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No Maze development 'without peace centre' | No Maze development 'without peace centre' |
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The deputy first minister has said there can be no development of the Maze jail site unless it is on the basis of previous agreements about the building of a peace centre. | |
Martin McGuinness was speaking in the assembly chamber. | Martin McGuinness was speaking in the assembly chamber. |
He said he was "saddened" that his party's agreement with the DUP about the centre had not been honoured. | He said he was "saddened" that his party's agreement with the DUP about the centre had not been honoured. |
Mr McGuinness said the centre should have been the "jewel in the crown" of the site of the former prison. | Mr McGuinness said the centre should have been the "jewel in the crown" of the site of the former prison. |
Ever since First Minister Peter Robinson put the Maze Peace Centre on hold over the summer, Sinn Féin has been making its anger clear. | Ever since First Minister Peter Robinson put the Maze Peace Centre on hold over the summer, Sinn Féin has been making its anger clear. |
Monday's comments are the strongest indication yet that, as far as Mr McGuinness is concerned, any wider development of the Maze jail site is now frozen. | |
The deputy first minister praised the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) for staging its show at the site this May. | The deputy first minister praised the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) for staging its show at the site this May. |
However, he added: "The anticipated development of the site can only proceed on the basis of the honouring of the commitments that have been made." | However, he added: "The anticipated development of the site can only proceed on the basis of the honouring of the commitments that have been made." |
The RUAS has yet to sign a long-term development agreement with the board that runs the Maze site. | The RUAS has yet to sign a long-term development agreement with the board that runs the Maze site. |
There is no suggestion its show cannot go ahead next year. | There is no suggestion its show cannot go ahead next year. |
However, the current uncertainty will not please the RUAS or make it any easier to persuade other organisations to help regenerate the former jail. | However, the current uncertainty will not please the RUAS or make it any easier to persuade other organisations to help regenerate the former jail. |
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