Lough Neagh: NIEA Powers

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 3:00 pm on 17 June 2024.

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Photo of Matthew O'Toole Matthew O'Toole Social Democratic and Labour Party 3:00, 17 June 2024

The 'Spotlight' programme last week highlighted something that we all knew but that is much worse than we thought. Lough Neagh and, indeed, large parts of our environment have become a Wild West for ecocide and environmental crime. Minister, do you believe that that makes the case for speeding up the creation of an independent environment agency, and will you bring those plans to the Executive forthwith?