Debate contribution: Regional Balance
Debate contribution by Dr Caoimhe Archibald on .
- MLA
- Dr Caoimhe Archibald
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 1 April 2025
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Regional Balance
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4876933
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Regional balance is one of the four priorities in my economic plan, the others being good jobs, productivity and decarbonisation. On regional balance specifically, in October last year, Conor Murphy published the subregional economic plan. A key part of it, as I mentioned, is the establishment of the local economic partnerships. Newry, Mourne and Down was the first local economic partnership to be established. I had the opportunity yesterday to attend its investment conference, which was a positive event, and some really good work is being done there. In that particular area, you have a lot of home-grown businesses and, clearly, a very strong spirit of entrepreneurship. We are keen to build on that and to work in partnership with local councils to deliver it.
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