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SDLP MLAs: Ministers should listen to teachers and nurses
SDLP MLAs call on Ministers to act urgently to prevent nurses and teachers striking over pay, citing cost of living pressures. SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath urges a pay agreement with the RCN before winter, and West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan presses Education Minister McIlveen to…
Economy and employment Health Issue: Teachers' and nurses' strike action over pay Original release: SDLP MLAs: Ministers should listen to teachers and nurses (opens in a new tab)
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Hospital patients can’t wait until Protocol is sorted – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA and Finance Minister Conor Murphy calls on the DUP to return to the Executive to tackle A&E pressures and hospital waiting lists, and to agree a three-year budget with an extra £1billion for health.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: A&E pressures and hospital waiting lists amid Executive stalemate Original release: Hospital patients can’t wait until Protocol is sorted – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew concerned waiting lists will grow after surgeons’ warning
Sinn Féin health spokesperson and Fermanagh South Tyrone MLA Colm Gildernew says he is deeply concerned waiting lists will grow if elective surgeries are cancelled, following a Royal College of Surgeons warning. He calls on the DUP to return to the Executive, agree a budget and fund the health…
Health Issue: Royal College of Surgeons warning on cancelled elective surgeries Original release: Gildernew concerned waiting lists will grow after surgeons’ warning (opens in a new tab)
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O'Lynn seeks Education Authority meeting after more pupils left without transport
Alliance North Antrim MLA Patricia O’Lynn seeks a meeting with the Education Authority after pupils at Castle Tower Special School and Mary Queen of Peace Primary School were left without transport, calling for clarification and a reliable contingency plan and urging DUP Education Minister Michelle
Education Infrastructure and transport Issue: Primary school transport failures at Castle Tower and Mary Queen of Peace Original release: O'Lynn seeks Education Authority meeting after more pupils left without transport (opens in a new tab)
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Lack of beds in Altnagelvin a serious worry – Delargy
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy says pressures at Altnagelvin Emergency Department, where over 40 patients were waiting for a bed, show an Executive must be formed urgently. He calls on the DUP to end its boycott of the political institutions so the proposed £1 billion for health can be used.
Health Issue: Over 40 patients waiting for beds at Altnagelvin Emergency Department Original release: Lack of beds in Altnagelvin a serious worry – Delargy (opens in a new tab)
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Ordinary people and public services paying price of Tory chaos – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says ordinary people and public services are paying for Tory chaos after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed plans for around £18 billion of cuts, and calls for an Executive to be formed now, urging the DUP to end its boycott.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Kwarteng confirmation of £18 billion public spending cuts plan Original release: Ordinary people and public services paying price of Tory chaos – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to help tackle the crises in our health service – Ní Chulín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín says the Belfast Trust made an error about Dr Michael Watt's information during a neurology working group meeting, and the Trust has written to correct it. She calls on the Health Minister to meet affected patients and families and urges the DUP to rejoin the…
Health Issue: Belfast Trust correction on Dr Michael Watt neurology information Original release: Executive needed to help tackle the crises in our health service – Ní Chulín (opens in a new tab)
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Patients misdiagnosed in Neurology scandal must get access to truth – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín says Neurology scandal patients still lack truth and accountability and calls for the Belfast Trust to publish its response to the Neurology Public Inquiry recommendations, following an APG appearance.
Health Issue: Belfast Trust appearance before Neurology APG on Inquiry response Original release: Patients misdiagnosed in Neurology scandal must get access to truth – Ní Chuilín (opens in a new tab)
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Cancer patients need Executive formed now – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Com Gildernew calls for an Executive to be formed immediately and for £1 billion of investment in health, after NISRA figures showed under 40 percent of urgent GP cancer referrals began treatment within 62 days.
Health Issue: NISRA cancer waiting times figures showing fewer than 40 percent treated within 62 days Original release: Cancer patients need Executive formed now – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Barry McKee reacts to the removal of 141 trees in Carnalea
Green Party Councillor Barry McKee expresses dismay at plans by Translink contractors to fell up to 141 trees near Carnalea station, warning of biodiversity loss and overnight disturbance. He calls on the council to require replanting in Carnalea.
