To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in relation to works schemes proposed for the 2021/22 financial year in the Southern Division’s Annual report to Ards and North Down Borough Council, to detail (i) what schemes will be completed before end of the 2021/22 financial year; and (ii) what schemes will not be completed before end of 2021/22 financial year, with the reasons for non-completion.

The 2021/22 Ards and North Down Council Report contains an extensive list of work programmes (Southern Division Annual Report to Ards & North Down Borough Council 2021/22 (infrastructure-ni.gov.uk). If however there are any specific schemes within the report that you are interested in then a progress report on the scheme can be obtained from Divisional staff.

I can advise also that details of works completed during the 2021/22 year, along with the proposed work programmes for 2022/23, will be included in my Department’s 2022/23 Annual Spring Report which will be presented to Council following confirmation of the 2022/23 budget settlement and published shortly after.

Unfortunately, the delivery of the work programme during the current financial year has been impacted by contractual and COVID related issues which has had a particular impact on resurfacing and Local Transport and Safety Measures schemes.

The annual reports are published online and available in the Assembly library. They can also be accessed through the www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/publications webpage.