AQW 21553/22-27 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister

To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the contingency plans that were in place prior to Storm Éowyn.

Asked by Eóin Tennyson MLA on 29 January 2025

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Tabled
29 January 2025
Answer due by
13 February 2025
Answered
11 April 202572 days after tabling
Department
The Executive Office
Priority question
No

Answer

The NI Civil Contingencies Framework – Building Resilience Together, was launched in 2021 and reviewed in 2023. At the regional level, it lays out arrangements for effective emergency management for preparing for, responding to, and recovering from an emergency across Government, Local Government and responding agencies.

it is underpinned by operational plans, owned by each Department which are specific for emergency events.

Official sources