Debate contribution: Flood Prevention
Debate contribution by Mrs Cathy Mason on .
- MLA
- Mrs Cathy Mason
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 29 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Flood Prevention
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5644975
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Minister, you will be aware that flood alleviation schemes are assessed on a cost-benefit ratio which we know can be prohibitive and can prevent schemes from progressing. As we know only too well from flooding in our constituencies, in Newry and Downpatrick, such analysis does not always reflect the wider socio-economic impact that flooding has on people's homes. Do you have plans to change those criteria and make them more reflective of people's lived experience of flooding?
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