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I speak in support of the amendment that we, as a party, have tabled to the motion on this very important issue. As others have said, we cannot lose sight of the human cost behind the debate. The A5 has been the scene of far too many tragedies. Families across Tyrone and Northern Ireland and beyond have been left…
I recognise the hardship and suffering of the families who have lost loved ones on the treacherous A5. I also acknowledge the Minister and her Executive colleagues for working to address the recommendations of the Planning Appeals Commission's A5 inquiry. As an MLA for West Tyrone, I particularly welcome the…
I speak today as an Alliance Party spokesperson on infrastructure, as chair of the all-party group on road safety and as someone with family members who use the A5 daily. Since becoming an MLA in 2022, I have met a number of families who have, sadly, lost loved ones on our roads. Each family still carries the pain of…
I thank the Member for that. Does he agree that it is astounding that a senior judge stated that, prior to DFI's making its decision, DAERA had provided it with no form of evidence or evidence-based assurance around that issue? I raise the matter with the Member because he is on the Agriculture Committee. Does he…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. When the motion came out and the amendments went in, I thought that seeing three amendments that are mutually exclusive should send some message of comfort to the families in that area who have been bereaved. The fact that 50 people have lost their life on that stretch of road since 2007…
I thank the Member for giving way. I just want the Member to understand this point, which I know that he will. The DUP is very quick to duck out of the 100% net zero target, but, regardless of whether the target was 100% or 82%, the failure still would have occurred because the process was not followed. To be clear,…
I thank the Member for giving way. I just want to point out a very important fact for the Member so that he understands. Whether the target was 82%, as suggested by the DUP, or 100% net zero by 2050, the legal duty to produce carbon budgets, sectoral plans and climate action plans still applies under the Act. To be…
Thank you for giving way. I just want to clarify your point. That happened in spite of the fact that, as has been clarified to me, DAERA and DFI met 13 times over that period to discuss the project.
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. First, like others, I extend my sympathies to all the families who have lost loved ones along the A5. A total of 50 people have lost their lives since the upgrade of the 58-mile stretch of road between Aughnacloy and New Buildings was first scheduled to begin. None of us in the…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I will speak in support of the A5 and of the amendment that my party colleagues and I have tabled. I am really disappointed by the original motion and the obvious political intent behind it. Anyone here with any real understanding of the devastation that the road has…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. First and foremost, we are thinking of all of those families who have lost loved ones on the A5 road since the scheme's announcement in 2007. They have suffered the worst possible consequences of that dangerous road: the loss of sons and daughters, husbands and wives,…
Minister, it is unfortunate that it has taken the Department so long to get to this point and learn the lessons from what was rejected this time last year. In order to allow farmers to plan cash flow, will you commit today to a date on which the uplift will be implemented? Will you give an assurance that future green…
I thank the Minister for making the statement to the House today. I welcome her comments on engagement and its importance. It is important to remember that many people who are at the heart of the matter entered the scheme in good faith. Can the Minister give more detail about the level of engagement that there has…
I thank the Minister for her statement and for the engagement that she says that she has had with the stakeholders. Minister, what confidence can you give to people who applied to the scheme and operated in good faith that, when the consultation is complete, their views will be very much listened to?
I welcome the statement and thank the Minister for providing it to us earlier. Minister, you talked about the uplift, and that is verified, but what is different today from what was in place last year? What has changed? Do you accept that RHI has been mismanaged by the Department and that trust has been damaged? What…
Minister, you must agree that RHI has done untold damage to people and to businesses right across the North who entered into the scheme in good faith. The Assembly previously voted down a proposal from your predecessor to uplift RHI tariffs. Will you confirm what the new tariffs are and how much you intend to uprate…