To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether all proposed schemes contained in the Annual Report to Ards and North Down Borough Council 2023-24 will be completed by the end of the financial year.

The programming of delivery of the schemes proposed within the Annual Report to Ards and North Down Borough Council 2023-24 can be impacted by a range of factors including availability of resources and capacity, both Departmental and contractor, and also other events such as severe adverse weather. My officials are striving to advance the completion of those schemes which were identified for delivery in the Report during the 2023-24 financial year. Any of these schemes that are not completed during this financial year will be prioritised for completion early in the 2024-25 financial year.