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Gregory Campbell: Stop the Secrecy, get the A6 finished now
DUP MP Gregory Campbell accuses Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd of secrecy over continuing delays to the A6 dual carriageway between Londonderry and Dungiven, and calls for it to be finished now. He says the Spring 2022 completion date has been missed and that the Minister declined to say…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: A6 Londonderry to Dungiven dual carriageway delays and closures Original release: Gregory Campbell: Stop the Secrecy, get the A6 finished now (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance representatives discuss way forward with Haemophilia NI at Stormont
Alliance Party health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw says the party will keep pressing for urgent recognition payments for contaminated blood scandal victims, so Northern Ireland is not left behind, after meeting Haemophilia NI at Stormont. North Down MP Stephen Farry calls for a fully implemented…
Health Issue: Haemophilia NI meeting at Stormont on contaminated blood scandal recognition Original release: Alliance representatives discuss way forward with Haemophilia NI at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Schools need answers over plans for new buildings
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan backs a call from the Construction Professionals' Council of Northern Ireland for Education Minister Michelle McIlveen to publish a timetable after delays to 28 new school buildings. He says the Minister must clarify the position for schools and contractors…
Education Infrastructure and transport Issue: CPCNI call over delays to 28 new school buildings Original release: McCrossan: Schools need answers over plans for new buildings (opens in a new tab)
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Let's Stop Speeding in Farm Lodge
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, backed by MLAs Danny Donnelly and Stewart Dickson, launches a petition calling on the Department for Infrastructure to act on speeding in Farm Lodge, citing risks to families with young children and elderly residents.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Let's Stop Speeding in Farm Lodge (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party call for the devolution of local transport powers to councils.
Green Party leader Councillor Mal O'Hara brings a motion to Belfast City Council calling for local transport powers to be devolved to councils, arguing Stormont departments failed to reprioritise road space after the pandemic. Cllr Aine Groogan seconds it.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Belfast City Council motion on devolving local transport powers Original release: Green Party call for the devolution of local transport powers to councils. (opens in a new tab)
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Common sense needed to resolve rural broadband issue, says O'Lynn
Alliance North Antrim MLA Patricia O'Lynn calls on Economy Minister Gordon Lyons to apply common sense to rural constituents denied broadband access under Project Stratum due to administrative errors, including misrecorded addresses and wrongly classed new builds.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Project Stratum rural broadband administrative errors affecting North Antrim constituents Original release: Common sense needed to resolve rural broadband issue, says O'Lynn (opens in a new tab)
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“Postcode lottery” reinforces need for urgent reconfiguration of stroke services, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw, South Belfast MLA, warns a postcode lottery in stroke care will persist while full reconfiguration is delayed, and calls for swift decisions on hyperacute units so people across Northern Ireland get consistent access.
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Alliance continues to fight for GP surgery solution in North Down
Alliance says it has learned possible new operators have shown interest in taking over Priory and Springhill GP surgeries in Holywood and Bangor, and calls for the Department of Health to press ahead while preparing a Trust fallback. Its MLAs and MP also write to the Health Minister and Chancellor…
Health Issue: Priory and Springhill GP surgeries future in Holywood and Bangor Original release: Alliance continues to fight for GP surgery solution in North Down (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: NIHE property maintenance in disarray as contractors walk away
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan raises serious concerns after 11 of 13 contractors left NIHE maintenance contracts worth £455m, warning of impact on 85,000 properties. He says Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey was lackadaisical and calls on her and NIHE to act urgently.
Housing Economy and employment Issue: NIHE maintenance contractors terminate £455m contracts Original release: Durkan: NIHE property maintenance in disarray as contractors walk away (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Doctors’ concerns must be addressed
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath warns that doctors' concerns over pay, working conditions and the state of the health service must be addressed, citing a BMA survey in which most doctors judged a proposed pay rise inadequate and junior doctors signalled possible departures from the North.
