Debate contribution: A5 Public Inquiry: Recommendations

Debate contribution by Mr John O'Dowd on 16 April 2024.

MLA: Mr John O'Dowd
Party at the time: Sinn Féin
Date: 16 April 2024
Type: Debate contribution (made as a minister)
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: A5 Public Inquiry: Recommendations
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4483626

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I expect so, but, if legal challenges are being brought against me, I want a robust defence to be in place against them. Everyone has a right to access the courts to present their case. I understand the concerns of some in the farming community. As I have said in the House before, I am from a rural community, and I understand that grá
that the farmer has for their land. I will use the example of the A4. I spoke to a farmer who lost a significant amount of land, and he said, "At the time I was opposed to it, but now I am proud that I did it". Since the A4 opened, two lives have been lost — that is too many — but we think of the death toll on that road beforehand, and that farmer said, "I am proud that I helped save those lives."

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