§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will
Project Council area New starting date New completion date Savings £ Altnagelvin Hospital Multi-disciplinary Training Centre. Londonderry April 1978 April 1981 160,000* Great James Street Health Centre Londonderry January 1978 January 1980 40,000* Shantallow Old Peoples Home Londonderry July 1977 April 1979 30,000* Waterside/Caw Road Scheme Londonderry 1979–80 1980–81 200,000† Electricity Distribution System Londonderry None fixed Not known 235,000† Limavady Coleraine * Savings for 1977–78. † Savings over the period 1976–77–1980–81. Postponements of the Waterside-Caw road scheme will result in a saving of 6 per cent. of the planned expenditure for major road works in the area for the period 1976–77–1980–81.
In all three areas—although it is not yet possible to be specific—there will be 750W make a statement on the threat of the Provisional IRA to Protestant members of the staff of the Belfast Mater Hospital.
§ Mr. MasonI understand that, following the murder of Mrs. Maire Drumm on 28th October, a threat, which purported to come from the Provisional IRA, was received by the Mater Hospital stating that Protestant members of the staff would be regarded as targets for assassination unless they gave up their jobs there. It is not possible to verify the authenticity of the statement. The police are taking such security measures as they consider necessary.