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 5685438
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I thank the Member for her question. She has corresponded with me previously on issues to do with the waste water infrastructure in Newtownards. As an Executive, we are collectively focused on the issue and are working with NI Water. The Infrastructure Minister has lead responsibility for that and has been trying to identify ways in which to free up capacity and to target investment at where it will have the most impact. We continue to work alongside Invest NI as we try to support businesses to navigate the system. We all agree that more needs to be done on investment, freeing up capacity and allowing economic development to take place. I am happy to take up with the Infrastructure Minister the issues that the Member has highlighted, and we are working together to try to find a way forward.
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