Publications

Synopsis of Responses to the Consultation on proposals on changes to regulations to support the uptake of zero emission goods vehicles (ZEGVs) in Northern Ireland.

This publication provides provisional headline statistics on the vehicle, driver, and theory tests conducted by the Department's Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA). It is published monthly.

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Comber Road, Dundonald (Abandonment and Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026” (S.R 2026 No. 85) which comes into operation on 9 June 2026.

DFI/2026-0144: A Freedom of Information Act 2000 request for details, broken down by gender, age & county, of the numbers of current driving licence holders that, having 12 or more penalty points, retain an entitlement...

The attached RIA screening relates to the primary legislation being progressed in relation to the policy recommendations following the review of Trust Ports.

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) wishes to invite applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to be appointed as Independent Inspectors to carry out planning “Hear and Report” functions. This appointment process is part of...

In September 2025, the Department issued a public consultation on the introduction of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in new housing developments. The consultation closed on 19 December 2025.

The Department for Infrastructure has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Roads (Speed Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026” (S.R. 2026 No. 84) which comes into operation on 20 May 2026.

PARKING PLACES – DISABLED PERSONS’ VEHICLES The Department for Infrastructure has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026”, (S.R. 2026 No. 82) which comes...

PART-TIME SPEED LIMIT – SCHOOLS The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Schools (Part-Time 20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026” (S.R. 2026 No. 83), which comes...

This guidance sets out the Department for Infrastructure’s approach to the authorisation of new, upgraded, or renewed railway subsystems in Northern Ireland under the Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.

Cross pavement solutions for EV owners without a driveway to provide access to a connection to the individual home chargers’ electricity supply.

The Department ran a 15 week public consultation which opened on 13 November 2024 and closed 28 February 2025.

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Road Races (Tandragee 100) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026”, (S.R. 2026 No. 86), which comes into operation on 25th June 2026.

DFI/2026-0029: An Environmental Information Regulations 2004 request for details of the recipient(s) of correspondence from the Department for Infrastructure, referred to by the DfI Minister in a 03 December 2025 letter to the Infrastructure Committee...

The Department ran a 12 week public consultation which opened on 23 June and closed 16 September 2025.

This publication provides provisional headline statistics on the vehicle, driver, and theory tests conducted by the Department's Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA). It is published monthly.

Access to official statistics in advance of official publication is governed by legislation.

DFI/2025-0271: An Environmental Information Regulations 2004 request for copies of all records held by DfI in relation to the traditional arch erected in Hillsborough on the evening of 16 June 2025. Including an internal review...

DFI/2025-0424: An Environmental Information Regulations 2004 request for details of the Department for Infrastructure's awareness of Dalradian Gold Ltd.'s intention to commercially mine tellurium at its projected Curraghinalt goldmine, including: 1) the date DfI was...