PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
THURSDAY, 22 APRIL 2010
SENATE CHAMBER, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present:
Mr Paul Maskey (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs (Deputy Chairperson)
The Lord Browne
Mr John Dallat
Mr David Hilditch
Mr Patsy McGlone
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Ms Dawn Purvis
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 Trevor Lunn
Mr Stephen Moutray
2:03 pm The meeting opened in public session.
1. Apologies
Apologies are listed above.
2. Evidence Session on the ‘Memorandum to the Committee of Public Accounts from the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland: Combating Organised Crime’.
The Committee took oral evidence on the above report from:
- Mr Leo O’Reilly, Accounting Officer, Department of the Environment (DOE);
- Ms Anne Blacker, Head of Environmental Crime Unit, Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA);
- Ms Fiona Hamill, Treasury Officer of Accounts, Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP);
- Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris, Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI); and
- Detective Chief Superintendant Roy McComb, Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
2:07 pm Ms Purvis entered the meeting.
2:10 pm Mr Shannon entered the meeting.
3:09 pm Mr McGlone and Mr Shannon left the meeting.
3:12 pm Mr McGlone entered the meeting.
3:25 pm Mr McGlone left the meeting.
3:26 pm Mr Hilditch left the meeting.
4:00 pm Mr McLaughlin left the meeting.
The witnesses answered a number of questions put by the Committee.
Agreed: The Committee agreed to request further information from the witnesses.
3. Minutes of the meeting on 15 April 2010
Agreed: The minutes of the last meeting were agreed.
4. Any other business
The Chairperson discussed the proposed attendance of members of the forthcoming Balmoral Show.
5. Date, time and venue of the next meeting
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 29 April 2010 at 2:00 pm in Room 144, Parliament Buildings.
4:35 pm The Chairperson adjourned the meeting.