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Statutory duty of candour for health professionals and organisations needed, say Donnelly and McAllister
Alliance's Danny Donnelly MLA and Nuala McAllister urge the Health Minister to introduce legislation creating a duty of candour for Northern Ireland's health workers and organisations before the mandate ends. Alliance brings a motion to the Assembly on Monday, citing two decades of slow progress…
Health Issue: Assembly motion on statutory candour duty for health staff Original release: Statutory duty of candour for health professionals and organisations needed, say Donnelly and McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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£1.3million parking ticket debt written off
South Down DUP MLA Diane Forsythe criticises the write-off of over 11,000 parking penalty tickets worth £1.3 million in the past financial year. She calls on the Department for Infrastructure to make every effort to collect the debt owed.
Public finance and taxation Infrastructure and transport Issue: £1.3million parking ticket debt written off by Department for Infrastructure Original release: £1.3million parking ticket debt written off (opens in a new tab)
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Anna Lo will forever be remembered as a ground-breaker in local politics, says Long, after former MLA passes away
Alliance Leader Naomi Long pays tribute to former South Belfast MLA Anna Lo, who has died aged 74, calling her a ground-breaker in local politics and recalling her work on the environment, human rights and women's rights. Former Alliance Leader David Ford also offers sympathies.
Other Disability and equality Original release: Anna Lo will forever be remembered as a ground-breaker in local politics, says Long, after former MLA passes away (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan asks Irish Government to help deliver cross-border road project
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan says he has written to the Irish Government asking it to co-fund the A2 Buncrana Road Dualling project, which he says has been repeatedly delayed. He made the call after the North West Transport Plan consultation closed, urging a holistic approach to congestion and…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: North West Transport Plan consultation close Original release: Durkan asks Irish Government to help deliver cross-border road project (opens in a new tab)
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Racist attack which left young child injured ‘appalling and disgusting’ – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns a racist attack on a south Belfast home that injured a young child and their mother. She says she has requested a meeting with the PSNI over a recent spate of such attacks and will ask what police are doing to prevent them and bring perpetrators to justice.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: South Belfast racist attack on family home injuring child and mother Original release: Racist attack which left young child injured ‘appalling and disgusting’ – Hargey (opens in a new tab)
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The Election of Donald J Trump as President-elect of the United States
Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara says the election of Donald Trump as US President-elect is deeply troubling, warning of threats to climate action, peace, the rule of law and marginalised groups, and calls for a worldwide movement to defend these values.
International affairs Disability and equality Issue: Donald Trump re-election as US president Original release: The Election of Donald J Trump as President-elect of the United States (opens in a new tab)
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Misogynistic abuse will rise as result of online radicalisation of men, says Eastwood, questioning UK PM.
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood says misogynistic abuse of women online will rise because of the radicalisation of young men, citing Elon Musk and Donald Trump's election, after questioning the Prime Minister on tackling abuse of women and girls online.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: Misogynistic abuse will rise as result of online radicalisation of men, says Eastwood, questioning UK PM. (opens in a new tab)
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Women across the UK should be able to feel safe: Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says women across the UK must be able to feel safe, citing four sexual assaults in Londonderry last week and 24 murders of women in Northern Ireland since 2020, and urges strong, decisive action and forthcoming ministerial plans to tackle the issue.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Increase in sexual assaults and female murders in Northern Ireland Original release: Women across the UK should be able to feel safe: Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Air connectivity within UK must be reliable – Shannon
DUP MP for Strangford Jim Shannon asks the Transport Secretary to address frequent cancellations on Belfast‑London flights, urging government support for reliable domestic air services within the UK.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Belfast‑London flight cancellation Original release: Air connectivity within UK must be reliable – Shannon (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty: Executive must increase funding for Casement Park
SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty calls on the Executive and UK Government to increase funding for the Casement Park redevelopment, saying Ministers should use recent additional Budget money and not let the stadium fall by the wayside.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Casement Park funding increase call after Assembly raise Original release: McNulty: Executive must increase funding for Casement Park (opens in a new tab)
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Down GAA centre investment ‘hugely positive news for gaels across South Down’
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard welcomes over €15 million in EU funding for a Down GAA training hub at Ballykinlar, saying it will include four pitches, a spectator stand, a fitness suite and an indoor games area.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Down GAA Ballykinlar EU funding announcement Original release: Down GAA centre investment ‘hugely positive news for gaels across South Down’ (opens in a new tab)
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€16.7 million investment in Riverine Project will be transformative – Begley
Sinn Féin MP Orfhlaith Begley welcomes a PEACEPLUS grant of over €16m from the Special EU Programmes Body for the cross-border Riverine Project linking Strabane and Lifford. She says the 30-acre parkland will include a pavilion, an adventure play area and a footbridge, crediting party work on…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: PEACEPLUS funding granted for Riverine Project between Strabane and Lifford Original release: €16.7 million investment in Riverine Project will be transformative – Begley (opens in a new tab)
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New funding model the only way to begin boosting capacity in our water infrastructure, says McMurray
Alliance MLA Andy McMurray calls for a new NI Water funding model, favouring mutualisation so it can borrow against its assets, after reports that water constraints are blocking a £400m, 2,500-home scheme in Derry.
