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Elliott explains that the complex interaction between farming and climate change requires addressing
UUP agriculture spokesperson Tom Elliott MLA says farming's role in climate change needs addressing, arguing farmers are partners rather than scapegoats. He points to carbon sequestration, renewable energy on farms and the sector's economic importance, and calls for incentives and collaboration.
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Original release: Elliott explains that the complex interaction between farming and climate change requires addressing (opens in a new tab)
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School children denied engagement with natural world by Sea Border
TUV councillor Timothy Gaston says the Woodland Trust's Free Trees for Schools and Communities scheme excludes Northern Ireland because of the Protocol, which bans trees from Great Britain entering the region. He argues this shows the Windsor Framework has not removed such bans and accuses the DUP…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Woodland Trust Free Trees scheme unavailable in Northern Ireland Original release: School children denied engagement with natural world by Sea Border (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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Affordable childcare can address growing levels of child poverty – Mason
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason says affordable, quality childcare can help address growing child poverty, reacting to the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on child poverty. She calls for cutting childcare costs and for ministers to implement the new anti-poverty strategy.
Social security and welfare Issue: Comptroller and Auditor General report on child poverty Original release: Affordable childcare can address growing levels of child poverty – Mason (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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Work needed to address growing levels of child poverty – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says work is needed to tackle growing child poverty after the Comptroller and Auditor General published a report on the issue. He calls on the Minister for Communities to make it a key priority while the Anti-Poverty Strategy is finalised.
Social security and welfare Issue: Comptroller and Auditor General report on child poverty Original release: Work needed to address growing levels of child poverty – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Disappointing Communities Minister not prioritising anti-poverty measures, say Armstrong and Mulholland
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong says the Communities Minister is failing to prioritise anti‑poverty measures despite an Audit Office report that one‑in‑five children live in relative poverty, and calls for urgent action. Alliance MLA Sian Mulholland urges the Minister to extend welfare mitigations for
Social security and welfare Issue: Comptroller and Auditor General report on child poverty Original release: Disappointing Communities Minister not prioritising anti-poverty measures, say Armstrong and Mulholland (opens in a new tab)
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New recycling and waste management proposals are fantastic news for the environment, says Blair
Alliance MLA John Blair welcomes a 12-week DAERA consultation on recycling and waste, saying its 26 proposals could raise household recycling from 51 to 74 per cent. He urges the public to respond.
Environment and climate Issue: Department 12-week recycling and waste management consultation launch Original release: New recycling and waste management proposals are fantastic news for the environment, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: New approach needed to tackle child poverty
SDLP Opposition Communities Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan says the Executive must devise a fresh child‑poverty strategy with enforceable targets and adequate funding, after the NI Audit Office reported one‑in‑five children in relative poverty and little progress over eight years.
Social security and welfare Issue: Northern Ireland Audit Office report on child poverty Original release: McCrossan: New approach needed to tackle child poverty (opens in a new tab)
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Recycling should be an integral part of our everyday lives, says Muir
Alliance Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir MLA calls for recycling to become an everyday activity in homes, workplaces and public settings, as he launches a 12-week consultation on 26 proposals to improve recycling and waste management.
Environment and climate Issue: Department 12-week recycling and waste management consultation launch Original release: Recycling should be an integral part of our everyday lives, says Muir (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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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.
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Dillon calls for action to protect care home residents
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon urges the Health Minister to act on a recent report from the Commissioner for Older People, warning that care home evictions are distressing for residents and families. She also calls for enough care home beds to meet demand.
Health Issue: Commissioner for Older People report on care home evictions Original release: Dillon calls for action to protect care home residents (opens in a new tab)
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Children and young people with special educational needs deserve best start to life – Baker
Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker calls on the Education Minister to overhaul special educational needs provision, saying young people and families are being failed by the current system and urging the minister to act on his commitment following a Education Committee meeting.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Children and young people with special educational needs deserve best start to life – Baker (opens in a new tab)
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Irish remains preserve of one community
TUV leader Jim Allister challenges DUP MLA Paul Givan's claim that Irish belongs to everyone, arguing the Irish language is not supported by facts such as its absence from controlled school curricula. He says Irish language legislation aims to promote Gaelicisation as part of a nationalist…
Disability and equality Constitutional affairs Issue: Paul Givan's comments that Irish belongs to all of us Original release: Irish remains preserve of one community (opens in a new tab)
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Veterans ID Card uptake in Northern Ireland welcomed
DUP MP Carla Lockhart welcomes the uptake of Veterans ID Cards in Northern Ireland, saying more than 1,600 have been dispatched, and urges veterans who have not yet applied to submit their applications.
Social security and welfare Original release: Veterans ID Card uptake in Northern Ireland welcomed (opens in a new tab)
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Junior Doctors Are Right To Strike
People Before Profit backs Northern Ireland's Junior Doctors on their first 24-hour strike over pay, and calls for a consolidated 10% pay increase for health and social care workers. It lists picket locations at Craigavon, the Royal Victoria and Altnagelvin hospitals.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Northern Ireland junior doctors 24‑hour pay strike Original release: Junior Doctors Are Right To Strike (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath shows support for junior doctors
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath pledges full support for junior doctors taking strike action at the Ulster Hospital picket line, saying their pay and working conditions must be addressed. He urges the Health Minister to reach a fair settlement with them.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Northern Ireland junior doctors 24‑hour pay strike Original release: McGrath shows support for junior doctors (opens in a new tab)