Marshalled List of Amendments
15 September 2025
Item 6: Order Paper 117/22-27 - Monday 15 September 2025
Motion: Delivering a New Road Maintenance Strategy
Proposed:
That this Assembly regrets the declining condition of the road network across Northern Ireland; notes with concern that almost 107,000 potholes were recorded in 2024; further notes the adverse impact a limited road maintenance service has had on our roads over the last ten years; highlights the substantial increase in the Department for Infrastructure's expenditure on public liability claims in the last five years; believes that the maintenance of the road network is crucial for road safety for all users whether travelling in a vehicle, bike or on foot; and calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to urgently present a new road maintenance strategy that will address road maintenance in an effective and efficient manner, with proposals that will deliver higher quality repairs, address workforce challenges, prioritise funding for rural roads, learn from areas of best practice, including the use of technology, and allow for proactive intervention.
Mr Stephen Dunne
Mr Trevor Clarke
Mr Keith Buchanan
Amendment 1
Leave out all after 'ten years;' and insert:
"further regrets that cyclists are often forced to travel on poorly maintained roads due to a lack of dedicated cycling infrastructure; highlights the substantial increase in the Department for Infrastructure's expenditure on public liability claims in the last five years; believes that the maintenance of the road network is crucial for road safety for all users whether travelling in a vehicle, bike or on foot; and calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to urgently present a new road maintenance strategy that will address road maintenance in an effective and efficient manner, with proposals that will deliver higher quality repairs, address workforce challenges, including the issue of low pay, prioritise funding for rural roads and for roads frequently used by cyclists, learn from areas of best practice, including the use of technology, and allow for proactive intervention.
[Mr Gerry Carroll]
Amendment 2
Leave out all after 'bike or on foot;' and insert:
"calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to urgently present a new road maintenance strategy that will address road maintenance in an effective and efficient manner, with proposals that will deliver higher quality repairs, address workforce challenges, prioritise funding for rural roads, learn from areas of best practice, including the use of technology, and allow for proactive intervention; and further calls on the Minister to introduce clear, time-bound targets for repairing potholes, up to a maximum of three months."
[Mr Gerry Carroll]
Amendment 3
Leave out all after 'bike or on foot;' and insert:
"calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to urgently present a new road maintenance strategy that will address road maintenance in an effective and efficient manner, with proposals that will deliver higher quality repairs, address workforce challenges, prioritise funding for rural roads, learn from areas of best practice, including the use of technology, and allow for proactive intervention; andfurther calls on the Minister to establish a publicly accessible database of the location of road traffic collisions, to better monitor how poor road quality impacts on road safety."
[Mr Gerry Carroll]
Amendment 4
Leave out all after 'bike or on foot;' and insert:
"calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to urgently present a new road maintenance strategy that will address road maintenance in an effective and efficient manner, with proposals that will deliver higher quality repairs, address workforce challenges, prioritise funding for rural roads, learn from areas of best practice, including the use of technology, and allow for proactive intervention; and further calls on the Minister to commit to maintaining unadopted roads, where the current condition of the road is likely to cause a risk to public safety."
[Mr Gerry Carroll]
The Speaker will make a decision on the above amendments on Thursday 11 September 2025
