COMMITTEE FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
MONDAY 8 OCTOBER 2007
ROOM 144, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present: Fred Cobain MLA (Chairperson)
Cathal Boylan MLA
Willie Clarke MLA
John Dallat MLA
William Irwin MLA
John McCallister MLA
Raymond McCartney MLA
Stephen Moutray MLA
George Robinson MLA
Jim Wells MLA
Brian Wilson MLA
In Attendance: Debbie Pritchard (Principal Clerk)
Roisin Kelly (Assembly Clerk)
Gillian Lyness (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Clairita Frazer (Clerical Supervisor)
Jill McCoubrey (Clerical Officer)
Stephanie Galbraith (Researcher)
Members decided to hold the meeting in closed session.
The meeting opened at 10.35 am in closed session.
1. Apologies
There were no apologies.
2. Independent Water Review Panel’s Strand One Report.
The Committee considered the Independent Water Review Panel -Strand One report.
John McCallister declared his interest as a farmer.
William Irwin joined the meeting at 11.10 am.
John Dallat left the meeting at 11.40 am
Meeting adjourned 11.50am.
Meeting resumed at 12.35 pm
John Dallat joined the meeting at 12.35 pm.
Officials from Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation joined the meeting at 12.37pm
3. Briefing from Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation.
Iain Osborne, Chief Executive and Jo Aston, Head of Water from Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation briefed the Committee on the Independent Water Review Panel’s Strand One Report.
Stephen Moutray joined the meeting at 12.55 pm.
Brian Wilson left the meeting at 12.59 pm.
Officials from Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation left the meeting at 1.06 pm.
Officials from Consumer Council for Northern Ireland joined the meeting at 1.08 pm.
4. Briefing from the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.
Eleanor Gill, Chief Executive, Steve Costello, Chairperson and Kathy McAuley from the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland briefed the Committee on the Independent Water Review Panel’s Strand One Report.
Raymond McCartney joined the meeting at 1.12 pm.
Brian Wilson joined the meeting at 1.21 pm.
Officials from the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland left the meeting at 1.40 pm.
Officials from Northern Ireland Water Ltd joined the meeting at 1.45 pm.
5. Briefing from Northern Ireland Water Ltd.
Katharine Bryan, Chief Executive, Chris Mellor, Chairman, Ronan Larkin, William Duddy, and George Butler from Northern Ireland Water briefed the Committee on the Independent Water Review Panel’s Strand One Report.
Officials from Northern Ireland Water left the meeting at 2.15 pm.
6. Any Other Business.
The Committee decided to meet again on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 10.00 am in room 135.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 2.19 pm.