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DRD Weekly Business Review
DRD Weekly Business Review
DRD Weekly Business Review
22 August 2008
31 March 2007
By 31 March 2007, we will pay subsidy of £0.6 million to support Rathlin Island lifeline ferry service.
4 July 2008
13 June 2008
Doreen Brown referred to the number of new FOI requests in relation to the
6.1 Rathlin Island ferry contract process.
• Rathlin – he informed the Board that a contract had now been let for the provision of a new ferry
service to Rathlin. At the same time, there is an investigation by the NI Audit Office into the award of
the contract.
• Rathlin Ferry – Doreen Brown reminded the Board of the briefing it had received regarding this
issue, at the Departmental Audit Committee, which had preceded this meeting. In response to a query
from one of the Independent Board members, Doreen Brown said the new ferry service was attracting
positive feedback from island residents and tourists.
12 September 2008
Rathlin Ferry
2.6
Doreen Brown advised that WBR on the outcome of deliberations on how the FOI request regarding
this issue was treated.
29 February 2008
Rathlin
7.2
Doreen Brown advised WBR that she was to visit Rathlin the following week to talk to islanders
concerning Government support for the island's community.
9 May 2008
Rathlin Island – Doreen Brown informed WBR that the Minister had met the islanders the previous
week. She also thanked Roads Service for advancing their programme on the island, which had been
well received by the islanders.
25 July 2008
Rathlin Island – Doreen Brown reported that an investigation with three separate strands had been
started into the contract for the new ferry service to Rathlin.
9 November 2007
Rathlin
6.1 Doreen Brown confirmed that the “Rathlin” paper would be tabled
at the Executive meeting on 22 November 2007.