PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
THURSDAY, 18 MARCH 2010
THE SENATE CHAMBER, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present: Mr Paul Maskey (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Jonathan Craig
Mr John Dallat
Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson MP
Mr Patsy McGlone
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Mr Trevor Lunn
Mr Jim Shannon
In Attendance: Ms Aoibhinn Treanor (Assembly Clerk)
Mr Phil Pateman (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Miss Danielle Best (Clerical Supervisor)
Mr Darren Weir (Clerical Officer)
Apologies: Mr David Hilditch
Ms Dawn Purvis
2:00 pm The meeting opened in public session.
1. Apologies
Apologies are listed above.
2:02 pm Mr Dallat entered the meeting.
2. Evidence Session on the Northern Ireland Audit Office Report ‘Transforming Land Registers: The LandWeb Project’.
The Committee took oral evidence on the above report from:
- Mr Stephen Peover, Accounting Officer, Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP);
- Mr John Wilkinson, Chief Executive, Land and Property Services (LPS);
- Mrs Patricia Montgomery, Director of Customer and Business Improvement, Land and Property Services (LPS); and
- Mr Craig Apsey, Chief Operating Officer, British Telecom (BT).
2:06 pm Mr Shannon entered the meeting.
2:35 pm Mr Dallat left the meeting.
2:41 pm Mr Dallat entered the meeting.
2:50 pm Mr Donaldson entered the meeting.
2:50 pm Mr Shannon left the meeting.
2:52 pm Mr Shannon entered the meeting.
3:05 pm Mr McGlone left the meeting.
3:13 pm Mr Dallat left the meeting.
3:18 pm Mr Dallat entered the meeting.
3:24 pm Mr Craig left the meeting.
3:28 pm Mr McGlone entered the meeting.
3:37 pm Mr Dallat left the meeting.
3:39 pm Mr McGlone left the meeting.
3:44 pm Mr Dallat entered the meeting.
3:45 pm Mr McLaughlin left the meeting.
3:46 pm Mr Donaldson left the meeting.
3:48 pm Mr McGlone entered the meeting.
3:50 pm Mr Shannon left the meeting.
4:10 pm Mr Donaldson entered the meeting.
4:19 pm Mr McGlone left the meeting.
The witnesses answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Agreed: The Committee agreed to request further information from the Department.
3. Press Release on the forthcoming Committee Report on the Pre-school Education Expansion Programme.
Agreed: The Committee considered the proposed press release and agreed to issue it to coincide with the launch of the report on 25 March 2010.
Agreed: The Committee further agreed launch the report at a school or other relevant venue.
4. Minutes of the meeting on 11 March 2010
Agreed: The minutes of the last meeting were agreed.
5. Any other business
There was no other business.
6. Date, time and venue of the next meeting
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 25 March 2010 at 2:00 pm in Room 144, Parliament Buildings.
4:31 pm The Chairperson adjourned the meeting.