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Delargy – barriers to cross-border education must be removed
Sinn Féin MLA Padráig Delargy calls for barriers to northern students applying to and attending universities in the south to be removed, citing an ESRI report that he says shows A-Levels are effectively downgraded against the Leaving Cert. He calls for admissions reform and welcomes Universities…
Education Issue: ESRI report on northern students' university admissions barriers Original release: Delargy – barriers to cross-border education must be removed (opens in a new tab)
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Department confirms lack of protection for teachers in RSE promotion of abortion
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Department has confirmed teachers who object to the revised post-primary RSE curriculum have no statutory protection, and says it ignored parental rights in its consultation. He has written again to the Department seeking answers on pupil pronoun and name requests.
Education Issue: Post-primary RSE curriculum changes and Department consultation response Original release: Department confirms lack of protection for teachers in RSE promotion of abortion (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy backs college lecturers demand for fair pay
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy calls for Further Education college lecturers to receive a fair pay deal as they take industrial action over a pay claim. He calls on colleges to engage constructively with unions to find a resolution.
Economy and employment Education Issue: NWRC and further education colleges UCU strike September 2023 Original release: Delargy backs college lecturers demand for fair pay (opens in a new tab)
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McLaughlin calls for increased North-South collaboration to address student mobility challenges
SDLP Higher Education Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin MLA calls for increased North-South collaboration on student mobility after an ESRI report found Southern university admissions disadvantage students from the North. She urges Irish government funding action and Department for the Economy…
Education Issue: ESRI report on northern students' university admissions barriers Original release: McLaughlin calls for increased North-South collaboration to address student mobility challenges (opens in a new tab)
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North West Regional College On Strike
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs UCU strike action at North West Regional College, calling on students and past students to join lecturers at the Strand Road gates on Monday. He blames the government for underfunding education and says lecturers face cuts to pay and rising workloads.
Education Economy and employment Issue: NWRC and further education colleges UCU strike September 2023 Original release: North West Regional College On Strike (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action required to tackle ecological catastrophe on Lough Neagh – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney says an ecological catastrophe is under way on Lough Neagh and surrounding waterways, and calls for urgent action, including public ownership of the lough and a long-term protection plan. He reports a delegation meeting with NIEA and Inland Fisheries officials in Toome.
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Lough Neagh ecological crisis and green algae bloom Original release: Urgent action required to tackle ecological catastrophe on Lough Neagh – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Rachel Woods welcomes creation of new working group on North Down Coastal Path
Green Party NI councillor Rachel Woods welcomes the committee's passing of her amendment establishing a North Down Coastal Path Working Group, arguing membership should reflect interest and expertise rather than d'Hondt proportionality. She calls for small parties, independents and community and…
Local government Infrastructure and transport Issue: North Down Coastal Path Working Group establishment at Community and Wellbeing Committee Original release: Cllr Rachel Woods welcomes creation of new working group on North Down Coastal Path (opens in a new tab)
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Children going without hot food and heating must be final straw, says Mathison
Alliance MLA Nick Mathison says children at an East Belfast primary school going without hot meals and hot water over education funding cuts is a catastrophic tipping point. He has written to the Education Authority and calls on parties to end the deadlock and restore an Education Minister.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: East Belfast primary school suspends hot meals and hot water Original release: Children going without hot food and heating must be final straw, says Mathison (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party NI Statement on Enviornmental Disaster in Lough Neagh
The Green Party says its Belfast councillor Brian Smyth brought a motion calling for Lough Neagh to move into public ownership, which passed, and asks Ireland's environment minister to press for an environmental emergency declaration for the lough.
Environment and climate Local government Issue: Belfast City Council motion on Lough Neagh public ownership Original release: Green Party NI Statement on Enviornmental Disaster in Lough Neagh (opens in a new tab)
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Elliott Challenges Sinn Fein deputy leader on Lough Neagh comments.
UUP environment spokesperson Tom Elliott MLA challenges Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O'Neill over her Lough Neagh comments, citing her 2012 DARD-commissioned report and her past push for public ownership of the lough. He says public ownership is not the answer.
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh toxic algae crisis Original release: Elliott Challenges Sinn Fein deputy leader on Lough Neagh comments. (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath calls for taskforce to improve junior doctors’ working conditions
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath calls for an urgent taskforce, including Department of Health and trust representatives, to improve junior doctors' working conditions, citing inadequate staff rooms, late rotas and missed training.