Environment and climate Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink tree felling at Carnalea train station Original release: Cllr Barry McKee reacts to the removal of 141 trees in Carnalea (opens in a new tab)
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Parents deserve answers from Education Authority on school transport issue, says O’Lynn
Alliance North Antrim MLA Patricia O'Lynn calls for an urgent review of school transport by the Education Authority after Mary Queen of Peace Primary School in Glenravel was left without a bus driver, with over 40 parents affected.
Education Infrastructure and transport Issue: Mary Queen of Peace Primary School Glenravel transport disruption Original release: Parents deserve answers from Education Authority on school transport issue, says O’Lynn (opens in a new tab)
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Ireland’s Future Cannot Be Built On Ireland’s Past
People Before Profit says a united Ireland must be radically different from the two existing states, calling for a border poll without delay and a socialist country that ends partition, church control of schools, and tax havens. It rejects confederation and Commonwealth membership as 'more of the…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Ireland’s Future Cannot Be Built On Ireland’s Past (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan slams lack of funding to deliver crucial suicide prevention strategy
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan says he is dismayed that the Protect Life 2 suicide prevention strategy cannot be fully implemented without an Executive, after Health Minister Robin Swann confirmed in an Assembly answer that no confirmed budget exists. He blames the DUP for the stalemate.
Health Issue: Protect Life 2 suicide prevention strategy funding shortfall Original release: Durkan slams lack of funding to deliver crucial suicide prevention strategy (opens in a new tab)
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‘Health service needs three-year budget to plan for future’ – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls for an Executive to be formed now so a multi-year budget can be set, and urges an extra £1 billion for health following the Fiscal Council's sustainability report on health. He accuses the DUP of blocking that investment.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Fiscal Council Sustainability Report release Original release: ‘Health service needs three-year budget to plan for future’ – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Restored Assembly must introduce fracking ban, says Tennyson
Alliance Climate and Energy Spokesperson and Upper Bann MLA Eóin Tennyson says a restored Assembly must ban fracking and all current and future fossil fuel exploration in Northern Ireland, responding to the UK Government's move to end the England fracking pause. He says he may bring a Private…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: UK Government lifts fracking moratorium in England Original release: Restored Assembly must introduce fracking ban, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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Fiscal Council research re-emphasises urgency of transformation, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw says Nuffield Trust research for the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council shows health spending costs exceed England's, and calls for faster transformation of Health and Social Care, blaming DUP MLAs for delays.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Nuffield Trust research for Northern Ireland Fiscal Council on health costs Original release: Fiscal Council research re-emphasises urgency of transformation, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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DUP delivering for rural broadband users – Forsythe
DUP South Down MLA Diane Forsythe welcomes the rollout of fibre broadband to more South Down homes under Project Stratum, which she says will connect almost 10,000 properties by 2025. She credits DUP vision and £150m funding secured through the Confidence and Supply Agreement.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Project Stratum fibre broadband rollout in South Down Original release: DUP delivering for rural broadband users – Forsythe (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney welcomes significant road safety improvements for Creggan
Sinn Féin South Antrim MLA Declan Kearney welcomes Department for Infrastructure commitments to road safety works on the Staffordstown Road in Creggan, including extending the footway to Creggan Primary School and extending the 30mph limit through the hamlet.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Staffordstown Road Creggan road safety improvements confirmed by Department for Infrastructure Original release: Kearney welcomes significant road safety improvements for Creggan (opens in a new tab)
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DUP arguing for a health border in the Irish Sea – Chambers
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA challenges DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to say whether he backs DUP MLAs Edwin Poots and Paul Frew, who oppose extending UK health regulations to Northern Ireland. Chambers argues this would leave the region unable to act on a new Covid variant.
Health Issue: DUP opposition to extending UK health regulations to Northern Ireland Original release: DUP arguing for a health border in the Irish Sea – Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Archibald condemns Tory decision to lift fracking ban
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald condemns the British government's decision to lift its fracking ban, calling for a legislative prohibition of fracking and petroleum licensing in Northern Ireland. She blames the economy minister's inaction and the DUP's Executive boycott for blocking such a measure.
Environment and climate Issue: UK Government lifts fracking moratorium in England Original release: Archibald condemns Tory decision to lift fracking ban (opens in a new tab)