AQW 27463/22-27

Mr Andrew McMurray
Alliance Party
South Down

Tabled Date: 20/05/2025
Answered On Date: 30/05/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any Departmental or Ministerial decisions taken in relation to the Mourne Gateway Project; and (ii) when these decisions were taken.

Answer:

Minister Lyons approved Newry Mourne and Down District Council’s Outline Business Case (OBC) for the Mourne Mountains Gateway Project on 19 November 2021.

Due to changes that occurred over the passage of time, an update to the OBC was prepared by Council and approved by the Department’s Permanent Secretary on 19 March 2024, following which the Department awarded a contract for funding for the project in May 2024.