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Road maintenance funding cliff-edge threat could put lives at risk – Stewart
UUP MLA John Stewart, Deputy Chair of the Infrastructure Committee, warns road maintenance funding could be exhausted by November, putting lives at risk through dangerous surfaces. He calls on the Executive to direct available money in the next monitoring round to essential road maintenance.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Road maintenance funding exhaustion warning from Northern Ireland Mineral Products Association briefing Original release: Road maintenance funding cliff-edge threat could put lives at risk – Stewart (opens in a new tab)
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Kimmins raises concerns for Southern Trust maternity services with health minister
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins says she has contacted Health Minister Mike Nesbitt and senior Department of Health officials over staffing shortages and patient safety in Southern Trust maternity services. She cites reported difficulties recruiting obstetrics and gynaecology consultants and a recent…
Health Issue: Southern Trust maternity services consultant recruitment concerns Original release: Kimmins raises concerns for Southern Trust maternity services with health minister (opens in a new tab)
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‘Fairhill Health Centre patients must have access to GP’ – Sheerin
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin urges the Department of Health to help patients of Fairhill Health Centre in Magherafelt keep access to a GP as the centre closes in two weeks, including support for GPs taking on extra patients.
Health Issue: Fairhill Health Centre Magherafelt closure Original release: ‘Fairhill Health Centre patients must have access to GP’ – Sheerin (opens in a new tab)
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Gaston highlights lack of Unionist support to put the brakes on Irish signage
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says only his own signature is on a petition, lodged days earlier, to refer Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd's decision on bilingual road signs in west Belfast to the Executive. He criticises unionist MLAs for not backing it and calls for others to sign.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Infrastructure Minister O'Dowd bilingual road signs decision in west Belfast Original release: Gaston highlights lack of Unionist support to put the brakes on Irish signage (opens in a new tab)
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Ógra Aontú condemns recent Taliban human rights violation
Ógra Aontú condemns new Taliban "vice and virtue" laws requiring women to veil fully in public and banning women's voices outside the home. President John Bryan calls on the UN and EU to stop normalising relations with the Taliban and to hold it accountable.
Disability and equality International affairs Issue: Taliban vice and virtue laws restricting women's public voices and faces Original release: Ógra Aontú condemns recent Taliban human rights violation (opens in a new tab)
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OEP report "another damning indictment of the Stormont Executive" - Cllr Smyth
Green Party Councillor for Lisnasharragh Brian Smyth says the new Office for Environmental Protection biodiversity report condemns the Stormont Executive, warning that current agri‑industry practices are unsustainable, polluting land, rivers and air, and urging urgent nutrient cuts, habitat recovery
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Office for Environmental Protection biodiversity report Original release: OEP report "another damning indictment of the Stormont Executive" - Cllr Smyth (opens in a new tab)
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Collaborative approach to tackling housing emergency required – Allen
Andy Allen, MLA and UUP Chief Whip and Communities spokesperson, says a collaborative approach is needed to address Northern Ireland’s housing emergency, urging a target of 5,000 new social homes a year, greater use of public land, borrowing powers for the Housing Executive and planning reforms, and
Housing Issue: Northern Ireland housing emergency Original release: Collaborative approach to tackling housing emergency required – Allen (opens in a new tab)
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Mulholland commends strength and resilience of rural women on International Day of Rural Women.
Alliance North Antrim MLA Sian Mulholland urges wider recognition of the difficulties rural women encounter, pointing to job insecurity, limited childcare, and poor access to healthcare and transport in North Antrim, on International Day of Rural Women.
Disability and equality Economy and employment Original release: Mulholland commends strength and resilience of rural women on International Day of Rural Women. (opens in a new tab)
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Decision to strike down proposals for charities' use of council facilities disappointing, says Skinner.
