Archive Minutes of Evidence

Date Title Action

20/03/2014

Agriculture Committee Meets Farmers of the Future

The Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development visited CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus where they met with students and staff.

Reference: AGR 09/13/14

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26/03/2014

Committee Welcomes Decrease in Water charges

The Committee for Regional Development has today welcomed a decision by NI Water to reduce water and sewerage charges for non-domestic customers.

Reference: CRD 05/13/14

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26/03/2014

Committee finds PSNI cannot show agency staff were value for money

The Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee has today released a report examining the use of agency staff in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), a practice which has cost £106 million since 2004.

Reference: PAC 10/13/14

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26/03/2014

Assembly Committee Agrees Governance Arrangements With Northern Ireland Audit Office

The Audit Committee has today agreed with the Comptroller & Auditor General a Memorandum of Understanding on corporate governance arrangements, transparency and accountability at the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO).

Reference: AUDC 01/13/14

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31/03/2014

Committee welcomes appointment of new CEO for Northern Ireland Water

The Committee for Regional Development has welcomed the appointment of Sara Venning as Chief Executive of Northern Ireland Water.

Reference: CRD 06/13/14

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04/04/2014

Assembly Commission Appoints Contractor To Repair The Roof Of Parliament Buildings

The Assembly Commission has announced that it has appointed a contractor to carry out major repairs to the roof of the historic Parliament Buildings.

Reference: AC 01/13/14

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04/04/2014

Joint Communique from the Fourth Plenary of the North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association

The North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association (NSIPA) which comprises of representatives from all the main political parties of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Houses of the Oireachtas, held its fourth Plenary in the Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings on the 4th April 2014.

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07/04/2014

Committee to Receive Update on TB Eradication

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development will receive an update briefing from departmental officials on action to eradicate TB.

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08/04/2014

Minister of Education to Brief Committee

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Education will be briefed by the Minister at its meeting on Wednesday 9 April 2014.

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09/04/2014

Department Must do More to Eradicate Bovine TB Says Committee

The Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development has told the Department that it must do more to implement and develop agreed measures to tackle and eradicate Bovine TB.

Reference: AGR 10/13/14

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