AQW 23064/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the roads in Moira village that are scheduled for resurfacing in 2025.

Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 20 February 2025

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Tabled
20 February 2025
Answer due by
7 March 2025
Answered
5 March 202513 days after tabling
Department
Department for Infrastructure
Priority question
No

Answer

My Department has been operating in a difficult financial environment for a number of years due to underfunding and austerity by the British Government and this has had a significant impact on its ability to deliver essential services such as road maintenance.

There are many roads that would undoubtedly benefit from investment, including those in Moira Village, however, due to a limited budget, resurfacing work must be taken forward through the prioritisation of those deemed most in need of intervention.

Officials are currently developing the 2025/26 resurfacing programme, and this will be provided in the Department’s Annual Report to Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

In the interim, my officials will continue to undertake regular inspections in Moira and repair defects in accordance with my Department’s current maintenance policy.

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