Debate contribution: Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland: Update

Debate contribution by Mr Matthew O'Toole on 10 November 2025.

MLA: Mr Matthew O'Toole
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 10 November 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland: Update
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5224518

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Thank you, deputy First Minister. Almost exactly one year ago, you said:
"We are considering the draft investment strategy, after which we hope to be in a position to bring the strategy to the Executive." — [Official Report (Hansard), 25 November 2024, p27, col 2].
That was a year ago. In the meantime, as you have said, road development, including that of the A5, has languished; there has been no investment in NI Water and no plan to invest in it; Casement Park lies unbuilt; and social housing lies unprogressed. Deputy First Minister, are you seriously telling us that, after a year, there has been no progress in delivering the investment strategy? Private meetings do not count. When will it be published?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 2644/22-27.

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