COMMITTEE FOR FINANCE AND PERSONNEL
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
WEDNESDAY, 28 May 2008
Room 152, Parliament Buildings
Present:
Mitchel McLaughlin MLA (Chairperson)
Mervyn Storey MLA (Deputy Chairperson)
Roy Beggs MLA
Dr Stephen Farry MLA
Simon Hamilton MLA
Fra McCann MLA
Jennifer McCann MLA
Adrian McQuillan MLA
Declan O’Loan MLA
Dawn Purvis MLA
Peter Weir MLA
In Attendance:
Shane McAteer (Assembly Clerk)
Vivien Ireland (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Colin Jones (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Paula Sandford (Clerical Supervisor)
Chris McCreery (Clerical Officer)
Apologies:
The meeting commenced at 10.XX am in open session.
1. Apologies
2. Draft Minutes of Proceedings of 21 May 2008
Agreed: for publication on the Assembly website.
3. Matters Arising
The Committee noted the outstanding requests for information from the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP).
4. Building Regulations (Amendment) Bill – Committee Stage: Clause by Clause Scrutiny
The Committee took evidence from the following DFP officials: Seamus McCrystal, Head of Building Standards Branch; Hilda Hagan, Properties Division; and Gerry McKibbin, Building Regulations Branch. The session was recorded by Hansard.
Agreed:
5. Civil Registration Bill: Pre-Introduction Update – DFP Briefing
The Committee took evidence from Dr Norman Caven, Registrar General, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Annette Gilkeson, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. The session was recorded by Hansard.
Agreed:
6. Budget Bill (No2) 2008 – DFP Briefing
The Committee took evidence from the following DFP officials: Michael Daly, Head of Central Expenditure Division, Agnes Lennon, Central Expenditure Division and Paul Montgomery, Central Expenditure Division. The session was recorded by Hansard.
Agreed:
7. Subordinate Legislation
Energy performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations (NI) 2008
The Companies (Public Sector Audit) Order (NI) 2008
8. Correspondence
The Committee noted the following correspondence:
9. DFP: Response to Committee request for information on Civil Service inequality back-pay
10. Committee Work Programme
Members considered the latest draft of the Committee work programme for the period up to summer recess.
Agreed: that the latest draft of the programme will be published on the Assembly website.
11. Any Other Business
12. Date, Time and Place of Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 4 June 2008 at 10.00 am in the Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at XX.XX pm.