ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2000 AT 10.30AM
IN ROOM 144 PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
1. Chairperson's business
2. Minutes of last meeting
3. Matters arising
4. Terms of Reference for the Energy Inquiry
5. Any other business
6. Strategy 2010 Inquiry
Present:
Mr P Doherty (Chairperson)
Mr S Neeson (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr A Attwood
Mr W Clyde
Dr A McDonnell
Ms J Morrice
Dr D O'Hagan
Mr J Wells
Apologies:
Mr D S Dalton
In attendance: Mrs C White
Mr J Nesbitt
Mr D Donaldson
Miss J Presho
The meeting opened, in private, at 10.30am
1. Chairperson's business
1.1 There was no Chairperson's business.
Top2. Minutes of last meeting
2.1 The minutes of the meeting of 28 November were agreed.
Top3. Matters arising
3.1 Response from the Department on the role of NIERC - the response from the Department was discussed and a question was raised about the role of the Economic Policy Unit and its review of NIERC and NIEC.
Mr Attwood left the meeting at 10.37am
Top4. Terms of Reference for the Energy Inquiry
4.1 Agreed - the draft terms of reference, as amended. Also agreed - that a press release should be issued and that the closing date for written submissions should be the end of January.
Top5. Any other business
5.1. Chairperson's Liaison Group meeting - Mr Neeson gave a brief verbal report on the issues discussed at this meeting.
5.2. Letter from a group representing Fermanagh Creameries - the group requested an urgent meeting with the Committee due to the pending closure of the factory at Lisnaskea.
Agreed - that the group from Fermanagh Creameries should be invited to meet the Committee on Wednesday 6 December.
5.3. Letter from Mr Dalton about Committee meetings - the Chairperson read the letter out from Mr Dalton about Committee meetings being held on plenary days and the difficulty in attending these meetings.
Mr Attwood rejoined the meeting at 11.00am
The meeting was adjourned at 11.00am and resumed at 12.10pm.
Agreed - to note the contents of Mr Dalton's letter.
Mr Neeson rejoined the meeting at 12.20pm
Further discussion took place on the Department's response on the role of NIERC.
Agreed - that further information should be sought on the role of the Economic Policy Unit and on its review of NIERC and NIEC from the Committee Clerk for the Committee for the Centre.
6. Strategy 2010 Inquiry
6.1 The report from the Specialist Advisers was discussed along with a number of other papers on Strategy 2010.
The meeting adjourned for lunch at 1.10pm; Mr Clyde left the meeting at this point.
The meeting resumed at 2.15pm
Agreed - that Mr John Cullinane, Chairman of the Cullinane Group should be invited to meet the Committee on Tuesday 12 December at 11.30am.
A further discussion took place on Strategy 2010.
TopThe meeting closed at 4.05pm
Mr P Doherty
(Chairperson)