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Minister, my constituents in Lurgan will be gravely disappointed by your answer: no plans to do anything. I highlighted the issue to your officials during the consultation period, and numerous constituents have complained about the traffic disruption. Do you at least have plans to look at car parking facilities in the…
My officials engaged with Translink prior to and after the introduction of the hourly Enterprise service to assess any potential traffic impacts in Lurgan. A traffic study was undertaken to assess the potential impacts of the new train timetable prior to its introduction in October 2024. The results of the study…
As I said, the Department is working on the application and the criteria. The existing scoring will be kept for the latest tranche, but, where specific issues have arisen, that needs to be strongly considered. I am happy for officials to meet the Member, if they have not already done so, to look at that specific case.
I thank the Minister for considering rural roads in the forthcoming scheme, if it is implemented. Minister, there have been a number of reported near misses at Fivemiletown Primary School and Nursery. Will the Minister advise how much weight is given to schools that are located on A roads?
I thank the Member for raising that. It is important to send my thoughts to Caitlin-Rose's family, her friends and the entire school community in that area. It was a very tragic incident. I have two small children, and it impacted on me and on all of us. It is an important issue, and I have looked at what has been…
Following the recent accident near Castledawson, when Caitlin-Rose McMullan tragically lost her life, what are the Minister's thoughts on changing the law to stop vehicles overtaking stopped or parked buses that are letting children on or off?
I thank the Member for the question. Given the severity of those issues, all of that will have to be considered and prioritised in the round. We will publish more information as it becomes available and we look at what the permanent scheme might look like. I am happy to take the point on board, if officials have not…
Will the Minister's Department prioritise 20 mph speed limits outside those schools where children have previously been involved in road traffic collisions, such as Grange Park Primary School in my constituency?
I would like to see what can be done to improve attitudes to speeding, not only for road safety purposes but to make places cleaner and greener. I have therefore asked officials to prepare a paper on the use of permanent 20 mph speed limits, particularly, as I said, near schools, in predominantly residential areas and…
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 8 and 9 together. St Mary's Primary School in Killesher is certainly the type of school that would benefit from a further roll-out of the part-time zones at schools programme, which has been very well received. Since 2020-21, my Department has delivered two…
The toolkit is being developed by drawing on national and international best practice. It includes a range of measures such as the provision of greater priority for pedestrians at crossings in the vicinity of schools and the discouragement of inconsiderate parking that can cause difficulties for those walking or…
I am happy to ask officials to assess any specific requests to see how we can move those forward. I hope to be able to make an announcement about the next stage of the 20 mph scheme, which is very important. In Wales, 20 mph zones have been rolled out not just outside schools but in residential areas, town centres and…
I thank the Minister for her answer. Will she ask her officials to consider two schools in my constituency, namely Ballykelly Primary School and Macosquin Primary School, that have concerns about child safety?
There are many ways in which the routes to schools can be improved and made safer. Since 2020-21, the Department has delivered two tranches of part-time 20 mph speed limits at 216 schools, through an investment of £4 million, bringing the total number of schools with part-time 20 mph speed limits to 233. A review of…
Part of the works on phase 2 of the A6 upgrade between Caw and Drumahoe will encroach on the illegal waste site at Mobuoy. My Department is working with the NIEA and other stakeholders to ensure that any remediation proposals take account of each party's requirements, including those associated with the A6 phase 2…
I can speak to officials on that one, because, as you said, the response came from the previous Minister, so I do not have that to hand either. I am happy to come back on that to the Chair of the Committee at the earliest possible stage. Hopefully, it will be sooner rather than later.
Road infrastructure projects are very important. They are important to an awful lot of people outside the Chamber. On 27 January, I asked the then Minister when the review of the prioritisation of major roads programme would be published. I was told that it would be within weeks: we are now two months down the line.…
I do not have a timeline at this point, but I am happy to come back to the Member on that. I can speak to officials to get a sense of what that would look like and inform the Member going forward.
At the weekend, it took over 30 minutes to go between Greysteel and Ballykelly. Understandably, residents in the area want to see as much progress as possible on that road. Minister, can you give me more clarity on what the timeline would be to conduct a reassessment of the road?
Major road schemes are an important part of the work that is delivered by my Department as we seek to reduce journey times, increase reliability and improve road safety. My Department is in the process of developing a new transport strategy that will help to shape the vision and strategic priorities for transport…