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First Minister Rt Hon Peter Robinson MP MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have officially opened the new Belfast offices of Irish national broadcaster RTÉ .RTÉ has moved from its Belfast base in Fanum House on Great Victoria Street to the Centrepoint Building on Bedford Street in Belfast. Speaking at the opening First Minister Peter Robinson said: "I congratulate RTÉ on its investment and expansion as this new city centre base is opened. The new offices at the Centrepoint building which have been leased by RTÉ represent a further sign that Northern Ireland has grown in confidence and is building a new sustainable economy. "Business interest in our Province has risen as a result of the transformation and the achievements we have delivered in the last twelve months. Office accommodation such as the Centrepoint building is unsurprisingly in high demand. "There is however still much to be done. A year on, the settling-in period is now over. The time for the Executive and Assembly to deliver has arrived. We must secure the peace that has been achieved, grow the economy and build prosperity that can help the lives of all the people who live here." Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "The North's economy is indeed growing. We hope that it will continue to grow and generate wealth to deliver effective public services and protect the most vulnerable in our society. "I know that myself and my colleagues in the Executive will spare no effort to ensure that a new story can be told for this part of our island. We want a story in which we shape our own destiny, a story in which our people grow prosperous in a society at peace with itself. "However it is up to us, the First Minister and I, and all our Executive Colleagues to make this story real. To write the last lines. When that happens I believe that RTÉ will be there to record the process for all to see." |
