Speaking after today’s meeting of the Executive TUV MLA Timothy Gaston said:
“While welcoming the fact that the deputy First Minister today made clear that the unilateral decision of the Infrastructure Minister to move to impose Irish signage on Grand Central is controversial and should have been brought to the Executive, I do wonder what exactly the DUP is planning to actually do about the matter.
“Since exposing the matter last week, I have tabled a petition to have the decision called in and written to every Unionist member of the Executive asking them to use their position to take a stand on this issue.
“A loyalist part of Belfast, which has already been treated abominably in the whole saga around the station, should not suffer the added indignity of Grand Central being branded with Irish language signage.
“Surely there are options here for the DUP to not just talk about what the Minister has done but actually stop it. They can sign my petition, have their Ministers call it in or bring Minister Kimmins to court.
“There’s a time for talking about these things. Importantly there is also a time for action. If the DUP do not or have decided that they cannot take action there are fundamental questions. After telling us the Minister has gone on an illegitimate solo run and they were going to put a marker down what are they doing in the Executive where it appears a Sinn Fein minister can carry on regardless?”