To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she intends to review the condition of roads across the Ards Peninsula; to details how many roads have unrepaired potholes (as of the end of June 2016); how many roads have been identified for repair and when those repairs will be completed.

I can advise the Member that my Department’s TransportNI operates a cyclic routine inspection regime on all adopted roads including those within the Ards Peninsula. As such there is no requirement to carry out a review of the condition of the roads across the Ards Peninsula as the inspection regime is ongoing throughout the year.

At this time I am unable to provide details of the number of roads which have unrepaired potholes up to the end of June 2016. I would also point that the number of roads where repairs have been identified is not normally recorded as a separate statistic on our systems.

Under the current reduced level of service due to budgetary constraints, only the highest priority defects are being fixed across the entire road network, including unclassified rural roads. These defects will be repaired within either one calendar day or five working days depending on their severity and depending on the necessary resources being available.