SINN Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has welcomed an announcement by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) that an initial 240 civil servants will relocate to new headquarters in Ballykelly by March 2018.
The East Derry MLA said:
“News that 240 staff members will move to the £20m facility in the first phase of relocation is to be welcomed.
“The move by my party leader Michelle O’Neill as former Agriculture Minister to decentralise the DARD headquarters to Ballykelly was a positive step for the North West and employment in the area.”