Debate contribution: Limavady Courthouse
Debate contribution by Mrs Naomi Long on .
- MLA
- Mrs Naomi Long
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 28 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Limavady Courthouse
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5762120
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Absolutely. I mentioned that one because it was the first community asset transfer that the Executive managed to do. Oddly, it was from Justice, which is not always recognised as contributing something so iconic to the community. The adequacy of our estate is a challenge, but that does not mean that those buildings are inadequate or that they should not be retained or preserved. I want to see those buildings having a permanent use. That may be community arts. It may be the provision of other services from other parts of the Executive that do not have a base in those locations or are renting property in them and could save money by co-locating in one of our buildings. Those are the creative ideas that I am looking for when it comes to the estate. The first priority for me is access to justice, but it is fair to say that my second priority is to ensure that the buildings that we find to be superfluous or not fit for purpose at the end of the process are not simply lost to the public, because that would be a shame.
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