Debate contribution: Planning and Waste Water Infrastructure
Debate contribution by Dr Caoimhe Archibald on .
- MLA
- Dr Caoimhe Archibald
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 14 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Planning and Waste Water Infrastructure
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5685434
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Earlier this year, I met the Minister for Infrastructure and NI Water, and we are meeting again tomorrow to discuss water and waste water infrastructure and NI Water's proposals to address issues that constrain economic development here. Together, working with industry, we are exploring ways in which we can apply innovative solutions, while continuing to press the British Government for a fair and sustainable funding settlement, the absence of which, over many years, has led to the degradation of our waste water infrastructure. I know that my Executive colleague the Infrastructure Minister is working hard, within financial constraints, to improve waste water infrastructure and the planning system and that she regularly engages with Executive colleagues to advocate for an increase in waste water investment to modernise our ageing waste water system in order to facilitate housing growth and economic development.
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