COMMITTEE FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2011
ROOM 30 PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present:
Mr Stephen Moutray MLA (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs MLA (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Pat Doherty MP MLA
Mr Willie Clarke MLA
Mr William Irwin MLA
Mr Kieran McCarthy MLA
Mr Simpson Gibson MLA
Mr PJ Bradley MLA
Mr Trevor Clarke MLA
In attendance:
Mr Paul Carlisle (Clerk to the Committee)
Mr Mark O’Hare (Clerical Supervisor)
Ms Dagmar Walgraeve (Clerical Officer)
Apologies:
None
1.36pmThe meeting commenced in Public Session.
1. Apologies Apologies are detailed above.
2. Minutes of 25 January 2011 The Committee agreed the Minutes of the meeting of 25 January 2011
3. Matters arising
(a) Correspondence issued The Committee noted the correspondence issued since the meeting of 25 January 2011.
(b) Correspondence received The Committee noted the correspondence received since the meeting of 25 January 2011.
Agreed: The Committee agreed that the Clerk would write to the Department regarding Botulism Supply.
1.36pmMr Beggs joined the meeting
4. Presentations: DARD February Monitoring Round The following officials joined the meeting:
John Smith - Acting Grade 3 - Under Secretary; and
Shaun Donnelly - Acting Grade 5 - Assistant Secretary.
The witnesses presented to Committee in respect of the above.
Following the presentation, Members put questions.
The witnesses left the meeting
5. Presentation: DARD Single Farm Payments The following officials joined the meeting:
Malcolm Beatty - Grade 5 - Assistant Secretary;
Bregeen Glendinning - Grade 7, Principal Officer; and
Richard Crowe - Grade 7 - Agriculture Inspector Grade I.
The witnesses presented to Committee in respect of the above.
Following the presentation, Members put questions.
The witnesses left the meeting
Mr Irwin declared an interest as a farmer
Mr McCartney declared an interest
2.05pmMr T Clarke joined the meeting
2.08pm Mr Irwin left the meeting
2.13pm Mr W Clarke left the meeting
2.14pm Mr Bradley left the meeting
2.15pm Mr Bradley rejoined the meeting
6. NI Assembly Research – Rural Housing Issues The following Assembly Researchers joined the meeting:
Mark Allen – Assembly researcher; and
Eleanor Murphy – Assembly researcher.
The witnesses presented to Committee in respect of the above.
Following the presentation, Members put questions.
The witnesses left the meeting
Agreed: The Committee agreed to write to the Department of Social Development through the Committee for Social Development on a number of issues raised.
2.34pm Mr McCartney left the meeting
2.34pm Mr Doherty joined the meeting
7. Pre-consultation: EU Thematic Strategy for Pesticides Agreed: The Committee agreed that it was content that this matter should move to consultation stage, provided that the Department returns with a detailed analysis of consultation responses.
8. SL1: The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (NI) 2010
Agreed: Members agreed that the Plant Health (Amendment) Order (NI) 2010 should progress to the next legislative stage
9. SR 417/2010: The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2010 Agreed: The Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development has considered the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 2010 and has no objection to the rule.
10. SR 418/2010: The Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances (No.2) Regulations (NI) 2010
Agreed: The Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development has considered the Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances (No.2) Regulations (NI) 2010 and has no objection to the rule.
11. AOB No items were raised
12. Date of the next meeting The next meeting of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development will take place on Tuesday 8 February 2011.
The meeting was adjourned at 2.36pm
Mr Stephen Moutray
Chairperson, Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development
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