Infrastructure and transport

Roads, public transport, planning, water and sewerage infrastructure, broadband and major capital projects.

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Subtopics

• Roads: 1 – Road schemes, maintenance, potholes and road safety.
• Public transport: 2 – Translink, buses, rail, fares and active travel.
• Planning: 2 – The planning system and major planning decisions.
• Major projects: 0 – Major capital projects such as the A5, Casement Park, ports and airports.
• Water and sewerage infrastructure: 0 – NI Water investment and wastewater capacity constraining development.

Latest releases

• O’Toole: Belfast transport plan long on aspiration, short on delivery commitments

  • SDLP
  • 5 November 2026
  • Criticism

  SDLP Opposition Leader Matthew O'Toole calls for firm delivery commitments on the Belfast transport plan, saying it is long on aspiration but short on commitments.

  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Eastern Transport Plan 2035 Belfast portion publication

  Original release: O’Toole: Belfast transport plan long on aspiration, short on delivery commitmentsArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026

• Hanna: Budget must deliver support now and invest in Northern Ireland's future

  • SDLP
  • 5 November 2026
  • Call for action

  SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP calls on the Chancellor to use the 2026 Budget to fund extra Home Heating Oil Support, an Essentials Guarantee for Universal Credit and extend Rural Fuel Duty Relief, while urging a ten‑year partnership to invest in infrastructure, housing, transport, energy and skills in

  • Public finance and taxation
  • Economy and employment
  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Social security and welfare
  • Northern Ireland
  • Cross-border / all-island
  • UK-wide
  • Issue: Stormont budget request for household support and infrastructure investment

  Original release: Hanna: Budget must deliver support now and invest in Northern Ireland's futureArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026

• Alliance calls for progress in making Fleadh more accessible

  • Alliance
  • 4 November 2026
  • Parliamentary or governmental update

  Alliance Cllr Long calls for Fleadh to be made more accessible for everyone, following concerns from disability groups.

  • Disability and equality
  • Local government
  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Fleadh 2026 accessibility concerns and proposals

  Original release: Alliance calls for progress in making Fleadh more accessible

• Armstrong: Farm fire costs rose four times faster here than across the UK

  • UUP
  • 4 November 2026
  • Call for action

  Ulster Unionist MLA Diana Armstrong calls for investment in rural fire services after farm fire costs rose 73% in Northern Ireland.

  • Agriculture and rural affairs
  • Economy and employment
  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: NFU Mutual's Farm Fires Report 2025 statistics release

  Original release: Armstrong: Farm fire costs rose four times faster here than across the UK

• CCG: Don’t sell our land for an AI campus!

  • Aontú
  • 4 November 2026
  • Call for action

  Aontú calls for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council to reject the sale of publicly owned land for a data centre expansion in Coleraine.

  • Local government
  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Environment and climate
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Coleraine data centre expansion proposal

  Original release: CCG: Don’t sell our land for an AI campus!

• Durkan Urges Cross-Border Action to Advance A2 Buncrana Road Project

  • SDLP
  • 26 October 2026
  • Call for action

  The party MLA Mark H Durkan urges cross-border action to progress the A2 Buncrana Road Widening Scheme, which he says has been delayed for decades.

  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Northern Ireland
  • Cross-border / all-island
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Issue: A2 Buncrana Road Widening Scheme delay

  Original release: Durkan Urges Cross-Border Action to Advance A2 Buncrana Road Project

• Planning system continues to hold back economic growth, says McReynolds

  • Alliance
  • 22 October 2026
  • Criticism

  The party says the planning system is holding back economic growth, citing statistics and business concerns. McReynolds criticises the system.

  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Economy and employment
  • Local government
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Planning system statistics and business concerns

  Original release: Planning system continues to hold back economic growth, says McReynolds

• Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid

  • Green Party
  • 6 August 2026
  • Campaign statement

  The party announces Councillor Anthony Flynn as its North Down candidate, pledging to protect the environment and improve public services. Flynn will focus on clean water and better transport.

  • Environment and climate
  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Health
  • Economy and employment
  • Northern Ireland

  Original release: Green councillor Anthony Flynn pledges clean water and better transport in North Down Assembly bid

• Cllr Flynn calls on Stormont ministers to ringfence Transport funding

  • Green Party
  • 23 July 2026
  • Call for action

  Cllr Flynn calls for Stormont ministers to ringfence Transport funding. He says this funding should be used to protect and improve public transport in Northern Ireland.

  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Public finance and taxation
  • Northern Ireland
  • UK-wide
  • Issue: Stormont Barnett consequentials announcement

  Original release: Cllr Flynn calls on Stormont ministers to ringfence Transport funding

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