Jim Allister Welcomes Action on his Call for Welcome to Northern Ireland Signs
06 August 2012
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“I would commend Danny Kennedy on the erection of “Welcome to Northern Ireland” signs along the border.
“This is an issue which I raised with I raised with both the First Minister and Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlen Foster when an MEP but with no success. I am now glad to see that Minister Kennedy has taken action.
“As I said back in 2008, Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land frontier with a foreign country, yet on no major road into Northern Ireland is there anything to delineate when the visitor has entered Northern Ireland, nor a sign to welcome them.
"Even when you travel from England to Wales, or to Scotland, or vice versa, the border is marked and visitors welcomed.
“I am glad that Mr Kennedy has taken action. These signs are a useful reminder that traffic laws in the United Kingdom differ from those in the Republic and indeed it is only polite to welcome foreign nationals into our Province.”
