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Irish ferry bid falls victim to politics
The plan to restore the Campbeltown to Ballycastle ferry service appears to have fallen victim to government attempts to get politicians in Northern Ireland to work together.
Despite all-party support and agreement between the Northern Ireland Office and the Scottish Executive to share the cost of a £1m a year subsidy, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) in Northern Ireland yesterday issued a statement abandoning the initiative.
Alan Reid, LibDem MP for Argyll and Bute, said last night: "The government is taking decisions that are very unpopular in Northern Ireland. This seems to be an attempt to arm twist the parties into reaching agreement by making it clear if they don't, the government will carry on taking such decisions."
Les Oman, of the Dalriada Business Group, which has campaigned for the return of the service since it was lost in 1999, said: "The First Minister and his Transport Ministers have declared their support, so they can't walk away from it."
The plan to restore the Campbeltown to Ballycastle ferry service appears to have fallen victim to government attempts to get politicians in Northern Ireland to work together. Despite all-party support and agreement between the Northern Ireland Office and the Scottish Executive to share the cost of a £1m a year subsidy, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) in Northern Ireland yesterday issued a statement abandoning the initiative.
Alan Reid, LibDem MP for Argyll and Bute, said last night: "The government is taking decisions that are very unpopular in Northern Ireland. This seems to be an attempt to arm twist the parties into reaching agreement by making it clear if they don't, the government will carry on taking such decisions."
Les Oman, of the Dalriada Business Group, which has campaigned for the return of the service since it was lost in 1999, said: "The First Minister and his Transport Ministers have declared their support, so they can't walk away from it."
Alan Reid, LibDem MP for Argyll and Bute, said last night: "The government is taking decisions that are very unpopular in Northern Ireland. This seems to be an attempt to arm twist the parties into reaching agreement by making it clear if they don't, the government will carry on taking such decisions."
Les Oman, of the Dalriada Business Group, which has campaigned for the return of the service since it was lost in 1999, said: "The First Minister and his Transport Ministers have declared their support, so they can't walk away from it."
The plan to restore the Campbeltown to Ballycastle ferry service appears to have fallen victim to government attempts to get politicians in Northern Ireland to work together. Despite all-party support and agreement between the Northern Ireland Office and the Scottish Executive to share the cost of a £1m a year subsidy, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) in Northern Ireland yesterday issued a statement abandoning the initiative.
Alan Reid, LibDem MP for Argyll and Bute, said last night: "The government is taking decisions that are very unpopular in Northern Ireland. This seems to be an attempt to arm twist the parties into reaching agreement by making it clear if they don't, the government will carry on taking such decisions."
Les Oman, of the Dalriada Business Group, which has campaigned for the return of the service since it was lost in 1999, said: "The First Minister and his Transport Ministers have declared their support, so they can't walk away from it."
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