AQW 13901/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 02/02/2021
Answered On Date: 10/02/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities what discussions have taken place with the Minister for Infrastructure to ensure that investment being made into wastewater treatment works can assist her Department achieve its housing target.

Answer:

As announced by Minister Ní Chuilín in her statement of 3rd November, I have begun the process of developing a fundamental housing supply strategy. The strategy will look at some of the major barriers to supply, which will include water and wastewater infrastructure. I wrote to the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Minister on 2 December 2020 to request representation from DfI on the Strategy project board. I am pleased that DfI is now represented on this board and also on the Virtual Housing Panel, which acts as an ongoing reference group of sector specialists as the Strategy progresses.