ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2001 AT 10.30AM IN ROOM 144
PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present: Mr P Doherty (Chairperson)
Mr S Neeson (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr W Clyde
Mrs A Courtney
Mr D McClarty
Dr A McDonnell
Dr D O'Hagan
Mr J Wells
In attendance: Mrs C White
Mr J Nesbitt
Mr D Donaldson
Apologies: Mr A Attwood
Ms J Morrice
The meeting opened, in private, at 10.30am
1. Chairperson's business
1.1 The Chairperson reported that he had received a response from Mr Sam Foster, the Minister of the Environment, on the proposed Aggregates Tax. It was agreed to circulate the letter to members.
1.2 The Chairperson also reported that he, and the Deputy Chairperson, would be meeting Dr Birnie, the Chairperson of the Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment Committee, later today.
2. Minutes of the last meeting
2.1 The minutes of the meeting of 5 February were agreed.
3. Matters Arising
3.1 Committee visit to Enterprise Ireland and IDA -
Agreed - to provisionally reschedule this visit for Thursday 8 March.
4. Any other business
4.1 Paper from the Assembly's Research Office on Renewable Energy -
Agreed - that this paper could be put on the Assembly's Intranet.
4.2 The Committee Clerk reported that she had sought advice on whether the Committee could table a question for oral answer, but was advised that the Committee could not table such a question.
4.3 Dr O'Hagan reported that the British Aggregates Association was holding a presentation on "Aggregate Tax and the Northern Ireland Economy" in the Long Gallery on 13 February. Mr Neeson agreed to attend this presentation.
Mr Wells left the meeting at 10.45am
Dr McDonnell joined the meeting at 10.45am
5. Public Service Agreement
5.1 The relevant papers on the Public Service Agreement were discussed. A number of points were agreed for input into a draft response.
Agreed - to seek more information from the Department on tourism.
6. Strategy 2010
6.1 The Committee continued its deliberations on Strategy 2010.
The meeting closed at 1.00pm
Mr P Doherty
(Chairperson)