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13/11/2014
New Rivers Agency Opens, Omagh
The Rivers Agency’s new Western Regional office has been opened in Omagh, County Tyrone.
The new building at St Julian’s Road will accommodate up to 40 staff and follows a £2m investment in the Omagh area. It will bring together Rivers Agency’s various disciplines into a single multi-disciplined site.
Speaking after viewing the new facilities and meeting with staff, Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill said: "The opening of this new state of the art office will enable Rivers Agency to provide a more efficient service to the communities west of the Bann and provides a modern working environment for the staff based here.
"It represents a £2m investment and supports DARD’s strategic goal and my commitment to developing rural communities by strengthening the social and economic infrastructures of rural areas, particularly west of the Bann.
"As part of my wider relocation project to decentralise DARD jobs from Belfast, the Rivers Agency headquarters will relocate to Loughry Campus in 2016, which will see approx 80 posts relocated to a rural area. It is about a fairer distribution of public sector jobs and stimulating that local economy and making sure we create employment in rural areas and opportunities for those in the public service."
(IT/CD)
The new building at St Julian’s Road will accommodate up to 40 staff and follows a £2m investment in the Omagh area. It will bring together Rivers Agency’s various disciplines into a single multi-disciplined site.
Speaking after viewing the new facilities and meeting with staff, Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill said: "The opening of this new state of the art office will enable Rivers Agency to provide a more efficient service to the communities west of the Bann and provides a modern working environment for the staff based here.
"It represents a £2m investment and supports DARD’s strategic goal and my commitment to developing rural communities by strengthening the social and economic infrastructures of rural areas, particularly west of the Bann.
"As part of my wider relocation project to decentralise DARD jobs from Belfast, the Rivers Agency headquarters will relocate to Loughry Campus in 2016, which will see approx 80 posts relocated to a rural area. It is about a fairer distribution of public sector jobs and stimulating that local economy and making sure we create employment in rural areas and opportunities for those in the public service."
(IT/CD)
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