AQW 24330/22-27

Mr Andrew McMurray
Alliance Party
South Down

Tabled Date: 12/03/2025
Answered On Date: 01/04/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any action their Department has taken to further develop planning for community resilience in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.

Answer:

The Executive Office co-ordinates civil contingencies preparedness across the Executive, as per the NI Civil Contingencies Framework, Building Resilience Together.

Community resilience is part of the work of the Northern Ireland Emergency Preparedness Group (NIEPG), which is co-chaired by the PSNI and Local Government and oversees the work of the three local community level Emergency Preparedness Groups (EPG). The work of these groups is funded by the Department for Communities as the Department responsible for both local government and the voluntary and community sector.

Community resilience will be a matter raised in the multi-agency debrief of Storm Éowyn, which The Executive Office will facilitate, and which is due to commence in the near future.