Debate contribution: Steel Tariffs
Debate contribution by Dr Caoimhe Archibald on .
- MLA
- Dr Caoimhe Archibald
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 19 May 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Steel Tariffs
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5549563
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As I indicated, I have had correspondence from representatives of manufacturing and construction here. My officials have met industry representatives to examine the impacts that they are highlighting, including cost pressures, supply constraints and, ultimately, employment risks. In parallel, departmental analysts have examined our import and trade data to assess the scale of the exposure that is faced by businesses here. That information has been shared with business representatives. Support and guidance have been published on nibusinessinfo.co.uk. My officials have also met counterparts in the South to better understand the potential all-island impacts resulting from the tariff changes, and I have discussed the issues with my counterparts in the South and in Britain. I will continue to ensure that engagement with the steel industry is maintained, that we gather that evidence from businesses and that the analytical work that has been undertaken informs the ongoing discussions on the practical outworking of the new arrangements that are being proposed.
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