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Hanna: UK Government must address plight of WASPI women
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna calls on the Work and Pensions Secretary to make an urgent statement to Parliament on correcting the WASPI women's pension age situation after the Ombudsman found they were owed compensation.
Social security and welfare Disability and equality Issue: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman WASPI compensation finding Original release: Hanna: UK Government must address plight of WASPI women (opens in a new tab)
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Audit Office report must act as stimulus for change: Dodds
DUP Health spokesperson Diane Dodds says the Audit Office report on access to general practice must drive change, calling for technology to be used better, GP Federations to play a greater role, and multidisciplinary team funding to be rolled out across the province.
Health Issue: Comptroller and Auditor General report on access to general practice Original release: Audit Office report must act as stimulus for change: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Patient safety must be a priority – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon, speaking after a Public Services Ombudsman event on health service complaints, says patient safety must be a top priority and urges the Department of Health to act urgently on concerns raised by patients, families and staff.
Health Original release: Patient safety must be a priority – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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GP practices need supported to deliver vital services – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins urges the Health Minister to produce a plan addressing GP staffing, covering both recruitment and retention, after a Comptroller and Auditor General report on access to general practice. She says GPs must be paid fairly and that reliance on temporary doctors must end.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Comptroller and Auditor General report on access to general practice Original release: GP practices need supported to deliver vital services – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)
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GP surgeries are at breaking point, warns Donnelly, in response to Audit Office report
Alliance health spokesperson Danny Donnelly MLA responds to an NI Audit Office report finding almost a third of GP practices have sought crisis support, and 39 assessed as at risk, urging the Health Minister to act on workforce, funding and transformation.
Health Issue: NI Audit Office report on GP services crisis Original release: GP surgeries are at breaking point, warns Donnelly, in response to Audit Office report (opens in a new tab)
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Hunter challenges Education Minister on violence against women and girls
SDLP Opposition Education Spokesperson Cara Hunter challenges Education Minister Paul Givan over whether all schools should be required to teach violence against women and girls, after he said school autonomy should be respected. She calls for uniform mandatory education on the subject across…
Justice and policing Education Issue: Education Minister Givan's answer on schools teaching violence against women and girls Original release: Hunter challenges Education Minister on violence against women and girls (opens in a new tab)
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IRA bands once again mar St. Patrick’s Day in Armagh
TUV Cusher councillor Keith Ratcliffe criticises the inclusion of IRA-linked bands in Armagh's St Patrick's Day parade, questioning Council funding for the event and saying he will write to ask that arrangements be re-evaluated for next year.
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: Armagh St Patrick's Day parade IRA bands participation Original release: IRA bands once again mar St. Patrick’s Day in Armagh (opens in a new tab)
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Kimmins welcomes discussions on junior doctors pay
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins welcomes discussions between the health minister and trade unions aimed at agreeing a fair pay increase for junior doctors. She calls for the talks to continue and for a pay settlement to be reached quickly.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Health minister and trade unions junior doctors pay discussions Original release: Kimmins welcomes discussions on junior doctors pay (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister must support Irish-Medium education – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan calls on the Education Minister and Department to invest properly in accommodation, specialist teacher training and resources for Irish-Medium schools, some of which have been in temporary accommodation for over twenty-five years.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Education Minister must support Irish-Medium education – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon welcomes Gerard Coney inquest findings
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon praised Gerard Coney’s family and said the inquest jury concluded he was killed by a British soldier who fired at his back at Long Kesh in 1974. She condemned the UK Legacy Act that will end such inquests and pledged Sinn Féin’s support for families seeking truth and ‑ the
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Gerard Coney inquest verdict Original release: Dillon welcomes Gerard Coney inquest findings (opens in a new tab)
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Republican abuse of City Hall slammed
TUV deputy leader Councillor Ron McDowell condemns the use of a City Hall function room for the launch of an Easter lily commemoration, which he says honours Republican terrorists, and criticises a Cumann na mBan statue and a motion to light City Hall in green, white and gold, claiming Unionists…
Community relations and legacy Local government Issue: City Hall function room use for Easter lily launch Original release: Republican abuse of City Hall slammed (opens in a new tab)
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£100,000 extra for marching bands welcomed
DUP MLA Cheryl Brownlee welcomes the Communities Minister's decision to put an extra £100,000 into the marching bands instrument fund, which she says will help around eight more bands from the reserve list of the last round.
Community relations and legacy Public finance and taxation Issue: Communities Minister extra £100,000 marching bands instrument funding Original release: £100,000 extra for marching bands welcomed (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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‘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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SDLP Opposition asks Justice Minister to take action on Kenova recommendations
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA asks Justice Minister Naomi Long to back implementation of key Kenova report recommendations, including procedural time limits on legacy case management and a full review of the Public Prosecution Service.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: SDLP Opposition asks Justice Minister to take action on Kenova recommendations (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party Deputy Leader, Lesley Veronica welcomes release of the Kenova report
Green Party Deputy Leader Lesley Veronica welcomes the Kenova report into the Stakeknife case, praising its depth and the professionalism of the operation led by Jon Boutcher. She says no one has yet been held to account for the murders it reveals and calls for the families affected to be given…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: Green Party Deputy Leader, Lesley Veronica welcomes release of the Kenova report (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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Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD responds to Kenova Inquiry Report
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD, responding to the publication of the Kenova Inquiry report, expresses sorrow for all lives lost during the conflict and says families' search for truth and acknowledgement continues. She says the past cannot be changed and calls for ways to help people heal.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD responds to Kenova Inquiry Report (opens in a new tab)
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Weasel words from phoney First Minister “for all”
TUV leader Jim Allister says Sinn Fein's expressions of regret for all deaths fall well short of acknowledging that IRA killings were wrong, including those sanctioned by republican leadership as the Kenova report found, and accuses First Minister Michelle O'Neill of refusing to condemn IRA murders.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Kenova Report publication on Stormont-era conflict killings Original release: Weasel words from phoney First Minister “for all” (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)