PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
THURSDAY, 19 JUNE 2008
SENATE CHAMBER, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present:
Mr Paul Maskey (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Jonathan Craig
Mr John Dallat
Mr Simon Hamilton
Mr David Hilditch
Mr Trevor Lunn
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Mr Jim Wells
In Attendance:
Mr Jim Beatty (Assembly Clerk)
Mrs Gillian Lewis (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Mrs Nicola Shepherd (Clerical Supervisor)
Mr Darren Weir (Clerical Supervisor)
Apologies: Mr Thomas Burns
Ms Dawn Purvis
The meeting opened at 2.03pm in public session.
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Apologies.
Apologies are listed above.
- The Chairperson welcomed Mr Kieran Donnelly, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) and Mr Ciaran Doran, Deputy Treasury Officer of Accounts (TOA) to the meeting.
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Evidence on the NIAO Report ‘Sea Fisheries: Vessel Modernisation and Decommissioning Schemes’.
The Committee took oral evidence on the NIAO report ‘Sea Fisheries: Vessel Modernisation and Decommissioning Schemes’ from Dr Malcolm McKibbin, Accounting Officer, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), Mr Gerry Lavery, Senior Finance Director, DARD, and Mr Liam McKibben, Director of Fisheries and Rural Policy Division, DARD.
The witnesses answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Members requested that the witnesses should provide additional information to the Clerk on some issues raised as a result of the evidence session.
4.07pm The evidence session finished and the witnesses left the meeting.
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Minutes of the meeting on 17 June 2008.
Agreed: The minutes were agreed.
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Press Release relating to launch of Committee Report on Hospitality Association of Northern Ireland: A Case Study in financial management and the public appointments process.
Members considered the press release.
Agreed: Members agreed the press release.
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Matters arising.
None.
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Any other business.
The Chairperson informed members that a response has not yet been received from the Accounting Officer, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS), to the Chairperson’s request for further information relating to procurement of agreed numbers and specifications of cars for senior officers in relation to the Fire Authority of NI: Fleet Management, despite several reminders from the Clerk.
Agreed: Members agreed to write to the Accounting Officer, DHSSPS, expressing their concern at the unexplained delay.
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Date, time and place of next meeting.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 2.00pm in Room 144, Parliament Buildings.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 4.10pm.