Debate contribution: Cost-of-living Crisis
Debate contribution by Mr Peter Martin on .
- MLA
- Mr Peter Martin
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 19 October 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Private Members' Business
- Heading
- Cost-of-living Crisis
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5795486
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I thank the Member for taking an intervention. He rightly mentioned the rise in rent prices across Northern Ireland. Does he agree that that issue is driven primarily by demand and supply? We have a waste water crisis that the Infrastructure Minister has not solved. The Member's colleague, who is sitting beside him, has been very passionate about the issue. We need to build more houses in Northern Ireland, and increasing the supply of housing should, theoretically, drive the cost down.
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