Debate contribution: Sea Defences: Donaghadee
Debate contribution by Ms Liz Kimmins on .
- MLA
- Ms Liz Kimmins
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 13 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Sea Defences: Donaghadee
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5789835
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I think that I have made it clear that, where we are responsible, we will take action. We will be taking action on the issues that are within our remit. The coastal forum had not sat for many years, and the AERA Minister and I reinstated it last year. Whilst we may not have met formally as Ministers, a lot of work is coming out of that, and we are due to meet again soon. If there are any other issues that were not addressed in my previous answer, I am happy to come back on them to the Member directly. I know that he has submitted questions for written answer, and I have responded to those in recent days. I do appreciate the challenges, and I know that there are gaps in terms of who has responsibility. That is a challenge for everyone, but hopefully we can find a way forward. As we see more and more storms and their impact, particularly on coastal areas, that is very important.
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