To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether her Department has recently assessed the potential for provision of a cycle route on Dublin Road, Antrim; and (ii) what was the outcome of this assessment.

In July 2021 my Department carried out a preliminary assessment of a proposal to upgrade the existing footway at Dublin Road, Antrim south of Balloo Manor. Although this proposal did not score highly enough to warrant being taken forward for a more detailed assessment at the time, my Department will now be further exploring the potential for provision of a cycle route on Dublin Road, in particular between Chapel Roundabout and Belmont Road. I have asked my officials to keep you informed of the outcome of further assessments.