Debate contribution: Roads: Maintenance Budget
Debate contribution by Mrs Diane Dodds on .
- MLA
- Mrs Diane Dodds
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 3 March 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Roads: Maintenance Budget
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5434848
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The other issue that came across very clearly was that the maintenance division is short of staff by about 30%. That is not just maintenance staff; it is also the people who design roads for the future. Therefore, the delivery of new schemes is impacted as well. When will the recruitment campaigns begin? Where will they be focused? Will they make up for the huge shortage that we see now?
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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2125/22-27.
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