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Thank you, Minister. That was not a challenge; it certainly is not my party's position of intent. I spoke to the vice chancellors of Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast, who are really concerned about the number of student places in Northern Ireland. We haemorrhage an awful lot of students overseas. Does…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees
My assessment is that students already take on a significant level of debt in order to access higher education and that adding to that debt is not the right approach. I am committed to working with the higher education sector to embed sustainable funding arrangements that enable it to thrive and create more…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tuition Fees
I certainly will. He was very much at the forefront of that work, as was the BID organisation in Newry. Local elected representatives, volunteers and many others were also out helping at that time. It displayed the true spirit that is in our areas and many others. When those types of crises come along, people pull…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
Will the Minister join me in commending the work of the Newry BID? During the recent floods, Eamonn Connolly was there with his sleeves rolled up, carrying sandbags and doing immense work to protect local businesses and stand up for them when they were under huge duress.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
The report 'High Street Task Force: Delivering a 21st Century High Street' will be of interest to a number of Departments. I have asked my officials to take forward the recommendations that are relevant to my Department. I understand that the Executive Office Ministers will shortly write to Executive colleagues…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
Will the Minister provide an update on the high street task force?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
I am very happy to work cross-departmentally on anything that could improve our economy. Previously, I had a strong working relationship with my colleague Deirdre Hargey when she was Minister for Communities and I was Minister of Finance. Equally, I hope to have a strong working relationship with Gordon Lyons now that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
I thank the Minister for his answer. While I recognise that business improvement districts fall under the remit of the Department for Communities, does he agree that working hand in hand with the Department in order for our local areas to thrive is very important and that working further with the Department for…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
Business improvement districts are the responsibility of the Department for Communities. As Economy Minister, my assessment is that they are an excellent example of local collaboration and cooperation. BIDs enable local businesses to take decisions on the issues that matter to them and about which they know best. They…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Business Improvement Districts
I believe that the RHI scheme should have been concluded some time ago in the previous mandate. It is my intention to bring the matter to as speedy a conclusion as I can in as fair a way as possible. That will in turn allow us to access other available funding that has not yet been taken up and to look at other…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
I want to ask about another renewable scheme, namely the non-domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme. When can one expect the publication of the consultation report? Is there any hope of a realistic tariff for the users that is comparable to what exists elsewhere, or will we continue the folly of sending back…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
As I said in my previous answer, some of those issues have been addressed by the Windsor framework. If, as we move through the design of the scheme, there are outstanding issues, we are more than happy to take those up with the relevant authorities in London and Brussels.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
A previous iteration of the protocol, now the Windsor framework, omitted guarantees of origin from the North being sold into the South and more widely onto the electricity market in Europe. Will the Minister explore with his officials getting that added to the protocol so that we can benefit from our access to the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
The proposed scheme will have similarities to RESS in the South and the contracts for difference scheme in Britain. Similar auction-based schemes have also been successful across other European countries and are a well-established option for incentivising renewables. Previous research that was commissioned by the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
Will the Minister outline how his Department's proposed scheme differs from other renewable electricity schemes across these islands?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
Options for microgeneration support, including domestic renewable generation, such as solar panels, will continue to be evaluated as part of our net zero ambitions. The Windsor framework enables the extension to the North of the VAT relief for energy-saving materials that was previously available only in Britain. That…
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I welcome the Minister's response. However, given that our economy is made up mainly of small businesses and microbusinesses, can the Minister confirm that the scheme will also include support for smaller-scale projects from half a megawatt up, and not just those from five megawatts, as was previously said?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
The Department is developing a renewable electricity support scheme (RESS) to incentivise investment, ensure a fair price for electricity that is produced locally and encourage diversification to support security of supply. Following a recent consultation, officials have been working with consultants to define the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Electricity Support Scheme
I am not sure, to be honest, Mr Speaker.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Regulation (EU) 2023/2411: Applicability Motion Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Regulation (EU) 2023/2411: Applicability Motion
That was a bit of a speech. I am happy to give way for Members to make interventions that are specifically about the debate. I do not think that the DUP motion and motivations today are the right ones, but I am here to debate the substance because that is what is in the Order Paper. Those of us who believe in the EU…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Regulation (EU) 2023/2411: Applicability Motion Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Regulation (EU) 2023/2411: Applicability Motion
Thank you. I am all for debate, but I will tell you what it is: we are not going to sit here today, after this place has been down for a lock of years, and turn round at the first opportunity, after people have made the best impression about Northern Ireland in the US in trying to get jobs, trying to get trade, trying…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Regulation (EU) 2023/2411: Applicability Motion Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Regulation (EU) 2023/2411: Applicability Motion
The concerns are very minimal and they are In the interests of having a fulsome debate, I am happy to give way to Ms Eastwood, if she wants to say something.
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I thank the Member for giving way. I notice the eye-rolling from the Member from the Alliance Party, but this is politics. This is debating the real-life issues. You said that you did not want to look back but wanted to look forward. This is a new EU law. This is not something that has happened in times past, so the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Regulation (EU) 2023/2411: Applicability Motion Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Regulation (EU) 2023/2411: Applicability Motion
Will the Member give way?
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Will the Member give way on that point?
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