AQW 3549/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) when his Department knew the Strangford ferry service would not be operational after 7:45pm on 24 September 2022; and (ii) when the first public notice was issued confirming withdrawal of the ferry service.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 26 September 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 26 September 2022
- Answer due by
- 11 October 2022
- Answered
- 11 October 202215 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Officials became aware of a potential issue with the Saturday evening sailings at approximately 12:30pm on Friday 23 September 2022. My Private Office was advised at 3:41pm on Friday 23 September 2022 that it had been concluded that suspension was unavoidable.
The first public notice was issued at 4.58pm on Friday 23 September 2022 on the DfI Facebook and Twitter accounts. A few minutes later a SMS was issued to over 4000 Ferry SMS alert subscribers.