The “shambles” of the electric vehicle charging network in Northern Ireland is forcing people to go back to petrol and diesel cars, Alliance Infrastructure spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA has said. The North Down MLA was speaking after contacting the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), which maintains the network here. It followed complaints from constituents, who having […]
Alliance Party Infrastructure spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA has launched a public petition calling for the Minister for Infrastructure to rapidly improve the Electric Vehicle (EV) charging networking in Northern Ireland. The online petition notes that while Northern Ireland’s EV charging network was world-leading when it was established back in 2010, a decade of decay and […]
Councillor Connie Egan has spoken of her delight after Translink announced it won’t close a much used public right of way, less than 48 hours after Alliance started a campaign to overturn the decision. Plans to close the path between the station and Manse/Brunswick Road had been met with uproar, with Connie just yesterday announcing […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has described the Department for Infrastructure’s plans for the extension of the Glider service to North and South Belfast as falling short. A consultation on Phase Two of the Belfast Rapid Transit Network was launched on Monday but the proposed southern route would stop at Cairnshill Park and Ride […]
Alliance MLA Andrew Muir has backed plans at Stormont to support the taxi industry and encourage more drivers into the sector. The Party’s Infrastructure Spokesperson was speaking during a debate in the Assembly on Tuesday, aiming to halt the low numbers of taxi drivers currently operating across Northern Ireland. He said: “One of the few […]
A new Belfast Bikes station is set to be located at Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre, after years of lobbying by local Alliance Councillors Michael Long and Eric Hanvey. The plans are one of four new stations agreed by Belfast City Council tonight, with the local success coming on the back of collaborative cross-party working with the […]
The passage of legislation allowing the Infrastructure Minister to deal with a number of reservoirs where urgent interventions are required is a matter of life and death, Alliance MLA Andrew Muir has said. The party’s Infrastructure spokesperson was speaking after the Transfers of Functions Bill was approved by MLAs in the Assembly today. It is […]
A new community outreach system will help reach those who across South Belfast missing out due to a lack of traditional community infrastructure in some areas, Alliance South Belfast representative Kate Nicholl has said. Councillor Nicholl, recently selected as constituency representative in support of Paula Bradshaw MLA, said several neighbourhoods across the area, including […]
Alliance Infrastructure spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA has criticised the Department for Infrastructure’s failure to respond to the review of special events on roads legislation prior to COVID-19 restrictions being eased. The Assembly passed legislation in 2017 giving local authorities the power to approve the closure of roads for holding special events such as sport races. […]
Alliance representatives have met with the Infrastructure Minister to discuss recently announced plans regarding the proposed Tillysburn Park and Ride and the Sydenham Greenway. The meeting, which was attended by party representatives from East Belfast and North Down, including Chris Lyttle MLA, Andrew Muir MLA and Councillors Gillian Greer, Martin McRandal, Ross McMullan and Sian […]