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DUP MLAs call for services to be maintained at Daisy Hill Hospital
The DUP says its MLAs have written to the Southern Health Trust chair, Eileen Mullan, urging that services at Daisy Hill Hospital be kept in place and safeguarded.
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Canadian Fires: Climate Change Reaps A Deadly Toll
People Before Profit says massive Canadian forest fires, with around 400 ablaze, are sending toxic smoke over New York and warns that warming temperatures are making forests more fire-prone. It calls for urgent action to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees and argues governments are…
Environment and climate International affairs Original release: Canadian Fires: Climate Change Reaps A Deadly Toll (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell – “Northern Trust needs a long-term plan”
DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell says health reform must follow a structured, long-term plan after the Northern Trust moved all births in its catchment from Causeway hospital to Antrim. He says staffing failures point to planning problems and calls for the Trust and Department to set out…
Health Original release: Campbell – “Northern Trust needs a long-term plan” (opens in a new tab)
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Honeyford pleased after Translink confirm it will review links with new health centre
Alliance MLA David Honeyford says he is pleased Translink has committed to review bus routes across Lisburn and look at connections past Lagan Valley Hospital to serve the new health centre, which lost its nearby bus stop after relocation.
Infrastructure and transport Health Original release: Honeyford pleased after Translink confirm it will review links with new health centre (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin participates in global summit on women, peace and security
SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin, Chair of the All-Party Group on Women, Peace and Security, reports attending a US State Department summit in Washington on the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network. She calls for a restored Executive to publicly commit to implementing UN Resolution 1325…
Disability and equality International affairs Original release: McLaughlin participates in global summit on women, peace and security (opens in a new tab)
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Savage Tory cuts impacting ability to hire more SEN staff – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says staff shortages are hampering the Education Authority's ability to recruit for special educational needs, blaming Tory budget cuts, after reports that 200 extra classes are needed. He calls for the Executive to be restored so parties can address support for…
Education Disability and equality Original release: Savage Tory cuts impacting ability to hire more SEN staff – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Safeguarding laws must be updated – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls a nursing home neglect case involving Bradley Manor 'shameful' after the NIPSO raised concerns about the adult safeguarding system, and says current safeguarding law is inadequate and must be modernised now, with the Assembly restored to do so.
Health Original release: Safeguarding laws must be updated – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Irwin vows to showcase progressive and vibrant nature of Ards and North Down as she becomes Deputy Mayor
Alliance Councillor Hannah Irwin, newly selected Deputy Mayor of Ards and North Down Borough Council, says she wants to showcase the borough's progressive and vibrant nature during her term. She thanks voters and pays tribute to outgoing Mayor Karen Douglas.
Local government Disability and equality Original release: Irwin vows to showcase progressive and vibrant nature of Ards and North Down as she becomes Deputy Mayor (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Executive restoration is an urgent priority
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP urges the DUP to put forward a deputy First Minister and restart the devolved Executive, saying the restoration must be an urgent priority as health, education and other services face unprecedented pressure this summer.
Constitutional affairs Health Original release: Eastwood: Executive restoration is an urgent priority (opens in a new tab)
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Barr: More must be done to tackle racial profiling
SDLP councillor Lilian Seenoi Barr says more must be done to curb police racial profiling, urging legislative reform and a modern Racial Equality Strategy after PSNI data showed minority ethnic people are stopped and searched at almost double the rate of others. She called for zero‑tolerance rules,
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: Barr: More must be done to tackle racial profiling (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to help support carers – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins says an Executive is needed to support carers, who she says are working long hours unpaid with a deeply concerning impact on their health and wellbeing. She calls for investment in health services, more staff, care packages and action on waiting lists.
Health Original release: Executive needed to help support carers – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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Ratcliffe blasts decision to slash number of beds at Daisy Hill
TUV councillor Keith Ratcliffe condemns the Southern Trust's decision to cut Daisy Hill beds from 107 to 40, calling it reprehensible and rejecting the "interim measure" description. He says it adds strain to other hospitals and demands honesty from the Trust about Daisy Hill's long-term future.
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"Bed Cuts at Daisy Hill Spells Disaster for Patients and the Future of our Hospital"
Aontú's Sharon Loughran, Newry representative and Paediatric A&E nurse, expresses deep concern after the Southern Trust announced bed numbers at Daisy Hill Hospital will fall from 107 to 40, and calls for staff pay and conditions to be improved and for people to write to local MLAs and MPs.
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Egan welcomes updated relationship and sexuality education curriculum
Alliance MLA Connie Egan welcomes the Secretary of State's confirmation that he will update the relationship and sexuality education curriculum in Northern Ireland, saying it is overdue given a legal duty to comply with UN CEDAW recommendations on adolescent sexual health.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Egan welcomes updated relationship and sexuality education curriculum (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP LGBT+ at Omagh Pride
SDLP LGBT+ invites elected representatives, members, families and friends to join Pride marches across the North this summer, starting with Omagh Pride on 17 June from the Main Street car park. The group says the events celebrate progress and show solidarity amid attacks on LGBT+ rights worldwide.
Disability and equality Original release: SDLP LGBT+ at Omagh Pride (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Council Should Back Urgent Action Demanding Department Of Education Reverse Sen Funding Cut
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls on the Department of Education to reverse its decision to halve funding for special educational needs provision in schools, from £22 million to £11 million, and asks the Council to back the demand. He has requested urgent discussion at the Governance…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Department of Education proposed halving of SEN funding Original release: Harkin: Council Should Back Urgent Action Demanding Department Of Education Reverse Sen Funding Cut (opens in a new tab)
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Proposed budget cuts for Special Educational Needs support ‘deeply concerning’- Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says proposed budget cuts that would halve funding for Special Educational Needs support in schools across the north are 'deeply concerning', blaming Tory cuts and calling for the Executive to be restored urgently.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Proposed budget cuts for Special Educational Needs support ‘deeply concerning’- Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party Councillor for Botanic Áine Groogan will be the next Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast
The Green Party announces that Cllr Áine Groogan, Botanic councillor, will be Belfast's deputy Lord Mayor for 2023-2024. She says she will use the role to highlight community and voluntary organisations facing Stormont cuts, and calls for faster action on climate and biodiversity.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: Green Party Councillor for Botanic Áine Groogan will be the next Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong calls for support for a New Deal for Unpaid Carers
Alliance Communities Spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA urges backing for Carers NI's New Deal for Unpaid Carers report, launched today, and wants parties and departments to build its recommendations into their work plans. She says the report sets out how Health and Social Care systems must change…
Health Disability and equality Original release: Armstrong calls for support for a New Deal for Unpaid Carers (opens in a new tab)
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Cuts will have detrimental effect on pupils with special educational needs, says Egan
Alliance Education spokesperson Connie Egan MLA says Department of Education cuts halving funding for SEN co-ordinators, from £22 million to £11 million, will harm pupils with special educational needs. She calls on the Department to clarify the basis for the cuts and how it will meet its…
Education Disability and equality Original release: Cuts will have detrimental effect on pupils with special educational needs, says Egan (opens in a new tab)