COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

DOGS (AMENDMENT) BILL EVIDENCE SESSION
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2010,
ROOM 30, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS

Present:
Mr Stephen Moutray MLA (Chairperson)
Mr PJ Bradley MLA
Mr Trevor Clarke MLA
Mr Willie Clarke MLA
Mr Simpson Gibson MLA
Mr William Irwin MLA
Mr Kieran McCarthy MLA
Mr Francie Molloy MLA
Mr George Savage MLA

In attendance:
Mr Paul Carlisle (Clerk to the Committee)
Mrs Ashleigh Mitford (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mr Mark O’Hare (Clerical Supervisor)
Dr Jessica Golden-Alexander (Clerical Officer)

Apologies:
Mr Pat Doherty MP MLA
Mr Tom Elliott MLA (Deputy Chairperson)

The meeting commenced at 10.55AM in Public Session

1. Apologies

As above

2. Minutes

Agreed : The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting of 21 September 2010

10.57AM Mr Molloy joined the meeting

3. Presentation – Countryside Alliance Ireland (CAI) – Oral evidence in relation to the proposed Dogs (Amendment) Bill

The following representatives joined the meeting:

Lyall Plant – CEO CAI
Ashley Graham – General Manager, CAI

The representatives presented to Committee in respect of the above. Following the presentation, Members put questions.

During questions

11.05AM Mr Irwin joined the meeting
11.07AM Mr Savage joined the meeting

4. Presentation – Kennel Club – Oral evidence in relation to the proposed Dogs (Amendment) Bill

The following representatives joined the meeting:

Victoria Brown – Public Affairs Officer
Bill Lambert - Health and Breeder Services Manager

The representatives presented to Committee in respect of the above. Following the presentation, Members put questions.

During questions

11.59PM Mr Gibson joined the meeting

5. Date of the next meeting

The next Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, 5 October in Room 30 at 13:30.

The next oral evidence sessions will be on Thursday, 7 th October in the Dogs Trust Headquarters in Ballymena at 10.30am and 1.30pm

The meeting was adjourned 12.15PM

Mr Stephen Moutray
Chairperson, Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development

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