Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Transport
Debate contribution by Mr Stephen Dunne on .
- MLA
- Mr Stephen Dunne
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 1 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Ministerial Statement
- Heading
- North/South Ministerial Council: Transport
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5580878
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I thank the Minister for her statement. Justice McAlinden recently said that your approach to the A5 appeal was:
"entirely unfair and unacceptable and constitutes an unprincipled approach to litigation by two government departments".
He felt that it was "gaslighting" by you and your Department. I note that the court case was discussed at the recent meeting. Minister, it is extraordinary for a High Court judge to say that. How do you defend it? Has the penny finally started to drop in relation to unaffordable and unrealistic climate targets?
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