AQW 16592/22-27

Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 11/10/2024
Answered On Date: 16/10/2024
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the plans in place to address the additional demand for parking in Portaferry and Strangford, given that passengers who would ordinarily have used their cars on the crossing will now be using the replacement foot passenger ferry.

Answer:

Anyone wishing to park and use the passenger ferry service from Portaferry will be directed to the free council car parks at Meetinghouse Street and The Rope Walk. Those travelling from Strangford can use the free car park adjacent to Stella Maris Street to the rear of the ferry terminal.

If there are any concerns regarding motorists parking vehicles in such a manner that causes an obstruction, or blocking access or egress, then this should be referred to the PSNI.