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Cllr Rachel Woods welcomes a successful final attempt to establish financial assistance in Ards and North Down
Green Party Councillor Rachel Woods welcomes Ards and North Down Council's backing of her amendment to set aside £50,000 from current reserves for a fund for foodbanks and partner organisations. She says a report on the cost of living crisis, including a rise in Bangor Foodbank demand, prompted…
Social security and welfare Local government Issue: Ards and North Down Council £50,000 hardship fund for foodbanks Original release: Cllr Rachel Woods welcomes a successful final attempt to establish financial assistance in Ards and North Down (opens in a new tab)
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Kelly celebrates introduction of paid bereavement leave for early pregnancy loss and miscarriage for Belfast City Council staff
Alliance Belfast Councillor and Deputy Lord Mayor Michelle Kelly welcomes Belfast City Council's forthcoming paid leave for staff dealing with early pregnancy loss and miscarriage, taking effect on 1 February after equality screening. It gives 10 days at full pay for miscarriage and 3 days for a…
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Belfast City Council paid leave policy for pregnancy loss and miscarriage Original release: Kelly celebrates introduction of paid bereavement leave for early pregnancy loss and miscarriage for Belfast City Council staff (opens in a new tab)
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‘Health workers deserve fair pay and safe conditions’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew backs striking health and social care workers, calling for fair pay and safe conditions. He calls on the British Government to end what he calls attacks on the health service and bring forward a deal meeting workers' needs.
Health Economy and employment Issue: United NHS strike action across Unite, Unison and NIPSA on 26 January 2023 Original release: ‘Health workers deserve fair pay and safe conditions’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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United Strike For The NHS
People Before Profit reports on united NHS strike pickets by 25,000 staff from Unite, Unison and NIPSA, citing a NIPSA rep's account of an elderly patient held overnight in an ambulance and staff shortages, low pay and retention problems.
Health Economy and employment Issue: United NHS strike action across Unite, Unison and NIPSA on 26 January 2023 Original release: United Strike For The NHS (opens in a new tab)
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North Down Green councillors attempt to halt Greenway plans
Green Party councillors Stephen Dunlop and Rachel Woods say they will not support the current Kinnegar to Donaghadee Greenway plans, seconding a motion to pause the planning application and calling for smaller sections with community input.
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Kinnegar to Donaghadee Greenway planning application pause motion Original release: North Down Green councillors attempt to halt Greenway plans (opens in a new tab)
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Funding for experimental cancer treatments will save lives, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes almost £1.7m in funding over five years for the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, jointly backed by Cancer Research UK and the Public Health Agency. She says local clinical trials give access to treatments that might otherwise be…
Health Issue: Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre £1.7m funding announcement Original release: Funding for experimental cancer treatments will save lives, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Medicines ‘cliff-edge’ looming due to Protocol
DUP peer Nigel Dodds warns of a 'cliff-edge' in December if no resolution is reached on medicine supply to Northern Ireland, which he links to the Protocol and the Falsified Medicines Directive. He says no new proposals have been tabled and calls for the will to make progress.
Health International affairs Issue: Lords sub-committee evidence on Protocol impact on medicine supply Original release: Medicines ‘cliff-edge’ looming due to Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Prime Minister challenged on ensuring religious freedom
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP challenges the Prime Minister in the Commons to review UK laws so that religious freedom is protected, after Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for silent prayer near a Birmingham abortion facility.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Isabel Vaughan-Spruce arrest and charge under Birmingham buffer zone Original release: Prime Minister challenged on ensuring religious freedom (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State should Act on Organ Donations, says Alliance Representatives
Alliance MLAs Paula Bradshaw and Connie Egan urge Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to step in so an opt-out organ donation system can take effect in Northern Ireland, after a written reply showed no commitment to act while the Assembly is not sitting.
