Committee for The Executive Office - Minutes of Proceedings 22 October 2024.pdf (100.67 kb)
Committee for The Executive Office
Minutes of Proceedings - 22 October 2024
Meeting Location: Room 29, Parliament Buildings
Present:
Ms Paula Bradshaw MLA (Chairperson)
Ms Connie Egan MLA (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Timothy Gaston MLA
Mr Harry Harvey MLA
Mr Brian Kingston MLA
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin MLA
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín MLA
Ms Emma Sheerin MLA
Ms Claire Sugden MLA
In Attendance:
Mr Michael Potter (Assembly Clerk)
Mr Tom Armstrong (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mr Michael McClelland (Clerical Supervisor)
Ms Andrienne Magee (Clerical Officer)
The meeting commenced at 9.47am in closed session
1. Apologies
There were no apologies.
2. Declarations of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3. Legal Advice – Oral Briefing
The witness joined the meeting at 9:48am
Members received a briefing from:
- Rebecca Ellis, Legal Services
The witness provided the Committee with an overview of Legal Advice on inviting the First Minister, deputy First Minister and junior Ministers to the Committee.
Emma Sheerin MLA joined the meeting at 9:52am
The oral evidence was followed by a question and answer session.
The Chairperson thanked the witness for their attendance.
The witness left the meeting at 10.06am.
Agreed: The Committee agreed that they would not share the legal advice with the First Minister and deputy First Minister
Agreed: The Committee agreed that they would reiterate their invitation to the First Minister, deputy First Minister and junior Ministers to attend the Committee on 23 October 2024.
Agreed: The Committee agreed that, should the First Minister, deputy First Minister and junior Ministers accept their invitation, the other panels scheduled for 23 October would be postponed.
4. Any Other Business
There was no other business.
5. Date, Time and Place of next meeting
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 October 2024 at 2:00pm in Room 29, Parliament Buildings.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:11am.
Paula Bradshaw MLA
Chairperson, Committee for the Executive Office
