PROCEEDINGS OF THE SUB-GROUP ON REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND RURAL PLANNING
Minutes of the meeting held on Monday, 15 January 2007 in Room 152, Parliament Buildings.
In the Chair: Patsy McGlone
Present: Tommy Gallagher
Alex Maskey
Edwin Poots
Mervyn Storey
Jim Wilson
In Attendance: Martin Wilson (Principal Clerk)
Michael Rickard (Assembly Clerk)
Roisin Fleetham (Assistant Clerk)
Elaine Farrell (Clerical Supervisor)
The meeting commenced at 10.09am
1. Apologies
Mr McGuigan
2. Minutes of Meeting 10 Jan ‘07
These were agreed for publication on the Assembly website.
3. Consideration of the draft Report from the Subgroup on Review of Public Administration and Rural Planning
Members had agreed the majority of the report during the meeting 10 January 07.
Members considered the 3rd draft of the report from the Subgroup to the Committee on the Programme for Government on a ‘paragraph-by-paragraph’ basis as follows:
Executive Summary
| Paragraph 1 to 3 | Agreed |
| Paragraphs 4 to 5 | Agreed |
| Paragraphs 6 to 9 | Agreed |
| Paragraphs 10 to 12 | Agreed |
| Paragraphs 13 to 16 | Agreed |
| Paragraph 17 | Agreed |
| Paragraphs 18 to 19 | Agreed |
| Paragraphs 20 to 22 | Agreed |
| Paragraphs 23 to 24 | Agreed |
| Paragraphs 25 to 27 | Agreed |
Conclusions
| Pages 14 to 16 | Agreed |
Members then agreed the report from the Subgroup to the Committee on the Programme for Government, subject to the amendments being made as agreed.
4. A.O.B
The Chair thanked members and deputies for their co-operation and hard work in meeting the deadline for producing the report.
Members thanked the staff for their contribution in the preparation of meetings during tight timescales, and for producing documents for consideration by the Subgroup at short notice.
Mr Poots entered the room at 10.23am
5. Minutes of Meeting 15 January 2007
The Subgroup agreed that it was content for the Chairperson to approve the minutes of the meeting of 15 January, relevant to consideration of the report, to facilitate their inclusion in the report.
The meeting adjourned at 10.26am.
Chairperson: Patsy McGlone
Date: 15.01.07