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All of Ms Liz Kimmins’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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My officials have continued to engage with residents and representatives, including you, to further develop that community resilience in Antrim. Having been there when the flooding occurred earlier this year, I know how detrimental the impact of that has been. Additional support includes resources being provided…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: El Niño Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: El Niño
El Niño is an example of the more frequent and intense rainfall events that are a consequence of increasing climate change. Therefore, preparedness and resilience have never been more important. This year, there has been considerable attention on the development of El Niño and its potential influence on global weather…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: El Niño Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: El Niño
As I said, I can get the detail from officials. Obviously, a number of things have had an impact on our ability to progress all the different schemes, and the priority has been the A5 appeal process. However, I will get an update on the bypass because I appreciate that a lot of the work may have already happened. I…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Traffic Flow: Ballykelly Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Traffic Flow: Ballykelly
I am happy to look at that now that we have a clear way forward. Obviously, during the rest of the mandate, a number of schemes have already been confirmed, are ready to go and are at various stages of progress. However, other potential schemes that will bring benefits are kept under review. I will get an update from…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Traffic Flow: Ballykelly Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Traffic Flow: Ballykelly
I can come back to the Member with the specifics of that. Obviously, we have a number of schemes already in train that are priorities for the Department. Has the Member asked about a bypass for Ballykelly or a specific scheme?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Traffic Flow: Ballykelly Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Traffic Flow: Ballykelly
Yes. I have said repeatedly that you cannot put a price on a life. Last Tuesday evening, after the judgement, I had the privilege of joining some of the families at Tyrone GAA’s clubhouse. I met and listened to them, and the relief that they felt brought home to me the importance of the scheme. I pay tribute to the…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: A5: Court of Appeal Judgement and Construction Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A5: Court of Appeal Judgement and Construction
I am absolutely delighted with the Court of Appeal's judgement last week. It represents a significant milestone for that vital road safety and infrastructure project. The judgement provided legal clarity and vindicates my Department's position throughout that it complied with the requirements of the Climate Change Act…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: A5: Court of Appeal Judgement and Construction Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A5: Court of Appeal Judgement and Construction
I certainly will. If other incidents have not been officially reported, I encourage the Member to report those through my private office so that we have a record of them and can stand over that. I can only go on the information that I have. I am not sure whether there have been any incidents since 30 September. If…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: East Link Road, Dundonald Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: East Link Road, Dundonald
That is an operational matter for NI Water. However, we sought an update, and NI Water advised that, in the past five years, five incidents at that location can be attributed to burst water mains. The most recent incident, as the Member will be aware, was on 30 September, when contractors working on behalf of NI Water…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flooding: East Link Road, Dundonald Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flooding: East Link Road, Dundonald
That proposal has not come to me, but I am happy to speak to officials about it in order to scope out what it would entail and look like. It is important to reflect on the Member's comment that, on the whole, our taxi services are highly reputable and very safe, and they ensure that people, be they a child, an elderly…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Taxi Drivers: Convictions Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Taxi Drivers: Convictions
I thank the Member for his question: it is an important issue. People getting into a taxi trust that they will get home safely or get safely to wherever they are going. It is something that I take seriously, particularly because gaps have been identified. Officials are engaging with key stakeholders including…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Taxi Drivers: Convictions Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Taxi Drivers: Convictions
— it is ongoing work, and we will work with everybody on it.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flood Forecasting Service Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flood Forecasting Service
The key role of a flood forecasting service is to ensure that, where there is a potential flood risk, people are aware of it. It is about getting alerts out to people and having the foresight to prepare for and be more resilient to such events. Protecting people, businesses and homes from flooding more widely is a…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flood Forecasting Service Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flood Forecasting Service
The Member will know, having been briefed, I am sure, at Committee, that it is something that the Department has been working on and that it is a priority. We have been looking at funding streams of which we can avail ourselves for that. I am due to meet officials in the coming days about work on flood protection, and…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Flood Forecasting Service Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Flood Forecasting Service
The announcements to date were not made on a constituency basis. They are done by division, and the Member will be aware that there are four departmental divisions across the North. They were based purely on schools that scored highest. As I said in my response, we focused on schools on rural roads where there was a…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Speed Limit Zones Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Speed Limit Zones
I have said repeatedly that road safety is a high priority for my Department, and we are committed to working proactively to make our roads safer and to address the needs of all road users. We are acutely aware that children and young people are among the most vulnerable groups using roads, particularly around…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Speed Limit Zones Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Speed Limit Zones
As I said in previous answers, Translink is considering the consultation responses. Once Translink has concluded its analysis, we will be engaging with it. In my engagement with Translink to date, I have made it clear that we need to work closely to ensure that we can avoid those cuts. For the all the reasons that I…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: yLink Smart Cards Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: yLink Smart Cards
Yes, absolutely. I will use the example of the fleadh over the summer, because it is critical to what we are talking about. The Executive came together to provide the offer of enhanced public transport for the fleadh, and people used it. Record numbers of people used public transport because it was available and…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: yLink Smart Cards Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: yLink Smart Cards
I have not had direct engagement on that, but I have been contacted by quite a number of young people, and I know the strength of feeling out there. I completely understand the impact that this will have on young people and, indeed, their families. The scheme gives young people an element of independence, in that they…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: yLink Smart Cards Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: yLink Smart Cards
I thought that you were going to say that we were moving on to topical questions. I understand how important the yLink scheme is for young people, especially those accessing education, employment and training. Translink's equality impact assessment (EQIA) consultation on the proposed change has now closed, and it is…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: yLink Smart Cards Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: yLink Smart Cards
As the Member will know, a multi-agency and cross-departmental response is needed in preparation for the continuing impacts of climate change. My Department is the lead Department on some of the weather emergencies, and we have seen that in the past. We work very closely with the Member's party colleague the AERA…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sea Defences: Donaghadee Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sea Defences: Donaghadee
I was delighted to be down there to see the completion of the works at the Barmouth moles, and what a beautiful part of the country it is. That came about after engineering surveys found substantial degradation and displacement of the protective rock armour, which left the concrete structures increasingly exposed to…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sea Defences: Donaghadee Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sea Defences: Donaghadee
I think that I have made it clear that, where we are responsible, we will take action. We will be taking action on the issues that are within our remit. The coastal forum had not sat for many years, and the AERA Minister and I reinstated it last year. Whilst we may not have met formally as Ministers, a lot of work is…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sea Defences: Donaghadee Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sea Defences: Donaghadee
Along with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, I am co-chair of the coastal forum. When the forum last met, in November 2025, good progress had been made. The coastal forum working group will produce a stocktake report on the current work programme and make recommendations for the 2026-2031…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sea Defences: Donaghadee Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sea Defences: Donaghadee
There are two questions there, but I am happy to answer both. First, yes, the digital survey is exactly for that purpose. We will have a full survey of our road network annually. We have not had that before. Previously, it depended on people going out to inspect roads physically. The digital system removes the…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Road Maintenance: Potholes Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Road Maintenance: Potholes
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