Files relating to the planning and establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont, including the secondment of Hugh Logue

File includes three typed documents with title "Departmental Structures" and with bullet points/details of same; Also printed tag with "Hugh Logue" printed and with manuscript notes by Logue, assorted travel receipts. Original folder label read "Departmental Structures Briefing for Deputy First Minister - 22 October 1998 Meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair".

File includes document from Paul Sweeney to David Campbell, "Meeting with Central Secretariat" (Sep 1998); Manuscript notes by Hugh Logue, e.g. points re. "Assembly setting up to appoint FM/DFM"; "Points for Seamus Mallon Speech - All Departments to have Substance / Accountability / The Challenge for Government", across a series of MS notes by Logue; Agenda/list for Breakfast Meeting on the Occasion of the Visit to Brussels by The Northern Ireland Assembly (4 Nov 1998); Copy letter from Séamus Mallon, DFM, to Secretary of State, Mo Mowlam, re. "staged assessments of North-South Implementation Bodies...." (17 Nov 1998); Document "Staffing of North South Bodies - Principles". Summary document, from Jack Layberry, Dept of Finance and Personnel, from the Visit of Mr. Murphy, David Trimble and Séamus Mallon to Brussels (3-6 Nov 1998). Letter from and signed by Lord Dubs, Minister for Agriculture and Environment, to Séamus Mallon (14 Oct 1998) re. stretch of Motorway planning along the Belfast-Border route; Copy letter (10 pages) from Alderman Peter Robinson, DUP Deputy Leader and on Democratic Unionist Party headed paper (27 Oct 1998) outlining a response to "intensive consultations on political development. The DUP will be happy to meet with you both, for a bilateral session at any mutually agreeable time, but, consistent with previous consultations we would not be present during the round table discussions to which you have invited Sinn Féin/IRA."

Printed document with breakdown of total votes cast, by constituency, from the 1998 Assembly elections held in Northern Ireland.

File includes meeting documents from meeting/working files of the Assembly. Includes documents on Draft Memorandum on the Programme for Government; Operation of the Assembly, various standing orders, first meeting of the Assembly, and other working documents.

File of correspondence relating to meetings of the Executive Committee, Apr 1999 - Feb 2000, regarding issues such as Agenda items, policy for internal and external communications, lists of chairs and deputy chairs of Committee groups, reports from first meeting of the Executive and other related documents.

File from Ministerial Visit to Brussels 3-6 Nov 1998, "Visit of Mr. Murphy, Mr. [Davd] Trimble and [Seamus] Mallon Together with Northern Ireland Assembly Members to Brussels." Includes draft and updated schedule/itinerary for visit, daily outlines, briefing documents related to meetings/discussions/events along the tour, draft speaker notes, and related material from the Ministerial visit.

Files relating to the work of the Executive Committee, Northern Ireland Assembly within 2000.
Note: Some files continue until 2002.

Files relating to the work of the Executive Committee and of the work of Hugh Logue as Special Advisor to the Office of Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland Executive.

File 1) Includes a brown folder with manuscript note on cover, "Hugh Monday 17/1/2000)". Includes manuscript note books and loose-leaf A4 pads of notes by Logue, relating to various matters, from rural development, industry, to other work and matters of the Committee; Printed document "Clarification on the Role of Ministers in Senior Civil Service Appointments ...." (Feb 2000); document from IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council, sent to Logue, 15 June 2000) re. "Assisting Companies to Develop North-South and East-West Trade". Letter from Séamus Mallon, DFM, to Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister, Downing Street, London, outlining concerns that a meeting between David Trimble and Blair re. agriculture proposals were not made known to him and therefore is in breach of the joint function of the office of FMDFM and that he must be included in any such discussions (13 Jan 2000). File also includes assorted manuscript notes on various topics by Hugh Logue.

File 2: Agenda and details for Executive Committee Meeting, 11 Jan 2000 and related documents from specific agenda items from the meeting, such as Devolution, Public Expenditure, Appropriation Bills, Food Standards Agency, North-South Council/Implementation Bodies, Programme for Government, etc.

File 3 - Further documents from Executive Committee Meeting, related to meeting on 11 January 2000. Further documents supplied for discussion by the Committee re. North South Implementation, Setting up a Food Standards Agency and other reports submitted to the meeting delegates.

File 4: Correspondence and documents circulated by/between Office of First Minister/Deputy First Minister, and related parties, included topics and themes "Planning Ahead", "Equality Unit Paper", "NI Economic Strategy Review", Trade Abroad, emails to Logue (4 Jan 2000) from Rocco Caira re. Basque International Relations; Email from Nigel Dodds re. Legislative Programme (17 Jan); Agenda for meeting with FM/DFM, "Issues to be Discussed..." (17 Jan); Document headed "The Role of the DUP (17 Jan); "Meeting with Governor of Bank of England - Mr. Eddie George" (25 Jan); "Committee of the Centre Brief" overview document (24 Jan 2000).

File of minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Northern Irish Assembly. Includes, agenda, meeting documents, minutes, correspondence and all documents relating to meetings in this period.