AQW 45319/22-27

Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 01/05/2026
Answered On Date: 07/05/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement he has had with the Minister for Infrastructure regarding wastewater capacity to facilitate his capital development plans for schools.

Answer:

I have not had any direct engagement with the Minister for Infrastructure regarding wastewater capacity to facilitate capital development plans for schools.

Wastewater treatment for school projects is dealt with under the planning application process and Northern Ireland Water is one of the statutory consultees of the process.

The development, submission and management of planning applications, and subsequent implementation of conditions of planning approval, are the responsibility of the Integrated Consultant Team, appointed by the Department of Education for all major capital school projects.