AQW 52136/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 16/09/2026
Answered On Date: 07/10/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any expenditure on road safety measures, in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) education and public information campaigns; (b) road engineering and infrastructure interventions; (c) research and data analysis; and (d) other measures; and (ii) how evidence of effectiveness informs the allocation of road safety funding.

Answer:

(i) The table below details the expenditure on road safety measures in each of the last three years broken down by (a) education and public information campaigns; (b) road engineering and infrastructure interventions; (c) research and data analysis; and (d) other measures.

	2023-24 £’k	2024-25 £’k	2025-26* £’k
Education and public information campaigns	478	895	2,492**
Road Engineering and infrastructure interventions	15,728	15,760	17,286
Research and data analysis***	-	-	33
Other measures	-	-	-

* 2025-26 outturn is provisional and subject to audit finalisation.

** Includes £500k sponsorship funded by the Road Safety Partnership in 2025-26.

***This represents advertising expenditure, which incorporates benchmarking and performance tracking costs.

(ii) My Department’s road safety initiatives are designed to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on our roads. All campaigns are grounded in evidence-based research, focusing on road safety challenges, public attitudes, and strategies to influence unsafe behaviours. My Department has engaged a professional advertising agency, who use specialised tools to identify groups by age and gender who are watching or listening to which programmes on which platform. This enables us to ensure campaigns reach the people they are designed to influence.