The £50 Million Strabane Three Rivers
Project which has the potential to create up to 1700 jobs has today been given
the green light by the SDLP Minister for the Environment, Mark H Durkan.
Welcoming this very exciting
announcement, West Tyrone SDLP MLA Joe Byrne said; "Today's news signals
the beginning of a very significant development for the people of Strabane and
the wider District Area in terms of both Job creation and investment
opportunities. I 
"A significant Economic
Development project of this scale in Strabane has been long overdue for some
years. As the SDLP MLA for Strabane, It is my hope that this planning approval
for the Three Rivers project will help kick start many other proposed
development opportunities which are greatly needed to create jobs and bring
further investment for Strabane and its people. Since being re-elected as the
SDLP MLA for this area in 2011 my team and I have continually pushed for the
approval of this development and lobbied extensively both Minister Attwood and
the current Minister Mark H Durkan to grant a favourable decision for this
comprehensively and potentially life changing scheme."
"Job creation and investment for
the Strabane District is a key priority for the SDLP and will remain at the top
of our agenda moving forward. My SDLP team and I feel strongly about the very
high levels of unemployment in Strabane, especially within our younger
generations who have had to emigrate in the hope of finding employment. For
those people this project has the potential to provide job opportunities and
generate more local spending power which can enhance Strabane as a regional
town in terms of both retail and tourist related opportunities."
"I would like to take this
opportunity to also commend the private developer's behind the three rivers
project for their perseverance and dedication in pursuing and addressing all of
the requirements of statutory authorities in order to make this project a
reality. There were issues relating to the DRD Roads Service and DARD Rivers
Agency which had to be addressed as well as environmental matters in order to
secure final approval. Project
Spokesperson Mr Niall McAteer and his professional team have had numerous
meetings with me, including a number of ministerial meetings in order to
address all of the issues relating to this significant and exciting project. It
has been a difficult process getting to where we are today, but one I hope will
prove worthwhile and beneficial to the people living in and visiting the
Strabane and Lifford areas."
ENDS
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