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Yes, without getting into the detail of the case, it is important that we recognise that. It is an important part of the scheme. However, I have a responsibility to ensure that anything that is approved by me or through the Department meets the criteria required. I understand that this is a very important scheme that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Caw Roundabout Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Caw Roundabout
I thank the Member for his cordial words. I recently met officials in relation to that scheme. The upgrade and signalisation of Caw roundabout is the responsibility of the developer, as included in the planning consent for the adjacent H30 development. The Department continues to work with the developer on the matter.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Caw Roundabout Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Caw Roundabout
My Department has developed a draft active travel delivery plan including draft network maps for our larger towns and cities such as Bangor, Donaghadee and Holywood in the North Down area. Public consultation on the draft plan closed on 28 February, and I thank everyone who took the time to respond. My officials will…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel: North Down Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel: North Down
Yes, that is critical. From the outset, we want to ensure that areas do not get a reputation that goes before them in a negative way. We all have a responsibility to play our part and ensure that, where such issues arise, we work together to resolve them. The most important thing is to put an end to such issues. No…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bus Services: Colin, West Belfast Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bus Services: Colin, West Belfast
I outlined initially that, when such incidents happen, we will continue to work with communities and elected representatives in the areas where they happen. Translink would be in a better position to answer the question about the safety of its workers and to talk about lone working policies and things like that. I am…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bus Services: Colin, West Belfast Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bus Services: Colin, West Belfast
Public transport connects and enhances our communities, providing a convenient, flexible and accessible way to travel. The safety of our public transport workers and passengers is vital. Indeed, our public transport workers deserve to feel safe doing their job and should not be subjected to attacks, whether verbal or…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bus Services: Colin, West Belfast Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bus Services: Colin, West Belfast
I am still here. Just give me a second. Yes, I am committed to increasing investment in active travel. I have to do that, if we are to meet the requirements of the Climate Change Act 2022. In addition to the delivery of active travel projects, my Department routinely invests in existing pedestrian and cycling…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Stranmillis Embankment Pedestrian and Cycling Improvement Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Stranmillis Embankment Pedestrian and Cycling Improvement Scheme
The Member has potentially answered his own question, because, given that it is so well used, it is important. It has been surveyed, and it is important to those who use it to invest in maintaining our existing pedestrian and cycling facilities to ensure that infrastructure remains safe, effective and attractive to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Stranmillis Embankment Pedestrian and Cycling Improvement Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Stranmillis Embankment Pedestrian and Cycling Improvement Scheme
The Lagmore Avenue scheme is programmed to start on site in the coming weeks. The west Belfast greenway phase 1A is also programmed to start very soon — sorry, I have lost my train of thought. The joys of technology. It is dependent on land acquisition being finalised. There are other schemes for which the design is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Stranmillis Embankment Pedestrian and Cycling Improvement Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Stranmillis Embankment Pedestrian and Cycling Improvement Scheme
Work to upgrade the eastern footway and cycle track on Stranmillis embankment commenced on 27 January this year and is expected to take approximately 15 weeks. It is a sizeable investment to upgrade our existing cycling infrastructure in Belfast, with investment from my Department of £580,000. I recognise the value of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Stranmillis Embankment Pedestrian and Cycling Improvement Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Stranmillis Embankment Pedestrian and Cycling Improvement Scheme
I thank the Member for his comments. The Enterprise service that he alludes to has been highly successful. We have seen a 49% increase in passengers, which is a success story in itself for public transport. The Portadown to Armagh line, with an onward connection to Mullingar, was identified as a medium-term…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line
Yes, I am aware of that line in particular, given that it goes through my constituency as well. With all of the projects, engagement and consultation with communities are critical. While we await the outcome of the feasibility studies, we will consider, in the next steps, what that consultation will look like. I hope…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line
Go raibh maith agat, a Cholm. My Department continues to work with our colleagues in the Department of Transport, supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB), to consider the recommendations in the review and identify the rail interventions that could be well advanced or delivered over the next decade to 2035.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line
Maybe I could come back to the Member on that in writing. I have not become aware of any since I have come into post. I can double-check that with the Department and come back to you in writing.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line
I confirm that Translink received funding through the Department for Transport's Union connectivity fund to undertake a feasibility study regarding the reopening of the railway line between Lisburn and Antrim. As well as considering engineering requirements, demand forecasting and cost estimates, the study is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Knockmore Railway Line
At this point, it would be remiss of me to pre-empt what will come out of the current review. I hope to be able to provide the Member with further updates at the earliest possible stage.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments
I thank the Member for that question. That demonstrates just how challenging the issue is, and I have committed to reviewing the guidance and, hopefully, updating it so that it is more streamlined and shows clearly what we can do within our remit to bring the issues to a resolution at the earliest possible stage. That…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments
I thank the Member. I completely appreciate her frustration. I know that the issue has come up in many areas. I reiterate the point that, essentially, the Department's hands are tied. It is the responsibility of the developers who sold the houses. People bought those in good faith and expected them to be finished. I…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments
That is an important point to clarify for the record. In my view, where the developer defaults, it is the developer's responsibility. They have been paid for the properties that have been built. As for my Department's responsibility, the statutory basis for the adoption of private streets is provided for in the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments
It is important to note that the majority of housing developments pass through the various processes of planning, consents, construction and adoption with relatively few issues. Departmental data indicates that over 92% of all housing developments are adopted without the need to engage in enforcement action or have…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Unadopted Developments
At Committee last week, we also talked about the NI Audit Office report, which was published last year. The Department has already undertaken six reviews of funding and the status of NI Water. After all that, we have come to the conclusion that it is best to continue with the existing funding model. The outcome of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model
I thank the Member for his question. The Finance Minister announced today a funding allocation through the transformation fund that includes £15 million for urban drainage. That is one way of looking at the innovation that is available to treat rain water, which, as NI Water has said, forms a large part of the water…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model
I do not believe that the current funding model is not working. The problem is that we do not have enough funding. I have given answers today on options that Members put forward such as mutualisation and privatisation. There is a concerted effort to push us in the direction of implementing water charges: that will not…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model
I thank the Member for his question. It is important to outline that waste water infrastructure underpins quite a lot of the priorities in the Programme for Government. There is a commitment not just by me as the Minister but across the Executive to deliver on those priorities. As I said in previous answers today, I…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model
As I said, I believe that mutualisation is essentially water charges by the back door. A mutualisation model would require the Executive to relinquish oversight, which is not the direction in which we want to go. We want to ensure that we have that level of governance over how water is treated and how the waste water…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Water: Funding Model
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