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I have no specific figures or lists in front of me that would suggest that there is a particular problem in one or other area. If those are available, however, I will ensure that the Member receives them. LPS has a focus on the matter. I have met LPS officials on a number of occasions, and the issue is on the agenda…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Uncollected Rates Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Uncollected Rates
I thank the Minister for his answer on this important issue. Minister, you say that there is an increase of 6%, but surely that is just our rates bills increasing. Are there particular industries or areas where persistent non-payment seems to be a problem? What is the Minister doing to bring fairness to the system?
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I will clarify in writing the point that you raised with regard to what percentage it is of the overall rates. Anyone who persistently avoids paying their rates will end up being brought to court; that is the reality. It has to be remembered, however, that, in many instances, people not paying their rates or not…
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Thank you very much, Minister, for that answer. If I heard you right, you said that it represented a 0·2% increase on what was outstanding, but you did not tell us what percentage of the total amount of rates is outstanding. Given the time that it has taken to get this in order, is it fair to continually make it a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Uncollected Rates Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Uncollected Rates
With the Speaker's permission, I will answer questions 5 and 15 together, and I request an additional minute to respond. In the 2024-25 rating year, a record-breaking £1·6 billion was collected directly from ratepayers, the largest amount ever collected in a single rating year, providing much-needed funding for our…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Uncollected Rates Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Uncollected Rates
Regulated competition, particularly in the banking system, is a good thing to ensure that the public have access to services and banks and get quality for their money and the services that they seek from a bank. I am happy to raise that when raising the issue about Fermanagh.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Banking Hubs in Rural Areas Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Banking Hubs in Rural Areas
Will the Minister accept that there can be a problem where these hubs can be in towns where there is no banking provision? If there is one bank left, it means that, disproportionately, it is having a bigger slice of the pie of local people, and that is not good for competition. Might the Minister raise in discussions…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Banking Hubs in Rural Areas Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Banking Hubs in Rural Areas
Areas make an application through LINK, and it will assess the needs of the area, including what access there has been previously, to ensure that communities have access to cash. However, as the Member who asked the previous question said, when you have large rural communities such as that in Fermanagh, which was…
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Minister, how does an area qualify for a banking hub?
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The Member will be aware that the Executive and, indeed, the Assembly have no direct locus over banking services, but I am more than happy to make representations to LINK on that matter. I heard the news about the second call being turned down, and that is hugely disappointing. I will make representations to LINK on…
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I thank the Minister for his answer. It is really important for rural areas. I was disappointed in LINK. It did a reassessment in Lisnaskea, which is an area that I have raised a number of times in the Chamber. That area is without banking services and needs a banking hub. Unfortunately, on Friday, I got news that…
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I visited Warrenpoint banking hub on 10 April to see at first hand how the services that it provides are supporting the local community there. At the visit, I met local banking representatives, who operate out of the Warrenpoint hub, and representatives from Cash Access UK, which oversees the hub roll-out. I pressed…
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As with all arm's-length bodies and government companies, we can only provide multi-year funding when the spending review allows us to do so. The announcement on Wednesday by the Chancellor in Westminster allows the Executive to bring forward a multi-year funding package. That will allow the Infrastructure Minister to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: ‘Sustainability Report 2025: special focus – Water’ Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: ‘Sustainability Report 2025: special focus – Water’
Minister, what steps are being taken to provide NI Water with multi-year funding?
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I have had no discussions with the Infrastructure Minister about a new funding model, but I have had discussions with the Infrastructure Minister about increased funding for NI Water and engagement with me on how the Executive can support her and her Department in bringing that forward.
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Will the Minister outline the discussions that he has had with the Infrastructure Minister on the need for a new funding model for NI Water?
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The Member will appreciate that those are no longer my proposals and that the current Infrastructure Minister is making those proposals. I understand that the consultation ends towards the end of June and that, at some stage beyond that, the Infrastructure Minister will bring the relevant information to, I assume, the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: ‘Sustainability Report 2025: special focus – Water’ Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: ‘Sustainability Report 2025: special focus – Water’
I thank the Minister for that. Minister, I heard your recent interview. The absence of adequate investment in infrastructure is causing serious problems with the new-build programme for social housing and for private housing new build. Indeed, it is affecting the market in that it is putting up the prices of existing…
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I welcome the sustainability report from the Fiscal Council and thank it for its work on this. While the report is very comprehensive in its coverage of the history and current funding model of NI Water, the options provided to support greater investment are limited. Indeed, the report highlights the complexity of the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: ‘Sustainability Report 2025: special focus – Water’ Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: ‘Sustainability Report 2025: special focus – Water’
I think that it has been. The independent evaluation of phase 1 of the dormant assets grant programme has been ongoing since November 2023. An interim evaluation report was published in July 2024, and a second interim evaluation report was published in January 2025. The evaluations to date confirm the continuing…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dormant Assets Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dormant Assets Funding
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a fhreagra. Has that fund been successful so far?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dormant Assets Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dormant Assets Funding
I am delighted that over £25 million has been awarded from dormant assets funding, under the policy directions set by my Department to increase capacity, grow resilience and encourage sustainability in the voluntary and community sector. Earlier this month, I attended the launch of the Digital Futures report, made…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dormant Assets Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dormant Assets Funding
The Holtham report examined the issue of policing and justice here and the weight that it carries in our overall level of need. That formed part of our deliberations with the Treasury and the settlement that we reached with it.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment: Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment: Budget
Minister, in your discussions with Treasury, was there any specific discussion of the issue of funding for policing and justice in Northern Ireland?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment: Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment: Budget
It is not normal practice for me as Finance Minister to meet the chief executives of the various arm's-length bodies and public bodies that other Ministers have responsibility for. I have committed to meeting the Justice Minister, and I will sit down with the Justice Minister and will discuss that. If the Justice…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment: Budget Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: PSNI Recruitment: Budget
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