COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
INQUIRY INTO DIOXIN CONTAMINATION INCIDENT, DECEMBER 2008
EVIDENCE SESSION
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2009
SENATE CHAMBER, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present:
Ian Paisley Jnr. (Chairperson)
Tom Elliott (Deputy Chairperson)
George Savage
Willie Clarke
Pat Doherty
Thomas Burns
Jim Shannon
In attendance:
Paul Carlisle (Clerk to the Committee)
Shauna Mageean (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Paul Stitt (Clerical Supervisor)
Mark O’Hare (Clerical Supervisor)
Erika Graham (Clerical Officer)
Apologies:
Patsy McGlone
William Irwin
William McCrea
Francie Molloy
The meeting commenced at 10.39am in Public Session
The meeting was in quorate at 10.39am
1. Apologies
As above.
2. Presentation by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Dr Malcolm McKibbin, Liam McKibbin, Bert Houston and Roy McClenaghan, departmental officials, joined the meeting at 10.40am and presented to Committee. Following the presentation, Members put questions.
Thomas Burns joined the meeting at 11.18am
The meeting was in quorum at 11.18am
Tom Elliott joined the meeting at 11.51am
The officials left the meeting at 12.01pm
The meeting was suspended at 12.01pm
The meeting resumed at 12.09pm
3. Presentation by Ulster Farmers’ Union
Graham Furey, Clarke Black, Wesley Aston and Norman Robson, UFU representatives, joined the meeting at 12.09pm and presented to Committee. Following the presentation, Members put questions.
The Committee agreed to receive the FSA Steelhenge report as evidence to the Inqury.
Pat Doherty left the meeting at 12.56pm
Thomas Burns left the meeting at 12.56pm
The representatives left the meeting at 1.00pm
The meeting was suspended at 1.00pm
The meeting resumed at 2.05pm in public session
The meeting was inquorate at 2.05pm
4. Presentation by Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
Gerry McCurdy, Maria Jennings, Michael Jackson and Dr. Kirsten Dunbar, FSANI representatives, joined the meeting at 2.06pm and presented to Committee. Following the presentation, Members put questions.
The representatives left the meeting at 3.21pm
5. Presentation by Northern Ireland Meat Exporters’ Association
Phelim O’Neill, NIMEA representative, joined the meeting at 3.22pm and presented to Committee. Following the presentation, Members put questions.
Jim Shannon entered the meeting at 3.27pm
The meeting was in quorum at 3.27pm
Jim Shannon declared an interest
The representative left the meeting at 3.38pm
The meeting was adjourned at 3.39pm
Chairperson