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Hunter: Free period products must be delivered
SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter says free period products should reach people across the North after a Menstruation Matters event at Stormont. She calls for the period products legislation to be kept intact and implemented in schools, colleges and public buildings.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Stormont Menstruation Matters event on period products legislation Original release: Hunter: Free period products must be delivered (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath hosts health roundtable
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath says he hosted a roundtable at Stormont with health organisations including the British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing to discuss safeguarding health services. He calls for transformation and says the SDLP will hold the Executive to account…
Health Original release: McGrath hosts health roundtable (opens in a new tab)
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Irish Sea Border depicts a humiliating surrender of sovereignty – an internal border at the behest and under the control of a foreign power
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Irish Sea Border, with its Border Control Posts opening on 1 October, is governed by EU law and the European Court of Justice, describing it as a humiliating surrender of sovereignty. He cites a £28m UK fine over diesel rules on pleasure craft as evidence.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Irish Sea Border Control Posts opening 1 October 2023 Original release: Irish Sea Border depicts a humiliating surrender of sovereignty – an internal border at the behest and under the control of a foreign power (opens in a new tab)
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Archibald calls on Department of Health to continue Women’s Aid funding
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says Department of Health funding for the Women's Aid Federation is set to end within days and urges the Permanent Secretary to commit to continuing the £147,000 annual grant.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health Women's Aid Federation funding ending Original release: Archibald calls on Department of Health to continue Women’s Aid funding (opens in a new tab)
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Time to move forward as Windsor Framework becomes reality – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says the Windsor Framework will be fully operational in two days and welcomes the UK and EU’s commitment to implement it faithfully, urging the Assembly and Executive to end the boycott, address health service problems and seize new economic opportunities.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Windsor Framework becomes fully operational Original release: Time to move forward as Windsor Framework becomes reality – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Ratcliffe dismayed by loss of emergency surgery at Daisy Hill
TUV chairman Keith Ratcliffe, a Cusher councillor, says he is distressed that emergency surgery is ending at Daisy Hill, sending patients roughly 20 miles to Craigavon Area Hospital. He warns isolated communities in Newry and Armagh will be hit hardest and accuses officials of ignoring local…
Health Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital emergency surgery loss Original release: Ratcliffe dismayed by loss of emergency surgery at Daisy Hill (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast Trust lack of transparency extremely unhelpful on ending of meals on wheels service, says McAllister
Alliance MLA Nuala McAllister says Belfast Trust's lack of transparency over ending its meals on wheels service has been unhelpful, and calls on the Trust to guarantee no one goes without meals and to set up a sustainable solution for users.
Health Social security and welfare Issue: Belfast Trust meals on wheels service ending without replacement Original release: Belfast Trust lack of transparency extremely unhelpful on ending of meals on wheels service, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Equal Citizenship, not Stormont, remains the key essence of Unionism
TUV leader Jim Allister, speaking at an Ulster Day rally in Markethill, says the demand for "equal citizenship" from the Ulster Covenant remains central to opposition to the Protocol. He warns that operating the Protocol through Stormont would make Unionism's position irretrievable and calls for…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Equal Citizenship, not Stormont, remains the key essence of Unionism (opens in a new tab)
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Taoiseach should clarify preferred forum for Constitutional dialogue – Senator Paul Gavan
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan calls on the Taoiseach to set out his alternative to a Citizens' Assembly on constitutional change and to bring an interstate action against the British government over the Legacy Bill at the European Court of Human Rights.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Taoiseach's Seanad address on a Citizens' Assembly for Irish constitutional change Original release: Taoiseach should clarify preferred forum for Constitutional dialogue – Senator Paul Gavan (opens in a new tab)
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RSPB State of Nature 2023 report yet another stark reminder of the danger our natural environment is in, says Blair
Alliance Environment spokesperson John Blair MLA says the RSPB State of Nature 2023 report shows Northern Ireland's species, habitats and protected areas in serious decline, and calls for DAERA to publish its nature recovery strategy promptly.
