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Asked by Connie

AQW 50174/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any action her Department is taking in relation to the removal of proscribed flags in Holywood and the wider North Down area.

Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 1 July 2026

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
1 July 2026
Answer due by
20 July 2026
Answered
8 July 20267 days after tabling
Department
Department for Infrastructure
Priority question
No

Answer

The proliferation of illegally erected flags, often used to intimidate and mark out territory, is totally unacceptable. My Department will continue to engage with the PSNI to identify the most effective ways to tackle this problem.

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