Transport needs for Northern Ireland

02 June 2005

Policy Documents and Submissions

Today’s visit of the Transport Commissioner presents an opportunity to press home Northern Ireland’s acute infrastructural needs.  In my discussions with Commissioner Barrow I intend to do so. In this regard I have prepared the attached Briefing paper which I will deliver to him.

Northern Ireland has lost out substantially in EU funding because of the decision that access to the Cohesion Fund would be based on national rather than regional criteria. Thus Northern Ireland has never been able to qualify for one penny of Cohesion funding, which is directed at addressing infrastructural needs on transport and environmental needs.

The Republic of Ireland, on the other hand, has benefited massively, having drawn down over 1Billion Euro for transport needs and the same again for water and sewerage plants.  I, therefore, intend to press with Mr Barrot the severe infrastructural deficit which Northern Ireland has been left to address, without EU aid, because of Brussels’ restrictive criteria on Cohesion Funding.

Social and Economic issues in Northern Ireland

25 May 2005

Policy Documents and Submissions

Briefing paper outlining Social and Economic issues within Northern Ireland

Fairness for All

06 December 2004

Policy Documents and Submissions

Jim Allister is openly critical about how Peace money has been spent within Northern Ireland. "Fairness for All" is a briefing paper which outlines where the problems have arisen in the past and how the Unionist Community can get their fair share of Peace money in the future.

Read "Fairness for All"

2004 European Election Manifesto

23 April 2004

Policy Documents and Submissions

Click on the link to find the full details of the 2004 DUP election manifesto.