Sinn Féin Environment spokesperson Nicola Brogan has called for DAERA’s action plan on Lough Neagh to be published as a matter of urgency.
“We’ve seen the aerial footage of blue-green algae returning across the lough and while the return of algae blooms were likely again this summer it remains an ominous reminder of what local communities and fishermen faced last year.
“I appreciate that the Department has been working on an action plan but it has been a year since the outbreak last summer and those plans need to rapidly become actions.
“The Minister’s action plan needs to be agreed by the Executive and published as a matter of urgency so that we can begin taking the necessary steps to save Lough Neagh.”
