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Government must ensure major expansion of Rail Service is delivered ‘without delays and overspends’ – John Brady TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson John Brady TD welcomes the final All-Island Strategic Rail Review report but warns the government must avoid repeating past overspends and delays, calling for clear timelines, action plans and value-for-money oversight, and a Garda transport unit.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: All-Island Strategic Rail Review publication Original release: Government must ensure major expansion of Rail Service is delivered ‘without delays and overspends’ – John Brady TD (opens in a new tab)
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Rail review a missed opportunity to include all of Northern Ireland:…
DUP infrastructure spokesperson and Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA Deborah Erskine says the All-Island Strategic Rail Review missed a chance by leaving out County Fermanagh, which would be the only county without rail links. She notes the omission was raised during consultation and says Fermanagh…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: All-Island Strategic Rail Review publication Original release: Rail review a missed opportunity to include all of Northern Ireland:… (opens in a new tab)
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All-island rail review "A transformative vision for the Island of Ireland" - Senator O'Hara
Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara welcomes the All-Island Rail Review, saying its proposed nearly 700km of new rail would bring around 700,000 people within reach of a station. He cites Strabane, Omagh and Dungannon being reconnected, links to Belfast, Dublin and Shannon airports, and urges the…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: All-Island Strategic Rail Review publication Original release: All-island rail review "A transformative vision for the Island of Ireland" - Senator O'Hara (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Rail review must be start of plan to connect island
SDLP Opposition Infrastructure Spokesperson Mark H Durkan says the All Island Strategic Rail Review must be only the first step towards wider cross-island transport links, warning that the north west and Enniskillen would still lack rail provision under the published proposals.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: All-Island Strategic Rail Review publication Original release: Durkan: Rail review must be start of plan to connect island (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Lee-Surginor expresses condolences after motorcyclist dies in accident on Killyleagh Road
Alliance Rowallane councillor David Lee-Surginor offers condolences to the family of a man in his 50s who died after a motorcyclist was struck in a crash on Downpatrick's Killyleagh Road. He urges road users to take care and asks witnesses to contact police.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Killyleagh Road fatal motorcycle crash in Downpatrick Original release: Cllr Lee-Surginor expresses condolences after motorcyclist dies in accident on Killyleagh Road (opens in a new tab)
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Hughes welcomes decision to allow northern citizens to enter All-Ireland Final competition
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes welcomes RTÉ's decision to let people from Northern Ireland enter its All-Ireland Final ticket competition after initially excluding them. He says the change is a step towards removing barriers for northern citizens using RTÉ's services.
Disability and equality Issue: RTÉ All-Ireland Final ticket competition open to northern citizens Original release: Hughes welcomes decision to allow northern citizens to enter All-Ireland Final competition (opens in a new tab)
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Time to Get Serious About Use of Public Money – Shannon
DUP MP for Strangford Jim Shannon urges the Chancellor to scrutinise how current public money is spent instead of raising taxes, citing a think tank figure of £557 million a year on equality, diversity and inclusion staff while the two-child benefit cap remains.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Original release: Time to Get Serious About Use of Public Money – Shannon (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin Bill would address ‘repeated exclusion of audiences in the north by RTÉ’ – Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Media Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD says he has submitted the Broadcasting (All‑Ireland Service) (Amendment) Bill, urging RTÉ and TG4 to end geo‑blocking and other exclusions of Northern Ireland viewers, following recent RTÉ decisions during the Paris Olympics.
Constitutional affairs Issue: RTÉ geo‑blocking of Northern Ireland audiences Original release: Sinn Féin Bill would address ‘repeated exclusion of audiences in the north by RTÉ’ – Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD (opens in a new tab)
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Hughes reacts to RTÉ news bulletin resumption for north
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes welcomes RTÉ's decision to reverse geo-blocking of its news bulletins for viewers in the north, but asks why northern viewers were blocked initially. He criticises continued blocking of Olympic coverage and says he will seek a meeting with the Media Minister and RTÉ…
Disability and equality Issue: RTÉ News geo-blocking of northern viewers Original release: Hughes reacts to RTÉ news bulletin resumption for north (opens in a new tab)
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Geo-Blocking RTÉ News is treating northern citizens with contempt – Hughes
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes calls on RTÉ to immediately reverse its geo-blocking of RTÉ News for northern viewers, which he says treats citizens with contempt. He cites the Gaelic football final and Olympic coverage, and says he will write to the Media Minister and RTÉ's Director General.
