ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday 4 October 2000 at 11.00am
in the Council Chamber, Strabane District Council offices
1. Chairperson's Business
2. Apologies
3. Public Evidence Session - Strabane District Council
4. Public Evidence Session - McCormick Properties
5. Public Evidence Session - City Partneship Board
6. Public Evidence Session - Derry Investment Initiative
7. Any other business
8. Date of next meeting
Present: Mr P Doherty (Chairperson)
Mr S Neeson (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr W Clyde
Mr D Shipley Dalton
Ms P Lewsley
Mr D McClarty
Dr A McDonnell
In attendance: Mrs C White, Mr J Nesbitt,
Mr D Donaldson, Miss J Presho
In attendance for public evidence session at 11.20am: Strabane District Council - Cllr. I Barr, Cllr. E Turner, Cllr. J O'Kane, Cllr. A Bresland, Cllr. T McBride, Mr D McSorley, Ms G Stafford
In attendance for public evidence session at 11.45am: McCormick Properties - Mr C Cavanagh, Mr G McCormick
In attendance for public evidence session at 12.15pm: City Partnership Board - Cllr. J Kerr, Mr J McDaid, Mr D O'Hare
In attendance for public evidence session at 2.00pm: Derry Investment Initiative - Dr B Toal, Mr R Sterling
The meeting opened, in private, at 11.15am
1. Chairperson's business
Mr Neeson gave a brief report on a meeting he and the Chair had with Coolkeeragh Power Ltd. Agreed - that the Chair and the Deputy Chair should meet with British Gas to ascertain the present position regarding the gas pipeline.
Top2. Apologies
Apologies were received from Ms Morrice and Dr O'Hagan.
The Committee moved into public session at 11.20am
Dr McDonnell joined the meeting at 11.35am
Top3. Public evidence session - Strabane District Council
The witnesses from the Council gave evidence, in public, to the Committee on its inquiry into Strategy 2010. The Council gave their views on Strategy 2010 and answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Top4. Public evidence session - McCormick Properties
The witnesses from McCormick Properties gave evidence, in public, to the Committee on its inquiry into Strategy 2010 and answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Top5. Public evidence session - City Partnership Board
The witnesses from City Partnership Board gave evidence, in public, to the Committee on its inquiry into Strategy 2010 and answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Top6. Public evidence session - Derry Investment Initiative
The witnesses from Derry Investment Initiative gave evidence, in public, to the Committee on its inquiry into Strategy 2010 and answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Mr McClarty and Mr Clyde left the meeting at 1.20pm
The Committee moved into private session at 3.00pm
Top7. Any other business
The draft report on the Weights and Measures (Amendment) Bill was read.
Agreed - the draft report on the Weights and Measures (Amendment) Bill.
The Chairperson reported that he had received a letter from the Minister on the Department's bids in the 2000 Spending Review.
Agreed - that the Minister should be invited to formally brief the Committee on these bids.
Top8. Date of next meeting
The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Monday 9 October at 10.00am in Room 144.
TopThe meeting closed at 3.20pm
Mr P Doherty
(Chairperson)