AQW 12693/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 14/01/2021
Answered On Date: 21/01/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 11550/17-22, when the first instalment for the loan was due to be repaid to the Department.

Answer:

The aim of the Sustainable Utilisation of Poultry Litter (SUPL) Scheme was to help resolve a significant local environmental and economic issue, and to help Northern Ireland comply with EU nitrates targets to positively impact the poultry sector and the wider Northern Ireland economy.

The loan was made on the basis that once the plant was operational and profitable repayments would commence.