 Good evening ministers distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen It's a pleasure to be here again this evening as a sponsor of the CBI Northern Ireland annual dinner This is the fourth year that our comm has sponsored this dinner And I'd like to thank the CBI team in here in Northern Ireland on behalf of all of us for the great work They do in support of local business I'm very very proud from a personal perspective that Northern Ireland is having a year of celebration in 2012 I'm looking forward to a number of outstanding events throughout the year. I'm probably no more so than the The Irish open finally coming to Royal Port Rush So far 2012 has been a pretty big year for our comm Northern Ireland Our business here continues to grow and go from strength to strength and this month and delighted to announce that We were awarded two contracts Major contracts for a business worth over 50 million pounds. So they're a real boost to our business and to the local economy In partnership with Northgate managed services We're currently building the network that will deliver super fast connectivity to Europe's first Education cloud that will ensure that all schools in Northern Ireland have the environment to develop the digital skills That are critical for this economy going forward. We're very very proud to be playing our part in that initiative This also further underpins our long-term investment and commitment to Northern Ireland as a business and for the third unit We will Increase our workforce here in Northern Ireland That's all I have to say tonight other than I hope you have a very enjoyable evening I hope that 2012 is a year of success for all of you and your businesses. Thank you