Debate contribution: Bathing Water Quality

Debate contribution by Mr Colin McGrath on 6 May 2025.

MLA: Mr Colin McGrath
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 6 May 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Bathing Water Quality
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4929698

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Given the popularity of sea swimming and the significant disparities in the levels of potential faecal contamination at bathing water sites across the North, with no more than 17 colony-forming units (CFU) the measurement at Tyrella; up to 690 at Crawfordsburn; up to 1,900 at Warrenpoint; and up to 6,100 in Brompton Bay, in the Minister's constituency, will he commit to commissioning a review of the bathing water regulations, as recommended by the Office for Environmental Protection?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 1936/22-27.

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