Question Time - Conflict transformation centre

Monday 21 June 2010

(First Minister)

Plans for a conflict transformation centre at the site of the Maze Prison are currently in limbo.

Mr Burns: Will the First Minister tell us when he will instruct officials in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) to prepare a business case for the conflict transformation centre? Where will it be located?

The First Minister (Peter Robinson): Those issues are being examined, and propositions have been considered by the Department. As I said in my earlier answer, I believe that, were we to submit an application in relation to the site, the European Union would support it and would make a significant contribution. The project is in the final stages of consideration, but it must be brought about in a way that can gain the support of the whole community and become something that encourages bonding in society rather than being divisive.