Schemesto target deprived in city

LONDONDERRY has been identified as the focus of particular attention by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETINI) in its bid to tackle disadvantage in Northern Ireland.

The Derry City Council area has been identified alongside Strabane, Omagh, Cookstown, Newry and Mourne and Dungannon as an area of particular need by the Department.

Investment Minister Arlene Foster was asked what specific measures are used to implement her Department's Disadvantaged Areas policy by way of a written query at the Stormont Assembly.

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She replied: "DETI used data from the income and employment domains of the 2005 Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure (NIMDM) to draw up its current Disadvantaged Area map which identifies Strabane, Omagh, Cookstown, Newry and Mourne, Dungannon and Derry Council areas, together with pockets of Belfast, as the focus for Departmental policies and programmes which can contribute towards tackling disadvantage.

"DETI and its agencies aim to pay particular attention to Disadvantaged Areas through the delivery of key policies and programmes."