AQW 20935/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Finance

To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 14771/22-27, to detail the stakeholders that received a copy of the James Hutton Institute’s draft report into the future of the Mourne Mountains.

Asked by Andrew McMurray MLA on 20 January 2025

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Tabled
20 January 2025
Answer due by
4 February 2025
Answered
29 January 20259 days after tabling
Department
Department of Finance
Priority question
No

Answer

A draft of the James Hutton Institute’s report was made available to stakeholders attending a workshop with my officials at the Tollymore National Outdoor Centre in March 2023 to enable discussion of the main emerging themes from the research.

The stakeholders in attendance at this event were: the National Trust, NI Water, DAERA, Sport NI, the Mournes Heritage Trust, Ulster Farmers Union and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

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