McLaughlin: Minister must answer challenge from Magee Taskforce
SDLP Opposition Economy Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin says the first Magee taskforce report sets clear demands for the Economy Minister and Executive. She calls for Magee to reach at least 10,000 students, for the department to show funding for campus expansion and student accommodation, and for…
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SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes publication of the first report from the Magee taskforce and urges immediate work on its proposals, plus a clear action plan to deliver them, to expand the Derry university campus toward 10,000 students.
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes a new taskforce set up to deliver the expansion of Magee University in Derry, which he says offers an exciting opportunity. He calls for everyone to work together to complete the project and points to recent Irish Government investment.
SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes the Magee Taskforce report, which sets out a path to 10,000 students at Magee campus through new capital projects, a marketing campaign and better university-community relations. He cites economic analysis projecting 4,600 jobs and £258 million a…
Foyle MLA Pádraig Delargy says a 22 per cent rise in Magee campus enrolments shows Sinn Féin's commitment to the North West's economy, citing growth to 6,500 students since 2024. He welcomes Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald's pledge to keep prioritising Magee and set up a working group on…
SDLP... no, Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy credits his party's ministers with a 21 per cent rise in applications to Ulster University's Magee campus, citing it as proof of regional balance. He backs Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald's plan to accommodate 10,000 students at Magee.
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy says the latest figures showing Magee campus’s unprecedented growth and the largest single‑year investment in 12 years prove Sinn Féin is delivering for the north‑west, and pledges to keep driving student numbers toward a 10,000 target by 2032.