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Action must be taken on Daisy Hill and Craigavon maternity units:…
DUP Health Spokesperson and Upper Bann MLA Diane Dodds welcomes the Department of Health's independent review of midwifery services, but presses the Health Minister to ensure Daisy Hill and Craigavon maternity units are fully staffed and can operate effectively, and questions Southern Trust…
Health Issue: Independent review of midwifery services and Daisy Hill maternity staffing Original release: Action must be taken on Daisy Hill and Craigavon maternity units:… (opens in a new tab)
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A Sinn Féin government would prioritise planning for Irish unity – Matt Carthy TD
Sinn Féin's foreign affairs spokesperson Matt Carthy TD says the next government must prioritise preparing for Irish unity, proposing a green paper, a Citizens' Assembly and a Minister for Reunification in the Department of An Taoiseach, citing an Irish News poll showing rising support for unity.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Irish News poll on Irish unity and constitutional change Original release: A Sinn Féin government would prioritise planning for Irish unity – Matt Carthy TD (opens in a new tab)
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‘Incoming Irish government must make planning for Irish unity a priority’ – Hughes
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes says a poll in the Irish News shows growing demand for decisions on the island of Ireland to be taken at home. He calls on the incoming Irish government to prioritise planning for constitutional change, including a green paper on Irish unity and a Minister for…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Irish News poll on Irish unity and constitutional change Original release: ‘Incoming Irish government must make planning for Irish unity a priority’ – Hughes (opens in a new tab)
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Interim report on drugs "positive to see progress on saving lives and reducing harm" - Senator O'Hara
Green Party Senator Mal O'Hara welcomes an Oireachtas joint committee interim report on drugs, which recommends a health-led approach, repealing Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1997 and decriminalising possession of all substances for personal use. He urges the Executive parties in Northern…
Health Justice and policing Issue: Oireachtas joint committee interim report on drugs policy Original release: Interim report on drugs "positive to see progress on saving lives and reducing harm" - Senator O'Hara (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action needed in terms of approach to HIV and ending stigma, says Harpur, proposing motion.
Alliance Castlereagh South Councillor Jamie Harpur calls on Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council to back a motion recognising the urgent need to end HIV and its stigma, including joining the HIV Fast Track Cities initiative to end the epidemic by 2030.
Health Local government Issue: Lisburn and Castlereagh council HIV motion on ending stigma and epidemic Original release: Urgent action needed in terms of approach to HIV and ending stigma, says Harpur, proposing motion. (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath welcomes recognition of need for increased respite provision
SDLP Health Spokesperson and South Down MLA Colin McGrath welcomes the Assembly's backing for more respite care for children and adults with complex needs and severe behavioural challenges. He says the SDLP amended a motion on adult provision to cover children, and he calls on the Health Minister…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Assembly motion on respite services for learning disability carers Original release: McGrath welcomes recognition of need for increased respite provision (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Workforce key to addressing maternity issues
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath says workforce shortages must be tackled now, urging more midwife training places and recruitment before next September. He responds to Health Minister Mike Nesbitt's Assembly statement on the independent maternity and neonatal review, calling for regional…
Health Issue: Independent review of midwifery services and Daisy Hill maternity staffing Original release: McGrath: Workforce key to addressing maternity issues (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin: Minister of Health must rethink refusal of Women's Health Strategy
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin urges the Health Minister to rethink his decision not to develop a dedicated Women's Health Strategy, after he cited budget constraints in an Assembly answer. She calls the refusal a backwards step for women's health.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Health Minister decision not to develop Women's Health Strategy Original release: McLaughlin: Minister of Health must rethink refusal of Women's Health Strategy (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin motion supporting improved respite services passes in Assembly – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon welcomes the Assembly's passage of a party motion urging the health minister to swiftly produce a plan to expand respite care for adults and children with learning disabilities and their carers.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Assembly motion on respite services for learning disability carers Original release: Sinn Féin motion supporting improved respite services passes in Assembly – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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PIRA and Army Council still raising questions for Sinn Fein coalition partners
TUV leader Jim Allister says a 2015 assessment still stands, that PIRA kept an Army Council overseeing Sinn Fein, retained departments and held undecommissioned weapons, and accuses unionist parties sustaining Sinn Fein in government of tolerating this.
Justice and policing Constitutional affairs Original release: PIRA and Army Council still raising questions for Sinn Fein coalition partners (opens in a new tab)
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TUV seek to raise status of PIRA in Stormont
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says the PSNI’s unchanged assessment of the PIRA and its Army Council conflicts with the Ministerial Pledge’s non‑violence commitment, and argues it is undemocratic for a party influenced by the PIRA to lead Stormont. He condemns the DUP’s partnership with Sinn Fein and says a
Justice and policing Constitutional affairs Issue: PSNI assessment of PIRA status unchanged Original release: TUV seek to raise status of PIRA in Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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RHI report findings “damning” for unreformed Stormont: O’Toole
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole says a NI Audit Office finding that just over half of the RHI inquiry recommendations have been implemented is damning for Stormont's failure to reform itself. He says the Executive sub-committee has not met since 2020 and calls the Executive parties and civil service…
Constitutional affairs Issue: NI Audit Office report on implementing RHI inquiry recommendations Original release: RHI report findings “damning” for unreformed Stormont: O’Toole (opens in a new tab)
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Bill to end the injustice of the Irish Sea Border introduced in Parliament today
TUV leader Jim Allister, now an MP, has introduced a Bill in Parliament to reverse the Windsor Framework's constitutional effects on Northern Ireland, including an Irish Sea goods border. It would set constitutional requirements, limit section 7A of the EU Withdrawal Act and allow alternative…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Introduction of Jim Allister's European Union (Withdrawal Amendments) Bill in Parliament Original release: Bill to end the injustice of the Irish Sea Border introduced in Parliament today (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party Councillor welcomes the first step at Westminster to introduce Assisted Dying in England & Wales
Green Party councillor Barry McKee welcomes the first reading of the Choice at the End of Life Bill at Westminster and urges Northern Ireland MPs to back legal change on assisted dying. He says the Stormont Executive should ensure residents are not left without choice.
Health Issue: Choice at the End of Life Bill first reading at Westminster Original release: Green Party Councillor welcomes the first step at Westminster to introduce Assisted Dying in England & Wales (opens in a new tab)
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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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The DUP must act to remove O’Neill after yet another Sinn Fein scandal
TUV deputy leader Ron McDowell says the DUP must demand First Minister Michelle O'Neill's resignation over the Michael McMonagle and Niall Ó Donnghaile matters, warning Sinn Féin's leadership is implicated. He calls for DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly to resign to force her removal…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Michael McMonagle and Niall Ó Donnghaile scandals involving Sinn Féin Original release: The DUP must act to remove O’Neill after yet another Sinn Fein scandal (opens in a new tab)
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Civil Service recruiting new head to oversee regulatory divergence
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Civil Service advertising a Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination post at up to £59,000 a year shows the Protocol's constitutional damage remains, calling it a sign the UK internal market is being undermined.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Civil Service recruitment of Head of Regulatory Divergence Co-ordination Original release: Civil Service recruiting new head to oversee regulatory divergence (opens in a new tab)
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Now EU wants to rule our pets
TUV leader Jim Allister MP says the Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024, laid in Parliament this week, impose EU control on pets moving from GB to NI and restrict Common Travel Area rights. He says he will oppose them in Parliament.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 Original release: Now EU wants to rule our pets (opens in a new tab)