Petition · past parliament

Stop the dumping of raw sewage into Lough Neagh

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Regulate the levels of raw sewage that is currently populating Lough Neagh

Why it was rejected

It was about a matter for a local council or devolved government, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We can’t accept petitions that request action at a local level.

In any case, water quality is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. This means that your petition is about something that the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly is responsible for.

If you want to raise this issue you could contact your MLA, or raise it with the Northern Ireland Executive.

You can find contact details for your MLAs here: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/

You can find contact details for the departments of the Northern Ireland Executive here: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/government-departments-in-northern-ireland

Timeline

15 Aug 2023 Petition opened for signatures
24 Aug 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Aug 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.