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Durkan welcomes long overdue date for opening of A6
SDLP Infrastructure Spokesperson and Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan welcomes the opening of the Dungiven-to-Drumahoe section of the A6 to motorists this week after repeated delays. He urges the Department for Infrastructure to begin work on the final Drumahoe-to-Maydown stretch.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe road opening to motorists Original release: Durkan welcomes long overdue date for opening of A6 (opens in a new tab)
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Regional solution for adult ADHD must be delivered – Kearney
Sinn Féin South Antrim MLA Declan Kearney calls for a regional solution and a time-framed timetable for adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment, after meeting the Department of Health Permanent Secretary about gaps in provision in the Northern Trust area.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Regional solution for adult ADHD must be delivered – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Delargy hails ‘major step forward’ for Meenan Square
Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy welcomes confirmation that Apex Housing Association has bought the Meenan Square site in Derry and will proceed with a mixed-use development including a community hub and social housing, with construction due to begin by next autumn.
Housing Issue: Apex Housing Association purchase of Meenan Square site Original release: Delargy hails ‘major step forward’ for Meenan Square (opens in a new tab)
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Urgency needed on commissioning of ADHD services, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson and South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw calls for greater urgency on commissioning ADHD services, saying people face costs for diagnosis and that a single-system approach across Northern Ireland would help.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Urgency needed on commissioning of ADHD services, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers deserve fair pay and safe working conditions – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls for fair pay and safer conditions for health and social care staff, arguing the British government must act while Stormont is not functioning, and urges an Executive, health minister and cross-party investment.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Pay offer for NHS staff in England not extended to Northern Ireland Original release: Health workers deserve fair pay and safe working conditions – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Brett Welcomes funding extension for Community Transport
DUP Infrastructure Spokesman and North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett welcomes confirmation from the Permanent Secretary that community transport 'dial-a-lift' providers will receive core funding beyond the end of April. He says the service provides around 200,000 journeys a year and calls for a…
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Community transport dial-a-lift funding extension beyond April Original release: Brett Welcomes funding extension for Community Transport (opens in a new tab)
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Lack of dedicated retrofitting programme for solid fuel households a risk to public health – Darren O’Rourke TD
Sinn Féin climate spokesperson Darren O'Rourke TD urges the government to revise its National Retrofit Plan with specific targets for solid-fuel-heated homes, citing a cross-border study linking air pollution to up to 1,000 early deaths yearly. He proposes €50m for a dedicated retrofit scheme.
Environment and climate Health Issue: Cross-border air pollution and mortality assessment on solid fuel burning Original release: Lack of dedicated retrofitting programme for solid fuel households a risk to public health – Darren O’Rourke TD (opens in a new tab)
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Dillon calls for Executive to be restored now to cut chronic waiting lists
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says rising waiting times for cancer treatment are unacceptable, faulting the delay in acting on the cancer strategy, and urges the Executive to be restored immediately to tackle long waiting lists.
