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Eastwood welcomes appointment of Hilary Benn as shadow Secretary of State
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP welcomes Hilary Benn's appointment as shadow Northern Ireland minister, reading it as a sign Keir Starmer's Labour is serious about the region's pressing issues. He thanks Peter Kyle for his time in the role and looks forward to working with Benn on restoring devolved…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Hilary Benn appointed Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Original release: Eastwood welcomes appointment of Hilary Benn as shadow Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)
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DUP comments regarding votes at 16 incredibly disappointing, says Irwin
Alliance Councillor Hannah Irwin expresses disappointment at DUP and UUP comments in an Ards and North Down Council debate that rejected a motion backing votes at 16, saying they undermined young people's maturity and intelligence.
Constitutional affairs Local government Issue: Ards and North Down Council vote rejecting support for votes at 16 Original release: DUP comments regarding votes at 16 incredibly disappointing, says Irwin (opens in a new tab)
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Department of Health must demonstrate greater oversight of vaccination programmes
UUP Health Spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA calls on the Department of Health to give closer oversight to the autumn flu and Covid-19 vaccination programmes after the PHA brought the start date forward without telling GPs, who learned of the change via social media.
Health Issue: PHA brings forward autumn flu and Covid-19 vaccination start date Original release: Department of Health must demonstrate greater oversight of vaccination programmes (opens in a new tab)
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Honeyford expresses dismay at cuts to grassroots sports funding
Alliance Sports spokesperson David Honeyford MLA says cuts ending funding for grassroots sports projects under the Central Good Relations Fund will harm health and push costs onto the NHS. He opposes the cuts, which he says were made without ministers, blaming DUP boycott of devolved institutions.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Central Good Relations Fund ending of grassroots sports funding Original release: Honeyford expresses dismay at cuts to grassroots sports funding (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed now to help tackle chronic health waiting lists – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls for an Executive to be formed immediately so parties can jointly address chronic health waiting lists, urging investment, staff recruitment and an end to UK cuts after the Department of Health released its latest waiting‑time figures.
Health Issue: Department of Health waiting time figures Original release: Executive needed now to help tackle chronic health waiting lists – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI need to publish records of contacts and messages
TUV leader Jim Allister calls on the PSNI and Chief Constable to release their records of contacts and messages on Sinn Féin's position regarding the Policing Board, citing a note in a recent judgment. He questions the credibility of Sinn Féin's denial that it threatened withdrawal.
Justice and policing Constitutional affairs Issue: High Court ruling on unlawful discipline of two PSNI officers Original release: PSNI need to publish records of contacts and messages (opens in a new tab)
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Assembly needed to support children and young people with mental health
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn calls for an Assembly and Executive to be restored so a new mental health plan can deliver treatment for children and young people, citing a report showing over 45% of sixteen year olds meet criteria for mental ill health.
Health Issue: Mental Health Champion report on children and young people's mental health Original release: Assembly needed to support children and young people with mental health (opens in a new tab)
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Byrne the Sinn Fein puppet must go
TUV leader Jim Allister says a High Court ruling that two PSNI officers were unlawfully disciplined to placate Sinn Fein should end Chief Constable Simon Byrne's tenure. He also questions why the Policing Board's chair and chief executive were involved in the officers' treatment, citing paragraph…
Justice and policing Constitutional affairs Issue: High Court ruling on unlawful discipline of two PSNI officers Original release: Byrne the Sinn Fein puppet must go (opens in a new tab)
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Mental Health report demonstrates cost of failing to take responsibility to govern, says Alliance representatives
Alliance representatives say the Mental Health Champion's latest report on children and young people's mental health shows the cost of political failure, and call for ministers to be restored to progress the Mental Health Strategy. Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA and Education spokesperson…
Health Education Issue: Mental Health Champion report on children and young people's mental health Original release: Mental Health report demonstrates cost of failing to take responsibility to govern, says Alliance representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Prospect for new government grows as support builds for real change – O’Neill
Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán Michelle O’Neill says the party aims to lead governments in Belfast and Dublin, noting growing support makes a new administration without Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael possible, urges the DUP to accept the election result and calls on the British government to withdraw proposed ‘
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: May 2023 Northern Ireland Assembly election results Original release: Prospect for new government grows as support builds for real change – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Ballymena buses unveiled in York
The DUP's North Antrim MP Ian Paisley welcomes the unveiling in York of nine new electric buses built by Wrightbus in Ballymena, saying the local workforce's skill is driving practical environmental change.
