AQW 2463/10

Mrs Naomi Long
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 04/11/2009
Answered On Date: 17/11/2009
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what involvement his Department will have in the development of the Titanic Quarter; and how he will ensure that maritime heritage is integrated into this development.

Answer:

My Department is building new accommodation for the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in the Titanic Quarter. The new Record Office, which is scheduled to open to the public in May 2011, is costing £29.5m and is a major investment in the Titanic Quarter.

The development of Titanic Quarter is a cross-Departmental project.

The Executive has already announced their support for the Titanic Signature Project which will tell the story of the maritime and industrial heritage of Belfast and the wider region, focussed to a large extent around the Titanic story.