Debate contribution: Independent Reconfiguration Committee

Debate contribution by Mrs Diane Dodds on 7 September 2026.

MLA: Mrs Diane Dodds
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 7 September 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Question for Urgent Oral Answer
Heading: Independent Reconfiguration Committee
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5670149

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I thank the Minister and welcome him to his post. Also, my thanks go to Mr Nesbitt for the work that he did. It is not an easy job, and we all recognise that.
Minister, you talk a lot about getting down to work — I am sure that you are a bit disappointed that your party leader is not here to see the first element of delivery in your making the statement — but your first statement to the House is largely seen as a can-kicking exercise not just by my party but across the spectrum.
Since we do not know the reconfiguration committee's remit or time frame, can you at least let the House know whether the reconfiguration committee will have in its remit delivery of investment in hospitals such as Causeway, the SWAH and Daisy Hill, or is it just a centralisation committee?

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