Committee for The Executive Office

Minutes of Proceedings - 3 July 2024

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Meeting Location: Room 21, Parliament Buildings

Present:

Ms Paula Bradshaw MLA (Chairperson)

Ms Connie Egan MLA (Deputy Chairperson)

Mr Harry Harvey MLA

Mr Brian Kingston MLA

Present by Video or Teleconference:

Ms Sinéad McLaughlin MLA

Ms Carál Ní Chuilín MLA

Apologies:

Mr Pádraig Delargy MLA

Ms Emma Sheerin MLA

Ms Claire Sugden MLA

In Attendance:

Mr Keith McBride (Assembly Clerk)

Mr Tom Armstrong (Assistant Assembly Clerk)

Ms Andrienne Magee (Clerical Supervisor)

Mr Stephen McGlennon (Clerical Officer)

The meeting commenced at 2.03pm in open session

1. Apologies

As above.

2. Declarations of Interest

There were no declarations of interest.

3. Oral Evidence Session – TEO Permanent Secretary – Departmental Oral Briefing

The witnesses joined the meeting at 2.03pm

Sinéad McLaughlin MLA joined the meeting at 2.04pm

Members received a briefing from:

  • David Malcolm, Permanent Secretary, The Executive Office
  • Gareth Johnston, Deputy Secretary, The Executive Office

The witnesses provided the Committee with an overview of the Department’s priorities and it’s work to date.

The oral evidence was followed by a question and answer session.

Agreed:  Departmental Officials agreed to provide the Committee with further detail on funding for T:BUC, including the geographical spread of allocations.

The Chairperson thanked the witnesses for their attendance.

The witnesses left the meeting at 2.56pm

4. Chairperson’s Business

There was no Chairperson’s Business.

5. Draft Minutes

Agreed:  The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 26 June 2024.

6. Matters Arising

There were no Matters Arising.

7. Draft Forward Work Programme

Members considered the draft forward work programme.

Agreed: Members agreed that they were content to proceed with the briefings as set out in the work programme.

8. Correspondence

  1. The Committee noted the summary of Committee correspondence.
  2. The Committee noted correspondence from the Committee for Finance on the Monthly Outturn for April and May 2024.
  3. The Committee noted correspondence form the Victims & Survivors Service stating that they have been officially credited with the Silver “Trauma Informed: Working with Trauma Quality” Mark.
  4.  The Committee considered correspondence from the Executive Office on the review of the Race Relations (NI) Order 1997.
  5. The Committee noted the Twentieth Report of the Examiner of Statutory Rules.
  6. The Committee noted correspondence from the Committee for Justice on a possible joint Committee event for the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission.
  7. The Committee noted a letter from an individual regarding the Executive Office’s consultation into Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses.
  8. The Committee noted the Investment Strategy Northern Ireland Investing Activity report.

9. Any Other Business

None.

10. Date, Time and Place of next meeting

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 11 September 2024 at 2:00pm in Room 30, Parliament Buildings.

The meeting was adjourned at 2.59pm

Paula Bradshaw MLA

Chairperson, Committee for the Executive Office