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: Wrightbus electric buses unveiled in York Original release: Ballymena buses unveiled in York (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw welcomes Irish Government funding for Allied Health and Diagnostic Radiography places at Magee
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes a Department of Health agreement with Republic of Ireland authorities to fund further training places at Ulster University's Magee Campus. She calls for urgent progress on transforming cancer services and blames those blocking Assembly…
Health Education Issue: Irish Government funding for Magee Campus allied health and radiography places Original release: Bradshaw welcomes Irish Government funding for Allied Health and Diagnostic Radiography places at Magee (opens in a new tab)
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Renegotiation of Windsor Framework implausible – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says the British Government has made clear that renegotiating the Windsor Framework is implausible and the matter is settled. He calls on the DUP to end its boycott of the assembly and return to power-sharing institutions.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: British Government position on renegotiating the Windsor Framework Original release: Renegotiation of Windsor Framework implausible – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Concessionary Fares should not be soft target for short-sighted cuts:…
DUP Infrastructure Spokesman Phillip Brett, North Belfast MLA, thanks the public for responding to the Department for Infrastructure consultation on changes to concessionary fares, and says the DUP has submitted its response opposing reductions to free travel for over-60s. Gregory Campbell MP…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: DFI consultation on raising free bus pass eligibility age Original release: Concessionary Fares should not be soft target for short-sighted cuts:… (opens in a new tab)
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Unionism must stand firm as it is tested as never before
TUV leader Jim Allister says that if Steve Baker's stance on the Windsor Framework reflects the UK government's position, Stormont is effectively dead, because operating it implements the Protocol. He argues unionists should stay out and criticises Doug Beattie's claim that change can be won from…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Steve Baker's comments on Windsor Framework and Stormont Original release: Unionism must stand firm as it is tested as never before (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell hosts meeting with Health Officials on Causeway Hospital.
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says he helped arrange a meeting between Causeway SOS campaigners and Health Permanent Secretary Peter May and Northern Health Trust Chief Executive Jennifer Welsh over moving maternity services from Causeway Hospital to Antrim. He says officials promised a review and…
Health Issue: Causeway Hospital maternity services move to Antrim Original release: Campbell hosts meeting with Health Officials on Causeway Hospital. (opens in a new tab)
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Butler Accuses Department of Health of Forcing Community and Voluntary Organisations Towards Financial Cliff Edge
UUP MLA Robbie Butler warns that the Department of Health's unresolved Core Grant Scheme will leave dozens of community and voluntary organisations without funding from next month. He says the department's handling of the application process, which was suspended in March, has been poor and calls…
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Core Grant Scheme funding shortfall for community and voluntary organisations Original release: Butler Accuses Department of Health of Forcing Community and Voluntary Organisations Towards Financial Cliff Edge (opens in a new tab)
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Disappointment in Royal Victoria Emergency Department report further demonstrates need to prioritise patient safety, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw, South Belfast MLA, says disappointment voiced by staff and unions over an RQIA report on the Royal Victoria Hospital Emergency Department shows patient safety is not being prioritised. She calls for an independent Patient Safety Commissioner, a Scrutiny…
Health Issue: RQIA inspection report on Royal Victoria Hospital Emergency Department Original release: Disappointment in Royal Victoria Emergency Department report further demonstrates need to prioritise patient safety, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin welcome Australian Labor Party support for Irish unity – Matt Carthy TD
Sinn Féin foreign affairs spokesperson Matt Carthy TD welcomes the Australian Labor Party’s national conference motion supporting Irish reunification, calling it a positive step and urging the Irish government to begin planning constitutional change and a referendum without delay.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Australian Labor Party motion supporting Irish reunification Original release: Sinn Féin welcome Australian Labor Party support for Irish unity – Matt Carthy TD (opens in a new tab)
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Egan calls for review of home to school transport across Northern Ireland
Alliance Education spokesperson Connie Egan, North Down MLA, calls for the Department of Education to restart its paused review of home to school transport, arguing current policy is not fit for purpose and that parents are still waiting for change four years after consultation began.
Education Infrastructure and transport Issue: Department of Education pause of home to school transport review Original release: Egan calls for review of home to school transport across Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)