Minutes:
Minutes of the Strategic Policy
and Resources Committee
Councillor de Faoite declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Planning Information’ in that he was on the Board of Governors of Forge Integrated Primary School.
Councillors P. Donnelly, R. M. Donnelly, Duffy, Groogan, McCabe, McCann and Verner declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Minutes of the Shared City Partnership Meeting’ in that they were employed by or associated with organisations which were in receipt of PEACEPLUS funding.
Councillors Beattie, Bradley, Canavan, M. Donnelly, P. Donnelly, Duffy, Groogan and McCann declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Social Supermarket Fund’ in that they were employed by or associated with organisations which had applied for or were in receipt of funding.
Councillors Doran and McCabe declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Summer Community Diversionary Fund’ in that they were associated with an organisation which had applied.
Councillors Duffy, Groogan and Verner declared an interest in relation to the item ‘City Innovation’ in that they were associated with an Area Partnership.
Councillor Duffy declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Potential Additional Funding from Special EU Programmes Body - Local PEACEPLUS Action Plans’ in that his employer was involved in the delivery of projects.
Councillor Whyte declared an interest in relation to item ‘Summit of the Cities 2026’ in that his employer organised the event.
As the above-mentioned items did not become the subject of debate, the Members were not required to leave the meeting.
Councillors R. M. Donnelly, Duffy, Lyons and Whyte declared an interest in relation to the item ‘NICVA Summit 2026’ in that they were associated with the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) and left the meeting whilst this item was under consideration.
Councillors Bunting, D. Douglas, Doran and Verner declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Request for Funding’ in that they were associated with applicants and left the meeting whilst this item was under consideration.
Minutes of the People
and Communities Committee
Councillors Black, Bradley Canavan M. Donnelly, Groogan declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Integrated Advice Partnership and Community Support Funding 2026/27’ in that they were associated with organisations which had applied for or were in receipt of funding.
Councillor Doran declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Summer Schemes – Children with Additional Needs’ in that he was associated with an organisation in receipt of funding.
As the above-mentioned items did not become the subject of debate, the Members were not required to leave the meeting.
Minutes of the City Growth
and Regeneration Committee
Councillor Groogan declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Vacant to Vibrant Programme Update’ in that her employer was in receipt of a grant through the scheme.
Councillor Duffy declared an interest in relation to the item ‘Employability and Skills Update’ in that his employer managed the Employability and Skills Provider Network.
As the above-mentioned items did not become the subject of debate, the Members were not required to leave the meeting.
Notices of Motion
Councillor Long declared an interest in relation to the motions ‘Tackling Anti-Social Scrambler and E-Scooter Use in Belfast’ and ‘University of Ulster to rescind decision to cut 450 jobs’ in that his wife was the Minister of Justice and he left the meeting whilst those items were under consideration.
Councillor R. McLaughlin declared an interest in relation to the motion ‘Calling for University of Ulster to rescind decision to cut 450 jobs’ in that his partner was a Junior Minister in the Executive and he left the meeting whilst this item was under consideration.
Councillor Whyte declared an interest in relation to the motion ‘Calling for University of Ulster to rescind decision to cut 450 jobs’ in that the University of Ulster was a client of his employer and left the meeting whilst this item was under discussion.