Oral Answers to Questions — Enterprise, Trade and Investment – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:30 pm on 14 April 2015.
Allstate and Concentrix are two very important foreign direct investors in Northern Ireland. I met senior teams from both of those organisations recently, and I am aware that both organisations have plans for expansion in Belfast and both have recently submitted planning applications for new development that will be in front of the new Belfast council. I hope that they will be able to develop in the way in which they have said that they want to.
Go raibh maith agat, a LeasCheann Comhairle. Mo bhuíochas leis an Aire as a freagraí go dtí seo. Thank you, Minister. Do you believe that that development will result in more really well paid jobs?
I certainly know that Allstate and Concentrix have ambitious plans. They want to be on the former Maysfield Leisure Centre site in a few months' time. Both of those companies want to be on the site because they have plans for expansion in the future, and I think that we should very much welcome that. We should also hope that Belfast council will work with both of those companies to make sure that the plans go ahead.