COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
FORESTRY BILL EVIDENCE SESSION
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER 2009
ROOM 30, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present:
Mr Ian Paisley Jnr. MLA (Chairperson)
Mr Tom Elliott MLA (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Thomas Burns MLA
Mr Willie Clarke MLA
Mr Pat Doherty MP MLA
Mr William Irwin MLA
Dr William McCrea MP MLA
Mr George Savage MLA
Mr Jim Shannon MLA
In attendance:
Mr Paul Carlisle (Clerk to the Committee)
Mrs Shauna Mageean (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mr Mark O’Hare (Clerical Supervisor)
Ms Erika Graham (Clerical Officer)
Apologies:
none
The meeting commenced at 10.52am in Open Session
The meeting was inquorate at 10.52am
1. Apologies
As above
2. Presentation – Council for Nature, Conservation and the Countryside – Oral evidence in relation to the Forestry Bill
Mr Patrick Casement, Chairperson and Mr Peter Archdale, Deputy Chairperson, of the Council for Nature, Conservation and the Countryside, joined the meeting at 10.53am and presented to Committee in respect of the above. Following the presentation, Members put questions.
Mr Burns entered the meeting at 11.00am
The meeting was in quorum at 11.00am
Mr Clarke entered the meeting at 11.06am
Dr McCrea entered the meeting at 11.07am
Mr Elliott declared an interest
Mr Doherty entered the meeting at 11.21am
Mr Elliott left the meeting at 11.30am
Mr Elliot rejoined the meeting at 11.31am
Mr Irwin entered the meeting at 11.38am
Mr Shannon left the meeting at 11.39am
Mr Savage declared an interest
Mr Savage left the meeting at 11.47am
Mr Shannon rejoined the meeting at 11.51am
Mr Burns left the meeting at 11.51am
Mr Burns rejoined the meeting at 11.57am
Mr Savage rejoined the meeting at 12.01pm
Dr McCrea left the meeting at 12.02pm
The representatives left the meeting at 12.02pm
3. Minutes
The Committee agreed the Minutes of the evidence session of 24 November 2009.
4. Presentation – Farm Woodlands Ltd. – Oral evidence in relation to the Forestry Bill
Mr Willie McKenna, Managing Director and Dr. Kathleen McKenna, Chief Administration Officer, of the Farm Woodlands Ltd., joined the meeting at 12.02pm and presented to Committee in respect of the above. Following the presentation, Members put questions.
Mr Shannon left the meeting at 12.15pm
Mr Doherty left the meeting at 12.27pm
Mr Clarke left the meeting at 12.40pm
The representatives left the meeting at 12.44pm
The meeting was adjourned at 12.45pm