AQW 33799/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 17/10/2025
Answered On Date: 03/11/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any investigations under way to determine how a cleaning substance entered the Ballykelly River.

Answer:

The Loughs Agency led the investigation, supported by my staff. Checks of the local stormwater system, testing of foul sewers, and door-to-door checks found no evidence of pollution. The incident appears to have been caused by a short duration discharge of a domestic chemical agent that quickly passed through the system.