Select Committee · Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
The environmental situation at Lough Neagh
Status: Open
Opened: 10 Sep 2025
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.
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2025 | 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 | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alistair Carson · Chief Scientific Advisor | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Andrew Muir MLA · Minister | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Angela Halpenny · Head of Environmental Regulation | Northern Ireland Water | 1 |
| David Reid · Chief Executive | Northern Ireland Environment Agency | 1 |
| Gary Curran · Director of Engineering and Sustainability | Northern Ireland Water | 1 |
| Gerry Darby · Manager | Lough Neagh Partnership | 1 |
| Julie Thompson · Environment, Marine and Fisheries Group | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | 1 |
| Kathleen McBride · CEO | Lough Neagh Fishermen's Co-operative Society Ltd. | 1 |
| William Irvine · President | Ulster Farmers' Union | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2025 | — | Correspondence from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency relating to wastewa… |