What would be the social, economic and environmental impact of extending the supply of natural gas to the south-east of Northern Ireland?
176. Mr Porter: Mr Walker has already referred to the high concentration of industry in the CANCO area. Of the five council areas represented on CANCO, Craigavon alone provides one third of Northern Ireland’s industrial base, with the largest number of IDB businesses and client companies outside Belfast. The area has attracted 44% of the IDB inward investment over the past 10 years. The recognition by IDB of the area’s attributes would also lend itself to its being a main focus for industry. It currently holds in excess of 200 acres of undeveloped wasteland, as well as over 400 acres which have already been developed for industrial purposes. The new Craigavon draft area plan has identified, in addition to the IDB land, about 250 acres of land in private ownership which is zoned for industry. 177. Given the extensive area of land available for industry in Craigavon, together with those areas owned in Newry, Banbridge and Armagh, we want the south-east to have a level playing field in th
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