'It could in effect be disenfranchising communities.'
A UUP rep has labelled Stormont DUP Minister Gordon Lyons' move to end remote council meetings a "real bummer".
"If this is all stopping tonight, will we now all have to attend the development committee in person tomorrow? That's a real bummer for myself, I better excuse myself now before I say something I shouldn't." The hybrid system legislation has previously run out during the collapse of Stormont, though it had been restarted on those occasions for an extended amount of time.
He said: "I note tonight we have six members attending the meeting via Zoom. This will have an impact on all of us.
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