Health Issue: Secretary of State response on opt-out organ donation legislation Original release: Secretary of State should Act on Organ Donations, says Alliance Representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Deposit Return Scheme effectiveness depends on cross-border cooperation
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has written to DAERA and Irish Minister Ossian Smyth asking for an all-island approach to the planned Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers, which DAERA says will launch in Northern Ireland in 2025. He argues cross-border working would deter fraud and bring economies…
Environment and climate Issue: DAERA confirmation of 2025 Deposit Return Scheme launch in Northern Ireland Original release: Durkan: Deposit Return Scheme effectiveness depends on cross-border cooperation (opens in a new tab)
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DUP boycott of Executive has left public services at mercy of cruel Tory cuts – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says the DUP's refusal to take part in the Executive has exposed public services to Westminster-imposed cuts after the Budget Bill passed today. He calls on Chris Heaton-Harris to clarify steps to restore the Executive, and says Sinn Féin is ready to form one.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Westminster Budget Bill passage amid Stormont Executive impasse Original release: DUP boycott of Executive has left public services at mercy of cruel Tory cuts – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Selects Rosemary McGlone To Contest Slieve Croob DEA
Aontú announces Rosemary McGlone as its candidate for the Slieve Croob DEA in the upcoming council election. The release also calls for MLAs' wages to be suspended when they fail to work and for an end to the ability of one party to collapse the Assembly.
Local government Health Original release: Aontú Selects Rosemary McGlone To Contest Slieve Croob DEA (opens in a new tab)
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North Down Alliance representatives express concern over local GP surgeries changing hands
Alliance's North Down representatives express concern after the South Eastern Health Trust agreed to temporarily run the Priory and Springhill GP surgeries in Holywood and Bangor following the resignation of GP partners. MP Stephen Farry says they will seek reassurances on coverage and service.
Health Issue: Priory and Springhill GP surgeries taken over by South Eastern Health Trust Original release: North Down Alliance representatives express concern over local GP surgeries changing hands (opens in a new tab)
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Vaughan: Permanent solution needed for Priory and Springhill surgeries
SDLP Holywood and Clandeboye representative Déirdre Vaughan calls for a permanent solution for the Priory and Springhill GP surgeries after talks with new contractors collapsed. She says she will seek assurances from the South Eastern Trust that services will not be interrupted.
Health Issue: Priory and Springhill GP surgeries taken over by South Eastern Health Trust Original release: Vaughan: Permanent solution needed for Priory and Springhill surgeries (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey pays tribute to work of Professor Eileen Evason
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey pays tribute to Professor Eileen Evason, describing her as a champion of protecting the most vulnerable and recalling their work together on welfare support when Hargey was communities minister.
Social security and welfare Original release: Hargey pays tribute to work of Professor Eileen Evason (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers crying out for Executive to tackle crisis facing health and social care system – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says health workers are demanding an Executive to address the health and social care crisis, urging action on waiting lists, staff shortages and hospital overcrowding, and calling on the DUP to end its blockade.
Health Issue: Health leaders request meeting with UK Secretary of State over health crisis Original release: Health workers crying out for Executive to tackle crisis facing health and social care system – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill expresses condolences on death of Professor Eileen Evason
Sinn Féin Leas-Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill expresses condolences on the death of Professor Eileen Evason, praising her work protecting vulnerable people, advising the Executive on welfare supports and campaigning on rights and women's issues.
Social security and welfare Original release: O’Neill expresses condolences on death of Professor Eileen Evason (opens in a new tab)
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Proposals for £110m funding cut from EA budget “unconscionable” – Butler
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler, who speaks on education for the party, condemns proposed £110m cuts to Department of Education services as unconscionable. He warns they would hit vulnerable children and non-statutory services, and calls on the Secretary of State to reverse the cuts while Stormont…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Proposed £110m Department of Education budget cuts Original release: Proposals for £110m funding cut from EA budget “unconscionable” – Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Nicholl marks Chinese New Year
South Belfast MLA and Chair of the All Party Group on Ethnic Minority Communities Kate Nicholl wishes people a happy Chinese New Year, marking the Year of the Rabbit and praising Belfast's Chinese community. She calls for joint working between government and stakeholders to secure racial equality…
Disability and equality Original release: Nicholl marks Chinese New Year (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood expresses alarm at reports of landlords claiming energy vouchers
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP expresses alarm that landlords are claiming £600 energy support payment vouchers intended for tenants. He says he has contacted the Post Office about assistance for affected tenants and whether landlords can be prevented from claiming the money.
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Issue: Landlords claiming £600 energy support payment vouchers intended for tenants Original release: Eastwood expresses alarm at reports of landlords claiming energy vouchers (opens in a new tab)