PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
THURSDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2007
SENATE CHAMBER, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present:
Mr John O’Dowd (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Mickey Brady
Mr Jonathan Craig
Mr John Dallat
Mr Simon Hamilton
Mr David Hilditch
Mr Trevor Lunn
Mr Patsy McGlone
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Dawn Purvis
In Attendance:
Mrs Cathie White (Assembly Clerk)
Mrs Gillian Lewis (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mrs Nicola Shephard (Clerical Supervisor)
Mr John Lunny (Clerical Officer)
Apologies: None
The meeting opened at 2.00pm in public session.
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Apologies.
None.
- The Chairperson welcomed Mr Kieran Donnelly, Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General (Deputy C&AG) and Mr Ciaran Doran, Deputy Treasury Officer of Accounts (Deputy TOA), to the meeting.
- Mr Beggs declared an interest as his father is Chair of an Education and Library Board.
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Minutes of the meeting on 22 November 2007.
Agreed: The minutes were agreed.
2.02pm Mr McGlone joined the meeting.
2.03pm Mr Hilditch joined the meeting.
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Evidence on the NIAO Report ‘Job Evaluation in the Education and Library Boards’
The Committee took oral evidence on the NIAO report ‘Job Evaluation in the Education and Library Boards’ from Mr Will Haire, Accounting Officer, Department of Education (DE), Ms Helen McClenaghan, Chief Executive, Southern Education and Library Board, Mr David Woods, Director, Strategy, Performance and Accountability Division, DE, and Mr Colin Jack, Director of Culture, Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. The witnesses answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Members requested that the witnesses should provide additional information on some issues raised during the evidence session to the Clerk.
4.02pm Mr Brady left the meeting.
4.19pm Mr Hilditch left the meeting.
4.24pm The evidence session finished and the witnesses left the meeting.
4.24pm Mr McGlone left the meeting.
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Matters arising.
Members wished to commend the Clerk and Committee staff on the arrangements for the press conference to launch the Committee’s Report on Northern Ireland’s Road Safety Strategy.
4.25pm Mr Hilditch rejoined the meeting.
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Any other business.
Members considered a press release in relation to the launch of the Committee Report on Transfer of Surplus Land in the PFI Education Pathfinder Projects.
Agreed: Members agreed the press release.
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Date, time and place of next meeting.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 13 December 2007 at 2.00pm in Room 144, Parliament Buildings.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 4.26pm.