Committee for Education
Minutes of Proceedings - 4 November 2021
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Committee for Education
Minutes of Proceedings
4 November 2021
Meeting Location: Teleconference
Present by Video or Teleconference:
Mr Chris Lyttle MLA (Chairperson)
Ms Nicola Brogan MLA
Mr Daniel McCrossan MLA
Mr Justin McNulty MLA
Ms Aoibhinn Treanor (Assembly Clerk)
Mr Mark McQuade (Assistant Clerk)
Mr Marcus Matthews (Clerical Supervisor)
Mr Craig Mealey (Clerical Officer)
Apologies:
Mr Pat Sheehan MLA (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Robbie Butler MLA
Mrs Diane Dodds MLA
Mr Harry Harvey MLA
Mr Robin Newton MBE MLA
The meeting commenced at 9:30am in public session.
1. Apologies
Apologies as above.
2. Integrated Education Bill - Oral briefing by NIC-ICTU Education Group
The Committee noted correspondence from the NIC-ICTU Education Group on the Integrated Education Bill.
The following witnesses joined the meeting by video conference at 9:31am:
Maxine Murphy Higgins, Chair Education Trade Union Group, Northern Ireland Committee - Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Alan Law, Vice-Chair Education Trade Union Group, Northern Ireland
Committee Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Mark McTaggart, Irish National Teachers' Organisation
Kieran Ellison, Regional Officer, UNITE
Justin McCamphill, National Official Northern Ireland, National Association of
Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
The witnesses briefed the Committee on the Integrated Education Bill.
The briefing was covered by Hansard.
This was followed by a question and answer session.
The Chairperson thanked the witnesses for the briefing.
3. Any Other Business
No other business was discussed.
4. Date, Time and Place of the next meeting
The next formal Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday 10 November 2021 by video conference at 9:30am.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:27am.
Chris Lyttle MLA
Chairperson, Committee for Education
10 November 2021