AQW 3631/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 12/03/2020
Answered On Date: 24/03/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider amending the online portal to allow customers to report (i) pavement parking that blocks access for pedestrians; and (ii) vehicles blocking cycle lanes.

Answer:

I fully appreciate the difficulties presented by cars parked inconsiderately on footways and cycleways and the impact this can have on many people.

I can advise that My Department’s on-line reporting platform already allows for the reporting of problems associated with obstruction of the public road, footway and cycleway however it should be noted that in the majority of cases, enforcement will lie with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

My officials will continue to liaise with the PSNI which has an extremely important role to play in resolving the issues you raise.