AQW 18610/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 10/05/2021
Answered On Date: 18/05/2021
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 17477/17-22, when she will bring forward legislation that will enable councillors and council staff to be able to meet remotely and work from home in line with Executive’s Covid-19 guidelines.

Answer:

Following the Executive's agreement to my proposal to bring forward a Bill to extend the legislation to allow council meetings to be held remotely, I can confirm that the Bill is in the process of being drafted and that my Department is working to bring forward this legislation as soon as possible.