AQW 9008/16-21

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 09/12/2016
Answered On Date: 19/12/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail what internal review has begun into the purchase of the MV Strangford 2 ferry, given that cars are unable to disembark from the vessel at high tide.

Answer:

The problem with the vehicle ramp on the ferry was discovered as part of the normal due diligence and commissioning checks carried out ahead of new facilities coming into service. This matter is now in the process of being resolved. No investigation is proposed but as with all capital projects a post-project evaluation will be carried out in due course.