Economic Rebalancing

Part of Oral Answers to Questions – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 3:00 pm on 17 February 2014.

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Photo of Arlene Foster Arlene Foster DUP 3:00, 17 February 2014

Obviously, we are dealing with that issue, in particular the way in which west of the Bann had to deal with IRA violence in the past and the fact that a lot of infrastructure was damaged in that way.  I am delighted that the licence competition for gas to the west has been announced.  We look forward to natural gas being available to citizens and businesses in the west of the Province for the first time.  That will have a big impact in the west of the Province, particularly for businesses that have had to endure not having the choice of energy provision.  I very much welcome that they will now have the choice of natural gas and I look forward to that being rolled out in the west of the Province.