COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
THURSDAY 3 JULY 2008
ROOM 152, PARLIAMENT BUILIDINGS.
Present:
Dr William McCrea (Chairperson)
Tom Elliott (Deputy Chairperson)
Allan Bresland
Trevor Clarke
William Irwin
George Savage
In attendance:
Paul Carlisle (Clerk to the Committee)
Emma Patton (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mary Hawthorne (Clerical Supervisor)
Jonathan Young (Clerical Officer)
Apologies:
P J Bradley
Thomas Burns
Willie Clarke
The meeting opened at 1.35pm in Public Session .
1. Apologies
As above.
2. Minutes of last meeting
The Committee agreed the Minutes of the last Committee meeting of 24 June 2008.
3. Matters arising
a) Correspondence Issued
The Committee noted the correspondence issued following the meeting of 24 June 2008.
b) Correspondence received
The Committee noted the correspondence received since the meeting of 24 June 2008.
4. Presentation – Committee Researcher – Wind Turbines
Committee Researcher, David Battye, joined the meeting at 1.45pm and presented to Committee on DARD’s Wind Energy for Rural Businesses Programme. Following the presentation, he answered questions from the Members.
The Committee Researcher left the meeting at 1.55pm.
5. Presentation – Draft All Island Animal Health and Welfare Strategy
Liz Redmond, Colette Conor and John Terrington, department officals joined the meeting at 1.55pm and made a presentation to Committee on the Draft All Island Animal Health and Welfare Strategy and then answered questions from the Members.
Tom Elliott left the meeting at 2.25pm.
The officials left the meeting at 2.27pm.
6. Pre-Consultation – Eggs and Chicks (No.2) Regulations (NI) 2008
Jill Garrett and Niall Heaney, Department officials, joined the meeting at 2.30pm and made a presentation on their plans to go to consultation on the above named legislation. The officials then answered questions from the Members. The Committee agreed that the consultation process should progress to the next stage.
William Irwin rejoined the meeting at 2.31pm.
7. Pre-Consultation– Beef and Veal Labelling Regulations (NI) 2008
Jill Garrett and Niall Heaney, Department officials made a presentation on their plans to go to consultation on the above named legislation. The officials then answered questions from the Members. The Committee agreed that the consultation process should progress to the next stage.
The officials left the meeting at 2.35pm.
The meeting moved into closed session at 2.35pm.
The meeting moved into public session at 2.46pm.
8. Pre-Consultation- Conservation of Scallop Regulations (NI) 2008
The above item was not covered as there were no witnesses to present to Committee.
9. Pre-Consultation - Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Licensing of Fishing Engines) (Amendment) Regulation (NI) 2008
The above item was not covered as there were no witnesses to present to Committee.
10. SL1 Update – Spirits Drink Regulations 2008
The above item was not covered as there were no witnesses to present to Committee.
11. SL1- The Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Measures) (Penalty notices) (NI) Order 2008
The above item was not covered as there were no witnesses to present to Committee.
12. Date of the next meeting
The Committee will next meet at 1.30pm on Tuesday 9 September 2008 in Room 152, Parliament Buildings.
The meeting was adjourned at 2.50pm.
Chairperson
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