Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says an Executive must be formed immediately to begin repairing the health service, and urges the DUP to lift its Executive boycott and invest an extra £1 billion in waiting lists, staffing and cancer and mental health services.
SDLP Belfast councillor Séamas de Faoite calls for more action against crime targeting the LGBT+ community after PSNI figures showed homophobic hate crimes rose from 246 to 336 in 2021/22. He urges delivery of the sexual orientation strategy and a conversion therapy ban.
People Before Profit's Cllr Shaun Harkin backs UNISON members escalating their campaign for higher pay, better mileage rates, safe staffing, cuts to waiting lists and an end to health privatisation, urging MLAs to act now while Stormont remains suspended.