Debate contribution: Sewage: Belfast Lough

Debate contribution by Mrs Diane Dodds on 30 September 2024.

MLA: Mrs Diane Dodds
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 30 September 2024
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Sewage: Belfast Lough
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4563677

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Thank you, Minister. NI Water estimates that around 20 million tons of untreated sewage spills into our waterways annually. That includes around 10,000 septic tanks that are on the inner boundary of Lough Neagh. Does the Minister agree that the issue with Lough Neagh is not just for those in the farming community, who are easy to blame in this situation, but is wider and multifaceted and must be tackled in the round? Will he commit to funding the devices that are necessary to allow us to ascertain just how much raw sewage is in our waterways?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 860/22-27.

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