PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
TUESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2011
ROOM 21, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS

Present:
Mr Paul Maskey (Chairperson)
Mr Roy Beggs (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr Gregory Campbell MP
Mr William Irwin
Mr Trevor Lunn
Mr Patsy McGlone
Mr Mitchel McLaughlin
Mr Adrian McQuillan
Mr Stephen Moutray
Ms Dawn Purvis

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 John Dallat

12:06 pm The meeting opened in closed session.

1. Apologies

Apologies are listed above.

2. Minutes of meeting held on 10 February 2011.

Agreed: The minutes of the last meeting were agreed. 

3. Matters arising

There were no matters arising.

12:09 pm Ms Purvis entered the meeting.

4. NI Water

Correspondence from King & Gowdy Solicitors

The Committee noted correspondence from King & Gowdy Solicitors acting on behalf of Mr Laurence MacKenzie the former Chief Executive of NI Water requesting an advance copy of the Committee’s forthcoming report.

12:11 pm Mr Campbell and Mr McGlone entered the meeting.

The Committee was briefed by the Clerk on established practice for the distribution of Committee reports.

Agreed: the Committee agreed not to depart from this practice; and to respond to the author of the letter.

Correspondence from Deloitte

The Committee noted correspondence from Ms Jackie Henry, Associate Partner, Deloitte MCS Limited requesting that following the media coverage surrounding the leaked draft report the opportunity to review the Committee’s draft report.

12:21 pm Mr Irwin entered the meeting.

Agreed: The Committee agreed the terms of a response to issue to Ms Henry.

12:28 pm Mr Lunn and Mr McGlone left the meeting.

5. Issues arising from the oral evidence session on the NIAO report on ‘Improving Adult Literacy and Numeracy’

The Committee considered an issues paper from the oral evidence session on ‘Improving Adult Literacy and Numeracy’.

6. Press Release – Report on ‘The Arrangement for Ensuring the Quality of Care in Homes for Older People’

Members considered the draft press release regarding the Committee’s forthcoming report on ‘The Arrangements for Ensuring the Quality of Care in Homes for Older People’.

Agreed: The Committee agreed to issue the press release to coincide with the launch of the Committee’s report.

Agreed: The Committee agreed to have a media pre-brief for the launch subject to members’ availability.

8. Any other business

There was no other business.

9. Date, time and place of next meeting

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 24 February 2011 at 2:00 pm in Room 29, Parliament Buildings.

The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 12:37 pm.

Mr Paul Maskey
Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee
24 February 2011

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