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Meeting over threat to 300 DVA jobs in Coleraine | |
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A public meeting has been held to discuss the threat to 300 jobs at the Driver and Vehicle Agency in NI. | |
About 100 people, including representatives from political parties, were at the meeting in Coleraine on Thursday evening. | |
A public consultation on whether services should be centralised in Swansea, Wales, is to end next week. | A public consultation on whether services should be centralised in Swansea, Wales, is to end next week. |
The union, Nipsa, said as well as the jobs threat, the Coleraine closure would impact on efficiency. | The union, Nipsa, said as well as the jobs threat, the Coleraine closure would impact on efficiency. |
Union official Ryan McKinney said: "The decision to close this is going to impact on ordinary people. | Union official Ryan McKinney said: "The decision to close this is going to impact on ordinary people. |
"There has already been clear evidence in Scotland that ordinary purchase of vehicles and changing tax discs is having a delay of up to six weeks. That is unacceptable. Here in Coleraine, they can do it in less than five days." | "There has already been clear evidence in Scotland that ordinary purchase of vehicles and changing tax discs is having a delay of up to six weeks. That is unacceptable. Here in Coleraine, they can do it in less than five days." |