Lisburn visit
22 September 2008
Statement by Traditional Unionist MEP Jim Alister
I was pleased to accept a recent invitation from the Mayor of Lisburn, Councillor Ronnie Crawford, to meet with him to be briefed on strategic issues of a commercial and infrastructural nature as they affect his city.
I commend the Mayor on his initiative since being kept fully informed of the needs and priorities of individual parts of Northern Ireland is indispensable to successfully representing the Province in Europe.
We had a wide-ranging discussion which covered such diverse matters as securing the John Lewis development, the need for a rail link to the International Airport, the opportunities to secure transfer of more public service jobs to the city, the Maze site, further development of the Lagan and encouraging the commercial heart of Lisburn. It was clear to me that the Mayor is passionate about securing continuing prosperity for Lisburn City and in that he has my full support.
I will continue to liaise with him about Lisburn’s interests as and when relevant EU considerations arise.
ENDS
