Debate contribution: Roads: Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

Debate contribution by Mr Jonathan Buckley on 3 March 2026.

MLA: Mr Jonathan Buckley
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 3 March 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Roads: Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5434757

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Let us be honest, Minister: the Northern Ireland Climate Change Act in its current form has been an unmitigated disaster for infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The A5 is in court with over £100 million spent and not a single piece of tar laid; the A4 Enniskillen bypass is on hold; and the A1 upgrade is delayed again. Will the Minister commit to looking at fundamental reform of the Climate Change Act to deliver infrastructure projects? Will she agree that, the next time a bandwagon comes along, perhaps some people in the House will consider where it is going before they jump on it?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3217/22-27.

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