The Department of Infrastructure says it hasn't rented out its road sweeping vehicles to anyone for five years.
A Freedom of Information request asked how many times the vehicles had been hired out to private individuals since 2021.
The person behind the request also asked what the vehicles had been needed for.
In its request, the department said it hadn't hired out any sweepers to private individuals over that time.
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