COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
FORESTRY BILL EVIDENCE SESSION
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2009
SENATE CHAMBER, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present: Ian Paisley Jnr. (Chairperson)
Tom Elliott (Deputy Chairperson)
George Savage
Willie Clarke
Pat Doherty
Thomas Burns
William McCrea
Jim Shannon
In attendance: Paul Carlisle (Clerk to the Committee)
Shauna Mageean (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mark O’Hare (Clerical Supervisor)
Erika Graham (Clerical Officer)
Apologies: none
The meeting commenced at 10.38am in Open Session
1. Apologies
As above
2. Presentation – Ulster Wildlife Trust – Oral evidence in relation to the Forestry Bill
Dr. Hilary Kirkpatrick and Dr. Lucinda Blakiston-Houston, representatives of the Ulster Wildlife Trust, joined the meeting at 10.39am and presented to Committee in respect of the above. Following the presentation, Members put questions.
George Savage joined the meeting at 10.41am
Tom Elliott joined the meeting at 10.56am
Thomas Burns joined the meeting at 11.10am
Pat Doherty left the meeting at 11.30am
Jim Shannon left the meeting at 11.34am
Jim Shannon rejoined the meeting at 11.38am
Tom Elliott declared an interest
The representatives left the meeting at 11.50am
The meeting was adjourned at 11.50am