AQW 10207/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 13/11/2020
Answered On Date: 24/11/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) how much she has bid for to fund the coastal road report recommendations for the Ards Peninsula in this financial year; and (ii) how much she will be applying for in 2021/22.

Answer:

The funding for works carried out to protect coastal roads in the Ards Peninsula is not bid for separately but rather forms part of my overall capital funding allocation and I understand that £280k has been allocated towards such works in the current year.

Looking forward I recognise the importance of investment in the road infrastructure and have highlighted a funding requirement for road maintenance as part of the information gathering exercise for Budget 2021-22. I will work collaboratively with the Minister for Finance and Executive colleagues as part of the Budget settlement to make the case for sustainable investment in our infrastructure and the outcome of this will influence the levels of funding that will be made available for works in the Ards Peninsula.