Environment Minister Andrew Muir is to meet the owner of Lough Neagh’s bed and soil later this week.
Andrew Muir announced he would meet with the Earl of Shaftesbury during his first minister’s question time.
Mr Muir said he was looking forward to a “frank and open” discussion with the earl.
Last year saw the largest freshwater lake in the UK blighted by unprecedented blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
Blue-green algae is a bacteria which can cause skin irritation and sickness in people who come into contact with it, but the biggest risk is to pets, livestock and wildlife.
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Environment Minister Andrew Muir is to meet the owner of Lough Neagh’s bed and soil later this week.
Andrew Muir announced he would meet with the Earl of Shaftesbury during his first minister’s question time.
Last year saw the largest freshwater lake in the UK blighted by unprecedented blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
Blue-green algae is a bacteria which can cause skin irritation and sickness in people who come into contact with it, but the biggest risk is to pets, livestock and wildlife.
Nicolas Ashley-Cooper, who is the 12th member of his family to hold the title of Earl of Shaftesbury, told BBC News NI last year he was open to the idea of selling the Lough but would not be giving it away.
The new minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) told the Northern Ireland Assembly that work and meeting the earl formed “a twin-track” approach for looking at the problems and future of the Lough.
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