PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
THURSDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2010
ROOM 144, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
Present:
Mr Paul Maskey (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Gregory Campbell MP
Mr John Dallat
Mr William Irwin
Mr Trevor Lunn
Mr Patsy McGlone
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Mr Stephen Moutray
Ms Dawn Purvis
In Attendance:
Miss Aoibhinn Treanor (Assembly Clerk)
Mr Phil Pateman (Assistant Assembly Clerk)
Miss Danielle Best (Clerical Supervisor)
Mr Darren Weir (Clerical Officer)
Apologies: Mr Adrian McQuillan
2:03 pm The meeting opened in public session.
2:04 pm Mr McGlone entered the meeting.
1. Apologies. Apologies are listed above.
2:06 pm Mr Beggs left the meeting.
2:07 pm Mr Beggs entered the meeting.
2. Minutes of the meeting on 4 November 2010
Agreed: The minutes of the last meeting were agreed.
3. Matters arising
Hansard Transcript of PAC Meeting
Members considered an options paper and reviewed the Hansard transcript of the Committee’s previous meeting at which the Committee were briefed by Felicity Huston, Commissioner of Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.
Agreed: The Committee agreed to forward the transcript to the OFMDFM Committee with a cover letter rehearsing its concerns.
2:10 pm Ms Purvis entered the meeting.
2:11 pm Mr Moutray entered the meeting.
2:14 pm Mr Campbell entered the meeting.
Draft Letter to the Department of Finance and Personnel
Members considered a draft letter to Ms Fiona Hamill, Treasury Officer of Accounts, Department of Finance and Personnel in response to her previous correspondence about the MOR on ‘The Resettlement of Long Stay Patients from Learning Disability Hospitals’.
Agreed: The Committee agreed to forward the letter as drafted and to copy it to the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety for its attention.
2:14 pm The Committee went into closed session.
4. NI Water
Correspondence from the Utility Regulator
Members noted correspondence from Mr Iain Osborne, Chief Executive, Utility Regulator providing information requested by the Committee relating to its ongoing inquiry into NI Water.
2:23 pm Ms Purvis left the meeting.
2:24 pm Mr Campbell and Mr Moutray left the meeting.
2:27 pm Mr Lunn left the meeting.
2:29 pm Mr Lunn entered the meeting.
Correspondence from NI Water
Members noted correspondence from Mr Laurence MacKenzie, Chief Executive, NI Water providing information requested by the Committee relating to its ongoing inquiry into NI Water.
Correspondence from the Department for Regional Development
Members noted correspondence from Dr Malcolm McKibbin, Accounting Officer, Department for Regional Development providing information requested by the Committee relating to its ongoing inquiry into NI Water.
Correspondence from the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Members noted correspondence from Mr Bruce Robinson, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service in relation to the investigation being undertaken in respect of Mr Paul Priestly’s suspension.
Consideration of a Progress Paper
Members noted a progress paper from the Clerk to the Committee relating to the Committee’s ongoing inquiry into NI Water and agreed where to factor in to it the issues raised by the above correspondence.
3:06 pm Mr McGlone left the meeting.
3:09 pm Mr McGlone entered the meeting.
Agreed: The Committee agreed not to meet on Thursday 18 November 2010.
5. Consideration of the Draft Committee Report on ‘The Performance of NI Water'.
Paragraph 7 read, amended and agreed.
Paragraphs 8 – 10 read and agreed.
6. Any other business
There was no other business.
9. Date, time and place of next meeting
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 25 November 2010 at 2:00 pm in Room 144, Parliament Buildings.
The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 3:14 pm.
Mr Paul Maskey
Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee
25 November 2010.
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