Topical question AQT 2583/22-27

Topical question by Mr Stephen Dunne on 15 September 2026.

MLA: Mr Stephen Dunne
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 15 September 2026
Type: Topical question
Assembly reference: AQT 2583/22-27
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5706030

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Mr Dunne asked the Minister of Finance what steps his Department is taking to ensure that public money owed in rates is recovered, given that, in a recent answer to a question for written answer from his colleague Diane Forsythe, the Minister revealed that almost £90 million in rates was written off over the last five years.

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15 September 2026 – I thank the Minister for his answer. The Minister will hopefully be aware that more than £27 million was recorded in…

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