COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
INQUIRY INTO DIOXIN CONTAMINATION INCIDENT, DECEMBER 2008
EVIDENCE SESSION
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER 2009
BUSWELLS HOTEL, DUBLIN
Present:
Ian Paisley Jnr. (Chairperson)
Tom Elliott (Deputy Chairperson)
George Savage
Pat Doherty
Thomas Burns
In attendance:
Paul Carlisle (Clerk to the Committee)
Shauna Mageean (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mark O’Hare (Clerical Supervisor)
Erika Graham (Clerical Officer)
Apologies:
Willie Clarke
Patsy McGlone
William Irwin
William McCrea
Francie Molloy
Jim Shannon
The meeting commenced at 10.34am in Public Session
The meeting was in quorate at 10.34am
1. Apologies
As above.
2. Minutes
The Committee agreed the Minutes of the meeting of 24 September 2009.
3. Presentation by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Prof. Alan Reilly, Raymond Ellard and Jane Ryder, representatives of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland , joined the meeting at 10.36am and presented to Committee. Following the presentation, Members put questions.
Tom Elliott joined the meeting at 11.13am
The meeting was in quorum at 11.13am
George Savage left the meeting at 11.23am
The meeting was inquorate at 11.23am
George Savage rejoined the meeting at 11.27am
The meeting was in quorum at 11.27am
The representatives left the meeting at 12.27pm
The meeting was adjourned at 12.31pmChairperson