To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) which areas are under consideration for residents' only parking schemes; (ii) the timescales for introduction.

The first residents’ parking scheme in Rugby Road / College Park Avenue, Belfast, came into operation during April 2018. A review of the scheme, which will reflect the needs, experiences and feedback of residents, is currently underway. I will want to make sure that any lessons learnt from this scheme inform wider policy on implementing residents’ parking schemes.

Since the implementation of the Belfast scheme, the Department has received requests for many residents’ parking schemes across the north. I can assure the Member that my officials are assessing all these in the context of developing a new approach to residents’ parking schemes that incorporates the learning from the first scheme, in advance of considering rolling out schemes to any other areas in Northern Ireland. At this stage, we are not in a position to advise on timescales for considering future schemes, as this is dependent on successful evaluation of the performance of the initial scheme.