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AQW 4828/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of plastic pollution in (i) waterways; and (ii) rivers in Northern Ireland, in the latest period for which the data is available.

Asked by John Blair MLA on 18 October 2022

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
18 October 2022
Answer due by
2 November 2022
Answered
25 October 20227 days after tabling
Department
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Priority question
No

Answer

My Department undertakes statutory monitoring in waterways, including rivers, to meet the requirements of the Water Framework Directive as enshrined in Northern Ireland legislation. We do not monitor levels of plastics in waterways, as there is no statutory requirement to do this, and therefore no data are available.

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