Environment and climate Issue: RSPB State of Nature 2023 report publication Original release: RSPB State of Nature 2023 report yet another stark reminder of the danger our natural environment is in, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party leader welcomes establishment of first consumption room in UK
Green Party leader Mal O'Hara welcomes Glasgow becoming the first UK city to open a drug consumption room, and urges other cities to move quickly. He calls for the Attorney General in Northern Ireland to follow Scotland's Lord Advocate and issue a similar decision so a facility can open in Belfast.
Health Justice and policing Issue: Glasgow drug consumption room opening Original release: Green Party leader welcomes establishment of first consumption room in UK (opens in a new tab)
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Opening of Scottish drug consumption room evidence of need for different way to tackle drugs crisis, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says the opening of Scotland's first drug consumption room in Glasgow shows new strategies are needed, citing open drug use and discarded needles in Belfast City Centre. She says consumption rooms have helped in parts of North America and calls for…
Health Issue: Glasgow drug consumption room opening Original release: Opening of Scottish drug consumption room evidence of need for different way to tackle drugs crisis, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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US audience hears that NI’s delicate political balance must be…
DUP spokesman David Brooks MLA says he is briefing influencers and stakeholders in Boston and Washington on unionist concerns, accusing Sinn Féin of caring little for Northern Ireland and of focusing solely on a border poll, and calling for a return to a political balance that respects unionist…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: US audience hears that NI’s delicate political balance must be… (opens in a new tab)
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Mike Nesbitt MLA has used an event to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement to call on the DUP to end its boycott of Stormont
UUP leader Mike Nesbitt MLA, speaking in Boston, says the next 25 years must deliver the promised peace dividend and calls for a prosperity agenda, urging US investment and engagement with Economic Envoy Joe Kennedy III in Northern Ireland.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Good Friday Agreement 25th anniversary event in Boston Original release: Mike Nesbitt MLA has used an event to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement to call on the DUP to end its boycott of Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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UUP Councillors raise concerns on Lough Neagh debate
UUP councillors on Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council, led by Alderman Ian Burns, raise concerns with the Deputy Chief Executive over the process during a Lough Neagh motion, citing a amendment shared with only one party and a vote forced without winding-up speeches. They ask for a full…
Local government Environment and climate Issue: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council Lough Neagh motion process concerns Original release: UUP Councillors raise concerns on Lough Neagh debate (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance Party endorses smoke-free Northern Ireland plans
Alliance's health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw backs a vision to cut smoking prevalence below 5% by 2035, urging swift Executive action on a new Tobacco Control Strategy, vape sales rules, retailer licensing and wider smoke-free spaces. She also warns against cutting quit-smoking programmes during…
Health Issue: Action on Smoking and Health smoke-free vision launch in Belfast Original release: Alliance Party endorses smoke-free Northern Ireland plans (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Holds Successful Conference
People Before Profit says its convention agreed priorities on the cost of living and housing, calling for a three percent mortgage cap, new rent controls and a major social housing increase, with demonstrations planned for 7 October and 4 November on neutrality.
Economy and employment Housing Original release: People Before Profit Holds Successful Conference (opens in a new tab)
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TUV responds to Lord Bew’s blandishments
TUV leader Jim Allister says Lord Bew's Sunday Politics interview urged unionism to accept the Protocol, downplaying its constitutional impact and its effect on Article 6 of the Acts of Union, and calls on unionists to reject his arguments.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lord Bew's Sunday Politics interview on the Protocol Original release: TUV responds to Lord Bew’s blandishments (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party Cllr Áine Groogan welcomes Safe Access Zones
Green Party Councillor for Botanic Áine Groogan welcomes the establishment of Safe Access Zones across all Northern Ireland trust areas from 29 September, crediting Green enabling legislation from the previous Assembly. She calls on the department to establish abortion healthcare services across…
Health Issue: Safe access zones outside Northern Ireland health clinics introduced Original release: Green Party Cllr Áine Groogan welcomes Safe Access Zones (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw delighted by introduction of safe access zones
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw says she is delighted that safe access zones outside health clinics in Northern Ireland take effect from Friday, blocking anti-abortion protests and making it illegal to record, impede or harass people within them.
Health Issue: Safe access zones outside Northern Ireland health clinics introduced Original release: Bradshaw delighted by introduction of safe access zones (opens in a new tab)