Institutional JC 17 December 2007

North/South Ministerial Council

Joint Communiqué

Stormont, Monday 17 December 2007

1. The third meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in Institutional Format was held in Stormont Castle, Belfast on Monday 17 December 2007.

2. The Executive was represented by the deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness MP, MLA, who chaired the meeting, Junior Minister Ian Paisley, MLA and Junior Minister Gerry Kelly MLA. The Irish Government was represented by Dermot Ahern TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs.

3. At the meeting, the Council approved the appointment of members of the Management Boards to the Trade and Business Development Body (InterTradeIreland), the North South Language Body (Foras na Gaelige and the Ulster Scots Agency), the Foyle Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, Tourism Ireland Limited and the Advisory Board to the Food Safety Promotion Board, including Chairs and Vice Chairs. Details of the members and their terms of office are attached.

4. The Ministers thanked the outgoing Board members and recognised the key role they played in developing the North South Bodies and Tourism Ireland Ltd. They also congratulated the new Board members on their appointment and wished them well in their work.

Joint Secretariat
December 2007

Annex A

Trade and Business and Development Body (InterTradeIreland, ITI)

	NAME	Term of	Appointment
		From	To
Chair	David Dobbin	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Vice Chair	John Fitzgerald+	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Brendan Butler	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Ray Doherty	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Rosaleen Doherty*	13/12/2007	10/10/2011
Member	Sean Gallagher	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Jack Gilmour+	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Hugh Logue	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Padraig MacLochlainn	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Patricia McKeown	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Dr Gerard O'Hare	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Tom Scott	13/12/2007	12/12/2011

* Extension of first term of appointment
+ Second term

Annex B

Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission (FCILC)

	Name	Term of	Appointment
		From	To
Chair	Tarlach O Crosain+	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Vice Chair	Jacqui McConville+	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Enda Bonner	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Brendan Byrne	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	John Byrne	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Denis Haughey	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Alan McCulla	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Joe Miller	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	John Mulcahy	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Winston Patterson	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Thomas Sloan	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Jim Wilson	13/12/2007	12/12/2011

* Extension of first term of appointment
+ Second term

Annex C

The Food Safety Promotion Board (FSPB)

	Name	Term of	Appointment
		From	To
Chair	John Dardis	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Vice Chair	Campbell Tweedie	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Ken Baird	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Lynn Ní Bhaoigheallain	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Joe Byrne	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Brian Cunningham	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Aoife Healy	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Susan Heraghty	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Neven Maguire	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Seamus Sheridan	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Con Traas	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Jane Wells	13/12/2007	12/12/2011

* Extension of first term of appointment
+ Second term

Annex D

The North South Language Body

Foras na Gaeilge

	Name	Term of	Appointment
		From	To
Chair	Liam Ó Maoilmhichíl	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Vice Chair	Eoghan Mac Cormaic*	13/12/2007	11/10/2011
Member	Áine Andrews	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Lucilita Breathnach	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Seanna Breathnach	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Adelaide Nic Carthaigh	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Máire Gallagher	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Mairéad Nic Ghiolla Mhichil	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Norman Henry	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Liam Kennedy	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Éamonn Kinch	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Marcas Mac Ruairi	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Dónal Ó Bearra	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Pádhraic Ó Biadha*	13/12/2007	11/10/2011
Member	Diarmuid Ó Murchú+	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín	13/12/2007	12/12/2011

* Extension of first term of appointment
+ Second term

The Boord o Ulster-Scotch

	Name	Term of	Appointment
		From	To
Chair	Mark Thompson+	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Ian Adamson*	13/12/2007	31/08/2008
Member	Dr Aileen Douglas	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Angela Graham	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	William Leathem	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	William Humphrey	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	Jacqui Reed	13/12/2007	12/12/2011
Member	William Roulston	13/12/2007	12/12/2011

* Extension of first term of appointment
+ Second term

Annex E

Tourism Ireland Limited

		Term of	Appointment
		From	To
Chair	Hugh Friel	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Vice Chair	Ciara Boyle	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	Brian Ambrose	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	David Lyle	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	Mandy Martin	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	Bill McGinnis	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	Tom McGrath+	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	John Power+	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	Shaun Quinn+	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	Ann Riordan+	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	Robert Manson	19/12/2007	18/12/2011
Member	Moira McNamara	19/12/2007	18/12/2011

* Extension of first term of appointment
+ Second term