Sinn Féin North Belfast MLA Carál Ní Chuilín has tabled the issue of the redevelopment of 100-year-old houses in the New Lodge Long Streets for discussion in Stormont next Tuesday (May 19).
The move comes after the Upper Long Streets Residents Committee said the Department for Social Development (DSD) continue to break promises that a decision will soon be made on their homes by continually postponing that decision
The MLA has not only thrown her support behind the campaign for redevelopment of the
New Lodge streets but also Parkside just off the Limestone Road, which too needs an urgent revamp.
"The minister promised she would come back from the election with a decision on Parkside and the Long Streets and really what we're doing is putting down another adjournment debate on the issue to try and force a definitive course of action from the minister because this delay is unacceptable," sais Carál Ní Chuilín.
"The residents have asked, the political representatives have asked, the DSD committee requested an answer a couple of weeks ago from the minister and they are still waiting. Everyone is still waiting.
'"The election is over, it's not fair for the residents to be kept in the dark like this. We want a definitive outcome one way or another.”
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