AQW 38429/22-27

Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley

Tabled Date: 16/01/2026
Answered On Date: 28/01/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) whether her Department has an up-to-date register of salt and grit bin locations; and (ii) how often her Department updates this register.

Answer:

I can confirm that my Department keeps an up-to-date register of salt and grit bin locations which is updated when salt bins are added to the network through application and successful assessment or when removed by request or through non usage.

The most recent totals are shown in the table below:

Salt Bin Location	Count
Eastern Division
Belfast North	373
Belfast South	204
Lisburn and Castlereagh	416
Eastern Total	993
Northern Division
Antrim and Newtownabbey	389
Causeway Coast and Glens East	167
Causeway Coast and Glens West	522
Mid and East Antrim	400
Northern Total	1478
Southern Division
Ards and North Down	425
Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon East	477
Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon West	326
Newry Mourne and Down West	384
Newry Mourne and Down East	405
Southern Total	2017
Western Division
Fermanagh and Omagh East	219
Fermanagh and Omagh West	222
Londonderry and Strabane	424
Mid Ulster North	250
Mid Ulster South	260
Western Total	1375
Departmental Total	5863