Draft Programme for Government launch
3 releases from 3 parties, 9 September 2024.
Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication
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PfG short on clear commitments: O’Toole
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole says the draft Programme for Government contains few specific targets, citing no clear waiting list reduction target and no measures on Lough Neagh or Special Educational Needs backlogs. He calls for binding targets.
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Bradshaw says Programme for Government agreement is positive but challenges remain in execution
Alliance's Paula Bradshaw MLA calls the draft Programme for Government agreement positive but says budget pressures and reform needs remain, welcoming a planned strategy on violence against women and girls and urging the First and deputy First Minister to pledge not to collapse the institutions.
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Mason welcomes childcare commitment in draft Programme for Government
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason welcomes the Executive's reaffirmed commitment to affordable childcare in the draft Programme for Government. She points to the £25 million interim childcare subsidy scheme and says more work remains, pledging to work with all parties.
Parties with no matching press release found on their website
- DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
This does not show that a party said nothing: it may have commented elsewhere, in a release this system did not link to the issue, or in a release that has not been recovered.