Alex Easton MLA receives further proof that North Down is getting a raw deal over funding from Transport NI.
Speaking today Alex Easton MLA said.
“It is becoming more and more evident as more information comes to light that Ards & North Down are being treated differently to the rest of Northern Ireland. In yet more damming evidence this time coming from yet another two NI Assembly questions we can see that in terms of street lighting and general maintenance our Council is once again at the bottom of the list for funding.”
“I am at a loss as to why we are receiving the least amount of funding as we have the third highest populations of all Council areas, yet we already receiving the least amount of funding for road resurfacing and footpath resurfacing and now the least for Street lighting and general maintenance. I want clear answers from Transport NI why this is happening , and why we are being treated in this fashion. I want to know why we are being discriminated against and who is making these funding decisions. With this in mind I will be seeking a meeting with the Infrastructure Minister meeting to demand answers, I will be giving the Minister a list of issues that need address urgently within the North Down area.”
Ends:
Alex Easton MLA
From: assembly.questions@niassembly.gov.uk [mailto:assembly.questions@niassembly.gov.uk] Sent: 24 October 2016 11:10 To: Easton, Alex <alex.easton@mla.niassembly.gov.uk> Subject: Written Answer AQW 4244/16-21 – Funding for New Street lighting
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the funding for new street lighting in 2015-16, broken down by local council area.
The total amount spent by my Department’s Transport NI on Capital Street Lighting in 2015-16 by
Council area is detailed in the table below.
District Council Area Outturn
2015-16
£k
Belfast City Council 1,165
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council 535
Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council 482
Mid & East Antrim Borough Council 638
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council 804
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough
Council
3,530
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council 602
Ards & North Down Borough Council
Derry City & Strabane District Council
453
1,221
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council 451
Mid Ulster District Council 465
Total 10,346
During 2015-16 a project to replace standard sodium lanterns with LED lanterns in the Armagh, Banbridge
and Craigavon area took place.
From: assembly.questions@niassembly.gov.uk [mailto:assembly.questions@niassembly.gov.uk] Sent: 24 October 2016 11:16 To: Easton, Alex <alex.easton@mla.niassembly.gov.uk> Subject: Written Answer AQW 4243/16-21 – Funding for Grass Cutting
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the funding for grass cutting for 2015-16, broken down by local council area.
My Department does not maintain a record of expenditure in the format requested, however, I can provide
the Member with information on Routine Maintenance expenditure by District Council area (see table
below). Grass Cutting is one of the sub functions that make up the Routine Maintenance of the road
network.
Other functions within Routine Maintenance are Embankments & Cuttings and Verges, Weed Spraying,
Fences and Sweeping, Cleaning and Gully Emptying.
District Council Area 2015-16 £k
Belfast City Council 1,662
Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council 1,076
Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council 751
Mid & East Antrim Borough Council 1,566
Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council 1,693
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council 1,675
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council 1,223
Ards & North Down Borough Council 637
Derry City & Strabane District Council 1,159
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council 1,642
Mid Ulster District Council 1,232
Total Routine Maintenance Spend 14,316