Alliance councillor Aaron Skinner says he is disappointed that DUP, TUV and Sinn Féin councillors voted down plans at Mid and East Antrim Council letting charities use council facilities free at set times. He argues the decision blocks services such as Positive Life's proposed free HIV testing…
Local government Health Issue: Mid and East Antrim Council rejects free charity use of council facilities Original release: Decision to strike down proposals for charities' use of council facilities disappointing, says Skinner. (opens in a new tab)
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Public health proposals not fit for purpose – Kimmins
Sinn Féin spokesperson for health Liz Kimmins says the Department of Health's public health consultation is not fit for purpose, citing the lack of Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessments. She says Sinn Féin does not back the Health Minister's approach to a new Public Health Bill.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health consultation on new Public Health Bill powers Original release: Public health proposals not fit for purpose – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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Joanne Bunting leads call for urgent practical action on violence…
East Belfast MLA Joanne Bunting calls for the Justice Minister to swiftly outline and implement practical measures to help people escape abusive relationships, after four women were murdered in six weeks and a further death in Donaghadee.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Recent murders of four women in Northern Ireland Original release: Joanne Bunting leads call for urgent practical action on violence… (opens in a new tab)
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“Systematic Problem in PSNI Approach to Domestic Violence” – Peter Irvine, Aontú Belfast
Aontú's Peter Irvine, described in the release as its Belfast representative for Collin, calls for accountability from the PSNI over its handling of violence against women after the deaths of four women in six weeks, including Mary Ward. He says reports were dismissed or mishandled and points to a…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Mary Ward death and Police Ombudsman investigation into PSNI handling Original release: “Systematic Problem in PSNI Approach to Domestic Violence” – Peter Irvine, Aontú Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP: Executive must secure funding to build 50,000 homes
SDLP Opposition Communities Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan says the Executive must secure Westminster funding to build 50,000 homes by 2032, ahead of an SDLP motion calling for Barnett Consequential funding to be ring-fenced and a housing emergency declared.
Housing Public finance and taxation Issue: SDLP motion on 50,000 homes and housing emergency declaration Original release: SDLP: Executive must secure funding to build 50,000 homes (opens in a new tab)
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Minister launches Pre-school Toolkit for Diversity
Education Minister Paul Givan has launched an online resource for pre-school providers to support newcomer children and families in Northern Ireland, built by the Education Authority's intercultural service with pre-school settings.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Pre-school Toolkit for Diversity launch for newcomer children Original release: Minister launches Pre-school Toolkit for Diversity (opens in a new tab)
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Boylan welcomes plans to assist Tandragee 100
Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan welcomes Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd's plan to resurface a stretch of the A51 later this year to support next year's Tandragee 100 Road Race. Boylan says he had pressed the department for the works for some time.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Minister O'Dowd's A51 resurfacing plan for Tandragee 100 Original release: Boylan welcomes plans to assist Tandragee 100 (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey ‘appalled and disgusted’ at racist arson attack
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns an arson attack on a south Belfast home, which police are treating as racist, saying the family were unhurt and calling for racism to be rejected and stopped.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: South Belfast home arson attack treated as racist by police Original release: Hargey ‘appalled and disgusted’ at racist arson attack (opens in a new tab)
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TUV supports court action to save the Boyne Bridge and challenges Translink attitude to architectural charity
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says the party has long backed the campaign to save the Boyne Bridge in Belfast and criticises Translink's threat to seek £100,000 a week in costs from the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society if it challenges demolition in court. He will submit a priority written question…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink threat of costs against Ulster Architectural Heritage Society over Boyne Bridge Original release: TUV supports court action to save the Boyne Bridge and challenges Translink attitude to architectural charity (opens in a new tab)
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Infrastructure Ministers pilot scheme "raises safety concerns for cyclists" - Cllr Flynn
Green Party Cllr Anthony Flynn criticises Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd's pilot allowing some taxis into bus lanes, saying it endangers cyclists without a funded cycle network and does little to ease Belfast city-centre congestion. He says the Belfast cycle network plan has been awaited for…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Infrastructure Minister pilot allowing some taxis to use bus lanes Original release: Infrastructure Ministers pilot scheme "raises safety concerns for cyclists" - Cllr Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Nicholl condemns racist attack in South Belfast.
Alliance South Belfast MLA Kate Nicholl calls the racist attack on a young family on Thalia Street abhorrent, saying the door was set on fire and the perpetrators must be robustly condemned. She thanks NIFRS and urges anyone with information to contact police.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: South Belfast home arson attack treated as racist by police Original release: Nicholl condemns racist attack in South Belfast. (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin health spokespersons call for greater cross-border healthcare
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins and TD David Cullinane call for greater all-island healthcare co-operation, welcoming the assembly health committee's visit to Leinster House and urging both health ministers to build on £58 million in PEACEPLUS funding for mental health and cancer services.
Health Issue: Assembly health committee visit to Leinster House and PEACEPLUS health funding Original release: Sinn Féin health spokespersons call for greater cross-border healthcare (opens in a new tab)