PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Thursday, 31 January 2008
Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings
Present:
Mr John O’Dowd (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Jonathan Craig
Mr Simon Hamilton
Mr David Hilditch
Mr Trevor Lunn
Mr Ian McCrea
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Dawn Purvis
In Attendance:
Mrs Debbie Pritchard (Principal Clerk)
Mr Jim Beatty (Assembly Clerk)
Mrs Gillian Lewis (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mrs Nicola Shephard (Clerical Supervisor)
Mr Ricky Shek (Clerical Officer)
Apologies:
Mr Patsy McGlone
The meeting opened at 2.00pm in public session.
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Apologies.
Apologies are listed above.
- The Chairperson informed members that the Clerk to the Committee, Mrs Cathie White, had had an accident and would be absent for a number of weeks. He also introduced Mr Jim Beatty who would be acting as Clerk to the Committee until Mrs White’s return. Members expressed their wishes for a speedy recovery to Mrs White.
- The Chairperson welcomed Mr John Dowdall CB, Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) and Mr Ciaran Doran, Deputy Treasury Officer of Accounts (Deputy TOA), to the meeting.
- Evidence on the NIAO Report ‘Older People and Domiciliary Care’.
The Committee took oral evidence on the NIAO report ‘Older People and Domiciliary Care’ from Dr Andrew McCormick, Accounting Officer, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), Mr Andrew Hamilton, Deputy Secretary, Healthcare Policy Group, DHSSPS, and Mr Paul Martin, Chief Social Services Officer, DHSSPS.
2.09pm Mr McCrea joined the meeting.
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.
3.50pm The evidence session finished.
3.50pm Mr McLaughlin left the meeting.
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Evidence on the Memorandum of Response: The Use of Operating Theatres in the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services.
The Committee took oral evidence on the Memorandum of Response: the Use of Operating Theatres in the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services from Dr Andrew McCormick, Accounting Officer, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), Mr Andrew Hamilton, Deputy Secretary, Healthcare Policy Group, DHSSPS, and Mr Dean Sullivan, Director of Planning and Performance, DHSSPS. 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.
4.05 pm The evidence session finished and the witnesses left the meeting.
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Minutes of the meeting on 24 January 2008.
Agreed: The minutes were agreed.
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Matters arising.
None.
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Any other business.
None.
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Date, time and place of next meeting.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 7 February 2008 at 2.00pm in Room 144, Parliament Buildings.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 4.06pm.
John O’Dowd
Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee.
7 February 2008