Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many car parks are provided by (1) the Department of the Environment, (2) the private sector and (3) district councils in the urban areas of(a) Dungannon, (b) Portadown, (c) Armagh City and (d) Newry; what is the total number of (i) paid for spaces and (ii) free spaces in each of these urban areas; and what proposals there are to provide additional parking spaces in each of these urban areas. [94625]
§ Mr. George HowarthResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Roads Service under its Chief Executive, Mr. Colin James. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from C. James to Mr. John D. Taylor, dated 21 October 1999:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me to respond to your recently tabled parliamentary Question about car park provision in the urban areas of Dungannon, Portadown, Armagh and Newry. The information requested is as follows:642W
Urban Area Dungannon1 Portadown Armagh Newry DOE(NI) Roads Service Car Parks 5 12 8 14 Paid Spaces 362 639 587 526 Free Spaces 218 754 308 814 Private Sector Car Parks — 4 2 2 Paid Spaces — 540 138 — Free Spaces — 775 20 1,950
Urban Area Dungannon1 Portadown Armagh Newry District Council Car Parks — 1 3 — Paid Spaces — — 130 — Free Spaces — 30 60 — 1 Following a review of car parking at Perry Street 40 paid spaces will become free spaces later this year, i.e., there will be 322 paid spaces and 258 free spaces. Roads Service has no proposals at present to provide additional car parking spaces in any of the above-mentioned urban areas.I hope you find this information helpful.