Health Issue: Rising cancer treatment waiting times in Northern Ireland Original release: Dillon calls for Executive to be restored now to cut chronic waiting lists (opens in a new tab)
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Caravans Act Review a big disappointment – TUV
TUV leader Jim Allister says the departmental review of the Caravans Act is a major letdown, arguing its suggestion of better Trading Standards oversight falls short for caravan owners. He says the review ignores the need for legislative change to address insecure occupancy terms and short…
Housing Issue: Departmental review of the Caravans Act recommendations Original release: Caravans Act Review a big disappointment – TUV (opens in a new tab)
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Treasury must ensure NHS pay parity in Northern Ireland: Givan
DUP Health Spokesman Lagan Valley MLA Paul Givan calls on the Treasury to provide funding for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland to match NHS England pay, including backdated 2022/23 uplifts and the 2023/24 settlement, estimated at over £300m.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Latest health workers pay offer in England extension to Northern Ireland Original release: Treasury must ensure NHS pay parity in Northern Ireland: Givan (opens in a new tab)
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Wrightbus at forefront of hydrogen revolution - Paisley
DUP MP Ian Paisley welcomes the Government's Powering Up Britain net zero strategy, saying its £240 million for green hydrogen projects will establish Wrightbus in Ballymena as Northern Ireland's central hydrogen site.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: Powering Up Britain net zero strategy announcement Original release: Wrightbus at forefront of hydrogen revolution - Paisley (opens in a new tab)
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North Down Greens hit out at latest protests in Bangor
North Down Greens criticise protests against asylum seekers in Bangor, with Councillor Stephen Dunlop calling them appalling and Councillor Barry McKee blaming the Home Office's inaction for endangering people. Councillor Rachel Woods labels the demonstrations intimidating and thanks a local…
Immigration Local government Issue: Bangor protests against asylum seekers housing Original release: North Down Greens hit out at latest protests in Bangor (opens in a new tab)
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Latest Cancer Figures demand attention from an Executive, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw calls for funding for year two of the Cancer Strategy to be allocated for the next financial year, after Department of Health figures showed only 39.5% of urgent GP referrals started treatment within 62 days.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Rising cancer treatment waiting times in Northern Ireland Original release: Latest Cancer Figures demand attention from an Executive, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill seeks urgent meeting with Sunak on health workers’ pay
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, says it is unfair that the NHS England pay offer has not been extended to health and social care workers in the north, and has written to Rishi Sunak seeking an urgent meeting. She blames the Secretary of State and the DUP's blockade of the…
Health Economy and employment Issue: Pay offer for NHS staff in England not extended to Northern Ireland Original release: O’Neill seeks urgent meeting with Sunak on health workers’ pay (opens in a new tab)
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What price children’s safety?” asks Lockhart
DUP MP for Upper Bann Carla Lockhart writes to the Department of Infrastructure’s Permanent Secretary urging a reversal of the decision to cut funding for school cycling‑proficiency programmes, saying the move endangers children’s safety and contradicts active‑travel goals.
Infrastructure and transport Education Issue: Department for Infrastructure ends school cycling proficiency scheme funding Original release: What price children’s safety?” asks Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Stephen Dunlop expresses "sadness" as cycling proficiency scheme funding axed
Green Party NI councillor Stephen Dunlop says he is saddened by the end of Department for Infrastructure funding for the school cycling proficiency scheme, which the department attributes to budget constraints. He argues the move denies children a safe way to learn cycling and blames the DUP's…
Infrastructure and transport Education Issue: Department for Infrastructure ends school cycling proficiency scheme funding Original release: Cllr Stephen Dunlop expresses "sadness" as cycling proficiency scheme funding axed (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw welcomes launch of free contraception delivery service for NI
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw, South Belfast MLA, welcomes the launch of a fully operational contraception delivery service across Northern Ireland, offering free contraception and optional free STI testing. She says it will widen access and privacy, particularly for rural residents…
Health Issue: Free contraception delivery service launch for Northern Ireland Original release: Bradshaw welcomes launch of free contraception delivery service for NI (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers entitled to a fair pay rise and safe working conditions – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says health workers deserve a fair pay rise and safe conditions, backs Unison’s call and urges the British Secretary of State to meet unions, stressing the need for a restored Stormont Executive.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Unison call for health workers pay rise Original release: Health workers entitled to a fair pay rise and safe working conditions – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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DUP MPs press MOD for recognition of pre-2015 War Widows
DUP Defence Spokesman Gavin Robinson and Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart say they met Defence Minister Andrew Murrison to press for recognition of around 300 War Widows who remarried before 2015 and lost their pension entitlement. They say a solution now rests with the Treasury.
Social security and welfare Disability and equality Original release: DUP MPs press MOD for recognition of pre-2015 War Widows (opens in a new tab)
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Loss of European Social Fund will turn people’s lives upside down - Butler
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler MLA warns that the loss of European Social Fund money, combined with the lack of a functioning Executive, could put lives at risk. He calls on the Secretary of State to step in immediately and urges the DUP to return to Stormont and form an Executive.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Loss of European Social Fund funding for community and voluntary services Original release: Loss of European Social Fund will turn people’s lives upside down - Butler (opens in a new tab)