Official Report: Minutes of Evidence
Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development, meeting on Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Members present for all or part of the proceedings:
Mr William Irwin (Chairperson)
Mr S Rogers (Deputy Chairperson)
Mr S Anderson
Mr K McCarthy
Mr I McCrea
Mr O McMullan
Mr I Milne
Fisheries Bill: Committee Report
The Chairperson (Mr Irwin): I will take members through each section/paragraph of the report and seek agreement or otherwise. The main body of the report is at pages 48 to 62. I refer members to the introduction at pages 50 to 51. Are members content with the introduction?
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The Chairperson (Mr Irwin): I refer members to the section on the consideration of the Bill at pages 52 to 58. We will now deal with the paragraphs on the background to the Bill. Are members content with paragraphs 18, 19 and 20?
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The Chairperson (Mr Irwin): We will now deal with the paragraphs on concerns about the timing of the Bill. Are members content with paragraph 21?
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The Chairperson (Mr Irwin): We will now deal with the paragraphs on the consideration of clause 6 and clause 19. Are members content with paragraph 42?
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The Chairperson (Mr Irwin): I refer members to the executive summary at pages 48 and 49, and I refer members to the clause-by-clause consideration at pages 59 to 62. If members are content, we will go through this page by page. Are members agreed?
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The Chairperson (Mr Irwin): Are members content with appendix 4: memoranda and papers from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development?
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The Chairperson (Mr Irwin): I advise members that the report needs to contain the relevant extract from the minutes of today’s meeting to outline the agreed content of the report. Are members agreed to their inclusion prior to members having sight of them?
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The Chairperson (Mr Irwin): Are members agreed that the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development orders that the report on the Fisheries Bill [NIA 285/11-16] be printed?
Members indicated assent.