PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings
Present:
Mr John O’Dowd (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Thomas Burns
Mr Jonathan Craig
Mr John Dallat
Mr Simon Hamilton
Mr David Hilditch
Mr Trevor Lunn
Mr Ian McCrea
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Dawn Purvis
In Attendance:
Mr Jim Beatty (Assembly Clerk)
Mrs Gillian Lewis (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mrs Nicola Shephard (Clerical Supervisor)
Mr John Lunny (Clerical Supervisor)
Apologies: None
The meeting opened at 2.00pm in public session.
2.02pm Mr Hamilton, Mr Dallat and Mr McLaughlin joined the meeting.
2.05pm Ms Purvis joined the meeting.
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Apologies.
None.
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Minutes of the meeting on 13 March 2008.
Agreed: The minutes were agreed.
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Matters arising.
None.
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Presentation on the National Fraud Initiative.
The Committee received a presentation on the National Fraud Initiative from Mr Peter Yetzes, Associate Director, Audit Commission, Mr John Dowdall CB, Comptroller and Auditor General, NIAO, Ms Janet Sides, Assistant Auditor General (Acting), NIAO, and Mr David Thomson, Treasury Officer of Accounts, DFP.
The witnesses answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
3.22pm Mr Burns left the meeting.
3.58pm Mr McLaughlin left the meeting.
4.02pm The evidence session finished and the witnesses left the meeting.
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Press Release.
Members considered a draft press release for the launch of the Report into Older People and Domiciliary Care.
Agreed: Members agreed the press release.
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Any other business.
Members discussed the arrangements for refreshments for Committee meetings.
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Date, time and place of next meeting.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 10 April 2008 at 2.00pm in Room 144, Parliament Buildings.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 4.05pm.