The DUP is being accused of blocking the development of an historic prison building.

Sinn Féin said the Ulster Aviation Society open day can proceed if the DUP agrees to re-open access to the site.

Caitríona Ruane MLA said: "There was an agreement on the development and use of the entire site which would have opened up its enormous potential in terms of job creation and economic development.

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"This was reflected in the agreed Programmme for Government and was backed by £18m in European funding.

"At the behest of negative voices within the DUP, Peter Robinson then reneged on this agreement, unilaterally stopping all progress and preventing access to the prison building for thousands of tourists and other visitors. That remains the DUP position.

"The DUP cannot cherry-pick the parts of an agreement which they support and block the elements they have difficulty with. That is not how negotiations work."

(CD/IT)