Debate contribution: 'Newry Next' Plan

Debate contribution by Mr Justin McNulty on 19 January 2026.

MLA: Mr Justin McNulty
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 19 January 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: 'Newry Next' Plan
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5322378

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Minister, it is clear that you have not read the report, because it proposes solutions, through existing funding mechanisms, to the infrastructure challenges that are faced. It would not put strain on existing services but create more services and more homes. The report, authored by businessmen Paschal Taggart and Ger Perdisatt and endorsed by Martin McAleese, is a plan on a plate for your Executive. Will your party and your Executive commit to fully and properly exploring that exciting proposal, which could be a game changer not only for Newry but for the North and this island by moving us towards a unified, new Ireland, which I am passionate about, and which, I hope, you, your party and your Executive can lead us towards?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 1931/22-27.

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