AQW 17816/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 22/04/2021
Answered On Date: 30/04/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline her plans for the deployment of Traffic Attendants and reduction in the use of Coronavirus Job Retention Furlough in line with the easement of COVID-19 restrictions and the associated increase in vehicle movements.

Answer:

In response to increasing traffic levels, some more Traffic Attendants (TAs) will be brought back from furlough by the service provider, NSL, in the coming weeks. This is in line with my decision to scale back parking enforcement with TAs deployed on a priority basis to locations where they can contribute most to road safety and traffic progression. My Department is currently considering when parking enforcement will be returned to pre-lockdown levels.