Department for Infrastructure Departmental Board

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is one of nine Northern Ireland Departments.  The main responsibilities of the Department are:

• regional strategic planning and development policy;
• transport strategy and sustainable transport policy;
• public transport policy and performance;
• road safety and vehicle regulation policy, including strategies to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads;
• driver and operator licensing and driver and vehicle testing;
• provision and maintenance of all public roads;
• certain policy and support work for air and sea ports;
• river and sea defence maintenance and the construction of flood alleviation schemes;
• provision of flood maps and risk information; and
• policy on water and sewerage services and management of the Department’s shareholder interest in Northern Ireland Water.

The Department operates under the direction and control of the Minister for Infrastructure. Civil Servants are accountable to the Minister and the Minister is accountable to the Assembly.

The Permanent Secretary, Julie Harrison, is the Accounting Officer for the Department and the Minister’s principal adviser.

The Departmental Board (the Board) provides corporate leadership to the organisation as a whole; takes responsibility for the Department’s performance; and provides support to the Permanent Secretary, who provides advice to the Minister.

www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk 

Julie Harrison Chair