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Asked by Michelle

AQW 42343/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of times a payment to a contractor was withheld or delayed, as a result of failing to meet her Department’s quality standards during inspection, in each of the last five years.

Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 11 March 2026

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
11 March 2026
Answer due by
27 March 2026
Answered
26 March 202615 days after tabling
Department
Department for Infrastructure
Priority question
No

Answer

My Department may withhold or delay payments to contractors pending resolution of queries or completion of necessary remedial works. While the Department's financial system does record details of disputed invoices, the information held is insufficient to separately identify payments withheld because of issues identified during inspection of works.

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