Motion

Independent Environmental Protection Agency

Independent Environmental Protection Agency
That this Assembly declares an ecological and biodiversity crisis; acknowledges the complex characteristics of biodiversity and ecological breakdown in Lough Neagh which includes high concentrations of phosphates and nitrates from agricultural runoff, the durability of the waste water infrastructure, the impact of invasive species and the catalyst of higher temperatures caused by the climate crisis; notes the resolution of this Assembly to address management of the Lough; and calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to address the ecological crisis by bringing forward legislation to establish an Independent Environmental Protection Agency by the end of this Assembly mandate.
Private Members' Motion
Opposition business
02/05/2024
02/05/2024
13/05/2024
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