Debate contribution: Waste Water Infrastructure: Developer Contributions

Debate contribution by Dr Steve Aiken OBE on 13 April 2026.

MLA: Dr Steve Aiken OBE
Party at the time: Ulster Unionist Party
Date: 13 April 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Waste Water Infrastructure: Developer Contributions
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5483471

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I thank the Minister for her answer. She will be aware that organisations such as the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) say that there is a clear limit to how far such voluntary upgrades are likely to go. They cannot see how a single upgrade might be commercially viable were it to be wholly funded by developers. The implication therefore is that there will have to be a co-equal partnership or some kind of funding mechanism to do that. Where will Northern Ireland Water get the money to do that?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3382/22-27.

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