AQW 36239/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any actions she will take to (i) ensure all sections and divisions within her Department use the spelling of Cloughey, for the village on the Ards Peninsula Irish Sea coast, and (ii) stop the use of and replace signs, with the incorrect spelling of Cloghy and Cloughy.

Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 25 November 2025

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Tabled
25 November 2025
Answer due by
10 December 2025
Answered
10 December 202515 days after tabling
Department
Department for Infrastructure
Priority question
No

Answer

My officials advise that they are aware of several older directional signs that use the spelling Cloghy.

As the Member will be aware, my Department has been operating in a difficult financial environment for a number of years due to underfunding and austerity by the British Government and limited budget resources mean we must prioritise our interventions to those locations deemed most in need. For this reason, the spelling will be amended as and when signage comes to the end of its natural life and is in need of replacement.

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