To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 4344/17-22, (i) when he will publish the Strategic Investment Board report entitled an Analysis of NI Residual Waste arisings to 2035’; and (ii) for a full list of the stakeholders consulted by the Strategic Investment Board and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in the preparation of the report.

I wish to consider the report in detail and as waste arisings closely align with economic activity, this may necessitate further modelling by SIB to address post-Covid projections for the economy and broader recovery requirements. Consequently I have not yet set a date for publishing this report.

In preparing the report, SIB consulted with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (licensing and permitting teams), the Department for Infrastructure (major plant planning applications team) and the planning departments of the 11 Councils.