To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to his mitigations to ease traffic congestion in Belfast city centre, to detail the improvements he will make in relation to services to and from Cairnshill park and ride facility.

This issue is an operational matter for Translink. I have sought the requested information and can confirm that as part of the mitigations to ease traffic congestion in Belfast, peak time frequency on the 652 service from Cairnshill Park and Ride was enhanced from 13th May this year. This increased the service to provide 10 departures from Cairnshill between 7.00am and 9.20am Monday to Friday at the following times:

Translink has recently revealed that over 400k additional passenger journeys have been made on public transport in the last two months compared to the same period last year.

For any future queries relating to operational matters, you should contact Translink directly at aqw.request@translink.co.uk. Making direct contact with Translink will ensure that you receive the information in the shortest possible timeframe and make best use of limited public resources.