Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any rural needs assessment or rural proofing that was carried out on the draft Programme for Government 2024-2027 before it was agreed by the Executive.
First Minister and deputy First Minister: A Rural Needs Impact Assessment (RNIA) was completed on the draft Programme for Government and published alongside the draft PfG. It is currently out for a 12-week consultation alongside the Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) and Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA). This consultation closes on 2nd December.
The Public Consultation on the draft PfG and the associated draft impact assessments can be found here – http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/PfG .
The Rural Needs Impact Assessment will be updated if required following the consultation process.
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