Proceedings of the Regional Development Committee
Minutes of meeting held on
Friday, 16 June 2000 in room 144, Parliament Buildings
1. Regional Development Strategy (RDS)
2. Additional Funding
3. The Committee discuss the RDS
4. Date of Next Meeting
Present were:
Mr A Maginness (Chairman)
Mr A Mc Farland (Deputy Chairman)
Mr PJ Bradley
Mr J Byrne
Mr D Ervine
Mr W Hay
Mr D Hussey
Mr R Hutchinson
Mr C Murphy
Rt Hon J D Taylor
Mr J Wells
In Attendance:
Mrs D Pritchard ( Committee Clerk)
Mr S Fay ( Assistant Committee Clerk)
Mr N Currie ( Executive Support)
Mrs S Young ( Administrative Support)
Meeting commenced at 10.35am.
1. Regional Development Strategy (RDS)
Senior officials from the Department joined the meeting at 10.39am.The officials were:
Mr Ronnie Spence Permanent Secretary
Mr Paul Sweeney Deputy Secretary
Mr Denis Glass Director, Regional Planning Division
Dr Malcolm McKibbin Director, Regional Transportation Strategy Division.
The Officials gave a presentation on the Regional Development Strategy and answered Members' questions on it.
Mr Taylor joined the meeting at 10.50am.
Mr Ervine left the meeting at 11.03am.
He returned at 11.05am
Mr Hussey joined the meeting at 12.10pm
Mr Hay left the meeting at 12.25pm.
Mr Taylor left the meeting at 12.32pm.
Mr Ervine left the meeting at 12.35pm.
Mr Hay returned at 12.41pm.
Mr Ervine returned at 12.55pm.
The Chairman thanked the officials for their presentation and they left the meeting at 12.58pm at which time the meeting adjourned.
The meeting resumed at 1.40pm.
Mr Bradley, Mr Hussey, Mr Murphy, and Mr Wells had left the meeting.
2. Additional Funding.
Agreed: The Committee agreed the priority of bids.
The Committee's response to the Chairman of the Committee for Finance and Personnel will be copied to the Minister.
3. The Committee discussed the RDS and in particular the following elements of it:
- The Spatial Development Strategy;
- Roads/Transport;
- The North West;
- The British/Irish Council and the North South Ministerial Council;
- Equality;
- Monitoring and implementation.
Mr Hutchinson joined the meeting at 2.03pm.
Mr Wells returned at 2.06pm.
Mr Bradley returned at 2.17pm.
Mr Ervine left the meeting at 2.51pm.
Mr Byrne left the meeting at 3.10pm.
Mr Byrne returned at 3.27pm.
Mr Bradley left the meeting at 3.28pm.
Mr Hutchinson left the meeting at 3.32pm.
Agreed: That the Committee will consider the replies from the other Committees on the elements of the RDS which relate to them at the meeting of 5 July 2000.
That an interim response to the Minister will be sent following the meeting of 5 July 2000.
4. Date of next meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 21 June 2000 at 10.30am. in room 135 Parliament Buildings.
The meeting closed at 3.56pm.