AQW 9907/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 9059/22-27, how many rectification notices have been served in the last five years.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 11 April 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 11 April 2024
- Answer due by
- 26 April 2024
- Answered
- 26 April 202415 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Utility companies are responsible for the permanent reinstatement of roads to an agreed specification. When utility companies do not reinstate roads in a satisfactory manner, the Department applies the procedures for inspection of reinstatements and for dealing with reinstatement failures as set out in the Northern Ireland Road Authority and Utilities Committee (NIRAUC) Code of Practice for Inspections. The number of reinstatement failures is set out in the table below.
| Year | Reinstatement Failures |
| 2019/2020 | 1024 |
| 2020/2021 | 759 |
| 2021/2022 | 1009 |
| 2022/2023 | 1259 |
| 2023/2024 | 908 |
The reinstatement defects recorded in the table were notified to the company responsible for the necessary remedial works.