AQW 40910/22-27


Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast


Tabled Date: 18/02/2026
Answered On Date: 02/03/2026
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQO3125/22-27, whether his Department has updated its list of hockey pitches which are available for play, with floodlights.


Answer:
This issue is an operational matter for Sport NI.
I have sought the requested information from the Chief Executive, who has advised me as follows:
“Sport NI’s Active Places survey was updated during 2025 following engagement with Local Councils who provided a review of the facilities they operate.
The National Governing Body for Hockey also provided Sport NI with a list of facilities, which was amalgamated with the existing Active Places dataset.
The Active Places dataset now lists 130 facilities, 75 of which are floodlit.”
Council Area
Gravel/ Shale
Synthetic
Water
Total Pitches
Floodlit
Antrim & Newtownabbey
10
5
2
17
8
Ards & North Down
1
11
0
12
8
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon
6
11
1
18
7
Belfast City
5
19
4
28
16
Causeway Coast & Glens
5
8
0
13
7
Derry City & Strabane
0
4
0
4
4
Fermanagh & Omagh
1
3
0
4
3
Lisburn & Castlereagh
1
6
2
9
8
Mid & East Antrim
3
7
0
10
5
Mid Ulster
2
6
1
9
6
Newry, Mourne & Down
1
5
0
6
3
Total
35
85
10
130
75