Agenda item

Motion – Neighbourhood Renewal Partnerships

            The following Members declared an interest in respect of the motion under the heading “Motion – Neighbourhood Renewal Partnerships” and left the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed:

·        Councillor Beattie – in that he was a member of the Blackie River Community Group and a member of the West Belfast Partnership Board;

·        Councillor Campbell – in that her salary was paid through Neighbourhood Renewal;

·        Councillor Garrett – in that he was a member of the Andersonstown Neighbourhood Partnership;

·        Councillor Carson – in that he was a Member of the West Belfast Partnership Board;

·        Councillor McAteer – in that she was a Member of the West Belfast Partnership Board;

·        Councillor O’Donnell – in that her salary was paid through the Neighbourhood Renewal programme;

·        Councillor Black – in that she worked for an organisation which was part funded by the Neighbourhood Renewal strategy;

·        Councillor Groves – in that she was a member of the Andersonstown Neighbourhood Partnership;

·        Councillor Magennis - insofar as he was a member of the West Belfast Partnership Board and Colin Neighbourhood Partnership;

·        Councillor Corr – in that he was a member of the West Belfast Partnership Board and was also a member of the Black Mountain Shared Spaces Project;

·        Alderman Kingston – in that he was a member of the Greater Shankill Partnership;

·        Councillor Hutchinson – insofar as he was an employee of Mount Vernon Community Development Forum which was funded through Neighbourhood Renewal and was a member of the Black Mountain Shared Spaces Project; and

·        Councillor Murphy – insofar as he was a Board member of the Ligoniel Improvement Association which was funded through Neighbourhood Renewal.

            Councillor Attwood also declared an interest in the motion, in that he was a member of the West Belfast Partnership Board and of the Andersonstown and Lenadoon Neighbourhood Renewal Partnerships, but did not leave the meeting during discussion of the item.

Social Investment Fund (SIF)

            The following Members declared an interest in respect of the minute of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee minute of 25th January, under the heading

“Social Investment Fund” but, as the matter did not become the subject of debate, the Members did not get an opportunity to leave the meeting.

·        Councillor Reynolds – in that he was a member of the North Belfast Social Investment Fund Panel;

·        Councillor Graham – insofar as she worked for Gems NI, which was the delivery agent for a Social Investment Fund programme; 

·        Councillor Garrett - in that he was a member of the West Belfast Partnership Board, which had received funding from the Social Investment Fund;

·        Councillor Beattie – in that he was a member of the West Belfast Partnership Board

·        Councillor Carson – in that he was the manager of an organisation (Tar Anall) which had benefitted directly from the SIF Programme in terms of staff and programmes and that he was a Member of the West Belfast Partnership Board;

·        Councillor McAteer – in that her organisation delivered education programmes which were funded by SIF;

·        Councillor Magee – in that he was a member of the North Belfast SIF Board;

·        Councillor O’Donnell – in that she was a member of the Short Strand Partnership who had benefitted through the SIF education programme;

·        Councillor Walsh - insofar as he was a manager of the Tar Anall Committee, which had employees which had been funded through the Social Investment Fund;

·        Alderman Kingston – in that he was a member of the West Belfast Steering Group and a member of the Argyle Business Centre Board of Directors;

·        Councillor Corr Johnston – in that her wife was on the Board of Directors of the McDonald Centre, which had received funding from the Social Investment Fund; 

·        Councillor Hutchinson – insofar as he was a member of the Greater Shankill Partnership Board which had received SIF funding prior to him joining and was also a member of the Black Mountain Shared Spaces Project;

·        Councillor Johnston – insofar as he was a member of the East Belfast Partnership Board which received SIF funding;

·        Councillor Long– in that he was a member of the East Belfast Partnership Board which received SIF funding;

·        Alderman McGimpsey– insofar as he was a member of the East Belfast Partnership Board which received SIF funding;

·        Councillor Dudgeon - in that he was a member of the South Belfast SIF Committee;

·        Alderman Haire insofar as he was a member of the East Belfast Partnership Board which received SIF funding;

·        Councillor Armitage - in that he was a member of the East Belfast Partnership Board which received SIF funding;

·        Councillor Lyons – insofar as he was a member of the South Belfast Partnership;

·        Councillor Mullan – in that she was a member of the South Belfast SIF Board;

·        Councillor Newton - insofar as he was a member of the East Belfast Partnership Board which received SIF funding;

·        The High Sheriff (Alderman Sandford) – in that he was a member of EastSide Learning, a SIF programme;

·        Councillor Dorrian – in that he was a member of the East Belfast Partnership Board which received SIF funding;

·        Alderman Rodgers – in that he was a member of EastSide Learning, a SIF programme; and

·        Alderman Browne – insofar as a he was a member of the Westland Community Centre Management Committee.

Progression of the Cultural Programme –

Festivals and Events Update

            The following Members declared an interest in respect of the minute of the City Growth and Regeneration Committee minute of 9th January, under the heading  “Progression of the Cultural Programme – Festivals and Events Update” and left the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed:

·        Councillor Baker – in that his brother was a Director in Feile an Phobail; and

·        Councillor Corr – in that his son worked for Feile an Phobail.