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Publish Kingsmills report without any further delay – Bunting
DUP Justice Spokesperson Joanne Bunting MLA urges the Police Ombudsman's office to release its long-delayed Kingsmills report without further postponement, calling continued delay cruel to the families of the ten men killed in the 1976 attack.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kingsmills massacre Police Ombudsman report delay Original release: Publish Kingsmills report without any further delay – Bunting (opens in a new tab)
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SF hypocrisy on Omagh Bomb is nauseating – Clarke
DUP MLA for South Antrim Trevor Clarke accuses Sinn Fein of hypocrisy over comments by MLA Nicola Brogan on the Omagh Bomb Inquiry, claiming the party selectively acknowledges terrorism while excusing IRA violence.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sinn Fein MLA Nicola Brogan comments on Omagh Bomb Inquiry in Assembly Original release: SF hypocrisy on Omagh Bomb is nauseating – Clarke (opens in a new tab)
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McAteer names Eastside Greenways one of High Sheriff charities
Alliance Councillor Fiona McAteer, now High Sheriff of Belfast, says she will support Eastside Greenways during her term, praising its work on the Connswater Community Greenway in east Belfast.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: McAteer names Eastside Greenways one of High Sheriff charities (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath welcomes Minister’s commitment to explore access to muscular dystrophy drugs
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA welcomes Health Minister Mike Nesbitt's pledge to engage the Belfast Trust on getting Givinostat, a drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, to young patients such as 12-year-old Alfie Pentony from Newry.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Givinostat access for Duchenne patients raised in Assembly topical question Original release: McGrath welcomes Minister’s commitment to explore access to muscular dystrophy drugs (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds: Health budget must prioritise patients
DUP MLA Diane Dodds criticises the Belfast Trust's spending of over £130 per teacher on an RSE course, arguing the money should go to waiting lists, cancer diagnosis and emergency care. She says she pressed Health Minister Mike Nesbitt on the matter in committee.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Belfast Trust spending on teacher RSE training course Original release: Dodds: Health budget must prioritise patients (opens in a new tab)
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Protecting Women and Girls' Spaces.
DUP MLA Peter Martin praises the Northern Ireland Women's Rights Network for its evidence to the Executive Office Committee and says the party will continue to protect women and girls' spaces, criticising other Assembly parties' stance.
Disability and equality Issue: Northern Ireland Women's Rights Network evidence to Executive Office Committee Original release: Protecting Women and Girls' Spaces. (opens in a new tab)
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Gabhann Reilly comhghairdeas le Kneecap
Sinn Féin MLA Aisling Reilly congratulates the rap group Kneecap on their success in film, after their IFTA and BAFTA wins, and praises their work promoting the Irish language on the global stage. She also links their success to awareness of political and social causes, including Palestine.
Disability and equality Original release: Gabhann Reilly comhghairdeas le Kneecap (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP has a problem with common sense – Brooks
East Belfast DUP MLA David Brooks says the SDLP's reaction to DUP Leader Gavin Robinson's comments on diversity quotas shows it puts ideology ahead of common sense, and accuses the party of intolerance towards differing views.
Disability and equality Issue: DUP Leader Gavin Robinson comments on woke diversity quotas Original release: SDLP has a problem with common sense – Brooks (opens in a new tab)
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Congratulations to Andy Allen at the Invictus Games
UUP Leader Mike Nesbitt MLA congratulates Andy Allen, his colleague, on winning four medals at the Invictus Games in Whistler, and says he has asked the Speaker to host a welcome home event for him.
Other Disability and equality Issue: Andy Allen Invictus Games medals in Whistler Original release: Congratulations to Andy Allen at the Invictus Games (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Representative police service not about ‘woke quotas’
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan says a representative police service is not about 'woke quotas', responding to DUP Leader Gavin Robinson's email to members. He says the PSNI falls far short of reflecting the community and calls for more recruitment from nationalist backgrounds, women and minority groups…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: DUP Leader Gavin Robinson comments on woke diversity quotas Original release: Durkan: Representative police service not about ‘woke quotas’ (opens in a new tab)
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Sectarian bigots will not succeed in dividing the Randalstown community – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney condemns sectarian signs erected late on a Friday night in Neillsbrook, Randalstown, calling them a deliberate attack on local sports clubs' inclusion work and urging zero tolerance of sectarianism.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Sectarian signs erected in Neillsbrook, Randalstown Original release: Sectarian bigots will not succeed in dividing the Randalstown community – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Refusal to accept need for change in bonfire management policy is extremely disappointing – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney, South Antrim MLA, says he is extremely disappointed that councillors on Antrim and Newtownabbey's Community Development Committee rejected proposed tougher rules on bonfires, including zero tolerance for hate-crime displays and sanctions for breaches.