Disability and equality Issue: RTÉ News geo-blocking of northern viewers Original release: Geo-Blocking RTÉ News is treating northern citizens with contempt – Hughes (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Leader slams RTÉ geoblocking of news programming
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says RTÉ's decision to geoblock news programming for viewers in the North is a new low that treats northern citizens with disdain. He has written to RTÉ's Director General and to Warner Bros. Discovery over the Olympics rights issue, calling for it to be resolved…
Constitutional affairs Issue: RTÉ News geo-blocking of northern viewers Original release: SDLP Leader slams RTÉ geoblocking of news programming (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell – “focus on services rather than divisive border poll”
DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell tells the Commons the UK Government must not stay neutral on the Union and should push back against those seeking to break up the country. He urges a focus on public services over a border poll, which he says the Prime Minister has described as not on the…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Campbell – “focus on services rather than divisive border poll” (opens in a new tab)
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TUV party secretary challenges Translink on double standards
TUV party secretary Ann McClure writes to Translink questioning why it marked an Armagh GAA fans' train to Dublin on social media but not the Twelfth of July, and why its Belfast buses display the progress pride flag, which she says is political.
Community relations and legacy Infrastructure and transport Original release: TUV party secretary challenges Translink on double standards (opens in a new tab)
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New Race Relations legislation must be much higher priority by First and deputy First Minister, says Bradshaw
Alliance Executive Office Spokesperson and South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw calls for the First and deputy First Minister to bring forward a new Race Relations Order much more urgently, after they indicated it could not come until 2026. She says racially motivated attacks are too common and urges…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Race Relations legislation timetable delay until 2026 Original release: New Race Relations legislation must be much higher priority by First and deputy First Minister, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Minister must outline pathway to opening of new Maternity hospital –…
DUP MLA Diane Dodds, a Stormont Health Committee member, asks Health Minister Mike Nesbitt to attend a committee meeting on the Royal Victoria new Maternity Hospital's opening. She seeks clarity on steps to address Pseudomonas aeruginosa found in the water system, timescales, costs and budget.
Health Infrastructure and transport Issue: Pseudomonas aeruginosa found in Royal Victoria new Maternity Hospital water system Original release: Minister must outline pathway to opening of new Maternity hospital –… (opens in a new tab)
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UK Government should ditch punitive Tory plans on Personal Independence Payments, says Mulholland
Alliance benefits spokesperson Sian Mulholland MLA calls on the new UK Government to drop the Conservative proposals to reform Personal Independence Payments, after the DWP consultation closed. She says the plans to tie eligibility to a medical diagnosis and replace monthly payments with vouchers…
Social security and welfare Disability and equality Issue: DWP consultation on Personal Independence Payments reform closes Original release: UK Government should ditch punitive Tory plans on Personal Independence Payments, says Mulholland (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald statement on President Biden announcement
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald responds to President Biden's decision to step back from the 2024 US Presidential Election, praising his support for the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement. She calls on his successor to end the arming of Israel and act on Gaza.
International affairs Constitutional affairs Issue: President Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 US Presidential Election Original release: Mary Lou McDonald statement on President Biden announcement (opens in a new tab)
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Kathleen Funchion MEP appointed to key European Parliament Committees
Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South Kathleen Funchion says she will stand up for workers and families after being appointed to the Regional Development, Employment and FEMM (Women's Rights) committees. She pledges regionally balanced investment and collective bargaining rights.
Economy and employment Disability and equality Issue: Kathleen Funchion MEP appointed to European Parliament committees Original release: Kathleen Funchion MEP appointed to key European Parliament Committees (opens in a new tab)
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EU derogation on dental amalgam highlights our colonial status
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP argues that the EU's document on the dental amalgam derogation shows Northern Ireland's subordinate position, saying Brussels controls the issue and sets its conditions. He says no democrat should treat it as a victory.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK-EU derogation on dental amalgam supplies for Northern Ireland Original release: EU derogation on dental amalgam highlights our colonial status (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson welcomes derogation
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP welcomes the UK-EU derogation on dental amalgam supplies for Northern Ireland, saying it followed DUP warnings to the Northern Ireland Secretary about using Stormont mechanisms. He calls for the Democratic Scrutiny Committee to have time to examine the derogation.
Health International affairs Issue: UK-EU derogation on dental amalgam supplies for Northern Ireland Original release: Robinson welcomes derogation (opens in a new tab)