§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if, in circumstances where an abandonment notice has been served on land and property owners in relation to the proposed abandonment of a road, a clear statement of the relevant procedures has been issued to each land and property owner; and if he will publish this notice of procedures in theOfficial Report.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 31 October 1988]: There is no statutory requirement for the Department of 654W Environment for Northern Ireland to serve notice of its intention to abandon a road on land or property owners, but it is required to publish such a notice in the local press. However, in addition to fulfilling this statutory requirement, departmental officials consult land and property owners on an informal basis prior to the publication of the notice and advise them of their statutory rights of objection.
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many abandonment notices have been served in respect of roads in each of the 26 district council areas in the period since 1 January.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 31 October 1988]: The information is as follows:
Notices of intention to make an abandonment order published since 1 January 1988 Number Belfast CC 30 Antrim BC 3 Ards BC 2 Ballymena BC 1 Banbridge DC 1 Carrickfergus BC 1 Craigavon BC 2 Down DC 2 Fermanagh DC 1 Larne BC 1 North Down BC 1 Newtownabbey BC 2
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many roads in each Northern Ireland constituency the Department of the Environment proposes to abandon.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 31 October 1988]: The distribution in relation to Northern Ireland constituencies is not readily available. The numbers of roads in each of the 26 district council areas which would be affected by the Department's proposals at 31 October 1988 are:
Numbers Belfast City Council 6 Antrim BC 9 Ards BC 1 Armagh DC 23 Ballymene BC 1 Banbridge DC 9 Carrickfergus BC 3 Castlereagh BC 1 Coleraine BC 3 Craigavon BC 4 Dungannon DC 2 Fermanagh DC 3 Lisburn BC 2 North Down DC 4 Omagh DC 2 Limavady DC 2 Down DC 1
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will state the road number and name of each road in the constituency of Newry and Armagh which the Department of the Environment proposes to abandon.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 31 October 1988]: The road number and name of each road in the constituency of Newry and Armagh which would be affected by a proposed abandonment are as follows:
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Title Route number Lislea Road, Keady DR 8277 Cormeen Road, Tynan DR 8674 Cooey Road, Tynan DR 8736 Lisglynn Road, Tynan DR 8694 Bondville Road, Tynan DR 8716 Brootally, Tynan DR 8696 Bullock Lane, Darkley DR 8438 Ballymacauley Road, Markethill DR 8032 Cavandoogan Road, Middletown DR 8718 Drumnachee Road, Markethill Old A28 Ballyards Road, Armagh Unclassified Address Road, Portadown B 28 Lisnagally Road, Tynan DR 8687 Ballynamenta Road, Killylea DR 8686 Killyreavey Road, Keady DR 8362 Balleer Road, Armagh DR 8204 Lisdrumbroghas Road, Tynan DR 8657 Ballyindarragh Road, Markethill DR 8031 Newry Road, County Armagh B 30 Tiveracree Road, Derrynoose DR 8554 Cashel Road, Keady DR 8268 Mullabrack Road, Markethill Unclassified Farranamucklagh Road, Keady DR 8288