Debate contribution: Regional Balance Bill: Second Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Pádraig Delargy on .
- MLA
- Mr Pádraig Delargy
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 8 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Private Members' Business
- Heading
- Regional Balance Bill: Second Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5674328
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I thank the Member, and I welcome that. I have noted both of those points. It is about how we strengthen that to ensure that there is an impetus on the South to do that as well. I agree with what is there, but we can enhance that and create a stronger framework. My worry is that border communities such as ours may not feel the intended impact of the Bill as much until we have those in the Bill and have more of those conversations. I absolutely take what is there, but it is about strengthening and augmenting that. As I mentioned, there are two limitations. I am particularly concerned about the Executive one. I think that we can strengthen the one about the South. I hope that we can work at Committee to do that. I very much support the overall intent of the Bill, which is something that my party has been doing. I thank the Bill sponsor for bringing it forward, and I am happy to support it at Second Stage.
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