to a local farm today. Cleland Farm, a sheep farm in Saintfield, hosted the Committee and demonstrated best practices in farm safety.

Reference: AGR 03/13/14

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08/11/2013

Committee Welcomes Electricity Price Determination

The Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment today welcomed the findings of the Competition Commission on NIE pricing.

Reference: ETI 04/13/14

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08/11/2013

Joint Communiqué from the Third Plenary of the North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association

The North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association which comprises of representatives from all the main political parties of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Houses of the Oireachtas, today held its third Plenary in the Seanad Chamber in Leinster House.

Reference: AC 01/13/14

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11/11/2013

CAL Committee Calls for More Safeguards for Our Young People

Clear structures, policies and procedures are needed to support the protection and safeguarding of all vulnerable groups. That is the message from the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure in its report published today on gaps in child protection and safeguarding across the Culture, Arts and Leisure remit.

Reference: CAL 02/13/14

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13/11/2013

£11 million contract to rebuild Lyric Theatre flawed says Committee

An Assembly report, published today by the Public Accounts Committee, has found that the way the £11 million contract to rebuild the Lyric Theatre was awarded was significantly flawed and failed to adhere to principles of good practice.

Reference: PAC 02/13/14

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