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As I said before, we have reviewed it, as the Member is aware. The bottom line is that there is a standard that we have to meet. The Alliance MLA for the area has also met me on the matter. I have a responsibility to meet the standards that are set — not by me but for me. The alternative that we offered was to remove…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend
Minister, out of this year's active travel budget, over half a million pounds of taxpayers' money has been squandered on a six-foot fence along the Loughshore and Whiteabbey promenade, one of the lovely coastal views that we have in East Antrim. Nobody wants it. It is totally excessive. I have raised the matter with…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend
We had this conversation in Committee as well. We have to recognise the importance of adequately maintaining our existing network. That means looking at the overall budget and how we allocate it. There will always be difficult decisions to be made around prioritisation. Like I have said in response to other questions…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend
Minister, active travel schemes are obviously to be welcomed. How will you get the balance with new schemes and keeping existing footpaths clear? There are loads of footpaths in my constituency that people cannot even walk on, yet I see new ones being built to nowhere — literally nowhere. How will you get that balance…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend
Public consultation on the draft active travel delivery plan closed on 28 February this year. I am pleased with the level of engagement on the plan, with over 330 responses having been received. My officials are reviewing all the responses and preparing a final plan, which they aim to present to me for consideration…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend
Minister, can you provide an update on the active travel delivery plan?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend
I reiterate that it is not a change to the definition. I am now required to calculate that overall spend and report how it is made up. That is all that has changed. I am required to do that. We cannot say that we are spending x, y and z on active travel while excluding the maintenance of the new infrastructure…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend
I thank the Minister for her answer, but there seems to be a redefinition of what constitutes active travel. It is rather disappointing that fixing street lights is included as showing a commitment to active travel when we know that in some constituencies — in my North Belfast constituency, in particular — we really…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend
Section 22 of the Climate Change Act 2022 states that my Department: "must develop sectoral plans for transport which set a minimum spend on active travel from the overall transport budgets of 10%." My Department has not changed what it considers to be active travel, which is travelling by physically active means,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Active Travel Spend
I recognise the importance of that, and I know that it is a huge issue for the area. I was pleased to be able to say that that project will be taken forward. As I said to my colleague in my previous answer, we are going through the design stage at this point, so, when that concludes, we will have a better sense of a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
I will be brief. Minister, you were asked about the Knockbreda Road crossing: that is hugely critical to the community in Rosetta, which has been waiting for it for years. It is also critical for school safety. There are half a dozen primary schools and three post-primary schools in that area. You said that that would…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
I thank the Member for raising that, and I pay tribute to Stella for her efforts after what can only be described as an absolutely horrendous incident with the loss of her beautiful young daughter. She has used that to focus on how she can protect other children getting to and from school in particular. I have met…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
Minister, I know that, along with my party colleague Councillor Ian Milne, you met a lady in my constituency, Stella McGinn, whose daughter, Caitlin-Rose, tragically lost her life getting off a school bus. I thank you for doing that. Will you outline the steps that you are taking to improve road safety, particularly…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
I thank the Member for pointing that out. It chimes well with what the Department has been saying about the onus being on all of us to tackle driver behaviour. That is the main cause of all collisions, regardless of whether they result in a fatality. We constantly look at what we can do to improve road safety. I…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
— before there is a serious collision because of that.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
Minister, my supplementary question goes a little beyond the A2 West Circular Road and back towards Belfast. A number of years ago, your Department introduced speed cameras on that road that measured average speed being driven between them. There was a public perception that the cameras were a bluff and did not work,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
Absolutely. When any tragic incident such as that occurs, we have to take a step back and look at it to understand how and why it happened and at what we can do collectively to ensure that no other family goes through that. I have met lots of families who have been through similar incidents, so I would welcome that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
Thank you, Minister. I appreciate your words of condolence for Jaidyn's family. Her loss was absolutely horrendous and tragic for her family. Will you give a commitment to Jaidyn's family and the community in Bangor that their voices will be heard, that the incident will be taken seriously in your Department and that…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
First, I extend my sympathies to the family of the young girl, Jaidyn Rice, who tragically lost her life at the junction of West Circular Road and Clandeboye Road on 8 July. My thoughts are with her family. What they have been going through in the aftermath is unimaginable. I understand that the PSNI is leading an…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 West Circular Road, Bangor: Safety Measures
As the Member will be aware, I recently met her and some of her council colleagues. I can advise that my officials continue to progress the development of the Knockbreda Road crossing following receipt of representations from a further consultation carried out by Belfast City Council. Work on the design of the scheme…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing
Can the Minister provide an update on the Knockbreda Road crossing in South Belfast?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing
I will take on board what the Member has said. Generally, officials revisit a location like that one only if there has been a major infrastructure development in the area or if considerable time has passed since the initial survey. There are no current plans to carry out a review. I will, however, go back to officials…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing
I thank the Minister for her answer. She may be aware that there have been a number of developments since 2022, with the reopening of Flax Street, the filling of retail units at Hillview Retail Park, the new Eurospar at Edenderry garage and busy bus stops on both sides of the Crumlin Road. There is cross-community…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing
I can advise that the most recent assessment for a pedestrian crossing in the vicinity of Cambrai Street and Flax Street was carried out on 11 October 2022. The assessment placed that location sixteenth on eastern division's prioritised list of potential sites that have been surveyed and assessed for a controlled…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Cambrai Street/Flax Street: Pedestrian Crossing
I absolutely acknowledge the challenge that it creates for people who do not have ready access to their own transport or to transport laid on by relatives or friends. We have to live in the real world, however. The minor injury unit at the Ards Community Hospital was closed and the service moved to the Ulster…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ulster Hospital: Public Transport Connections to North Down Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ulster Hospital: Public Transport Connections to North Down
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