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— parts of our city centre. Will the Minister outline when the experimental pilot that she referred to will come to fruition?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Hill Street, Belfast: Pedestrianisation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Hill Street, Belfast: Pedestrianisation
I thank the Minister for her answer. Her party's previous Infrastructure Minister said that austerity was one of the reasons that the pedestrianisation had not happened. Belfast City Council recently announced that Culture Night, for which the Cathedral Quarter is a hub, would return to Belfast. That is just one…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Hill Street, Belfast: Pedestrianisation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Hill Street, Belfast: Pedestrianisation
I thank the Member for asking that question. It is an issue that has attracted quite a lot of media attention in recent weeks, but a lot of that attention has been based on information that is not factual. The scheme has been delayed not because of cost, as the Member for South Belfast, who has now left the Chamber,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Hill Street, Belfast: Pedestrianisation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Hill Street, Belfast: Pedestrianisation
As I said, road safety is a huge priority for me. The road safety strategy until 2030 reflects our continuing commitment to work in partnership to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads. In 2024-25, my Department spent £0·5 million on road safety advertising to encourage safer behaviour on our…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Road Safety Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Road Safety
I thank the Minister for bringing forward those positive initiatives. As a motorist and a cyclist, I can verify just how scary our roads can be. Will the Minister ensure that adequate funding is secured in her budget to bring forward those measures?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Road Safety Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Road Safety
Road safety is a key priority for the Department. As we have talked about, the number of road deaths is, unfortunately, increasing year-on-year. My officials are already progressing work to introduce a single lower drink-driving offence that is applicable to all drivers. We are also taking forward consultation options…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Road Safety Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Road Safety
This is predominantly anecdotal, I suppose, because I have not yet been briefed in detail on the issue since coming into post, but we have heard the positives of it. We saw that it helped with traffic congestion. I have heard that in various discussions since coming into post in February. It is important to look at…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Taxis: Bus Lanes Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Taxis: Bus Lanes
Thank you, Minister. I will appreciate you coming back to me. Can you indicate to the House any of the initial findings and whether there is support, either for or against, the continuation of taxis using certain bus lanes?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Taxis: Bus Lanes Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Taxis: Bus Lanes
I do not have the update with me, Stewart, but I can come back to you on that. I know that we have also launched the review of the Taxis Act 2008 and that there is lots of work happening around taxis. I am happy to come back to you specifically on where that is. I will hopefully be able to provide the most up-to-date…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Taxis: Bus Lanes Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Taxis: Bus Lanes
Absolutely. It affects my constituency. I use that road every day, and I am sure that the Member does also. Knowing some of the families who have been impacted and have lost loved ones on that road, I think that it is something that we need to ensure. Like on the A5, too many lives have been lost along that stretch of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A1 Improvements Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A1 Improvements
I appreciate that. I would appreciate a more detailed follow-up answer on the matter. Minister, do you understand that the issue is of great importance to my constituents? Lives have been lost on that road and will continue to be put in danger as long as the small openings remain, the crossings are not closed and the…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: A1 Improvements Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A1 Improvements
I recently met Newbridge Integrated College, which has done a huge amount of work on a campaign for the A1, and I have met other roads campaigners, including Monica Heaney, who have been instrumental in ensuring that the work moves at pace. As it stands, the work will be open to the consultation process, and officials…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A1 Improvements Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A1 Improvements
With any such work, it is important that we get it right, that we do not leave gaps that could be exploited and that the benefits are seen by the people to whom they are directed. We have to look at all those potentials as part of that process. In expediting any process, I would be concerned, at the same time, to take…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Planning: Houses in Multiple Occupation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Planning: Houses in Multiple Occupation
Thank you, Minister, for that response. It is my understanding that the publication of the planning strategy as part of the local development plan is imminent. Work will then begin on a local policies plan that will look at thresholds or limits on the number of HMOs in specific areas or streets. Can you assure us that…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Planning: Houses in Multiple Occupation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Planning: Houses in Multiple Occupation
I thank the Member for his question and recognise the significance of the announcement about Magee university. Hopefully, that will be huge for the north-west. To alleviate the issues, as in many other cases, we need to work collaboratively and collectively, not just through the planning process but in our work with…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Planning: Houses in Multiple Occupation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Planning: Houses in Multiple Occupation
OK. I will do my best. As you know, my Department has been operating under significant underfunding for many years. Regrettably, structural maintenance funding, which is used to deliver resurfacing projects, has not kept pace with what is needed to keep roads in a reasonable condition, as we have discussed at length…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: A2 Review: Outcome Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A2 Review: Outcome
We discussed the situation in Ards and North Down in a recent Adjournment debate. Funding is allocated to each division using a very technical methodology, and we talked about that at length in that debate. As I said in my previous answers, there is no doubt that we do not have enough money to do all the work that is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation
In 2019-2020, your Department paid out over £35,000 for vehicle damage claims in its Ards and North Down section office area. In 2023-24, that amount rose to an eye-watering £122,000. Will you take action to ensure that the Ards and North Down area receives a fair funding allocation for proper roads maintenance going…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation
As part of the new strategy that we are currently working on — I will be considering it in detail in the coming weeks — we want to focus on higher-quality repairs that will be more sustainable. That will involve the use of modern technology to direct our investments where they are needed most, ensuring smarter…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation
Will the Minister outline what her Department is doing to use technology to improve road maintenance?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation
I have said in the Chamber before that officials are currently working on a new road maintenance strategy for all the reasons outlined. We have staffing shortages across the Department as well as a lack of investment in the Department for Infrastructure. His former colleague, who previously served as Infrastructure…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation
I thank the Minister for her answer. Does she intend to review the current penny wise, pound foolish approach to pothole repair policy in order to ensure that her Department is delivering long-term value for money and improved road safety and to allow for the more practical and efficient use of maintenance staff who…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation
My Department maintains its financial records by financial year on the NICS accounting system, Account NI. Given the time of year, the figures that are available in relation to claim numbers and expenditure on vehicle damage compensation due to road surface defects since February 2024 may be subject to change. This is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Vehicle Damage: Compensation
I thank the Member for the question. As elected representatives from different constituencies, we all hear about some of the delays. I have introduced a number of measures to improve that planning consultation process, including the publication of quarterly and annual reports on statutory consultation performance to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: NI Trading Advantages: Planning Laws Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: NI Trading Advantages: Planning Laws
Minister, in the same vein, this is a problem that exists throughout the North of Ireland, so will you outline the steps that you are taking to improve planning statutory consultees' response times?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: NI Trading Advantages: Planning Laws Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: NI Trading Advantages: Planning Laws
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