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Antrim and Newtownabbey bonfire management policy changes rejected by committee Original release: Refusal to accept need for change in bonfire management policy is extremely disappointing – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson - Government must stand up for SAS
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP says the party will write to the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Secretary seeking facts on how men arrested in the Republic in 1992 after the Clonoe incident were handled, including whether they were covered by the on-the-run scheme.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Clonoe SAS soldiers case and 1992 Republic of Ireland arrests Original release: Robinson - Government must stand up for SAS (opens in a new tab)
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‘Truth Recovery Independent Panel an opportunity for voices of those affected by institutions to be heard’ – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon urges people with experience of former Mother and Baby homes, Magdalene laundries or workhouses in the north before 1995, along with relatives and former staff, to contact the new Truth Recovery Independent Panel. The panel accepts testimonies until 1 May 2025.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Truth Recovery Independent Panel opens for testimonies Original release: ‘Truth Recovery Independent Panel an opportunity for voices of those affected by institutions to be heard’ – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance position on health funding becoming increasingly confused – Chambers
UUP MLA Alan Chambers accuses the Alliance Party of disregarding pressures on patients and health workers, saying Alliance MLA Nuala McCallister gave incorrect figures at a Health Committee session on the January Monitoring Round allocation to health.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: January Monitoring Round health funding allocation Health Committee exchange Original release: Alliance position on health funding becoming increasingly confused – Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Lack of access to respite care absolutely unacceptable, says Mathison.
Alliance Strangford MLA Nick Mathison says it is unacceptable that only 13 of 85 eligible people in the South Eastern Trust receive residential respite, and presses the Health Minister for clarity on how a £13 million short-break investment is being spent and how many young people await a social…
Health Disability and equality Issue: South Eastern Trust residential short breaks access figures Original release: Lack of access to respite care absolutely unacceptable, says Mathison. (opens in a new tab)
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Flynn welcomes progress on Belfast mother and baby unit
Sinn Féin’s mental health spokesperson, MLA Órlaithí Flynn says she welcomes the Health Minister’s indication that a mother‑and‑baby mental health unit at Belfast’s City Hospital will be built this financial year, a project the party has long called for.
Health Issue: Announcement of Belfast mother and baby mental health unit Original release: Flynn welcomes progress on Belfast mother and baby unit (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy welcomes Health Minister’s commitment to progressing new Altnagelvin emergency department
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes the Health Minister's intention to press ahead with a replacement emergency unit at Altnagelvin, announced after a Health Committee meeting. He says the existing unit, the oldest in the north, needs rebuilding to cut waiting times.
Health Infrastructure and transport Issue: Altnagelvin emergency department rebuild announced by Health Minister Original release: Delargy welcomes Health Minister’s commitment to progressing new Altnagelvin emergency department (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds Questions Ballooning Costs of RVH Children's Hospital
DUP health spokesperson Diane Dodds says she is shocked by escalating projected costs for the RVH children's hospital, noting estimates rose from £250 million in 2013 to over £600m, with Committee papers suggesting over £1bn. She calls for clearer oversight and financial control.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: RVH children's hospital cost estimate rise raised at Health Committee Original release: Dodds Questions Ballooning Costs of RVH Children's Hospital (opens in a new tab)
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Weir marks Holocaust Memorial Day
DUP Peer Lord Weir, speaking in the House of Lords on Holocaust Memorial Day, marks the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau's liberation and warns that genocide and antisemitism remain relevant today, including in Northern Ireland. He highlights Millisle's refuge and Millisle Primary's memorial…
Disability and equality International affairs Original release: Weir marks Holocaust Memorial Day (opens in a new tab)