Health Economy and employment Issue: BMA survey on doctors' pay and working conditions Original release: McGrath: Doctors’ concerns must be addressed (opens in a new tab)
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More money for domiciliary care would help free up entire system, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA calls for more money for domiciliary care and district nursing to secure fair pay, improve home care and free up hospital space. She also says basic care call times should rise to half an hour, and East Antrim MLA Danny Donnelly urges prioritising…
Health Public finance and taxation Original release: More money for domiciliary care would help free up entire system, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Acute Transport Crisis Affecting Children with Special Needs - Brolly
Aontú's education spokesperson Gemma Brolly has asked the Infrastructure Minister to urgently review school transport arrangements, especially for children with special educational needs, citing a shortage of licensed taxi drivers and operators. She urges reinstating earlier support measures that…
Education Infrastructure and transport Original release: Acute Transport Crisis Affecting Children with Special Needs - Brolly (opens in a new tab)
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O’Dowd needs to restore transparency on A6
DUP MP Gregory Campbell calls on DfI Minister John O'Dowd to give a clear completion date and timeline for the £220m A6 Londonderry to Dungiven dual carriageway. He says delays persist and claims the Department has been non-transparent about any disputes causing them.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: O’Dowd needs to restore transparency on A6 (opens in a new tab)
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Long secures more EV charging in Belfast
Alliance Councillor Michael Long welcomes the rapid installation of two electric vehicle charging points in the grounds of Belfast City Hall. He says there are still too few across Belfast and calls for more to be rolled out to other council facilities.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Two EV charging points installed at Belfast City Hall Original release: Long secures more EV charging in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Communities and Infrastructure Ministers should convene summit to address housing crisis - Allen
UUP MLA Andy Allen calls on the Communities and Infrastructure Ministers to hold a summit on Northern Ireland's housing crisis, citing just 835 new social homes completed in the last year against a 100,000-home target.
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O’Dowd presiding over MoT Fiasco
DUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe says Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd must tackle the MoT testing backlog after a DVA reply failed to set out a realistic plan. She claims July 2022 test numbers match those of 2014 and 2015 and asks why earlier capacity was not increased.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: DVA reply on MoT testing backlog and capacity plan Original release: O’Dowd presiding over MoT Fiasco (opens in a new tab)
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O’Lynn writes to Minister as house prices continue to soar
Alliance MLA Patricia O'Lynn says she has written to the Communities Minister about rising house prices in Northern Ireland, citing Causeway Coast and Glens, where average prices rose 12.5 per cent in early 2022, and urges more affordable housing and action on holiday lets.
Housing Issue: Ulster University Quarterly House Price Index Q1 2022 rise Original release: O’Lynn writes to Minister as house prices continue to soar (opens in a new tab)
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Armstrong calls for clarification around the end of free lateral flow tests
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong calls for health Trusts to clarify how ending free lateral flow COVID tests from Monday will affect respite and day‑care provision, urging assurances that these services are restored to pre‑pandemic levels.
Health Disability and equality Issue: End of free lateral flow COVID tests Original release: Armstrong calls for clarification around the end of free lateral flow tests (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to address GP pressures- Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says an Executive must be restored to tackle pressures on GP services, after reports that up to 100 practices are seeking emergency support over staffing. He calls for £1 billion of extra health investment to recruit doctors and cut waiting lists, and blames the DUP's…
Health Issue: Reports of up to 100 GP practices seeking emergency support Original release: Executive needed to address GP pressures- Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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‘Executive needed now to tackle problems in health’ – Kimmins
Sinn Féin MLA Liz Kimmins urges the DUP to end its boycott of the Executive, saying one is needed to address pressures at Daisy Hill Hospital, including extra funding of £1 billion for staffing and waiting lists.
Health Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital pressures and Executive boycott Original release: ‘Executive needed now to tackle problems in health’ – Kimmins (opens in a new tab)