Debate contribution: Climate Change Legislation: Department for Infrastructure

Debate contribution by Mrs Deborah Erskine on 28 April 2026.

MLA: Mrs Deborah Erskine
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 28 April 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Climate Change Legislation: Department for Infrastructure
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5509961

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Yeah, the costs are real; they are real to each Department. The Minister knows full well that, due to delay, there are increased costs to road projects as a result of inflation. The A5 has been paused, £6·6 million has been handed back from the A4 Enniskillen southern bypass project and the A1 safety measures scheme has been halted. The Audit Office has said that the costs for the A5 are £1·7 billion and counting because of the legal action. Given that Departments are cash-strapped, would it not be better to sort out climate change legislation so that we can stop the pauses to our road infrastructure projects, stop their costs spiralling and get Northern Ireland moving again?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2295/22-27.

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