Debate contribution: Waterways Pollution

Debate contribution by Miss Michelle McIlveen on 3 November 2025.

MLA: Miss Michelle McIlveen
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 3 November 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Waterways Pollution
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5212979

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I thank the Minister for her answer. When the AERA Minister appeared before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee recently, he was extremely critical of the Infrastructure Minister's inaction on the pollution of Northern Ireland's waterways by Northern Ireland Water, a company that is wholly owned by the Minister's Department. He said:
"the situation at the moment is not tenable."
and
"we need to have stronger regulation and enforcement around sewage pollution."

71 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 2597/22-27.

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