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More financial support may be needed in the autumn – Aiken
UUP Finance Spokesperson Steve Aiken OBE MLA welcomes the Chancellor's £15billion cost of living support package but warns more help may be needed in the autumn. He criticises the household support fund not being available directly in Northern Ireland, calling the £14million Barnett supplementary…
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: More financial support may be needed in the autumn – Aiken (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland continues to lose out from cost of living support
Alliance Finance Spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA says Northern Ireland risks losing out on UK Government cost of living measures, calling for benefits to be uprated to current inflation and urging the DUP to lift its veto so an Executive can allocate the £400 energy bill discount.
Economy and employment Social security and welfare Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: Northern Ireland continues to lose out from cost of living support (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: DUP cannot hold up support for families
SDLP South Belfast MLA Matthew O'Toole urges the DUP to end its blockage and return to the Executive on Monday so that the British government's £400 energy bill discount and windfall tax can reach households here. He says Stormont has over £300m in its accounts and that the DUP is the only obstacle.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: O’Toole: DUP cannot hold up support for families (opens in a new tab)
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Whether at Westminster or Stormont roll over Unionism cannot wash its hands of Irish language legislation
TUV South Antrim representative Mel Lucas says the DUP agreed the substance of Irish language legislation introduced at Westminster, claiming it conceded the measure to restore Stormont and was passed there to avoid Assembly debate. He warns it will disadvantage non-Irish speakers in public sector…
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: Whether at Westminster or Stormont roll over Unionism cannot wash its hands of Irish language legislation (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Acht Gaeilge breakthrough
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes confirmation that legislation for an Irish Language Act will be tabled, and calls for it to be delivered before Westminster's summer recess. She blames unionist parties for reneging on the commitment in the 2020 New Decade, New Approach agreement.
Disability and equality Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Acht Gaeilge breakthrough (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says a recall motion has been tabled to reconvene the Assembly, elect a Speaker and First and deputy First Ministers, so an Executive can be formed and deliver over £420 million to households and an extra £1 billion for health services, urging the DUP to cease blocking it.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Recall motion to elect Speaker and First Ministers Original release: Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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DUP need to get back so work to tackle hospital waiting lists can begin – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls on the DUP to end its boycott of the Assembly so an Executive can be formed and hospital waiting lists tackled. He says the Health Minister has warned that without a three-year budget, strategic health investment will be harder, and pledges £1billion extra for…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Health Minister warning on lack of three-year budget without Executive Original release: DUP need to get back so work to tackle hospital waiting lists can begin – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey: Cost of living measures must be accessible to all UK…
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP tells the Prime Minister that Chancellor's cost-of-living measures must reach UK citizens in Northern Ireland, arguing homeowners there are excluded from energy help because of the NI Protocol.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: Sir Jeffrey: Cost of living measures must be accessible to all UK… (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill welcomes confirmation that Acht Gaeilge is to proceed
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O'Neill welcomes confirmation that the British government will table Irish Language Act legislation in Westminster, and calls for it to be done before the summer recess. She also welcomes £4 million funding for An Ciste Infheistíochta Gaeilge.
Disability and equality Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: O’Neill welcomes confirmation that Acht Gaeilge is to proceed (opens in a new tab)
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Time for ‘Practical Measures’ to address HRT shortage, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA calls for practical measures to address the UK-wide HRT shortage affecting women in Northern Ireland, pointing to English pharmacy swap powers and urging a Women's Health Strategy with specialist menopause clinics.
Health Disability and equality Issue: UK HRT shortage affecting women in Northern Ireland Original release: Time for ‘Practical Measures’ to address HRT shortage, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Public can’t afford to wait for cost of living support
SDLP MP Claire Hanna says people facing rising food, fuel and energy costs cannot wait for the UK Government, and calls for a windfall tax on energy companies and a support package brought forward immediately after Boris Johnson signalled further measures would take longer.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Johnson signals delay to further cost of living support measures Original release: Hanna: Public can’t afford to wait for cost of living support (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill and Sturgeon discuss cost of living and Executive formation
Sinn Féin Assembly Leader Michelle O'Neill MLA says she met Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh to discuss cost-of-living pressures, Executive formation and the Protocol. She calls for the £420 million in the Executive's account to be released and a budget that invests an extra…
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Original release: O’Neill and Sturgeon discuss cost of living and Executive formation (opens in a new tab)
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DUP must end Executive boycott to support children with autism- Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan urges the DUP to end its Executive boycott and return to government, citing Department of Health figures showing autism diagnoses in children have risen fourfold in a decade and will add pressure on special educational needs services.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health figures on childhood autism diagnoses over ten years Original release: DUP must end Executive boycott to support children with autism- Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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DUP need to get back to work and form an Executive to deal with the cost-of-living crisis – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says a 27.5% PowerNI price rise is a blow to workers and families and calls on the DUP to stop blocking an Executive so £420 million can be put into people's pockets. She also urges the British government to raise taxes on big energy companies.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: PowerNI 27.5% electricity price increase announcement Original release: DUP need to get back to work and form an Executive to deal with the cost-of-living crisis – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Education Minister must improve support for children with Special Educational Needs
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan calls on the Education Minister to act on support for children with special educational needs after reports that autism diagnoses among NI pupils have quadrupled in a decade. He urges a regional plan for special schools, autism training for educators, and…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Department of Health figures on childhood autism diagnoses over ten years Original release: McCrossan: Education Minister must improve support for children with Special Educational Needs (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol state aid restrictions will cause lasting damage to NI…
DUP MLA Diane Dodds warns that EU state aid controls under the Protocol will harm Northern Ireland's economy, after Brussels set new caps on regional aid for local businesses over five years. She says the arrangement puts NI at a competitive disadvantage and calls for decisive action to protect…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: EU approval of Northern Ireland regional aid map and state aid caps Original release: Protocol state aid restrictions will cause lasting damage to NI… (opens in a new tab)
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Tennyson extremely disappointed at number of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson says he is disappointed that PSNI figures show homophobic and transphobic hate crimes at their highest level since records began. He blames the DUP for blocking the Executive from progressing hate crime legislation and calls for an Executive to be restored.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: PSNI homophobic and transphobic hate crime figures 2021-22 Original release: Tennyson extremely disappointed at number of homophobic and transphobic hate crimes (opens in a new tab)
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Fiscal Commission report useful contribution but will gather dust unless institutions restored, says Muir
Alliance Finance spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA calls the Fiscal Commission report on Executive tax and spending a useful contribution to funding cost-of-living support, but says it will go unused until the Assembly and Executive are restored. He also urges a plan to tackle the cost of division.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Fiscal Commission report on Executive tax and spending powers Original release: Fiscal Commission report useful contribution but will gather dust unless institutions restored, says Muir (opens in a new tab)
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Doherty urges support for Irish language march
SDLP West Belfast representative Paul Doherty urges support for the Irish language march in Belfast on Saturday, organised by An Dream Dearg, which calls for Irish language legislation under New Decade, New Approach to be introduced without further delay. He says the DUP failed to honour the…
Disability and equality Issue: An Dream Dearg Irish language march Belfast Original release: Doherty urges support for Irish language march (opens in a new tab)
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DUP needs to get back into Executive and work with other parties to support people struggling with cost of living – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says inflation rising to 9%, a 40-year high, means the DUP must return to the Executive immediately to back people struggling with the cost of living. She calls for ministers to allocate £400 million of available funding and agree a health budget.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: UK inflation rise to 9% and cost of living crisis Original release: DUP needs to get back into Executive and work with other parties to support people struggling with cost of living – Archibald (opens in a new tab)