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GP surgeries are at breaking point, warns Donnelly, in response to Audit Office report
Alliance health spokesperson Danny Donnelly MLA responds to an NI Audit Office report finding almost a third of GP practices have sought crisis support, and 39 assessed as at risk, urging the Health Minister to act on workforce, funding and transformation.
Health Issue: NI Audit Office report on GP services crisis Original release: GP surgeries are at breaking point, warns Donnelly, in response to Audit Office report (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter challenges Education Minister on violence against women and girls
SDLP Opposition Education Spokesperson Cara Hunter challenges Education Minister Paul Givan over whether all schools should be required to teach violence against women and girls, after he said school autonomy should be respected. She calls for uniform mandatory education on the subject across…
Justice and policing Education Issue: Education Minister Givan's answer on schools teaching violence against women and girls Original release: Hunter challenges Education Minister on violence against women and girls (opens in a new tab)
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Butler raises concerns about the rising costs of childcare
UUP education spokesperson Robbie Butler MLA says childcare providers in Northern Ireland are struggling and fees are rising, citing a survey finding 73% of providers have raised or plan to raise fees in 2024. He calls for cross-departmental discussions to be expedited on an Early Years Childcare…
Education Economy and employment Issue: Employers for Childcare provider fee survey published March 2024 Original release: Butler raises concerns about the rising costs of childcare (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: Economy Minister provides little comfort for further education lecturers
SDLP Opposition Economy Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin says further education lecturers will be disappointed after Economy Minister Conor Murphy declined to guarantee pay matching school teachers during Assembly economy questions. She accuses the Executive of granting teachers a pay uplift while…
Education Economy and employment Issue: Economy Minister response on further education lecturers pay parity Original release: McLaughlin: Economy Minister provides little comfort for further education lecturers (opens in a new tab)
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Kimmins welcomes discussions on junior doctors pay
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins welcomes discussions between the health minister and trade unions aimed at agreeing a fair pay increase for junior doctors. She calls for the talks to continue and for a pay settlement to be reached quickly.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health minister and trade unions junior doctors pay discussions Original release: Kimmins welcomes discussions on junior doctors pay (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister must support Irish-Medium education – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan calls on the Education Minister and Department to invest properly in accommodation, specialist teacher training and resources for Irish-Medium schools, some of which have been in temporary accommodation for over twenty-five years.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Education Minister must support Irish-Medium education – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Young people need to know help available if faced with blackmail, says Mulholland
Alliance MLA Sian Mulholland urges young people to know where to seek help if they are blackmailed online, pointing to the Internet Watch Foundation and Childline after a case of catfishing and blackmail. Alliance education spokesperson Nick Mathison MLA encourages parents and educators to use the…
Justice and policing Education Issue: Catfishing and blackmail case involving young people online Original release: Young people need to know help available if faced with blackmail, says Mulholland (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan welcomes cross-party support for shared and integrated education
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes cross-party Assembly support for shared and integrated education, condemning the British government's decision to withdraw funding for new shared and integrated school builds, which he says affects at least ten schools.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding Original release: Sheehan welcomes cross-party support for shared and integrated education (opens in a new tab)
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Brett secures support for miscarriage leave in Northern Ireland
DUP Economy Spokesperson Phillip Brett says his amendment to a Sinn Fein motion, agreed by the Assembly, should extend statutory leave and pay to workers who suffer a miscarriage up to 23 weeks, matching existing stillbirth provision.
Economy and employment Disability and equality Issue: Assembly vote on Sinn Fein workers' rights motion with DUP miscarriage leave amendment Original release: Brett secures support for miscarriage leave in Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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‘Time for a new deal for workers and families’ – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney calls on the Executive to work with employers and trade unions, including the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, to negotiate a new deal for workers and families. He says young people, women and disabled people face wage inequality and poor conditions, and his Assembly…
Economy and employment Disability and equality Original release: ‘Time for a new deal for workers and families’ – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP launch petition to restore funding for integrated schools
SDLP launches a public petition urging the Executive to reinstate funding for new buildings at ten integrated schools, after the money was withdrawn under the financial package agreed with the UK Government. Claire Hanna MP questions Education Minister Paul Givan on when Ministers learned of the…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding Original release: SDLP launch petition to restore funding for integrated schools (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister must act to tackle school absences – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker calls on the Education Minister to act on high school absence rates after new Department of Education figures, linking the problem to cuts, school closures and mental health and special educational needs pressures.
Education Issue: Department of Education school attendance figures release Original release: Education Minister must act to tackle school absences – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan welcomes teachers’ pay offer
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes the Education Minister's pay offer to teachers, calling it significant progress and urging teaching unions to be given time to discuss the detail with their members.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Stormont public sector pay offer Original release: Sheehan welcomes teachers’ pay offer (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister welcomes progress on teachers’ pay negotiations
Education Minister Paul Givan, DUP, welcomes a formal pay offer to the five main teaching unions covering 2021 to 2023, which would raise the starting salary to £30,000 and end ongoing industrial action.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Stormont public sector pay offer Original release: Education Minister welcomes progress on teachers’ pay negotiations (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister must explain how he will meet obligations to integrated education, says Mathison, ahead of motion
Alliance education spokesperson Nick Mathison MLA says the Education Minister must set out how he will meet his duties to integrated education after £150m Fresh Start funding for ten new-build integrated schools was withdrawn. Ahead of Alliance's motion, he urges the UK Government to reverse the…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding Original release: Education Minister must explain how he will meet obligations to integrated education, says Mathison, ahead of motion (opens in a new tab)
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1200 primary school children get set to celebrate sport
DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons attended the first of two Celebration of Sport activity days in Ballymoney, where almost 500 primary pupils tried sports including canoeing, cricket and wheelchair basketball. He says the event, now in its 10th year, promotes physical activity and inclusion.
Health Original release: 1200 primary school children get set to celebrate sport (opens in a new tab)
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Allister to Host European Victims Day Event
TUV leader Jim Allister announces a European Victims Day event in the Senate Chamber at Parliament Buildings on 11 March, with a minute's silence and five victims of republican, loyalist and European terrorism sharing their stories.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Allister to Host European Victims Day Event (opens in a new tab)
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Level of assaults on police officers “entirely unacceptable”: Buchanan
DUP MLA Keith Buchanan says it is entirely unacceptable that around eight PSNI officers are assaulted daily and calls for action beyond aspiration on officer welfare. He welcomes the Chief Constable's willingness to make personal impact statements to courts in assault cases.
Justice and policing Health Original release: Level of assaults on police officers “entirely unacceptable”: Buchanan (opens in a new tab)
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Minister announces funding for new books in libraries across NI
The DUP says Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced £1million in additional funding for new books across Northern Ireland's libraries, marked during a visit to Lisburn City Library for World Book Day. The Minister says libraries remain central to local communities.
Education Issue: £1million funding for new library books across Northern Ireland Original release: Minister announces funding for new books in libraries across NI (opens in a new tab)
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Kimmins backs call for greater north-south cancer care cooperation
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins backs calls for greater north-south cooperation on cancer care, arguing an all-island approach would improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and sustainability. She urges the Health Minister to include such cooperation as a key pillar of the new cancer strategy.