COMMITTEE FOR FINANCE AND PERSONNEL
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Fourteenth Meeting
Wednesday, 21 June 2000
Room 144, Parliament Buildings
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Present: |
Mr Francie Molloy (Chairman) Mr James Leslie (Deputy Chairman) Mr Alex Attwood Mr Seamus Close Mr Oliver Gibson Mr Derek Hussey Mr Donovan McClelland Mr Peter Weir |
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Apologies: |
Mr Billy Bell Mr Gardiner Kane Mr Alex Maskey |
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In attendence: |
Mr Martin Wilson (Committee Clerk) Mr Peter Hughes (Assistant Clerk) Ms Sharon Bowman (Administrative Support) |
The Chairman declared the meeting open at 2.00 pm. The meeting was held in closed session.
1. Minutes of Proceedings
1.1 Resolved: The Committee agreed the Minutes of Proceedings for 14 June 2000.
2. Matters Arising
2.1 End Year Flexibility
2.1.1 The Committee deliberated on Departmental Committees' priorities for End Year Flexibility and Public Expenditure 2000/01 monies, arising from letters of 13 and 20 June from the Minister of Finance and Personnel.
2.1.2 Resolved: The Committee agreed to issue an amended reply to the Minister on behalf of Departmental Committees.
2.2 Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Third Report - the NIO 2000 Departmental Report
2.2.1 Resolved: The Committee agreed to consider a published Expenditure Report for 2000/01, as and when the Department of Finance and Personnel prepared it. It would then be made available to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
2.3 Subordinate Legislation
2.3.1 The Committee deliberated on the matter.
3. Draft Equality Scheme, Department of Finance and Personnel
3.1 The Committee deliberated on the matter.
3.1.1 Resolved: The Committee agreed to consider the Scheme further on 5 July 2000.
4. Consider any Statutory Rules
4.1 No statutory rules were tabled.
5. Consider any Bills
5.1 Landlords' Liability for Defective Premises
5.1.1 Resolved: The Committee agreed to consider the matter further at a later date.
6. Correspondence
6.1 End Year Flexibility and Landlords' Liability
6.1.1 The Committee deliberated on letters of 13, 15 and 20 June from the Minister of Finance and Personnel to the Chairman. See items 1.2 and 1.9.
6.2 Regional Development Strategy
6.2.1 The Committee deliberated on a letter of 12 June from Alban Maginness, Chairman, Committee for Regional Development, to the Chairman.
6.2.2 Resolved: The Committee agreed that the Committee for Regional Development should be informed of the Committee's interest in the overall financial implications of the Regional Strategy.
7. Any Other Business
7.1 Programme of Government
7.1.1 Resolved: The Committee agreed that the Programme of Government would be considered on 28 June.
7.2 Evidence Session on EU Structural Funds
7.2.1 Resolved: The Committee agreed to take evidence on Thursday, 29 June from interested organisations on European Union Structural Funds Community Support Framework and the Peace II Programme, with particular reference to the perceived gap in funding, social and economic criteria, monitoring arrangements and sustainability.
7.3 New TSN Action Plan
7.3.1 Resolved: The Committee agreed to postpone consideration of the Department of Finance and Personnel's draft New TSN Action Plan until a later date.
8. Date of Next Meeting
8.1 Resolved: The Committee agreed to meet on Wednesday, 28 June at 2.00 pm.
The Chairman declared the meeting closed at 4.05 pm.
14 June 2000/ Menu / 28 June 2000