The environmental situation at Lough Neagh

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Open Non-inquiry session
Opened: 10 Sep 2025 Parliament page
This session will consider the present environmental situation at Lough Neagh and the presence of blue-green algae blooms over the past three summers. The committee will seek to better understand the sources of pollution at the lough, and examine the NI Executive plan to address this.
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 3 events
26 Nov
2025
Correspondence
15 Oct
2025
Oral evidence
15 Oct
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
15 Oct 2025
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Alistair Carson · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir MLA · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Angela Halpenny · Northern Ireland Water David Reid · Northern Ireland Environment Agency Gary Curran · Northern Ireland Water Gerry Darby · Lough Neagh Partnership Julie Thompson · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Kathleen McBride · Lough Neagh Fishermen's Co-operative Society Ltd. William Irvine · Ulster Farmers' Union
Correspondence 1 letter
26 Nov 2025 Correspondence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency relating to wastewater works and phosphorus removal standards, dated 21 November 2025.
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