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COMMITTEE FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS (DRAFT)

WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 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
George Robinson MLA
Jim Wells MLA
Brian Wilson MLA

In Attendance: Roisin Kelly (Assembly Clerk)
Clairita Frazer (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Annette Page (Clerical Officer)

Apologies: Stephen Moutray MLA

The meeting opened at 10.38 am in public session.

1. Apologies.

Apologies were received from Stephen Moutray.

2. Chairperson’s Business.

3. Draft minutes of the Committee meeting on 14 November 2007.

The minutes of the meeting on 14 November 2007 were agreed.

4. Matters arising.

5. Departmental briefing on the Ports Policy.

Departmental officials joined the meeting at 10.44am.

The Committee received detailed briefing from Doreen Brown, Brian White and John Angus from the Department for Regional Development on the main issues arising from the proposed Ports Policy for Northern Ireland.

Cathal Boylan left the meeting at 11.11am.

The Chairperson thanked the officials for their briefing.

The Departmental officials left the meeting at 11.23am.

6. Subordinate Legislation.

Members were content with the following SL1s noted at the meeting of 14 November 2007:

Members were content with the following SL1 noted at the meeting of 3 October 2007:

The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Members noted the following new SL1s received:

Members noted receipt of The fifth Report of the Examiner of Statutory Rules to the Assembly and the Appropriate Committees, published on 12 November 2007. In the absence of any objections, the following questions were put and agreed:

Question put and agreed:

“That the Committee for Regional Development has considered the SR 2007/459 The Belvedere Manor, Belfast (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007; and has no objection to the rule.”

All those in favour – Willie Clarke, Fred Cobain, John Dallat, William Irwin, John McCallister, Raymond McCartney, George Robinson, Jim Wells and Brian Wilson.

There were no Members against.

Question put and agreed:

“That the Committee for Regional Development has considered the SR 2007/446 The B127 Ballyconnell Road, Derrylin (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007; and has no objection to the rule.”

All those in favour – Willie Clarke, Fred Cobain, John Dallat, William Irwin, John McCallister, Raymond McCartney, George Robinson, Jim Wells and Brian Wilson.

There were no Members against.

Members were content that the Clerk should notify the Business Office on the decisions reached by the Committee in considering these Statutory Rules.

7. Consideration of the Committee’s response to the draft Budget, draft Investment Strategy and draft Programme for Government.

Members noted the Clerk’s note with a draft response on the draft Budget, Investment Strategy and Programme for Government. Members discussed the note paragraph by paragraph and provided additional views and comments. Members agreed to finalise their response at next week’s meeting.

Jim Wells took the Chair at 12.09pm.
Fred Cobain left the meeting at 12.09pm.
William Irwin left the meeting at 12.17pm.

8. Correspondence

Members noted receipt of the following items of correspondence:

9. Any Other Business.

There was no other business.

10. Date, venue and time of next meeting.

Next week’s meeting will be in Parliament Buildings in Room 144 at 10.30am on Wednesday 28 November 2007.

The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 12.39 pm.

Signed: ……………………………………………
FRED COBAIN MLA
Chairperson, Committee for Regional Development.
Dated: ………………………………………….

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