Health Economy and employment Original release: McGrath calls for taskforce to improve junior doctors’ working conditions (opens in a new tab)
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MP calls on NI Water to confirm safety of drinking water
DUP MP Ian Paisley calls on NI Water to urgently investigate reports of unclean drinking water in Portglenone and confirm its safety, providing emergency supplies if needed, after blue green algae affected the River Bann.
Environment and climate Health Issue: Blue green algae affecting River Bann and Portglenone drinking water Original release: MP calls on NI Water to confirm safety of drinking water (opens in a new tab)
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Dropping ‘Magee’ an abandonment of history: Middleton
Foyle MLA Gary Middleton, speaking for the DUP, criticises Ulster University's decision to stop using the 'Magee' name for its Londonderry campus, saying it abandons nearly 180 years of history and was taken without consultation. He also disputes the university's claim that no name change has…
Education Issue: Ulster University dropping 'Magee' name for Londonderry campus Original release: Dropping ‘Magee’ an abandonment of history: Middleton (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action needed to tackle toxic algae and make Lough Neagh safe and sustainable – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, described as First Minister Designate, calls for an immediate urgent action plan to tackle toxic algae in Lough Neagh and says the lough should be brought into public ownership with a long-term management plan.
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh toxic algae crisis Original release: Urgent action needed to tackle toxic algae and make Lough Neagh safe and sustainable – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Honeyford dismayed by failure to provide SEN pupils adequate school transport provision
Alliance Lagan Valley MLA David Honeyford says the failure to provide school transport for pupils with special educational needs is the latest in a series of failures, citing nearly 400 children awaiting special school placement and halved funding for mainstream SEN support staff. He looks forward…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Special educational needs school transport provision failure, September 2023 Original release: Honeyford dismayed by failure to provide SEN pupils adequate school transport provision (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP calls for urgent response to Lough Neagh crisis
SDLP calls for an urgent response to the worsening Lough Neagh crisis after MLA Patsy McGlone pressed the NIEA for answers on blue-green algae and responsibility for managing the lough. Leader Matthew O'Toole calls for a taskforce and considers public ownership.
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh blue-green algae crisis Original release: SDLP calls for urgent response to Lough Neagh crisis (opens in a new tab)
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Support Global Climate Strike On September 15Th
People Before Profit urges supporters to join the global climate strike on Friday 15 September, organised by Fridays for Future, with protests in Dublin and Belfast at 12pm. It says the aim is to phase out fossil fuels, accusing global leaders of greenwashing rather than acting.
Environment and climate Original release: Support Global Climate Strike On September 15Th (opens in a new tab)
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Right to withdraw from RSE provisions must be respected and not…
DUP MP Carla Lockhart, ahead of an adjournment debate on RSE in Northern Ireland schools, says the right to withdraw children must be respected and not restricted. She calls for conscientious objection provision for teachers and says school ethos should not be dictated from Belfast or London.
Education Issue: Northern Ireland RSE curriculum adjournment debate at Westminster Original release: Right to withdraw from RSE provisions must be respected and not… (opens in a new tab)
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Improved Connectivity vital for Donegal – MacManus
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus says better transport links are essential to tackle regional disadvantage in the Northwest. Following Donegal engagements with colleagues, he backs an Derry–Dublin air link, welcomes progress on TEN-T road schemes and calls for a Letterkenny–Derry rail link.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: Improved Connectivity vital for Donegal – MacManus (opens in a new tab)
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Mental Health spokesperson Robbie Butler MLA welcomes extended funding for the Protect Life 2 Strategy as World Suicide Prevention Day is marked
UUP mental health spokesperson Robbie Butler MLA welcomes the Department of Health's extension of funding for the Protect Life 2 Strategy on World Suicide Prevention Day. He calls for funding to be ringfenced for the Mental Health Strategy and urges a restored Executive to tackle high suicide rates.
Health Issue: Department of Health extension of Protect Life 2 Strategy funding Original release: Mental Health spokesperson Robbie Butler MLA welcomes extended funding for the Protect Life 2 Strategy as World Suicide Prevention Day is marked (opens in a new tab)