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Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. I genuinely thank everyone for their contributions tonight. It has been a demonstration of what we can achieve if we are on the same page and think collaboratively about what we would like to see. It has been very different from some of the debates and discussions that I have…
In reality, everybody here tonight has made the case for the delivery of the Knockmore line to include Belfast International Airport. It is simply unquestionable. If we are serious about growing our economy, which is why we are here, boosting tourism, which is why we are here, and putting Northern Ireland on the…
I want the Minister to be aware of the skulduggery that is happening in the Chamber tonight. This is not about tourism nor connectivity; this is about the people from South Antrim wanting to get into Lagan Valley. That is what this is about. Let us be absolutely clear. I nearly fell out with my party colleague over…
You talked about the all-island rail strategy. One of the big issues has to be that most of the rail link for Iarnród Éireann will have to be replaced anyhow. Considerable investment has to go into the ballast and all the bits and pieces that one puts the tracks on. The tracks will have to be improved to make them…
I remind the Member that it was not us who closed the line in the first place or who reduced the service. That part of Lagan Valley has not changed. The area between Ballinderry and Glenavy remain the same. We have waited too long for progress on this matter. It is two years since Translink's feasibility study came…
You touched on Lisburn. I just want to remind you that most of the constituency that Lisburn is in has been given up at that end to South Antrim. We have Glenavy, Stoneyford and so on. You have given it up, but that is fine.
I thank John for bringing the Adjournment debate to the House and for all his work on the issue. When he was a councillor, David Ford was in the Assembly, and the Knockmore line was being put forward then. I bring a Lagan Valley, rather than South Antrim, perspective to the debate. We will fight about where the line…
I also welcome the opportunity to speak. I thank my constituency colleague John Blair for securing the Adjournment debate. As my colleague Trevor Clarke said, we have had this conversation many times in the House. Nevertheless, it is an issue that remains a vital topic. My colleague Steve Aiken also spoke so well. The…
I thank John for securing the debate, and I apologise now, Minister, because I will be a bit "spotterish" about this. I talk quite a lot with the railway community and Translink, and I am a great supporter of the all-Ireland rail strategy, because, in my previous existences, I worked closely with the then Córas…
I thank my colleague from South Antrim for securing the debate tonight. I will look at the clock and wish that we could go back in time because I will go back in time. I came here in 2007, and this matter has been debated and debated. One of my colleagues said to me today, when we were talking about this, that the…
Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. Tréaslaím do John an díospóireacht Atrátha a thabhairt faoi bhráid an Tí anocht. Over the past 40 years, South Antrim has experienced an absolutely huge surge in population. It is particularly pronounced in the population centres of Crumlin, Glenavy and Ballinderry. Today, the…
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am grateful for the opportunity to address the Assembly in an Adjournment debate on an issue that is of great significance to my constituency of South Antrim and, indeed, to Northern Ireland. I am also grateful to the Minister for coming to the House to respond. There has been long-standing…
It is concerning that, again, there have been ifs and buts in some of the comments that have been made tonight. Words matter, because actions follow, and actions are misguided when there is misinformation. There is no focus on or anger with bankers, despite how they have fleeced people. Over £20 billion is still owed —