{"id":1311186,"date":"2024-05-23T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1311186"},"modified":"2024-05-23T13:15:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:15:38","slug":"wastewater-system-in-ni-is-at-its-limit-mla-sugden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/wastewater-system-in-ni-is-at-its-limit-mla-sugden\/","title":{"rendered":"Wastewater system in NI is ‘at its limit’ – MLA Sugden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Claire Sugden has welcomed a commitment that the Ministers for Communities and Infrastructure will work closer together to resolve the housing crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MLA Sugden said that the need for housing has “never been greater” after it was reported that there were 46,000 households on the waiting list for social housing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons and Minister for Infrastructure, John O’Dowd, have committed to resolving issues that limit how many houses can be built, such as wastewater limits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MLA said that in areas where systems such as sewers and drains cannot take any more wastewater, work must be done to increase capacity space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt has been clear for some time that many areas throughout Northern Ireland cannot build more houses, or any infrastructure, because the wastewater system is at its limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis means we cannot build houses for the many that cannot find a place to live, or build new shops, factories or other businesses, she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MLA urged that these issues need to be resolved and that departments should work together where their responsibilities cross over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister Lyons said that he is currently working to finalise the strategy with the “intention” of bringing it to the executive “as soon as possible”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n