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Water infrastructure constraints blocking £400m Derry housing development Original release: New funding model the only way to begin boosting capacity in our water infrastructure, says McMurray (opens in a new tab)
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Honeyford welcomes major investment package for NI’s electricity network
Alliance Economy spokesperson David Honeyford MLA welcomes a £2.23bn investment package for the electricity network, saying new infrastructure is needed now to connect renewable sources and cut reliance on fossil fuels. He links the Utility Regulator's final price control determination to the…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: £2.23bn Northern Ireland electricity network investment package Original release: Honeyford welcomes major investment package for NI’s electricity network (opens in a new tab)
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Given the High Number of Deaths and the Massive Societal Impacts, a Wishy Washy Covid Evaluation is Not Good Enough
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, TD for Meath West, warns the Government that a limited Covid evaluation is unacceptable and calls for a full public inquiry with power to compel witnesses and papers, citing nursing home deaths, cancer screening cutbacks, school closures and ventilator spending.
Health Issue: Government Covid review terms of reference powers of compellability Original release: Given the High Number of Deaths and the Massive Societal Impacts, a Wishy Washy Covid Evaluation is Not Good Enough (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey condemns banner calling for east Belfast Irish language school to relocate
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns a banner campaign seeking to force a planned Irish-medium school in east Belfast out of the area. She says Bunscoil na Seolta's facilities already have Belfast City Council approval and should proceed without delay, and urges political and community leaders to…
Disability and equality Education Issue: Bunscoil na Seolta east Belfast banner campaign opposition Original release: Hargey condemns banner calling for east Belfast Irish language school to relocate (opens in a new tab)
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Government Covid review does not have the confidence of many bereaved families – Mary Lou McDonald and David Cullinane TD
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD criticises the Government's Covid review as weak and late, arguing it lacks powers to compel witnesses and documents, and calls for a full public inquiry with those powers. Sinn Féin spokesperson David Cullinane TD adds that the Government has failed to enact…
Health Issue: Government Covid review terms of reference powers of compellability Original release: Government Covid review does not have the confidence of many bereaved families – Mary Lou McDonald and David Cullinane TD (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance reps condemn banner at Irish Medium Integrated School
Naomi Long MLA condemns a banner erected at the Irish Medium Integrated School on Montgomery Road, East Belfast, saying it intimidates children and threatens bilingual education, and urges anyone with information to contact the PSNI.
Disability and equality Education Issue: Bunscoil na Seolta east Belfast banner campaign opposition Original release: Alliance reps condemn banner at Irish Medium Integrated School (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood urges Prime Minister to Establish UK-Wide Cancer Strategy
Alliance Lagan Valley MP Sorcha Eastwood calls on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to create an urgent UK‑wide Cancer Strategy, warning that cancer care across the UK is at a critical point and that patients in Northern Ireland must not be left behind.
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Support For The March For Clean Water In Belfast 3 November
Derry and Strabane Councillor Shaun Harkin backs the March for Clean Water in Belfast on 3 November, organised by Save Lough Neagh, and calls for urgent investment in water and sewage infrastructure. He blames Stormont for failing to tackle pollution in Lough Neagh and the Mobuoy dump, and demands…
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Issue: March for Clean Water Belfast 3 November 2024 Original release: Support For The March For Clean Water In Belfast 3 November (opens in a new tab)