Debate contribution: Sewage Overflow: Derrybeg, Newry

Debate contribution by Mr Justin McNulty on 22 September 2026.

MLA: Mr Justin McNulty
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 22 September 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Sewage Overflow: Derrybeg, Newry
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5739726

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Minister, you are the responsible Minister. Industry experts have said that your three-pronged approach is not touching the sides of the desperate state of our overburdened waste water system, which is blocking housing and economic development. How is your Department identifying the areas with the highest need and remedying the sewerage capacity? Can you reassure the residents of Derrybeg that the ongoing overflow of raw sewage onto the footways and carriageways in front of their homes will not happen again?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2611/22-27.

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